President Obama might not care very much about kids killed in drone strikes or storm-wrecked climate change refugees, but recently, he's been vehemently reminding us that he cares a whole lot about American women. Last Tuesday, Obama signed a pair of executive orders aimed at addressing the gap in pay between male and female workers. … Continue reading Politicization process doesn’t invalidate the gender equality debate
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NSA partnership with drones should have everyone terrified
So many NSA spying revelations, so little time. It seems like something new comes out every day; they target smart phone apps, they spied on the 2009 climate talks, they even allowed Australia's spy agency to monitor the activities of a United States law firm. If you're not reading about the NSA, you're probably reading … Continue reading NSA partnership with drones should have everyone terrified
Another War In The Middle East? Joe Harting Show, 9-3-2013
On September 3, 2013, I joined Joe Harting as a guest co-host on KBTK's The Joe Harting Show. The topic of the day was the then-looming possibility of an American intervention in the Syrian civil war. Joe and I discuss the pros and cons of such an intervention and take numerous phone calls on the … Continue reading Another War In The Middle East? Joe Harting Show, 9-3-2013
Warsaw and the Philippines give America another chance to show it doesn’t care
The United Nations Climate Change Conference began this week in Warsaw, and it’s hard to say what’s more ironic: the devastating events preceding it or the wallowing inaction that is likely to follow. In a sort of perverse opening ceremony, a leaked scientific document on the potential impact of global warming, followed by one of … Continue reading Warsaw and the Philippines give America another chance to show it doesn’t care
Obama’s centrist immigration reform proposals illicit extremist media response
Now that the government has decided to wait until February before coming to terms with its crippling debt addiction, it’s time for some other subjects to dominate the national political conversation. Next on deck: immigration! President Barack Obama, who has been a key supporter of the proposed Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) … Continue reading Obama’s centrist immigration reform proposals illicit extremist media response
Trans-Pacific Partnership would create new world order of corporatism
Most of us have good reasons for being upset with the American government, particularly as we move into the third week of a collective congressional temper tantrum. We might disagree on exactly what’s wrong with this country, but something sure as hell is. Overall, this is a positive development. A healthy hostility toward those in … Continue reading Trans-Pacific Partnership would create new world order of corporatism
Obama and al-Zawahiri act out the same script as Bush and bin-Laden
The more things change, the more they stay the same, as the saying goes. It’s been 12 years since the World Trade Center was attacked by terrorists, and 10 years since President George W. Bush announced the U.S. invasion of Iraq. It was a theatrical tragedy that bombed at the box office and got almost … Continue reading Obama and al-Zawahiri act out the same script as Bush and bin-Laden
NSA spying programs drive us toward 1984
It’s been three months since now-famous whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed a trove of classified documents regarding the secret spying programs of the National Security Agency, an organization so shadowy, its very existence was kept secret for more than 20 years. On June 6, The Guardian reported the NSA was monitoring the phone records of millions … Continue reading NSA spying programs drive us toward 1984
Obama’s drone wars make us the terrorists
After eight years of George W. Bush, a period of time that saw our country engage in two undeclared, illegal and immoral wars, the rise of Barack Obama was hailed as a sign that the U.S. had renounced its previous foreign policy of unmitigated aggression and unrepentant murder in the name of terrorism. When I … Continue reading Obama’s drone wars make us the terrorists
Manning’s courage at war with Obama administration’s fear
President Barack Obama does not want you to know what he is doing in the White House. He does not want you asking questions, particularly about his lies, and he really dislikes it when someone goes behind his back and tells you the truth. Those who dare to reveal the administration’s secrets, most notably U.S. … Continue reading Manning’s courage at war with Obama administration’s fear
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