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03 August 2012
Community in the Crosshairs
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Robert Koehler
We wrecked Iraq, we pulled out, we redeployed in Anaheim.

This ain’t working, guys — I mean, firing rubber bullets into anguished crowds, siccing attack dogs on moms and children. I mean, inventing enemies, going to war,...
01 August 2012
Defender of Democracy -- In Memoriam: Gore Vidal (1925-2012)
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Bob Fitrakis
With the passing of Gore Vidal, we should honor his memory by reading his most historically significant work: his introduction to U.S. Congressman John Conyers' report on the 2004 election entitled, "What Went Wrong in Ohio: The Conyers...
29 July 2012
Re-examining the Lucasville uprising Essay 2: What Caused the Uprising?
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Staughton Lynd
History books often contain a chapter that tries to answer the question: What caused such-and-such a revolt or revolution?
For example: What caused the “Boston Massacre” in 1770 when British troops stationed in Boston fired on a...
28 July 2012
The drone and the bomb
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Ed Kinane
The lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki belong always before us. The agony of those two cities must remain our dark beacon.
Hiroshima/Nagasaki wasn’t so much about targets as about audiences. We – or rather, the very highest reaches...
28 July 2012
Guess what % of Americans know military spending is increasing
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David Swanson
And keep guessing some more, because pollsters are unlikely to ask that question.
A year and a half ago, a poll found that Americans drastically underestimate how high U.S. military spending is.
This fits with consistent...
21 July 2012
Aurora massacre
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David Rovics
In the wake of the Aurora Massacre, pundits of all stripes are saying the same things they always say after all the massacres. In this sort of situation, poems are better, even if they may be just as inadequate as any other form of...

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