Occupy Protests, Imperialism, and Silence: Haven’t We Seen this Before?

January 31, 2012

Sunday in Oakland and yesterday in DC, protesters clashed with the police. In DC, they stood their ground and refused …

Guest Post: Robert Prasch, “The Economics of the SOTU”

January 26, 2012

Here is another guest column by economist Robert E. Prasch that translates several of the issues that President Obama raised …

January 25, 2012

Before President Obama got elected, I used to look forward to hearing his comments and soundbites, even though I knew …

January 23, 2012

The intense interest that folks have taken in this blog for the last few weeks has convinced me that people …

January 18, 2012

Once they had left their homeland they remained homeless, once they had left their state they became stateless; once they …

January 17, 2012

Revised version: Thanks to Glenn Greenwald’s mentions of my Jan. 6 post on this site, and thanks to the readers …

January 13, 2012

Besides marking the 10th anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo Bay, Wednesday was notable for the murder of an Iranian …

January 6, 2012

Revised: It may be time to stop reading the Nation even earlier than March of this election year. Katha Pollitt …