Bin Ladin’s death should not make America proud
After thousands of civilian and soldier deaths, billions of taxpayer dollars and a clear expression of the United States’s chilling definition of justice, the U.S. finally “got” Osama bin Ladin. “Justice has been served,” said President Obama last Sunday night. It is distressing that our country’s top officials actually believe vengeance will cure all [...]
Jobs, Deficits and the Power of Political Discourse
Earlier this month, President Obama approved a budget bill to keep the United States government solvent through the end of fiscal year 2011. After months of deliberation and disagreement, Congressional Democrats and Republicans finally agreed to a compromise, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown that would have put hundreds of thousands of federal employees on furlough. [...]
Osama, Pakistan, and Obama
For original article and more from this author, click here. At this point, is there really any doubt that the Pakistani government was aiding Osama bin Laden?? He was hiding in a ‘compound’ literally a quarter of a mile away from a Pakistani Military Base…A military base that just happens to be in the second [...]
A New Labor Movement for the USA?
The past two months have seen a remarkable shift in the American social fabric; a new movement of American labor, the likes of which America has not seen for decades. The elections of November 2010 saw a reversal of political sentiments from 2008 when the country decisively pronounced its aggravation with George W. Bush, wars [...]
Obama and Calderon squander special opportunity to resolve crises
Last Thursday, President Felipe Calderon of Mexico flew to Washington for what could have been a pivotal meeting regarding immigration and the drug war. The public, however, didn’t learn anything new from the meeting. The U.S. will continue to support Calderon’s draconian crackdown on drug violence and will take “its share of the blame” [...]
