In a Red State like Oklahoma, the death penalty is politically popular, especially among Republican politicians looking over their shoulders at possible Tea Party challengers. So the state government is taking no chances that a couple of inmates escape execution, writes Richard L.…
Category: Obama Administration
The Danger of False Narrative
Sheldon Adelson’s Own GOP Primary
GOP Looks to Take the Senate
Why Europe Shies from Ukraine Showdown
Tolerating Saudi Arabia’s Intolerance
The Pampered, Delusional Rich
America’s rich, who are consolidating more and more of the nation’s wealth in their own hands and giving less and less back, see themselves as “victims” of class envy, and some billionaires even liken their plight to the Holocaust, a…
Obama Ensnared in Bush’s Abuses
Israel’s War Against ‘BDS’ Movement
Changing Israel from Without
For decades, one-sided support for Israel distorted U.S. perceptions and policies in the Middle East. Only recently has the pro-Zionist narrative faced significant challenge, including protests against the abuse of Palestinians from Israeli dissidents like Ilan Pappe, who spoke with Dennis J Bernstein.