Neocons have remained a powerful force inside Official Washington despite their prominent role in the disastrous Iraq War. But the invincibility that they and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee once held has been shattered by recent defeats, says Trita…
Category: Politics
Ronald Reagan: Worst President Ever?
Big Media Again Pumps for Mideast Wars
Fear Itself: Democrats Duck FDR’s Lessons
Hugo Chavez’s Legacy at Risk
Exclusive: Over the past generation, Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez changed the political dynamics of Latin America with a socialist experiment that spread the wealth and improved the lives of the poor. But nearly a year after Chávez’s death, his movement is…
Still Trying to Sink an Iran Deal
President Obama has vowed to veto a Senate bill pushed on behalf of the Israeli government that could sink negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program by weighing them down with even more sanctions, a move that could put the region on course for…
FDR’s Legacy of Can-Do Government
Dick Cheney: Son of the New Deal
Pete Seeger and the Causes of Mankind
The death of Pete Seeger on Monday brought back waves of memories for millions of people around the world who recalled his friendly tenor voice appealing to the best instincts of mankind, urging an end to war and want, as…