Being a United States Senator from Vermont is a difficult job, but it pales in comparison to being President of the United States. As
Tag: President Obama
Trying to look sympathetically at Trans-Pacific Partnership
In the 19th Century, the Victorian historian Thomas Carlyle coined the phrase “dismal science” for the field of economics. With the help of new
President Obama could use a little help from his friends
If you are a progressive, you might say that in recent months (perhaps recent years), President Obama has been in a slump. The magic
The pope, the president and the public schools
Sometimes progressives don’t agree with conservatives, and the gist of the differences are about policy issues. Other times, one or perhaps both sides of
“Obamacare” is a job creator
This just in: Serco Inc. will be hiring and training 600 new workers for its new Wentzville, Missouri location. Bright, shiny new jobs. The
A brief history of the U.S. surveillance state
Alfred McCoy over at TomDispatch.com has taken the time to provide us with a brief, sordid history of the U.S. surveillance state and proven,