Recentl,y Michael Doran and Max Boot wrote an op-ed in the New York Times entitled “5 Reasons to Intervene in Syria Now.” While their
Category: Human Rights
French President Hollande offers bold leadership on economic, social issues
Alexander Reed Kelly reports at Truthdig that France’s leftist President Francois Hollande announced a 75 percent tax on the personal incomes of anyone earning more than
Clinton remembers poor as well as middle class
The official poverty rate for the United States in 2010 was 15.1 percent. There were 46.2 million individuals who were poor, defined as a
Obama signs anti-human-trafficking executive order
In a fitting move on the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, President Obama has taken major step forward in the fight against human
What’s going on in the Middle East?
Sam Seder, guest host on September 15 of MSNBC’s Up w/Chris Hayes, provided an informative survey of recent news from the Middle East and moderated
For a safe life, don’t become a diplomat
Often, when college students major in foreign affairs, they are asked, “What do you want to do with that degree?” When they say they
Culture wars: Doing it 1990s-style
Do you remember Pat Buchanan, the one-time Republican candidate who challenged incumbent President George H.W. Bush for the presidency in 1992? As Adam Nagourney
Profiles in courage: 2012 edition
The true democracy . . . puts its faith in the people –faith that the people will not simply elect men who will represent
I support vouchers, except in 50 states
Back in the 1970s, when the presumed (though not necessarily true) reflections of the 1960s still shined a bit, I was involved in the
George Holliday and Rodney King
I don’t know if George Holliday of Los Angeles is related to Cardinal slugger Matt Holliday, but each in his own way brings fame