If you are a progressive, you might say that in recent months (perhaps recent years), President Obama has been in a slump. The magic
Category: Obama
Obstructionism works
Perhaps the Democrats will be able to avoid losing the Senate tomorrow. I hope so, because if they don’t, we are in for a
Russell Brand analyzes Obama’s ISIS/ISIL war speech
When I watched Obama’s first speech on his plans to go after ISIS (now ISIL), I felt physically ill. As I watched his strange
At long last, U.S. says it will sign the Land Mine Treaty
In 1918, shortly after the end of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson proposed the founding of an international organization dedicated to fostering cooperation
Which country is the greatest threat to world peace?
At the close of 2013, WIN/Gallup published the results of a massive world opinion poll in which they asked over 66,000 people from 65
Suing over executive orders: Politics as usual
There’s an adage that all politics is local. It makes a lot of sense; most issues are bread and butter ones that occur in
Dangerous beliefs: US moral superiority and our right to world hegemony
[by Madonna Gauding] In the windowless rooms of American corporate media, the assumption of U.S. hegemony is echoed on the alphabet TV channels and
Global derivatives markets 20 percent larger than before the crash
What’s a derivative? The word “derivative” may ring a bell because Wall Street speculation in “innovative financial instruments” such as derivatives, helped tank the economy
Why is Obama’s Trans Pacific Partnership agreement being negotiated in secret?
Answer: Because the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is not really a free trade agreement. It’s Obama’s parting gift to the 1%—a global, corporate Trojan
The nothing Republican agenda: Progressive Blog Digest
This daily blog is composed of clips and links from other progressive blog and news sites, accompanied by my own observations. It documents the