Columbo: Somebody killed the Gulf of Mexico, Sir. Your fingerprints are all over the place.
Barack Obama: Sorry Lieutenant. Did you ask Bobby Jindal, Mary Landrieu. or Ken Salazar?
By Peter Dreier Published on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 by CommonDreams.org With a selection of important comments from the original venue Sociologist Frances Fox Piven often gets requests from students who want to interview her about her political theories and activism. So when Kyle Olson phoned her in January, told her he was a college [...]
The struggle is old, and it has taken many phases, but, as Marx and Lenin predicted, we have reached the end of the line, and could be facing the most decisive battle of all. We must choose between a highly seductive barbarism or true civilization grounded in social justice and a permanent peace with the [...]
By The Editors, Solidarity http://www.solidarity-us.org/current/node/2698 THE PERVASIVE SENSE of insecurity and menace in our society today is not unfounded. Far from it — but the reality of the crisis we face is turned upside down by a manipulated and cynical discourse. Let’s pose a simple question. There are now 45-50 million people in the United [...]
Jim Bunning’s behavior is really not surprising at all considering that America’s Congress folks—as a class— have little fear of public retaliation. By Patrick Martin Crosspost with the World Socialist Web Site — NOTE: All captions and intro commentaries by The GreanvillePost editors. Dateline: 1 March 2010 INACTION BY THE US SENATE last week will [...]
Most “tea party” protesters endorse politics and positions indistinguishable from the GOP’s rank-and-file. In fact they are normally to the right, more reactionary than the party’s leadership cliques. Is this a phenomenon that will transform American politics or are “tea baggers” merely GOP stooges soon to be retired as their usefulness diminishes? Everyone serious on [...]
BILL FLETCHER: Right-wing populism must be understood. Or else. Shortly after last November’s presidential election, I spoke at a forum discussing its implications. There I mentioned that we should anticipate a right-wing populist trend emerging, one that I would describe as “revanchist” – a term meaning “revenge-seeking.” Interestingly enough, a member of the International Socialist [...]
British historian E.H. Carr once said something to the effect that while no serious scholar makes up the facts, they all choose which facts “to put on stage.” The problem of cultural bias is that there are way too many facts to give them all their proper due, and in choosing what we think is [...]
Gross naiveté or how to shoot yourself in the foot without really trying By JOHN NICHOLS on 01/24/2010 SOME UNION LEADERS THINK that the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Citizens United v. FEC – which essentially takes the limits off campaign spending — will give them the same flexibility and freedom to influence [...]
January 22, 2010 SUPREME COURT DE-REGULATES CORPORATE CAMPAIGN DONATIONS; Corporate Rule Now Unmasked, Open & Notorious By Paul Lehto Scotusblog.com says this in live chat from the Supreme Court: “The Court’s decision overturns the previously settled distinction between corporate and individual expenditures in American elections.” The five justice majority opinion, written by Kennedy, effectively declares [...]
The American ruling class 6 February 2009 On Wednesday President Barack Obama announced measures that purport to restrict executive compensation to $500,000 at financial institutions receiving billions in government assistance. The figure does not include stock options, which could be redeemed after financial firms pay back loans from the federal government. Nor does it apply [...]
