A Few Thoughts on Obama from a Trombonist
Okay, trombone really has nothing to do with this. However, I just might find a way to work it in, so bear with me. I have a worrying concern about Barack Obama.
Gun Control Advocates Criticize New Bush Rule
Calling the decision a 'parting gift for the gun lobby,' the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence last week slammed a new, last minute regulation that allows visitors to national parks and wildlife refuges to carry loaded and concealed weapons.
Paul Krugman's Ideological Campaign for the Return of 'Depression Economics'
Paul Krugman has launched a determined ideological campaign for the return of the ideas of John Maynard Keynes as the best and most effective framework, for both economic theory and policy, to address the rapidly spreading global financial and economic crisis.
Time to Build a New Mass Movement for a Peace Economy
It’s hard to overestimate the change Nov. 4 has brought in its wake. We have entered a new era, with a new political dynamic calling for new tactics to advance the agenda shaped in the course of the campaign to elect Barack Obama.
Soderbergh's 'Che' Premiered at Cuban Cinema Festival
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 7(acn) The film Che by renowned US movie maker Steven Soderbergh was premiered here on Saturday during the 30th International Festival of the New Latin American Cinema.
Facing the Global Financial Crisis: The Rebirth of the Left?
After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the socialist bloc in Europe, uni-polarity took control of the world and the progressive left practically disappeared from the scene.
Auto Bailout: Union Says, 'We're Not Bankers'
Auto workers are fighting back. Over the past weeks, right-wing pundits, the mainstream media, and many in Congress have opposed providing the automakers with a requested $34 billion loan as part of the $700 billion package already passed last October to help the companies avoid looming bankruptcy.
Slavery, American Style Must Go
Who says there are no slaves in America? The greatest domestic issue facing President-elect Obama is not the bailout of the bankers and insurers but the task of lifting tens of millions of hard-working American wage-slaves out of dire poverty.
Barack Obama Addresses Race, Unity Questions
It comes as no surprise that he will be named Ebony magazine's 'person of the year.' In an exclusive interview with that magazine, set to hit newsstands on Dec. 9th, President-elect Barack Obama reiterated some of the basic themes that won him the election.
Union Leader Slams Wall Street/GOP Hypocrisy
In a segment titled 'Talk Me Down' on Dec. 2, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow spoke with United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard who fired back at right-wing and corporate attacks on working families as the cause of the financial crisis.
