Editors' Blog

Lincoln and Obama

At the beginning of the Civil War, the Confederates were winning, too.  Lincoln was at great risk of not being re-elected.

5 Myths About Environmental Regulation

Conservatives and some pro-business groups (usually major multinationals who also happen to be big polluters) argue that some of the following things will happen if the government steps up its legally-mandated role to regulate environmental pollution, for instance carbon emissions that cause global warming.

Wikileaks bombshell about Iraq wars I and II

Here is a summary from Veterans for Common Sense:

Global warming produces cold weather extremes

Right-wing thick heads like to joke that global warming is good because it makes the weather nicer.

Republican alternative on climate legislation #fail

From Sierra Club:For Immediate ReleaseJune 9, 2010

War makes you poor

Take Actionfrom Friends Committee on National Legislationhttp://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/alert/?alertid=15073751

International Issues & U.S. Foreign Policy

Reposted from the CPUSA convention discussion site

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