Obama: Establishment Pawn

When I first heard about Mr. Obama, upstart Senator from Illinois I liked the story.  An American tale indeed, immigrant father meets American mother.  Even the bloodline connection to Dick Cheney was a part of the improbable saga.  Way before the presidential primary...

Iran: The Usual Suspect

Sabre rattling about Iran’s nuclear program was once again everywhere in the corporate media last week.  Despite sounding strangely familiar it was Obama’s administration this time, perceived by many as an ‘anti-war’ candidate before the general election last year. So...

Obama and War Powers

Recently, some prominent liberals have made significant efforts to disparage the tenth amendment/state sovereignty movement as ignorant, fringe, rightwing nut-jobs. But truly principled liberals* who desire a peaceful foreign policy are over looking how Jeffersonian...

The Typical NeoCon Response?

In response to Michael Rozeff’s article on the Obama school address, we had a few angry emailers.  Not many.  But, Drew’s response here was pretty typical (spelling errors and typos have been preserved): You guys are republican bungholes with no...

The Real Lesson of Obama’s Address?

What are we supposed to be “learning” from all the controversy about Obama’s presentation to public school students?   Well, it’s quite easy, kids and parents. As always, when there’s a real challenge to the imperial presence of the...