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Tag Archives: obama
Wikileaks and the Toothless Politics of Exposure
Facts, it is clear, are not enough to persuade the American public (or indeed its politicians or media) of a position.
Posted in Current Affairs, human rights, politics, terrorism Also tagged abu ghraib, afghanistan, mary-beth snow, rumsfeld, wikileaks, zizek 8 Comments
Big Government, Nixonland, and the Tea Parties
The Tea Parties embody the resentment and anger Nixon fostered.
Posted in Current Affairs, north america, politics, racism Also tagged 60s, civil war, erik loomis, nixonland, race, racism, rick perlstein, tea parties, tea party 3 Comments
Oil in the Gulf: Beyond politics, bigger problems
Increase accountability from the yacht-racing CEOs of the world or turn your water to poisoned sludge.
Posted in Current Affairs, environment, north america, politics Also tagged bp, deepwater horizon, drilling, gulf, monchel pridget, moratorium, oil, spill 1 Comment
Freedom Flotilla: The “Big Deal” in Gaza
The big deal, Joe Biden, is that the United States gives $3.1 billion dollars per year to Israel in military aid
Posted in Current Affairs, human rights, islam, middle east, north america, politics, racism, terrorism Also tagged anna lekas miller, biden, gaza, israel, middle east, palestine Leave a comment
The UK Netroots and the hung Parliament
We need to face up to the fact that this election got too serious to joke about.
Posted in europe, politics Also tagged cameron, conservatives, labour, liberal democrats, matthew sheret, netroots, nick clegg, twitter 2 Comments
The Gulf Coast oil spill is a consequence of our oil addiction.
I call for President Obama to use this tragedy as inspiration both for a comprehensive energy bill and for renewed environmentalism...
Posted in Current Affairs, north america, politics Also tagged bp, climate, environment, erik loomis, fish, gulf coast, louisiana, mike tidwell, mississippi, new orleans, oil spill 2 Comments
On Gaza: speaking as a leftist, American Jew
We might think that an Obama administration will be less supportive of overwhelming force used against Gaza than the Bush administration. Yet another reason to attack now.
Posted in middle east, north america, politics Also tagged israel, palestine, sarah jaffe, u.s., war 4 Comments
Neoliberalism and the aggressive-passive Tea Party