Erik Loomis is a visiting asst. professor of history at Southwestern University. He blogs at Alterdestiny. He can be reached at eloomis20 [at] gmail [dot] com
This is the first in a series of posts on Activism in the United States from regular GC contributor Erik Loomis. Let us know what you think! I have an obsession with the state of activism in the...
This is part two of two parts from historian and Global Comment regular contributor Erik Loomis on the history behind the U.S.’s current “Tea Party” movement. Part one is here. Enjoy! Big...
The rise of the Tea Party has shocked the political establishment. Seemingly out of nowhere, the emergence of a grassroots far-right movement overwhelmed the Democratic landslide victory in 2008. The...
Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s military campaign against drug cartels has failed miserably. It’s no stretch to call it the single worst human-made disaster in Mexico since the Mexican...
President Obama has received significant criticism over his handling of the BP oil spill. Some of the criticism lacks much legitimacy; after all, Obama can’t personally go stop the oil spill. Obama...
The conflict in Thailand has intensified in recent days. On May 13, Major General Khattiya Sawatdiphol, also known as Seh Daeng, the highest ranking Thai general to support the protestors, was shot...
The poor Gulf Coast. So abused, so neglected, so forgotten. The oil spill currently afflicting the Louisiana coast has received a great deal of attention. This media focus happens all too rarely in...
The state of Arizona’s new anti-immigration law shines a spotlight on the racism of large swaths of American society. It also gives President Obama a chance to take a politically smart and morally...
This week, Governor Bob McDonnell declared that his state would honor April as “Confederate History and Heritage Month.” Typical of a white southern Republican, he completely ignored slavery in...
Americans constantly worry about public education. There is a mantra that we keep repeating: “Our Schools Are Failing!” But have our schools, in fact, failed? And if so, who or what is really to...
