National politics
Technological culture has been all mouth, no ears
Submitted by Dave Wheelock on Thu, 07/29/2010 - 08:17.The Pencil Warrior weighs in on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and the political climate which made it inevitable that such a disaster would occur.
Elites abuse information sources to advance deficit panic
Submitted by Dave Wheelock on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 22:55.How does the media contribute to spinning stories, such as the current drumbeat to reduce the federal budget deficit? The Pencil Warrior explains.
So, about that deficit...
Submitted by Dave Wheelock on Thu, 07/08/2010 - 21:43.Funny how all of a sudden deficits matter. The Pencil Warrior asks: where were these folks when we were racking up trillion dollar wars on the nation's credit card?
This Rogue Elephant Needs Neutering - at Least
Submitted by Dave Wheelock on Thu, 06/03/2010 - 01:23.Is there an elephant in the room with regards to the Gulf oil spill? The Pencil Warrior thinks so...
Who's supporting the oligarchs?
Submitted by Harlan Lee on Thu, 05/06/2010 - 00:40.The Weekly Standard suggests that the current administration is favoring the oligarchs. Harlan Lee begs to differ.
Obama no FDR?
Submitted by Harlan Lee on Thu, 05/06/2010 - 00:32.The Weekly Standard's conservative columnist, Fred Barnes, tells us that Obama is no FDR. Harlan Lee takes him to task.
Renowned historian and social critic, Howard Zinn, dies at 87
Submitted by Steve Harrington on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 11:50.Howard Zinn was legendary. If you have never heard of him, you owe it to yourself to discover this great American.
Analysis: the Supreme Court's ruling on corporate electioneering
Submitted by Harlan Lee on Sat, 01/30/2010 - 13:29.Do corporations have 'free speech' rights? The Supreme Court thinks so.
Group urges moving money out of "too large to fail" banks
Submitted by Steve Harrington on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 23:59.Politicians have deemed some banks and financial institutions "too large to fail" and bailed them out with billions of taxpayer dollars. A group now urges investors to divest from "too large to fail" financial institutions.
If you have nothing to say, dumb it down
Submitted by Dave Wheelock on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 22:41.The for-profit health care industry has been spending approximately 1.4 million dollars a day to defeat reform of the U.S. health care system. Their spending levels may be up, but the quality of their message is definitely down.
