Klimaforum09 Opens in Copenhagen Klimaforum09 Opens in Copenhagen
As the first day of COP15 winds to a close, alternative summit provides a place for movement building.
Dec 7, 2009 / Robert S. Eshelman
Senator Rockefeller Confirms Medicare Expansion Is Being Weighed Senator Rockefeller Confirms Medicare Expansion Is Being Weighed
Medicare has long been one of the most popular programs administered by the federal government. It is so popular that congressional Republicans – whose party once led the oppos...
Dec 7, 2009 / John Nichols
A Historic Breakthrough? A Historic Breakthrough?
How Obama could save or scuttle a deal in Copenhagen, and why he needs civil society to push him.
Dec 7, 2009 / Mark Hertsgaard
Deficit Hawks Spin Deficit Hawks Spin
The sub-headline for the Washington Post's article Friday on the White House Jobs Summit claims: "With deficit soaring, role of private sector pushed." &...
Dec 7, 2009 / Greg Kaufmann
The Swiss Minaret Ban: What Are Voters Really Trying to Outlaw? The Swiss Minaret Ban: What Are Voters Really Trying to Outlaw?
The Swiss ban on minarets may seem insignificant, but it is hitched to bigger stories about mass immigration, economic depression and the rebirth of fascism in Europe.
Dec 7, 2009 / Laila Lalami
Copenhagen: History’s Judgment at Stake Copenhagen: History’s Judgment at Stake
Today, fifty-six newspapers from around the world took the unusual step of publishing the very same thing--an editorial below, which calls for a "fair and effective deal" from the...
Dec 7, 2009 / The Editors
The Road to Re-Election Runs Through Kabul? The Road to Re-Election Runs Through Kabul?
The real purpose of sending 30,000 soldiers to Afghanistan is to make Obama look tough as he heads toward the next US presidential election.
Dec 7, 2009 / Christian Parenti
US: Cash for Exxon? Yes. Cash for Climate Change? No. US: Cash for Exxon? Yes. Cash for Climate Change? No.
Obama Administration is poised to provide an Exxon-led consortium with a $3 billion loan while remain uncommitted to financing climate adaptation.
Dec 7, 2009 / Robert S. Eshelman
Exit: 2011, Part II Exit: 2011, Part II
Both the New York Times and the Washington Post carried feature-length, page one articles yesterday analyzing the inside debate over President Obama's Afghanistan policy. The Time...
Dec 7, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Physics of Copenhagen The Physics of Copenhagen
Why all the normal political calculations are likely to prove disastrous in Copenhagen.
Dec 7, 2009 / Bill McKibben