Time to Stop Making Nice to the Military Time to Stop Making Nice to the Military
President Obama's go-slow approach to ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" discrimination in the military has left repeal on life support in a lame-duck session of Congress.
Nov 11, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Let the Punishment Fit the Crime Let the Punishment Fit the Crime
Johannes Mehserle's sentence for killing Oscar Grant has been decried as less than Michael Vick was given for killing dogs.
Nov 9, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Haiti’s Hurricane Struggles Haiti’s Hurricane Struggles
Turning away from the US elections for a moment, we can find plenty of places suffering not from a hurricane of campaign cash, but from actual hurricanes, bringing with them immedi...
Nov 8, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Lessons from Elizabeth Warren Lessons from Elizabeth Warren
Which lesson will Obama take from sweeping midterm losses? The mantra from the media is move right, conciliate, bridge build. But that’s the rotten road that brought the Demo...
Nov 3, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Three Polls and One Book to Remember While Watching Results Three Polls and One Book to Remember While Watching Results
It is not a national referendum. It is not launching a new political era. Voters still want government to be effective. Most voters are not angry about the size of government. They...
Nov 2, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Be Careful What You Vote for This Election Night Be Careful What You Vote for This Election Night
In a political climate of “sweep the bums out,” there's always the matter of who's sweeping in.
Nov 1, 2010 / Laura Flanders
WikiLeaks and War Spending WikiLeaks and War Spending
That big sucking sound you don't hear? That's the war—spending that's getting away with murder.
Oct 27, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Campaign Cash, Corruption, Corporate Power Campaign Cash, Corruption, Corporate Power
Campaign cash—we're drowning in a flood of it. As Katrina vanden Heuvel noted yesterday on GRITtv, this is on track to be a $5 billion election—and it's not over.
Oct 26, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Who Profits From Silly Campaign Season? Who Profits From Silly Campaign Season?
We need another word for silly season. It's way beyond silly how some are competing in this midterm race.
Oct 21, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Dr. Joycelyn Elders: Marijuana, Masturbation and Medicine Dr. Joycelyn Elders: Marijuana, Masturbation and Medicine
Dr. Joycelyn Elders was the first African-American surgeon general of the US, and she's come out in favor of legalizing marijuana. We spoke to her about that, about Christine ...
Oct 20, 2010 / Laura Flanders