Silence on Afghanistan: If Only it Were a Joke Silence on Afghanistan: If Only it Were a Joke
It's April Fool's day week and my inbox is full. My favorite prank posting so far comes from the London- based Guardian newspaper which announced (via Twitter): "Th...
Apr 2, 2009 / Laura Flanders
Geithner’s Plan: Like an Oil Spill Geithner’s Plan: Like an Oil Spill
Twenty years ago this week, the Exxon Valdez ran aground, spilling ten millions gallons of filthy oil over 10,000 square miles of Prince William Sound. The Exxon corporat...
Mar 24, 2009 / Laura Flanders
What to Do With 1,200 Pounds of Bull What to Do With 1,200 Pounds of Bull
You can learn a lot from obituaries -- and recently there have been some great ones. In February, it was Conchita Cintrón, a celebrated female bullfighter. Cin...
Mar 5, 2009 / Laura Flanders
DC to Delhi: Only Our Missiles — Not Yours DC to Delhi: Only Our Missiles — Not Yours
Condoleezza Rice is off to India this week, to "stand in solidarity with the Indian people " in the wake of the Mumbai attacks. The Bush administration says it shares th...
Dec 2, 2008 / Laura Flanders
No Moderate Cabinet No Moderate Cabinet
The President-elect is still selecting his cabinet. He's met with Hillary Clinton who's said to be under consideration for Secretary of State and more former Clinton administration...
Nov 18, 2008 / Laura Flanders
Who Is the Oracle? Who Is the Oracle?
Tuesday night's Presidential debate in Nashville featured a notable clash or two, but on one topic there was agreement: Warren Buffett. The so-called "Oracle of Omaha" is...
Oct 8, 2008 / Laura Flanders
The Day Chicken Little Croaked? The Day Chicken Little Croaked?
"You have nothing to fear but fear itself." Hearing those words from Franklin Delano Roosevelt quoted again today, they rang true in a whole new way. The fear is out ther...
Oct 1, 2008 / Laura Flanders
An Economic Coup? An Economic Coup?
A threatened elite seeks to consolidate control and tighten its grip on a nation's resources ... You could be forgiven for thinking I'm describing Bolivia, where conflict between...
Sep 23, 2008 / Laura Flanders
Mixed Feelings at the DNC Mixed Feelings at the DNC
There was caution as well as exuberance at the Democratic Convention Monday night. First the exuberance - the place was packed to the brim. The first thing I heard when I reached t...
Aug 27, 2008 / Laura Flanders
Don’t Listen to the Nay Sayers Listen to the Now Sayers Don’t Listen to the Nay Sayers Listen to the Now Sayers
It's 6 am in Denver and the sky's beginning to light up. An anti-war march starts in a few hours. The kick off event -- Live From Main Street Denver -- takes place at the Big Tent...
Aug 24, 2008 / Laura Flanders