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
Resistance Heroes in Tbilisi – In Baghdad, only Terrorists Resistance Heroes in Tbilisi – In Baghdad, only Terrorists
The New York Times ran a feature August 12, on Georgian civilians who've joined the fight against the Russian invasion of that former Soviet republic. The story, by Nicholas Kulish...
Aug 14, 2008 / Laura Flanders
Nuclear Power/Racial Power? Surrender! Nuclear Power/Racial Power? Surrender!
August 6 marks the anniversary of the US bombing of Hiroshima – which makes it a day to consider power and vulnerability. Johnathan Schell, writing in Yes Magazine, reflects ...
Aug 6, 2008 / Laura Flanders
Vanity Fair Misses the Point Vanity Fair Misses the Point
Vanity Fair has released a cartoon cover online in response to the New Yorker's swipe at the media coverage of the Obamas. The fake Vanity Fair cover shows John McCain, in a walker...
Jul 23, 2008 / Laura Flanders
No Bail Out – No Bail! No Bail Out – No Bail!
As the Bush administration unveiled a publicly-financed plan to "save" mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, local residents at a town hall forum in Miami were ca...
Jul 15, 2008 / Laura Flanders
Homes, not Hearings Homes, not Hearings
Democrats and Republicans played out a partisan fight Wednesday over who is to blame for housing hurricane victims in toxic trailers. Over one million people were displaced after ...
Jul 10, 2008 / Laura Flanders
Dissing Doctors Dissing Doctors
U.S. doctors are wondering if this might be the first year since 2002 that Congress won't intervene to keep Medicare fully funded, since lawmakers failed to pass legislation before...
Jul 1, 2008 / Laura Flanders