DREAM Act Delayed in the Senate, But DREAMers Continue

September 25, 2010 By Seth Hoy

Seth Hoy: Maybe Congressional promises to keep fighting for the DREAM Act are enough; maybe they aren’t. But what the DREAMers can take heart in is the energy and enthusiasm they reverberated through the Senate this week.

An Executive Order Would Repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

September 25, 2010 By Rev. Irene Monroe

Irene Monroe: The volleying back and forth on DADT can come to an end simply by Obama using his presidential pen and single-handedly signing an executive order. That is, of course, if he really wants to.

Investing in Our Future

September 25, 2010 By admin

Rep. Pete Stark: The idea of a financial speculation tax is getting consideration in many corners of the world, and not a moment too soon. When the UN Summit kicks off next week, an international financial speculation tax to fund the Millennium Development Goals should be at the top of the agenda.

Bill Clinton at the Plate

September 24, 2010 By Brent Budowsky

Brent Budowsky: The 2010 elections are in the ninth inning. There are two outs. The Democrats are down by two runs. There are two runners on base. The Babe is stepping to the plate, wielding the big bat, ready to take the big swing.

The Base’s Hissy Fit

September 24, 2010 By Tom Degan

Tom Degan: Then there is the core of the Democratic vote, the so-called “base”. Like the half-witted six-year-old who didn’t receive the toy he wanted for Christmas, they’re in the process of having a blue-faced tantrum. Because they didn’t get all of that nice hope and change stuff that Barack Obama promised them two years ago, they’re just going to stay home and sulk on Election Day.

Church of Misfits Harbors American War Resister

September 24, 2010 By Tom Hayden

Tom Hayden: Next week the Canadian parliament is expected to hear a bill proposing humanitarian grounds for granting asylum in the country. Watson’s application for permanent resident status is on hold. About 40 other American war resisters are seeking asylum in Canada, where nearly 80,000 were given protection during the Vietnam War.

I Wanna Be A Macho Man: The Prosperity Gospel According to Eddie Long

September 24, 2010 By Sikivu Hutchinson

Sikivu Hutchinson: In America being a macho man and a professional homophobe is big business, one that jeopardizes the lives and mental health and wellness of thousands of gays and lesbians. Regardless of whether the allegations against Long are true or not, his prosperity gospel of gay-bashing and robber baron profiteering at the expense of poor black people is another indictment of the moral injustice that happens on “God’s” watch.

We Shouldn’t Have to Pay for PG&E’s Mistakes

September 24, 2010 By Paul Hogarth

Paul Hogarth: The problem is not just compensation to those whose lives were destroyed. It’s about repairing the infrastructure that PG&E neglected for decades.

Why No Amount of Fiscal or Monetary Stimulus Will Be Enough

September 24, 2010 By Robert Reich

Robert Reich: The Fed’s decision Tuesday to keep short-term interest rates near zero is no surprise. What’s odd is its apparent decision not to boost the economy by buying hundreds of billions of bonds — despite its acknowledgment that ”the pace of recovery in output and employment has slowed in recent months,” and that prices are rising too slowly for comfort (i.e., we might be facing deflation).

Wall Street: Oliver Stone’s Das Kapital-ist

September 23, 2010 By Ed Rampell

Ed Rampell: Oliver Stone’s Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps is a bold, visually stunning movie and the best critique of the capitalist system and its 2008 financial meltdown since Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story.

Fixing the World Not Our Responsibility

September 23, 2010 By Steve Hochstadt

Steve Hochstadt: The main problem has been the the policy of intervention. We can’t create a safe world by sending more arms overseas.

We Ignore Our Infrastructure at Our Peril

September 23, 2010 By admin

Carl Zimring: The tragedy in San Bruno should draw our attention to infrastructure. Millions of homes across the U.S. are woven together in networks.

Breaking the Eleventh Commandment

September 23, 2010 By Tina Dupuy

Tina Dupuy: The Tea Party’s premise is like phoning someone you’re mad at because they won’t call you back and telling them never to call you again. That’ll show ‘em you aren’t crazy!

Colin Powell Makes a Case for the DREAM Act

September 23, 2010 By Seth Hoy

Seth Hoy: Former Secretary of State and retired General, Colin Powell, called for Republicans to stop driving the anti-immigrant bandwagon, made an economic case for immigration.