1. Don\'t Underestimate the Power of McCain\'s Dirty
(Newsletter)

... NEWS    Tuesday, 14 October 2008 The hardest thing for Americans to do right now in this presidential election season is to fight distraction and, instead, focus on the failure of all thr...

2. Attacking Iran? It will not happen
(Newsletter)

...Any remaining pretense that the Republican Party is the party of free markets has been blown to smithereens in the election season. Even the lip service to free enterprise has become scarce, as the ma...

3. NATO Genocide in Afghanistan
(Newsletter)

... customary at these photo-op-cum-dog-and-pony-show spectacles to engage in inflated rhetoric. CONTINUE... In Election Season, Mum’s the Word about Gun Control Political Views By MWC NEWS &nbsp...

4. When the Federal Government Fails the People
(Opinions/Politic)

The hardest thing for Americans to do right now in this presidential election season is to fight distraction and, instead, focus on the failure of all three branches of the federal government.  A

5. Vote Like Mike
(Opinions/Review)

...eded, and includes as one of them a reform I favor but rarely find authors supporting: limitation on the length of election seasons. Chapter Five advocates prosecuting Bush, Cheney, and their co-consp...

6. Naomi Klein on Wall Street's Shock Doctrine
(Opinions/Daily)

... really a recipe for economic shock therapy. So, while you have all of these trivial issues being discussed in the election season, I think what we could—what we’re really—you know, under the surface,...

7. Reflections on 9/11
(Opinions/op-ed)

...quent reflections they might have concerning the intervening period.  These insights could be a tonic in this election season that seems resolutely devoted to the 30 sec. sound bite, the latest p...

8. Obama's Wall Speech
(Opinions/Features)

...d to have heard any comment of that sort in Israel. And again, I’m not highly critical of Barack Obama. This is an election season, and you need to stage a lot of visuals. But his speech was so powerf...

9. GOP Statists
(Opinions/Bulletin)

Any remaining pretense that the Republican Party is the party of free markets has been blown to smithereens in the election season. Even the lip service to free enterprise has become scarce, as the ma

10. One-Party System
(Opinions/op-ed)

...re entirely and slashing taxes without conditions so that people could make medical decisions for themselves. The election season would be more interesting if there were more suspense about the outco...