1. Choosing the path to Nowhere
(Newsletter)

... on August 5, 1973 at Point Reyes National Seashore near San Francisco. CONTINUE... McNamara and LBJ: Crooks, Liars, Murderers, and Thieves Political Views By MWC NEWS    Monday, 13...

2. Call for Dismissal and Prosecution of John Yoo
(Newsletter)

...art D, George W. Bush became responsible for the most significant expansion of the welfare state since LBJ's Great Society. It turns out, though, that forcing taxpayers to help buy Granny's meds was t...

3. What Lies Beneath:
(Newsletter)

... clashed in the Gaza Strip, leaving one Israei soldier dead and two slightly wounded. CONTINUE... LBJ's wife 'Lady Bird' dies in US Global By Agencies    Thursday, 12 July 2007 The ...

4. Empathy for ‘Adversaries’
(Opinions/Politic)

...d by the Republican right-wing of “losing Vietnam,” as Harry Truman was accused of “losing China.” But LBJ only escalated the war after his Great Society domestic agenda had passed. (Any parallels to ...

5. Ralph Nader on G-20, Healthcare Reform, Mideast Talks, Practical Utopia
(Opinions/Interview)

...afford private insurance, he won’t sign the bill. Now, in Congress, if you don’t draw the line the way LBJ used to, for example, or Franklin Delano Roosevelt, they eat you alive. They sense weakness. ...

6. To All the Late Lamented Boys and Girls of Summer
(Opinions/Society)

... a way of blessing. "The dark space about him is suddenly filled with faces, winking off and on… LBJ with your Texas cheeks eroded by compromises come back. Khrushchev, fearless beyond peasant i...

7. Obama and King
(Opinions/op-ed)

...The campaign was non-partisan, of course, but well over 90 percent of Negroes signed up would vote for LBJ over Republican challenger Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona. Yet three courageous civil right...

8. Shame on Conservatives
(Opinions/Politic)

...st revolution. During the 1950s the conservative change picked up steam, and it became permanent with LBJ’s electoral blowout of Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential race. Today, conservatives e...

9. How McNamara Lost World War II
(Opinions/op-ed)

..."sonar shadow." But that, of course, wouldn't be mentioned in the Times. My dad didn't need LBJ's tape to know: they lied. As a kid, I was fascinated by my dad's medals. One, embossed with...

10. McNamara and LBJ: Crooks, Liars, Murderers, and Thieves
(Opinions/Politic)

...d up helping the poor, needy, and disadvantaged around the world with World Bank loans. McNamara and LBJ: Crooks, Liars, Murderers, and Thieves by Jacob G. Hornberger I can’t help but be amused by s...