Ted Rall, 2008-09 President of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, is an award-winning cartoonist and columnist for Universal Press Syndicate. He is the author of 15 books, including graphic novels, political polemics and travelogues about Central and South Asia.
Continue reading →Michael Lind, in a column on Salon.com, proposes that Barack Obama run as a Republican candidate in 2012, thus freeing up room for a real Democrat. That won’t happen, of course, but reading his column certainly highlights what is wrong … Continue reading →
George Carlin – The American Dream (2005): George Carlin was right in 2005, when he made this presentation, and he is even more right today. The question is this: what do we do about it? Do we re-elect Obama or … Continue reading →
John Cole draws editorial cartoons for The Scranton Times Tribune in Scranton, PA. This one appeared today, May 30, 2011.
Continue reading →On April 4, 1967, one year before he was murdered, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech entitled Beyond Vietnam – A Time to Break Silence before the members of the congregation of Riverside Church in New York City. … Continue reading →
I have one final question about the demise of Osama bin Laden: what will change with his death? David Swanson, in a piece published on CounterPunch on May 2, answers that question for me. Piles and Piles of Corpses Killing … Continue reading →
Thoughtful analysis is always the victim of the blood lust and celebration that sweeps nation states after the death of publicly declared enemies. That was proven, once again, by the spectacle observed across this country after the death of Osama … Continue reading →
If you rely exclusively on the Corporate media here in the United States for your information, you’d think that killing bin Laden was an Excellent Thing. Certainly, 86% of Americans think so. Count me out of that category, though. Fortunately, … Continue reading →
Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice, or the LORD will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them. Proverbs 24:17-18 “We can no longer afford to worship the … Continue reading →