9/11 in the Shadow of Pearl Harbor

Caroline Myss, 12.07.2009

Author of "Sacred Contracts"

If ever there was a war where the lines between good and evil and right and wrong were clearly defined, it was World War II. Is Afghanistan the new face of American war?

Did The White House Crashers Follow The Rules Of Wedding Crashers?

Av Sinensky, 12.07.2009

Attorney

Unless you've been on line for and unpacking your purchases from some Black Friday sale for the last two weeks, by now you have probably read, watched...

The Incredible Hulk in Copenhagen

Mike Signer, 12.07.2009

Chair, E3 Initiative, Progressive Policy Institute

Among some members of the chattering class, it's become something of a meme to assert that the Obama administration is too deferential to its opponent...

The Winds of War

Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, 12.07.2009

Senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Redoubling the effort in the Afghanistan-Pakistan theater will only indirectly deny terrorists the kind of safe havens they need to plan another 9/11 scale attack.

Obama on His Own

Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang, 12.07.2009

Using his executive authority, President Barack Obama can instruct power plants to slash emissions and order new efficiency standards to cut the energy used by consumer and commercial appliances.

Afghanistan: Keep Promises to Afghan Women

Human Rights Watch, 12.07.2009

Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations.

Extremist Threat to Women Increasing, Government Failing to Protect By Rachel Reid (New York) - Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, women and...

Obama and Governors Must Lead on Hunger Crisis

Billy Shore, 12.07.2009

America does not lack food nor do we lack public food and nutrition programs. Kids who are hungry in America are hungry because they lack access to such programs. That is a solvable problem.

The 12 Biggest Tiger Woods Headlines (Doug's Dozen #22)

Doug Molitor, 12.07.2009

Never mind that approaching asteroid, forget those Pakistani nukes, ignore the melting ice caps. This is IMPORTANT news.

Thinking Outside the Box: What Obama Could Have Said

Lawrence Wittner, 12.07.2009

Professor of HIstory, SUNY Albany

If after sending soldiers to wage this war, al Qaeda maintains its foothold, the Taliban is stronger, Afghanistan is more unstable and anti-Americanism is on the rise, why should we expect a better outcome when we do more of the same?

Art For Peace In Afghanistan

Dr. Andrew Lange, 12.07.2009

Physician, author and lecturer

We are always trying to end conflict by funding the wrong people. The people at the top. The World Bank is our weapon of mass destruction. Let's start from the bottom for once.

Is Obama Bullshi*tting About 18 Month Afghan Withdrawal to Appease War Critics?

Miles Mogulescu, 12.07.2009

Entertainment attorney, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, writer, activist

Those of us who worked to elect Obama owe those young cadets something better than the continuation of the George Bush long-war strategy that Obama is offering them.

The Declaration of Independence -- From Nuclear Weapons

Steven Crandell, 12.07.2009

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

I hold this truth to be self-evident, that no one should live under the threat of a nuclear attack. And yet, every day, many millions of people aroun...

The Grinch wore a sari to Obama's party

Sunil Adam, 12.07.2009

Editor, "The Indian American"

I always first think of a headline that sums up the theme of my blog. But I could not decide on a good header for my analysis of the first state visit...

Sudanese Regime Crackdown Requires International Crackdown on Sudanese Regime

John Prendergast, 12.07.2009

Co-Founder of the ENOUGH Project

Today's vivid protests and arrests of senior SPLM politicians by Khartoum police clearly demonstrate that the U.S. should not be financing Sudan's ele...

Obama's Peace Prize Presents Protocol Puzzle

Linda R. Monk, J.D., 12.07.2009

Constitutional scholar, Author of "The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution"

President Obama will face an intriguing dilemma in international protocol during his Oslo trip, concerning the bow. Immediately before the Nobel ceremony, he will have an audience with King Harald V, of Norway.

The Best and Brightest of the Obama Administration

Clarence B. Jones, 12.07.2009

Scholar in Residence, Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute at Stanford University

In a few days Obama will travel to Oslo, Norway to accept the Nobel Prize. One cannot help but feel, on the heels of this new Afghanistan stance, that he'll be coming into town for his peace prize with guns blazing.

The Mulch: What's at Stake in Copenhagen?

The Media Consortium, 12.07.2009

Network of Leading Progressive Independent Journalism Organizations

By Alison Hamm, Media Consortium Blogger Over 15,000 people from 192 countries began to work towards an international climate deal today in Copenhage...

From Skinny Kid to Commander in Chief - What Afghanistan Policy tells us about President Obama

Frankie Sturm, 12.07.2009

Blogito Ergo Sum

When Barack Obama ran for the U.S. Senate in 2004, he jokingly referred to himself as a "skinny kid with a funny name." The self-deprecation won him p...

The Afghanistan Decision

J. Brian Atwood, 12.07.2009

Former Administrator, USAID

Despite its weakened state, USAID has the knowledge and experience to carry out programs that will empower Afghans and provide the technical knowledge to effectuate needed changes in government systems.

The Public Option Sideshow

Zack Cooper, 12.07.2009

Health Economist, London School of Economics

The public option was never a coherent, well-defined policy tool. It's an amorphous concept that stands as a symbol of reform and as a perceived antidote to the greed and callousness of the insurance industry.

The Big Chickens Keep Coming Home to Roost

Leo Hindery, Jr., 12.07.2009

Hard-working taxpayers are literally helping finance the sunset of their own jobs. Our government needs to start buying American, bolstering domestic manufacturing, and protecting our intellectual property.