Erik Prince - Our New Peter Pan

Mike Papantonio, 12.20.2009

Senior partner of Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Echsner & Proctor

It's easy to read J. M. Barrie's children's story, Peter Pan, and miss the point that it's a tale about more than a man-child's carefree life among pi...

Left, Right & Center: Nobel Speech, Bank Bonuses, Health Care, Blackwater and the CIA

Huff Radio, 12.12.2009

Obama's muscular moralism? Irreconcilable concepts? A new direction? LRC weighs in on Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech.

America Occupies Itself

Michael B. Laskoff, 12.11.2009

"...content against obedience..." W.S.

With the conspicuous exception of the Marshall Plan. America has basically used the past 65 years to forgo love and make war. Depending on your politi...

Friday Talking Points [101] -- Count Me With The Misfits

Chris Weigant, 11.16.2009

Author, Political Commentator, and Blogger (ChrisWeigant.com)

Whether or not Harry Reid ever gets his act together, the achievement of Nancy Pelosi getting healthcare reform legislation should stand on its own as an admirable political achievement.

Paying Peter to Kill Paul

Jon Soltz, 11.12.2009

Co-Founder of VoteVets.org, served as a Captain in Operation Iraqi Freedom

American and NATO service members deserve better than to possibly die fighting an insurgency that even American contractors admit is being funded by the Department of Defense.

R.I.P. Shane Ratliff, Halliburton Whistleblower

Kerry Candaele, 10.29.2009

Author, filmmaker

His story sketched out the coordinates of greed that connected Houston to Baghdad, and ran through Washington D.C., during the Bush reign.

It's Not Just ACORN, Says Congressman Grayson

Kathleen Wells, J.D., 12.02.2009

A blogger on politics and law who draws upon her political science and legal background

I talked with Congressman Alan Grayson in detail about his efforts to stop the government cash flow to contractors that cheat the government and overcharge the American taxpayers.

Diebold's Demise Bad For Elections Administration

David Segal, 11.30.2009

Rhode Island State Rep.

That Diebold might be on the verge of disappearing from the political landscape could be mistaken for reason to celebrate. Its successor would manage elections for 70% of voters.

ACORN Chief Executive: "We're Not Afraid"

Allison Kilkenny, 11.28.2009

Radio host, writer, allisonkilkenny.com

This morning, I interviewed Bertha Lewis, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Organizer of ACORN, the largest community organization in the country. ACO...

To the Dems Who Voted to 'Defund ACORN': Where is the Defund Blackwater Act?

Jeremy Scahill, 11.24.2009

Journalist, author, "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army"

Democrats have joined Republicans in voting to "Defund ACORN," yet they have done nothing to stop Blackwater's ongoing taxpayer-funded crusade in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Stand Up For ACORN, Cut Blackwater And Halliburton

Casey Gane-McCalla, 11.24.2009

Assistant Editor for BlackPlanet.com's NewsOne

If the government decides to cut funding of organizations due to the actions of low level employees, they must apply the same rules to the GOP's favorite government-funded organizations.

Time to Get Real About the ACORN "Controversy"--and Republican Double Standards

Robert Creamer, 11.20.2009

Political organizer, strategist and author

The Right wing has always hated ACORN. Partially that's because the organization has been so effective at allowing poor people to vote. The Right hates it when poor people vote.

Friday Talking Points [94] -- Two Years Of FTP

Chris Weigant, 11.18.2009

Author, Political Commentator, and Blogger (ChrisWeigant.com)

How time flies. This column marks its second anniversary today, by the calendar if not the Volume number. For the second straight year, we only prod...

Time to Just Say No to Giant Corporate "Parasites" -- and Recognize Them for What They Are

Robert Creamer, 11.18.2009

Political organizer, strategist and author

The corporate parasites are the loudest defenders of "free markets" and the most vociferous opponents of "government takeovers," when in fact they exist by feeding off the taxpayers.

The Discreet Charms of CIA Morale

Frank Naif, 11.14.2009

Intelligence And US Army Veteran

Before Eric Holder announced his preliminary probe, and even before Barack Obama promised an end to torture and detention, morale at CIA was sagging.

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Oliver North is a Nut

Barrett Brown, 11.08.2009

Author of Flock of Dodos, Director of Communications for Enlighten The Vote

The Department of Defense hires 30,000 employees who will be accountable to the DoD rather than to Blackwater, and suddenly Oliver North worries too much money is being spent on the military.

Stand Up, Mr. President!

Murray Fromson, 10.20.2009

Fromsonfile.com

If Obama is beginning to look like a wimp, now's the time to show the American people they're wrong by putting the brakes on the legion of private contractors in Afghanistan.

Current Best Sellers: Buyers Beware

Tom Alderman, 10.18.2009

Media, Presentation and Speech trainer, speech writer and founder of MediaPrep

If you're the kind of reader who must finish a book no matter how disappointing, you might want to save time by simply avoiding these current offerings from three marquee-name writers.

Private Military and Security Companies Wanted for Hire by CIA as "Hitmen"?

Amnesty International, 09.27.2009

Defending Human Rights Worldwide

Congress needs to pass legislation that will close the legal vacuum in which private military and security companies are operating.

Outsourcing Assassination: to China?

John Feffer, 09.25.2009

Co-director of Foreign Policy In Focus

Look, if we're going to outsource, we should outsource to the experts. The Chinese. They make our computers. Why not give them the task of assassinating jihadists?

Friday Talking Points [90] -- Obama To Switch Parties

Chris Weigant, 09.21.2009

Author, Political Commentator, and Blogger (ChrisWeigant.com)

Ted Kennedy is putting both his legacy and his sense of entitlement to his office before the interests of his constituents.