Reaganism

Krugman: Why The Public Option Matters

New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics


Most arguments against the public option are based either on deliberate misrepresentation of what that option would mean, or on remarkably thorough mi...

The GOP's "Nah Nah Nah Can't Hear You!" Argument

David Sirota | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics


David Sirota

Obviously, the Right understands what's really going on in America -- and is working to reinterpret that reality.

Conservative Socialism: Spreading Debt Around

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics


Jeff Schweitzer

Obama's tax policies cannot be described as socialist except by those too ignorant to know the difference or too cynical to reveal the truth.

Jon Voight Supports Palin for President at SoCal Rally

Lisa Derrick | Posted 11.05.2008 | Entertainment


Lisa Derrick

Sarah Palin was in Southern California, and wingnut actor, anti-father figure and notorious Campaign Chest Supporter Jon Voigt was working the crowd ...

Channeling Ronald Reagan

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


Jayne Lyn Stahl

Sarah Palin's pathetic attempt to channel Reagan does a disservice not just to her party, not just to history, but the truth of who Ronald Reagan was.

Behind Wall Street's Collapse

Walden Bello | Posted 11.02.2008 | Business


Walden Bello

In a nutshell, the Wall Street meltdown is not only due to greed and to the lack of government regulation of a hyperactive sector.

The Fiscal Meltdown Reveals the Democratic Deficit

Benjamin R. Barber | Posted 10.20.2008 | Business


Benjamin R. Barber

In response to this financial crisis, consumers must become citizens again, reclaiming their democratic right to fiscal transparency, political oversight and market regulation.

The Politics of Bad Ideas: The Curse of Reaganism

Bryan D. Jones and Walter Williams | Posted 05.31.2008 | Politics


Bryan D. Jones and Walter Williams

America must come to realize that Reaganism is the philosophical underpinning of our woes. They are due to George W. Bush's mismanagement, but more fundamentally, by our slavish worship of flawed political philosophy.