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President Obama’s Timid Use of the “Reset Button“
President Barack Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush, will go down in history as one of America's worst presidents, squandering diplomatic, international and economic assets that were bequeathed …

Good News for the GOP? Not So Much
Ever watch “SportsCenter” on ESPN? Pound for pound, it's pretty much the most consistently entertaining program on television, but if you watch enough of it, you really …

Democracy and Capitalism Are NOT One and the Same
If Michael Moore had arrived on the film scene as a conservative Republican activist in 1989, he might be heralded by Fox News today as a major American …

Women and the Struggle for Democracy in Iran: A Discussion With a Nobel Laureate
“The Iranian women's movement is not simply demanding equal rights alone. It is demanding a larger universal reality, which is democracy.” - Shirin Ebadi, October 9, 2009 A …

Heeding George Kennan’s Wise Advice
I can't remember how many times I have said that the US military adventure in Afghanistan is a fool's errand. The reaction I frequently encounter includes some …

Iranian Protesters, Police Clash on US Embassy Takeover Anniversary
Iran's government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad planned a rally on the anniversary of the US Embassy takeover. But pro-democracy demonstrators staged counter-protests. Iranian police clashed violently …

ELECTION 2009: Gay Candidates Score Visibility and Victories in Southern Races
No big lessons or grand narratives emerged from yesterday's off-year elections - but there were lots of interesting local stories that reveal the conflicted reality …

Market of the Mad
Capitalist ideology - according to which the market can resolve all problems - has, in these last few days, reached the apex of the absurd. We have …

Savor the Moment (2)
Expectations about how far and how fast President Obama can escort gay Americans down the road to full equality are so high that it's easy to underappreciate …

Obama Was Not on the Ballot
On election night 2009, the political spin machines were working overtime. The talking heads were opining on what the results meant for the president's standing …