William Astore

An Egyptian Revolution? It’s Still Too Soon to Say

Events in Egypt over the last three weeks have truly been inspiring. A bottom-up movement — a true people's uprising — has managed to displace an autocratic ruler. Facilitating …

By: William Astore ,; TheHuffingtonPost|Op-Ed

February 13, 2011

William Astore | The Rich Get Richer, the Poor Poorer

More tax breaks for the rich in exchange for another year's worth of unemployment benefits for the desperate: Now there's a compromise that makes me proud to be an …

By: William Astore ,; TheHuffingtonPost|NewsAnalysis

December 7, 2010

WikiLeaks and Our Boorish “in Your Face” Diplomacy

While the mainstream media focuses on whether Julian Assange is a sex criminal in charge of a terrorist organization, I got a rude reminder of my own sense of …

By: William Astore ,; HuffingtonPost|Op-Ed

December 4, 2010

William Astore | NFL Too Violent? Beware the Commercials

Recently, the NFL has cracked down on helmet-to-helmet hits and other manifestations of "unnecessary roughness." This is all to the good. Football is violent enough without players risking concussion …

By: William Astore ,; TheHuffingtonPost|NewsAnalysis

November 14, 2010

William Astore | Major Sporting Events: Too Corporatized, Too Controlling, Too Much

Been to a major American sporting event lately? If not, consider yourself fortunate. The NFL and NASCAR are already over-the-top when it comes to manufactured noise, exaggerated pyrotechnics, and …

By: William Astore ,; HuffingtonPost|Op-Ed

September 16, 2010

The Question of Presidential Leadership

Two days after his meeting with President Barack Obama and one day after his front man, Tony Hayward, performed dismally before Congress, Carl-Henric Svanberg, the chairman of BP, removed …

By: William Blau &; William Astore ,; Truthout

June 22, 2010

A Place to Make Sparks

We're all tired of the suffocating parameters of "left versus right," of "blue America versus red America," of manufactured conflict - the evil twin of manufactured consent. We're tired …

By: William Astore &; Barbara Andreassen ,; Truthout

March 14, 2010

Yesterday’s Dirty Harry Is Today’s Bleeding Heart Liberal

In its March 8, 2010 edition, the Weekly Standardhas a long article about the "Drone Wars" that praises the use of Predator drones for targeted assassinations in Pakistan and …

By: William Astore ,; Truthout

March 1, 2010

President Obama: Learn Ffrom Mr. Spock!

President Obama's cool, cerebral, logical style has drawn comparisons to Mr. Spock of Star Trek, as played by Leonard Nimoy in the original series from the 1960s. Like that …

By: William Astore ,; Truthout

January 28, 2010

President Obama: Learn From Mr. Spock!

President Obama's cool, cerebral, logical style has drawn comparisons to Mr. Spock of Star Trek, as played by Leonard Nimoy in the original series from the 1960s. Like that …

By: William Astore ,; Truthout

January 28, 2010

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