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Obama Administration Accused Again of Concealing Bush-Era Crimes
The Obama administration has sought to conceal information in several high-profile court cases in an effort that civil libertarians say amounts to covering up crimes committed by the Bush …
Ending Minority Rule in California: One Sentence Can Do It
California is in deep trouble because it has a dysfunctional system of government. Much of the problem can be change by one sentence.
The Spectacle of Illiteracy and the Crisis of Democracy
The image of the public sphere has given way to the spectacle of unbridled intolerance and ignorance.
Conversation With Henry Giroux: Let Us Make Haste While We Can (Part III)
While President Obama has acted less progressively than candidate Obama spoke, there are immense democratic possibilities within his administration
Conversation With Henry Giroux: Let Us Make Haste While We Can (Part I)
Those who are yet to become engaged with the work of Henry Giroux are missing out - big time.
Judge Sonia Sotomayor and the New Racism: Getting Beyond the Politics of Denial
The public morality of American life and social policy regarding matters of racial justice are increasingly subject to a politics of denial.
The Greatest Greatness of George W. Bush
George W. Bush's greatness will be defined by how we rise to overcome and undo what he has done.
On the Shoulders of Giants
Efforts to place Obama outside of history are only possible in a society that treats history like yesterday's garbage.
Dick Cheney’s Psychology | Part 2: The “Attendant Lord”
Cheney has fashioned his vassal relationship with Bush into a tightly co-dependent one.
Dick Cheney’s Psychology | Part 1: Almost Pleasantly Adrift
Has the man who's considered a master at manufacturing false realities successfully manufactured one about himself?