USA

By Paul Krugman From The New York Times This is what happens when you need to leap over an economic chasm -- but either can’t or won’t jump far enough, so that you only get part of…
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By Bill Press Ah, 1992. "The Year of the Woman." We remember it well. And how proud we were. To see the number of women in the U.S. Senate triple: from two to six. From California,…
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By Robert Reich From the Robert Reich blog It's a perfect storm. And I'm not talking about the impending dangers facing Democrats. I'm talking about the dangers facing our democracy.…
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Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com In preparation for the December presidential review of how well the U.S.-NATO strategy in Afghanistan is working, U.S. civilian and military…
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By Saul Landau The United States slogs through its worst crisis since the Great Depression, but some editorial writers in leading newspapers practice denial of their reality and focus…
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By Paul Craig Roberts From The Trends Research Institute Policymakers agree that consumer spending drives the U.S. economy. Yet the same policymakers, when confronted with an economy…
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By Bill Press Ah, democracy. It was nice while it lasted, because, if the essence of democracy is honest and fair elections, democracy doesn't exist anymore. This election has been…
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President Obama promised to reach out to Cuba, in hopes it would encourage reform. But now that the Castro brothers are actually following through, Washington is missing in action. By…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com The great American humorist Will Rogers (1879 –1935) once quipped that “we have the best Congress money can buy.” I wish he could see us today.…
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By Marcus Hatfield From the Journal Inquirer U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd renewed his call to improve relations with Cuba and ease the United States’ “isolationist policy” toward…
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