Month: February 2007

Bill Gates has Uncle Sam to thank.

The right-wingers would love to have you think that it was the markets that gave you all of the advances in technology that we have enjoyed over the last 50 years. But a new report from the Longview Institute completely debunks...

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Is the U.S. Helping Israel die?

In the march of folly to Iran, there’s a growing consensus that Israel needs to get out of Bush’s back seat if it wants to survive. I’ve just read Ray McGovern’s very thought provoking essay:...

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Abraham Lincoln opposes Bush and the Iraq war

We all know that Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest presidents.  We all know he gave some of the best speeches.  We all know about his leadership in the Civil War, and his signing of the Emancipation Proclamation....

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