Month: August 2007

Yesterday, Brenda Stewart drew our attention to an article by Dilip Hiro about the decline of American power during the Bush era. The article does, indeed, paint a disturbing picture. But it also shows how The Establishment...

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Marvel Comics used to do a series called What if…? What if Spider Man joined the Fantastic Four? What if Captain America had agreed to run for president as a third-party candidate? I’m reminded of that series when I...

I’m pretty pissed off right now. And frankly, I’m not nearly alone here, as Congress’ approval is at an all time low, according to a new Gallup Poll. And even though there is more approval for Democrats than republicans, and...

Supposedly, while they are on their summer recess, politicians are not just vacationing, but are mixing it up with their constituents. This is when we get the chance to confront them face-to-face (if we frequent the same...