Month: December 2009

Today’s explanation for the failure of our democracy is an easy one that any student of history could rattle off the top of his or her head. Democracies fail when their political leaders become dominated by the influence...

The film “Invictus” dramatizes the real-world events of 1995, when newly installed South African President Nelson Mandela urged his country to come together behind its rugby team, the Springboks, when South Africa...

Thirty-nine Democrats and every Republican in the House voted to default on America’s debt today. I think it is fair to say that our government is broken.

Advent Reflections are reprinted with permission from Churches for Middle East Peace. Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about...

If REAL PROGRESSIVES would summon the courage to step back from the entire Health Care Reform events and analyze them from the start to the present day, they would be shocked to see clearly the REAL POWER structures in this...