Potential global repercussions of the Clinton/Obama battle
What will a Clinton nomination win mean for the presidential elections? What will an Obama win anticipate for the future??
View ArticleWhere is Foreign Policy beyond the Middle East?
With primary season becoming a contest over personalities and the meaning of change, we are losing sight of vitally important policy differences amongst the candidates especially around foreign policy...
View ArticleForeign Policy Teams
Stephen Zunes finally compiled his survey of the leading Dem candidates on foreign policy.
View ArticleThe Greens and Other Third Parties
With acrimony enveloping the Democratic primaries and discord amongst Republicans, the Green Party and other third parties might see a resurgence of interest.
View ArticleHave web forums become too partisan?
While perusing various democratic oriented sites, heavy political bias has been evident.
View ArticleThe Real Problem with Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton has much bigger problems than her electability. For progressives, her 35 years of experience are actually THE problem, and her position on war and militarism are THE issue.
View Article"Get Your War On" endorses Obama
David Rees, the cartoonist behind the genius of "Get Your War On", endorses Obama. The cartoon has been running ever since 9/11 and has provided foul mouthed respite from the war of terror ever since....
View ArticleSome Star Trek Unity
Just for the hell of it, I threw this together when I really should have been grading.
View ArticleDistrict by District Maps + One NY County for Obama
The NY Times probably has the best election guide for political junkies. Already tonight we have a pretty good break down of which district/county voted for which candidate.
View ArticleThe Republicans' Aces
The Republicans will not give up the White House easily. Even with everything that has gone wrong in the last eight years, the party has "Aces Up Its Sleeves", even as their enablers in the Democratic...
View ArticleRon Paul Winds Down Campaign
Ron Paul sees no possibility of a brokered convention, and will wind down his campaign and focus on his own congressional district. It is still not clear whether he will "suspend" his campaign or not.
View ArticleCompilation of Presidents on Film
Some of the recent speculation on what a McCain, Huckabee, Romney, or Giuliani presidency would look like led me to dig deep into my film memory vault for compelling and cautionary White House scenes....
View ArticleJericho: A Cautionary Series?
Ok, getting away from primary season for a bit here to recommend a show that is getting very interesting very fast.
View ArticleObama Beer
For the Obamaphiles here, two good things come together. I'm surprised no one has diaried this yet.
View ArticleHillary's Unrelenting Hawkishness
I don't like candidate advocacy or trash diaries, but recent comments from the Hillary Clinton campaign have reinforced the worst of her toxic militaristic foreign policy brew, extending beyond the...
View ArticleGetting the Apocalypse back on Track
First it was Hillary, and now the character assassination gravy train is gunning for Obama. The two-pronged identity politics offensive against women and minorities is in full swing, brought on by the...
View ArticleThe wave of change reaches Paraguay
The revolutionary wave in Latin America reached Paraguay yesterday, as a combination of union, indigenous, and campesino power ejected the 61-year rule of the Colorado Party. Will Hillary and Obama...
View ArticleWar with Latin America?
The little noticed, but ominous news that the US is moving towards reactivating its Carribean and Latin America Naval fleet after an absence of almost 60 years should be ringing serious alarm bells...
View ArticleMike Gravel tries to steal Obama Girl
My man Gravel tries to steal Obama Girl in this video.
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