Top 10 Reasons Why Paul Wolfowitz Was a Great World Bank President
Progressives should think twice before rejoicing over Wolfie’s departure.
Annotate This: Commander Guy Bush
Is Bush “the” commander guy or just “a” commander guy? It really doesn’t matter much since he’s the commander in chief. He gets to command, unless Congress decides it’s had enough and commands him not to.
Recycling Nuclear Waste Too Dangerous
President George W. Bush has recently intensified efforts to revive nuclear recycling.
Foreign Investors Gone Wild
Leaders of developing countries are often forced to work with institutions that promote and protect foreign investment — with little regard for the costs to democracy and the environment.
What Happens After Bush Vetoes the Iraq Spending Bill?
The Democratic leadership doesn’t have the votes to override a veto but the Dems are reluctant to sign another blank check for the war.
Round-The-Clock Voting
Voting can no longer be a civic duty exercised every few years. We must now vote 365 days a year, telling our leaders that they won’t wait another election cycle to sink the country further into the Iraq War’s quagmire.
U.N. Ambassador’s Oily Past
The White House, however ideologically committed to unilateralism and the unbridled assertion of military power, still needs the UN.
Our State Among States
The Iraq War has become the face of the United States around the world and this will haunt Bush during his State of the Union address.
Annotate This: Escalation in Iraq
The mistakes that the president acknowledged in his speech are perpetuated in his plan.
Israel Will Create More Terrorists Than It Kills
This op-ed ran in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel on July 22, 2006.
Plan for Withdrawal
Given that Bush’s goals are unreachable, the only option is to change course and bring the troops home now.
Administration Still Doesnt Recognize the Main Factor in the War
Vowing to “Stay the Course” the President made clear that the administration still doesn’t recognize that the U.S. occupation is driving the resistance.
Let Mr. Bush Explain the War to High Schoolers
President George W. Bush go on live television before a tough crowd to explain his Iraq strategy.
Crude Vision
How oil interests obscured US Government focus on chemical weapons use by Saddam Hussein.