Baby Scapegoats
GOP lawmakers are shamefully seeking to score political points at the expense of undocumented workers’ children.
Mosque of Liberty
That America brings together peoples from all parts of the world and aspires to treats everyone as an equal is our strength and our message to the world.
From the Frontlines: May 20th, 2010
Afghanistan, financial reform, and the nation’s first carbon tax.
Book Review:’The Rise and Fall of Fast Track Trade Authority’
A new book on U.S. trade policy demonstrates that fast track is the wrong track.
Change in Burma?
The Burmese government has announced far-reaching reforms. Or are they reforms?
Why Bolivia Matters
Evo Morales and his supporters have a plan to reform Bolivia, explains Laura Carlsen, and they’ll stare down vested interests, international bankers, and even Washington if necessary.
Myanmar, Minorities, and the Military
The future of Myanmar may be decided not by monks or military but by minorities.
Article 9’s Global Impact
Japan is on the verge of abandoning its peace constitution. But Tokyo should think twice, for the sake of Japan, the region, and the world.
Geography is a Flavor
It is often said that Americans learn their geography only when a war prompts the TV news to display a map, with helpful arrows and starbursts to indicate ground assaults and aerial attacks amid the confusing borders and hard-to-pronounce place names.
Putting the President in His Place
Congress can scale back the imperial presidency by acting now on Iraq and signing statements.
Dude, Where Are My Rights?
The Bush administration has launched Round Two of its assault on the Constitution. Now its habeas corpus in the crosshairs.
A New Endgame in Iraq
Even if an all out civil war is avoided now, it may not be as easy to avoid in the future if negotiations over either the formation of a coalition government or the constitutional settlement finally break down.
KQED Forum: Iraqi Elections
Four experts from across the political spectrum debate the meaning of the results of the elections and the future of Iraq and U.S. military involvement there.
A Constitution of Trouble
Despite an announced “compromise” both the procedure that produced the Iraqi constitutional draft that will be voted on October 15, and its constitutional substance were and are disastrous.