Too Many Rulings are Supremely Courteous to Corporations
The Walmart case is only one example of the Supreme Court’s growing tendency to side with the interests of big corporations over the rights of ordinary citizens.
Supreme Corp.
See no corporate malfeasance, hear no corporate malfeasance, speak no corporate malfeasance.
A Little Less Corporate Political Corruption
Obama is thinking about issuing an executive order that would mitigate some of the damage done to our democracy by the Supreme Court’s dastardly Citizens United edict.
Wanted: 21st-Century Gun Laws for 21st-Century Weapons
Life seldom imitates Clint Eastwood movies. Even when it does, you rarely get to be Clint.
Spitting in the Face of U.S. Troops
The myth that anti-Vietnam protesters spit on returning veterans lives on.
The Problem with Genetically Engineered Alfalfa
From Maine to Mexico and beyond, Monsanto and other transnational corporations are trying to control seeds, land, water, and other key resources.
North Korea: Why Engagement Now?
Geopolitics drove the U.S.-China detente. It could do the same between Washington and Pyongyang.
Sticking Together in Tough Times
With more workers facing long-term joblessness, the unemployed are working together for change.
Franken v. Roberts
Sen. Al Franken is shaking up the Washington establishment on behalf of regular folks.
Kagan’s Fascinating Conversations
A judge’s job is to recognize and apply the values of the Constitution, and that isn’t something a robot can do.
Supreme Court Rules Against Crime-Fighting
It’s now harder for Chicago cops to confiscate gangmembers’ guns.
From the Frontlines: June 28, 2010
The power of street heat, a turning point for Israel and Palestine, and a new Gulf economy.
Supreme Court Misfires on Second Amendment Ruling
When federal government uses the Second Amendment to shoot towns and states in the foot, our ability to protect violence is severely crippled.
Letters to the Editor: Kaul on Kagan and God
It’s always nice to get mail from our fans in these days of instant everything, especially when they have a sense of humor.
Academic Diversity on the Supreme Court
I’m against Kagan because she went to Harvard.