Articles Posted in the Opinion Category

  • Over the Top in Under the Radar

    Over the Top in Under the Radar

    By Jill Chapin January 1, 2009 Ellen Leopold does a masterful job of showing us how our government’s Cold War mentality played a sinister role regarding radiation therapies in the treatment of cancer. Her book,…

  • 2008 – The Year Hope Battled Hate

    2008 – The Year Hope Battled Hate

    Patrick Goggin By Patrick Goggin December 26, 2008 From the rise of Barack Obama to marking 30 years since we lost Harvey Milk, 2008 saw the message of hope reverberate from shore to shore and…

  • Those Ungrateful Iraqis

    Those Ungrateful Iraqis

    By Terry Canaan December 17, 2008 It may turn out to be one of the most lasting images of the Bush presidency. The leader of the free world ducks as an angry journalist throws a…

  • Assessing the Bush Legacy: The Measure of the Man and His Administration

    Assessing the Bush Legacy:
    The Measure of the Man
    and His Administration

    By Stephen Lendman December 17, 2008 George W. Bush. US president: January 20, 2001 – January 19, 2009. Born of privilege. Unimpressive by every measure. A history of underachievement. Chosen by big money. Arranged through…

  • A Green New Deal

    A Green New Deal

    By Terry Canaan December 16, 2008 I guess the big news this week is that some guy in Iraq winged a pair of shoes at President Bush’s head. All the news reports are telling us…

  • Bush: “I don’t know what his beef is”

    Bush: “I don’t know what his beef is”

    By Cindy Sheehan December 16, 2008 “I’m not insulted. I don’t hold it against the government. The guy wanted to get on TV and he did. I don’t know what his beef is, but whatever…

  • Tony Guilfoyle, For the People

    Tony Guilfoyle, For the People

    Tony Guilfoyle, RIP Photos by Luke Thomas By Dee Kennedy December 12, 2008 On Thanksgiving night past, a rare gem with diamond sparkling eyes said his final goodbyes to his beautiful family and close friends…