Month: May 2009

Samuel Wurzelbacher isn’t named Joe and he isn’t a plumber, but he is known as Joe the Plumber. For some reason people are fascinated by what he has to say. Now he’s emerging as some kind of explicitly...

United States: catalyst for peace or financier of conflict? Ask Congress to investigate tax dollars used to harm civilians in Gaza. So says the sign on this truck, parked outside of the site of the AIPAC Conference going on May...

New symbol, dying days. It’s not yer rage act yer age girl. Gentleman’s drone war Smiles on his children. Rest reassured age/phase. The new symbol Quiet in the cage.

We know that the military has been deeply infiltrated by evangelical Christians at every level, people whose allegiance to their faith trumps their allegiance to their country. I’m all for freedom of religion, but when you...

(See parts one and two.) In many ways, the discussion of race in America, particularly as it relates to today’s issues (the economy, health care, education), brings to mind the parable of the blind men and the elephant....