BY JIM HIGHTOWER “Repent,” the preacher cried out, startling those who heard him. This was no street evangelist ranting at the passing crowd, but the archbishop of Canterbury, head of the Church of England. His sharp admonition was pointed directly at a particular set of sinners, who undoubtedly had never given any thought to the […]

BY JAMES NIMMO As we GLBTs emerged sweaty and disheveled from our post-coital ruckus in Maine, I'm reminded that this is America and everything is...

BY FROMA HARROP Nearly every Republican these days calls for tax cuts and lower deficits, and in the same sentence. Point out that these goals clash – that taxes pay for government and not paying for government causes deficits, and the Republican counters, “We must shrink government, instead.” Sure. And you’re just the boys to […]

BY SUSAN ESTRICH There’s an old saying that hard cases make bad law. The same rule, unfortunately, applies to presidential decisions. What makes a case hard, of course, is when there is no “good” answer. The challenge for the decision maker is to find the least of the bad, the lesser of the evils. But […]

BY ALEXANDER COCKBURN A year after Obama’s triumphant election, hauling substantial majorities in the House and Senate on his coattails, the progressive sector sits trying to warm its hands before the bonfire of all its hopes. An awful “health reform” bill has cleared the House and is now headed for marriage with some even more […]