BY JOE CONASON If volunteerism is suddenly unpatriotic and even “socialist,” that will come as a nasty surprise to many of the Republicans and conservatives who always have supported such efforts, notably including both presidents named Bush. And if stepping up to help our neighbors and community on 9/11 would somehow dishonor the Americans killed […]

BY BRIAN RENEGAR After a second meeting of the Joint Legislative Water Committee, I feel that it is important to give an update on what...

BY ALEXANDER COCKBURN We’re homing in on the 10th anniversary of the destruction of the World Trade Center and the attack on the Pentagon. According to a survey conducted by Gfk NOP, one in 7 Americans and 1 in 4 among those aged 16-24 believe that there was a vast conspiracy in which the U.S. […]

BY SUSAN ESTRICH Alec Baldwin has a girlfriend. Hardly a headline, except for the fact that yoga instructor Hilaria Thomas is 26 years younger. Baldwin is a heartthrob for the 50-something and 40-something generation of women. To be sure, there was that awful voicemail message to his daughter. But equally awful was the disclosure of […]

BY RICHARD L. FRICKER Americans have some rather clear choices regarding their immediate future. Next week, as a matter of fact, which to choose: Watch...