Obama’s Withdrawal Strategy Leaves Twice As Many Troops In Afghanistan
When Obama began his Presidency there were close to 38,000 troops in Afghanistan. If he keeps the promises that he will make in his speech tonight, eighteen months months from now, after withdrawing, or reclassifying, 30,000 troops, there will still be 68,000 troops left in Afghanistan. December, 2009, in a speech delivered at the U.S. […]
Is the Left Pushing America to the Right?
When left-leaning American’s abandon their principles for what they believe is politically expedient, they inadvertently shift the center of the national political spectrum farther to the right. Even as many of the supposed American left criticize Obama and his administration for capitulating before negotiating, as a whole, they have done the same thing. Whether the […]
First Cairo Egypt And Now Washington DC: Tent City Occupation Begins Oct. 6, 2011
Finally, a large, and rapidly growing, coalition of left wing and progressive activists, and organizations, is coming together with a clear and united platform. Hundreds of thousands are expected to descend on DC this coming October, 111 days from now, not just to march in a permitted parade and then return home, but to stay […]
Why Does America Have A “Special Relationship” With Israel?
American support for Israel must not be at the expense of the Arab people. America should support a peaceful and secure resolution rather than any belligerent combatant. Instead of offering blind allegiance, and a carte blanche, to an old frenemy, America, and the world, would be better served by developing a “special relationship” with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the democratic revolutions sweeping the world.
Global Unrest and Europe’s GIPSI Revolution
Although England and France are facing equally bleak outlooks, with severe cuts to public services and an increasing drain on the working class, they are yet to face the full-blown, dreaded, IMF loan criteria of mass privatization and third world indebtedness being imposed on the GIPSI countries; Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, and Italy. Currently, though […]
