Fair and reliable elections, an informed citizenry, wide participation in governance — these are cornerstones of democracy. But the recent election in the U.S.A. has pointed out serious cracks in those cornerstones. …
In “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” Lewis Carroll tells the story of Alice, a more-or-less average curious, rational child, who, on a dreamy summer day, chases a waistcoat-wearing white rabbit down a rabbit hole into a bizarre land. In this, and…
“We can fight against the Europeans, we can fight with rhetoric against them,” said Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Victoria Nuland during a meeting of United States officials at a security conference February in Munich, according to the…
During the presidency of Ronald Reagan, Republicans latched onto three theories that allowed them to hand out tax cuts and pile up debt. One theory is “Starve the Beast“, which says to cut taxes now, so to bring on a…
Two weeks ago Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) brought an impeachment resolution against President George W. Bush to the House floor.x30x31 It took him nearly five hours to read the resolution’s 35 articles.x32 Each article charges Bush with a criminal act,…