Chicago (Special to Informed Comment) – In Franz Kafka’s story “The Metamorphosis,” Gregor Samsa awakens to “find himself transformed into a monstrous vermin” — a […]
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Romney’s “Across the Board” Tax Cuts benefit the Super-Rich
In his acceptance speech for his primary victories in Arizona and Michigan, Mitt Romney repeated his pledges to cut taxes 20 percent “across the board” […]
Tomgram: Engelhardt and Turse, The End in Afghanistan?
You would have to be blind not to notice that the American effort in Afghanistan is heading into the tank…
Omar Khayyam (46)
Khayyam, why do you beat yourself up over your lapses? What’s the profit or loss in regret? Whoever hasn’t sinned can’t be forgiven. Forgiveness came […]
Top Ten Differences Between Rick Santorum and JFK
Rick Santorum said Monday that when he first heard John F. Kennedy’s speech on religion and politics, it made him want to puke. Santorum misrepresented […]
Fresh evidence of CIA civilian deaths in Pakistan revealed: Jones
Two new investigations confirm ongoing CIA civilian deaths in Pakistan.
Omar Khayyam (4)
Man of the cloth, do me a favor. Take a deep beath and do God’s work for us. We’re on the straight path, but you […]
Qur’an-burning Protests Spread, Santorum calls Obama Weak for Apologizing
The protests in Afghanistan over the burning of old copies of the Qur’an, the Muslim holy book, by the US military at Bagram Base in […]
At Oscars, Director of “A Separation” Slams War Talk
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, whose film “A Separation,” won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film this year, had this to say in his acceptance speech: […]
Omar Khayyam (45)
Since things are not going to work out the way we want, where will it get us to dwell on our struggles?– Except to sit […]
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