I’m all for holding elections. But the US right wing misunderstands elections as equalling democracy, which they do not. In fact, what we have seen […]

The USG Open Source Center summarizes the address of Leader Ali Khamenei of Iran on the occasion of the Persian New Year, in which he […]

Proponents of unregulated capitalism, or if you will, the ‘free market,’ maintain that it provides a better life for all than do other systems. This […]

Philip Jenkins studied violence in the Bible and in the Qur’an, and found that the Bible is ‘far more violent.’ This conclusion is obvious to […]

Daily Kos analyzes a Kaiser poll showing that a majority of Americans does not care one way or another that the Republican Party opposes heath […]

Today Iranians mark Now Ruz, their ancient New Year’s day, celebrated on the vernal equinox (which most often falls on March 21 but sometimes, as […]

For the seventh anniversary of the launching of the Iraq War, Jasim al-Azzawi interviews Juergen Todenhoefer and myself: End/ (Not Continued)

Jon Stewart uses satire to point to the real dangers of Glenn Beck’s demagoguery (brought to you by the world’s most evil billionaire, Rupert Murdoch) […]

The visit to Gaza of Lady Ashton, the head of foreign policy in the European Union, was marred Thursday when a small fringe militant group […]