Perspectives
Six months of the Obama administration
By Joe Kishore, July 21, 2009
Six months ago yesterday, Barack Obama was inaugurated as president of the United States. It is an appropriate time to take stock of what has transpired.
Forty years since the first Moon landing
By Patrick Martin, July 20, 2009
Forty years ago, two American astronauts became the first human beings to land on the Moon. This historic feat is all the more remarkable because manned exploration of Earth’s satellite inaugurated ...
Obama’s speech to the NAACP
By Tom Eley, July 18, 2009
The thrust of Obama’s speech before the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on Thursday was to blame working class African-Americans for the social crisis engulfing th...
Obama’s war
By Bill Van Auken, July 17, 2009
With Obama approaching the end of his sixth month in office, there are growing indications that Washington is in only the first stages of a major escalation of the Afghanistan war.
Obama’s neocolonial mission in Africa
By Ann Talbot, July 16, 2009
Last week, President Barack Obama flew from the G8 summit in Italy to Accra, the capital of Ghana in West Africa, for his first visit to Sub-Saharan Africa since becoming president.
The Nation promotes Iran’s “Green Wave”
Once again: Iran, imperialism and the “left”
By Barry Grey, July 15, 2009
The current issue of the Nation features a lengthy article by Dreyfuss entitled “Iran’s Green Wave.” What is remarkable about this article is its frank characterization of the forces that domina...
Death squads and US democracy
By Bill Van Auken, July 14, 2009
The revelation that former Vice President Cheney ordered the CIA to keep a covert assassination program secret from Congress is an indication of the crisis gripping the American political establishmen...
Xinjiang unrest reveals fragility of Chinese state
By John Chan, July 13, 2009
The unrest of Xinjiang’s Uighur workers and students, and the brutal military response of the Chinese government, reveal that the very foundations of a unified China of 1.3 billion people, 56 ethnic...
The new GM
By Joe Kishore, July 11, 2009
The “new” General Motors exited bankruptcy court on Friday to much acclaim in the media. With the help of the Obama administration and courts, the company has shed nearly $130 billion in liabiliti...
A war of colonial conquest in Afghanistan
By James Cogan, July 10, 2009
It is remarkable that even as the Obama administration has escalated the war, it has virtually dropped the original pretext that was used to justify it. What ever happened to Osama bin Laden?
Tehran and Tegucigalpa: A tale of two capitals
By Barry Grey, July 9, 2009
The contrasting coverage of events in Iran and Honduras says a great deal about the character and role of the American media.
The Honduran coup: A warning to the working class
By Bill Van Auken, July 8, 2009
With nationwide strikes and protests, workers have waged an implacable struggle against the coup in Honduras. The success of this movement depends upon its political independence from all sections of ...
