Author Archives: MZR

Posted on Apr 25, 2011 By Chris Hedges When did our democracy die? When did it irrevocably transform itself into a lifeless farce and absurd political theater? When did the press, labor, universities and the Democratic Party—which once made piecemeal and incremental … Continue reading →

Posted on Apr 19, 2011 By Robert Scheer The debate over Republicans’ insistence on continued tax breaks for the superrich and the corporations they run should come to a screeching halt with the report in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal headlined “Big U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted on Apr 18, 2011 By Chris Hedges These are remarks Chris Hedges made in Union Square in New York City last Friday during a protest outside a branch office of the Bank of America. We stand today before the gates of … Continue reading →

By JOHN AMAECHI Chris Goodney/Bloomberg News; Lucy Nicholson/Reuters John Amaechi said Kobe Bryant shouldn’t fight the fine imposed for his use of an antigay slur. After Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant directed an antigay slur at a referee Tuesday … Continue reading →

Posted on Apr 12, 2011 By Robert Scheer In the ever-so-smug company of the rich and powerful it is a given that there is never to be any expression of remorse or other acknowledgement of the pain they have inflicted on the … Continue reading →

Posted on Apr 10, 2011 By Chris Hedges A nation that destroys its systems of education, degrades its public information, guts its public libraries and turns its airwaves into vehicles for cheap, mindless amusement becomes deaf, dumb and blind. It prizes test … Continue reading →

April 8, 2011 By CHARLES M. BLOW So, “The One” wants a Round Two. This week President Obama made it official that he’s seeking a second turn. Make no mistake, that’s going to be hard. In the prologue to “The … Continue reading →

By JOE NOCERA I don’t know about you, but I had a hard time stomaching the sight of Jim Calhoun holding the championship trophy after Monday’s final game of the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament. Not because it was a lousy … Continue reading →

Predicting that Obama will be a one-term president is easy: Americans vote their pocketbooks. There is nothing remotely ideological or personal in my prediction that President Obama will lose the 2012 election. Both parties are equally out of touch with … Continue reading →

Posted on Apr 5, 2011 By Robert Scheer A “working class hero,” John Lennon told us in his song of that title, “is something to be/ Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV/ And you think you’re so clever and … Continue reading →