Author Archives: MZR

Americans have been watching protests against oppressive regimes that concentrate massive wealth in the hands of an elite few. Yet in our own democracy, 1 percent of the people take nearly a quarter of the nation’s income—an inequality even the … Continue reading →

Posted on Apr 3, 2011 By Chris Hedges The phrase consent of the governed has been turned into a cruel joke. There is no way to vote against the interests of Goldman Sachs. Civil Disobedience is the only tool we have left. … Continue reading →

Posted on Mar 27, 2011 By Chris Hedges The uprisings in the Middle East, the unrest that is tearing apart nations such as the Ivory Coast, the bubbling discontent in Greece, Ireland and Britain and the labor disputes in states such as … Continue reading →

March 25, 2011 By BOB HERBERT So here we are pouring shiploads of cash into yet another war, this time in Libya, while simultaneously demolishing school budgets, closing libraries, laying off teachers and police officers, and generally letting the bottom … Continue reading →

Posted on Mar 14, 2011 By Chris Hedges The liberal class is discovering what happens when you tolerate the intolerant. Let hate speech pollute the airways. Let corporations buy up your courts and state and federal legislative bodies. Let the Christian religion … Continue reading →

by Sports Editor on March 8, 2011 The PBH Network Remember your first job? Probably at a fast food joint, or maybe working retail somewhere. If you’re like me, you thought $5.65 an hour was a fortune. I mean, working … Continue reading →

March 4, 2011 By BOB HERBERT The cost of college has skyrocketed and a four-year degree has become an ever more essential cornerstone to a middle-class standard of living. But what are America’s kids actually learning in college? For an … Continue reading →

By David DeGraw, AmpedStatus Report If you think what’s happening in Egypt won’t happen within the United States, you’ve been watching too much TV. The statistics speak for themselves.  In previous Revolution Roundups [22], before we were knocked offline, we … Continue reading →

February 18, 2011 By CHARLES M. BLOW It’s time for us to stop lying to ourselves about this country. America is great in many ways, but on a whole host of measures — some of which are shown in the … Continue reading →

By BOB HERBERT  Feb 15, 2011   As the throngs celebrated in Cairo, I couldn’t help wondering about what is happening to democracy here in the United States. I think it’s on the ropes. We’re in serious danger of becoming … Continue reading →