Category: Politics
The Dubai Ports Deal and Our American Ship of State
by Ian Williams | Mar 15, 2006 | Foreign Policy, PoliticsAfter the outpouring of enthusiasm we received for his stinging sendup of George W. Bush’s monarchical presidency by Ian Williams, we knew it was only a matter of time until we asked our friend Williams to pen another essay. When a controversy erupted over the plan to offer management of several U.S. ports to a company from […]
Congress Talks Reform, Doesn’t Act | Bush and Torture | State Secrets Are Piling Up
by WS Editors | Mar 15, 2006 | National Security, PoliticsReform Fatigue—“Reform” has been the buzzword in Washington this winter. Anxious lawmakers reacted with alarm to lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s guilty plea. Something needed to be done to silence the public outcry—the sooner the better. That something is turning out to be little more than nothing. Abramoff is temporarily off the front page. And every member […]
The Agenda Behind Bush’s Budget | FEMA’s Fault? | Minority Report
by WS Editors | Mar 1, 2006 | Economy, PoliticsMonetary Madness—Days before the Bush administration unveiled its 2007 budget, the House of Representatives approved a bill mandating over $40 billion in spending cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, student loans and numerous other social programs. It was a squeaker, passing by 216 to 214, only after Dick Cheney returned from the Middle East to break a […]
Our “Healthy” Economy Is Heading for Trouble
by Doug Henwood | Feb 15, 2006 | Economy, PoliticsReading through the text of President Bush’s State of the Union speech the morning after, it occurred to us that to get real information about the state of our union the last source one should look to is this annual address. The State of the Union has become a dis-infomercial, an overstuffed grab bag of […]
Lay Off Abramoff | Broken Promises to New Orleans | Phony Reformers
by WS Editors | Feb 15, 2006 | Environment, PoliticsStrange Coincidences—They’re beginning to pile up in the Abramoff case. It started in November 2002, when the acting U.S. Attorney on Guam, Frederick Black, was replaced the day after he subpoenaed a secret contract between Guam’s government and the indicted lobbying kingpin Jack Abramoff. Fast-forward to January 2006. As the White House is feeling the […]
Bad Faith Documentary
Bad Faith
“A great and powerful and timely film” – Ken Burns
Critics are raving about BAD FAITH, the sensational expose of Christian Nationalism from directors Stephen Ujlaki and Chris Jones
“One of the Ten Best Films of 2024” – Variety