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Why McCain’s internet ignorance matters

In today's world, very few people are not in someway effected by the internet. The internet allows us to communicate with people all across the world. New laws…

Atmosphere of intimidation

Bill Moyers had Jane Mayer on the other night to talk about her new book: The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into…

Justice Dept. violated federal laws

The Justice Department under former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales routinely violated federal hiring laws by using politics, sexual preference and other illegal criteria to replace qualifications, an internal report concludes.

Another record deficit

The White House has disclosed that the Bush administration will be leaving behind a nasty house-warming gift for the next president: a record budget deficit of $482 billion in fiscal…

Accepting moral responsibility for Iraq

A successful surge in Iraq is welcome news, but legislators, the media, and average Americans should exercise caution and some skepticism before accepting any news about Iraq that they're already…

The media’s love affair with Obama

Appearing at a rally in behalf of Franklin Roosevelt in 1932, humorist Will Rogers said in introducing the Democratic presidential nominee that he would keep it short because he didn't…

Obama’s risky surge strategy

With the United States fighting two wars on foreign soil, Barack Obama promises to end the bad one, in Iraq, and to escalate the good one, in Afghanistan. He still…

Is John McCain really Bob Dole?

It's an election between old and new.

The Republican presidential candidate is a former war hero and seasoned senator who would be the oldest president in history when he starts his…

Lies, damn lies and the Web

When I was a college teacher a few years ago, I got an education, a harsh wake-up call, on the subject of identity and the Internet.

Barack Obama’s smoking gun

Whether it makes a difference that Barack Obama once was a smoker (and may be struggling to keep a nonsmoking status) may depend on whether or not you smoke.

Whether it…