AltWeeklies Wire
Libya: The Devils We Don't Know
Give George W. Bush credit: he respected the American people enough to lie us into war. Obama wants us sign a blank check on Libya, no questions asked.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
03-31-2011 |
Commentary
Libya: Another War We Shouldn't Believe In
We're broke. Our military is overextended, losing two wars against the people of Afghanistan and Iraq. The President might be able to lie his way into a third war against Libya, but he and his party must explain why we're attacking a nation that poses no threat to the United States.
Central Asian Tsunami Will Be 100 Times Worse Than Japan
The earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan last week has killed at least 10,000 people. The coming inland tsunami in Central Asia will be 100 times worse—and it's avoidable.
Unions? What Unions?
Labor unions have responded to attacks with a series of poorly thought-out strategies that fed into the narrative that they were marginal and corrupt.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
03-07-2011 |
Business & Labor
Don't Fall for the Phony Budget Crisis
Politicians and pundits from both parties tell us that the good times are over, that we've got to start living within our means. They're lying.
Hope and Change? Not for Americans
Revolutionary foment is on the march around the globe. Not it has arrived in the American Midwest, but where is Obama? What's good for the Hosni isn't good for the Barry.
Borders is Bankrupt. Will Books Survive?
The next time you walk past the empty ghost store where your local Borders used to be, you may ask yourself: Are we becoming a post-literate society?
America Against the People of Egypt
President Obama is handling the Egyptian revolution with all the class and diplomacy of George W. Bush. And he's mistaking many of the same mistakes.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
02-09-2011 |
International
The New Face of Revolution: No Leaders or Parties Need Apply
The uprisings we are witnessing today have their roots in the decline of industrial production that began 60 years ago.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
02-03-2011 |
International
Cynicism and Apathy? Blame Pols Like Obama, Not Us
Christina-Taylor, says President Obama, saw politics "through the eyes of a child, undimmed by the cynicism or vitriol that we adults all too often take for granted." But cynicism isn't an inherent part of growing up. Politicians like Obama turn optimistic children into cynical adults.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-28-2011 |
Commentary
It's Mourning in America: Tacky and Weird
As witnessed again in the aftermath of the Tucson massacre, Americans don't mourn right. We turn tragedy into kitsch.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-18-2011 |
Commentary
Political Violence? Stop Violent Politics
The cognitive disconnect between reality and self-perception in American society and politics is bizarre and frightening.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-10-2011 |
Commentary
On Income Inequality, Some Weasels Are More Equal Than Others
Everyone talks about income inequality, but no one does anything about it.
In Central Asia, WikiLeaks Unmasks the Devils We Know
If Goldman Sachs executives can make $50 million a year and then run America's economy in Washington, what's so different about what Central Asian oligarchs do?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
12-08-2010 |
Commentary
How I Conned the Taliban
The Taliban can be fooled too -- as I learned during my own top secret mission deep in the deepest valleys between the highest mountains of the Hindu Kush.
