From the daily archives: Thursday, March 31, 2011

Did American Workers “Get What They Deserved?”

By Dave Johnson On March 31, 2011  

What did people expect would happen when they voted for Reagan, Bush and other conservatives, or supported their policies? In the Holland (Michigan) Sentinel community columnist Ray Buursma writes, American workers got what they deserved. Some of the things he says might resonate with many of us,

Remember the Reagan standard? Are you [...]

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Racism charges denied by Life Always targeting black communities

By Aaron Krager On March 31, 2011  

After the unveiling of Life Always’ ad at 58th and State St. on Chicago’s south side Rev. Stephen Broden, a board member of the organization, and other speakers responded to questions.

The total cost of the thirty ads was not revealed but the spokesperson of the organization is supposed to be gathering [...]

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The U.S. in Libya: Like it or not, we’re in for the long haul

By Rafael Noboa y Rivera On March 31, 2011  

Yesterday, news broke that President Obama had signed a secret order – called a ‘finding‘ – which authorised the covert support of the United States government for the Libyan rebel forces.

Basically, a finding is one of the principal forms by which the president authorises secret operations by the Central Intelligence Agency.

As an Iraq [...]

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Education: two important proposals

By Kenneth Bernstein On March 31, 2011  

Education is not listed among the enumerated powers of Article I Section 8 of the Constitution. Yet the national governments of the United States have maintained an interest in education going back to the Congress under the Articles of Confederation, which in the Land Ordinance of 1785 established that the 16th of the 36 square [...]

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