In These Times Tag Archive

Assassinating the Rule of Law

Of all the promises made by candidate Barack Obama, it was his promise to end the lawlessness of the Bush years by closing Guantanamo,...

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Feds Focus on Foreclosure Fall Guys

If you follow the press releases coming out of the U.S. Attorney’s Office here in Chicago, as dutifully reported on by local and national...

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Wall Street Pulls Obama’s Strings

Whatever grim bargain emerges from the federal debt ceiling and budget negotiations, it’s clear the losers will be poor and middle-class...

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Give Americans Healthcare

One year after the passage of the Obama administration’s signature healthcare reform bill, the future of the legislation is in serious...

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AIPAC’s Country, Right or Wrong

For too long, U.S. policy toward Israel has been controlled by AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee), a group that demands...

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Political Corruption Laws: Absurd Theater

A sad drama played out Christmas week in Chicago when a federal judge rejected former Illinois Governor George Ryan’s bid to overturn his...

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Good Profits and ‘The Good War’

Now in its tenth year, the war in Afghanistan is the longest in U.S. history. And as the war drags on, the situation goes from bad to...

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Some Policies Don’t Change

Obama has changed the rhetoric of the Bush Administration. Unfortunately, he has not changed the destructive policies that continue to make...

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Sold to the United States for Cash

In May, President Barack Obama began floating the idea that his administration might seek the power to “preventatively detain”...

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