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Dear Governor Schwarzenegger:Six states — Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia — have already passed laws that support growing industrial hemp and it is time for California to clear the way for California farmers to start growing this important crop. There is a surprising number of major corporations who use large quantities…
George W. Bush—the master of fabricated distractions—as with the false pretense invasion of Iraq—has turned the national television news media away from the United States. So it was a sobering reversal of direction to watch ABC’s August 24th Primetime Special Edition “Out of Control: AIDS in Black America.” It marked the 25th anniversary of the…
Dear Mr. Steinbrenner: So you want to be the man who tears down “the House That Ruth Built.” And for what? More profit. Neither you, nor the city government you pressured, nor anyone else should ever do this to a place so rich in history and tradition as Yankee Stadium. Would the city ever tear…
I first came across the name of John Kenneth Galbraith during my student years at Princeton where I picked up his book American Capitalism. Wondering why it was not on any reading list for my economics course, I put the question to the professor. He replied: “It’s really not about economics. It’s about political economy.”…
The widespread destruction of a defenseless Lebanon—its civilians, its life-sustaining public services, its environment—is a grim and indelible testament to your consummate cruelty and ignorance. Nearly two weeks ago when your tardy Secretary of State met with the Israeli Prime Minister, the message she carried was summarized in a large headline across page one of…
1. The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism by the legendary founder of the Vanguard mutual funds — John C. Bogle (Yale University Press, 2006). Hurling honesty and insight against the fraud and greed of mutual funds and the financial industry in general. He wants reforms. 2. The People’s Business — Controlling Corporations and Restoring…
Hartford, CT—The “word of mouth” and the contest of lawn signs speak victory for Ned Lamont over Senator Joseph Lieberman in the most closely watched Democratic Party primary in the country. The latest Quinnipiac poll has Lamont ahead by 54-41. Journeying around this state of poor cities and prosperous towns, I found that the unyielding…
Four years ago, gasoline was $1.36 a gallon on average. This past January, gasoline prices were 72 cents lower than they are today at over $3.00 per gallon. Production and refining costs since those time periods have not increased by much. Who’s raking it in? The oil-producing nations, for one, and the ExxonMobils of the…
British Kings used to be described with an epithet after their name, as with Richard-the Lion Hearted. Events on the warring grounds of the Middle East—from Iraq to Palestine to Lebanon — that Bush, by his aggressive choice is mired in — warrant him being called “George-the War Criminal” or “George-the Patron Saint of Elected…
July 17, 2006 Dear President Bush: You have been a weak president, despite your strutting and barking, when it comes to doing the right things for the American people within the Constitution and its rule of law. This trait is now in bold relief over the Israeli government’s escalating war crimes pulverizing the defenseless people…