President Barack Obamas performance during the first presidential debate with Mitt Romney has been widely panned. Much of this criticism circulates around contrasts between style and substance. Mitt Romney was certainly more energetic and upbeat, even if he also came … Continue reading
I recently read an interesting article entitled Top Predator on the Plains: Wolf, Bear or Human, written by Michelle Berry, a Masters student in Environmental Studies at Stanford University. You can read it here, http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/09/24/top-predator-on-the-plains-wolf-bear-or-human. Using historical documents, she examines … Continue reading
The Occupy Movement is one year old, so let us take a look at its accomplishments. The movement emerged out of the coalescing of right and left wing populisms, angry over the economic and political system that pervades the United … Continue reading
With the Republican and Democratic conventions behind us, I have been thinking about lying in politics Prevaricating, deceiving, fabricating, falsifying, misrepresenting, dishonesty, duplicity, double-dealing. They all reflect a state of untruthfulness that has become ingrained in our political system. This … Continue reading
Robert Reich is one of the best progressive policy voices in the United States, and a favourite speaker and writer of mine. Most policy wonks are afraid to tread into the moral realm, but not Reich. Indeed, he has a … Continue reading