Tag Archives: war for oil

How much has Obama added to the debt, anyway?

By Mark | February 1, 2012

We’ve talked a lot over the years about how much of our current national debt is directly attributable to the administration of our most recent President Bush (I wanted to refer to him “George Bush the Lesser,” but I thought that someone might accuse me of being being less than fair and balanced), but I […]

Posted in Economics, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Americans for Tax Reform, Bush tax cuts, debt, George Bush, George Bush the Lesser, Grover Norquist, Iraq war, national debt, Obama, Ronald Reagan, tax the rich | 8 Comments

Juan Cole on the spread of democracy in the Muslim world, and the anti-democratic legacy of 9/11 at home

By Mark | September 11, 2011

As reluctant as I am to jump on the “Let’s Milk the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks for Ratings and Ad Revenue” bandwagon, I just read a very thoughtful piece by U-M history professor Juan Cole, and felt as though it deserved to be passed along. Here’s a clip. I’d encourage you, however, to […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, History, Politics | Also tagged 9/11, Abu Ghraib, al Qaeda, Arab Spring, Bush, Bush administration, CIA, democracy, democracy protests, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Juan Cole, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, Qaddafi, surveillance culture, Tahrir Square, terrorism, threats to Democracy, Tunisia, two state solution, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali | 14 Comments

Pushing a gas tax, declaring Detroit “dead,” and assigning blame to John Dingell

By Mark | September 24, 2009

I don’t typically quote a lot of Thomas Friedman here, but he’s got a column it today’s New York Times on one of my favorite subjects – the gas tax… I’ve said it before, and I’m sure I’ll say it again, but we desperately need a coordinated campaign for a gas tax in this country… […]