Blog Archive: December, 2006

The Dirt On Our Farms

As a vegan who enjoys prowling the local farmer's market for new and delicious produce to cook up, I've long been convinced that the way most Americans interact with fruits and veg read more »

So The <i>Post</i> Interviews Bush, Eh?

I really appreciate the fact that the Washington Post actually published their transcript of their exclusive interview read more »

Ahmadinejad: Hitler Or George Clooney?

The results of Iran's local elections are still being tabulated, but headlines around the world read more »

TMII (Too Much Iraq Information)? Or, Sausage-Making With Iraqi Children

Paul Schemm , on Arabist.com, offers a glimpse at the sausage-making process behind the news coming out of Iraq. He shares his experience trying to track down the truth about U.S. read more »

Ahmadinejad: Crazy Or Just Wrong?

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is not making anyone's life easier this week. Those of us who have spent the past year trying to counter the U.S. read more »

The Risk Shift We Can't Afford

For less than half of the cost of the Bush administration tax cuts, the federal government could cover its share of the cost of a health care system that insures nearly all Am read more »

Washington Bullets: Pinochet And Kissinger

The story of the death of General Augusto Pinochet, according to the American media, is the story of justice denied, the story of a man, a murderer, a monster who died without havi read more »

Immigration Pays Off&mdash;For Americans!

Every time TomPaine.com runs an immigration article we get a host of e-mails from readers that say, “But illegals cost us taxpayers money for services they don’ read more »

Slices From The Impeachment Pie

Readers responded overwhelmingly to Friday's pro and con commentaries on impeachment. read more »

Brownback: Family Creator-In-Chief

The quickest way to get me angry is to read any statement by Senator Brownback. But his early justifications for his run for the presidency are particularly infuriating. read more »