Opinion
Blues: Oxygen for working people
January 7, 2009I went to see Cadillac Records with two of my movie buddies on the night after opening in Houston. This great movie is an exceptional attempt to portray the genius of African-American music.
Read moreTen best and worst movies I saw and didn’t see in 2008
January 7, 2009Here are my impressions of the great and not-so-great films of 2008. (There are still a lot I've got to see).
Read morePeople before Profits: 2009 forecast — sunshine or hurricane?
January 7, 2009The economic outcomes of 2009 for working people, one year from now, is in the hands of the acutest political struggle emerging over how exactly government should intervene in the U.S. economy to avert a depression?...
Read moreOPINION: India-Pakistan and the significance of Kashmir’s elections
January 2, 2009The Jammu and Kashmir State of India had legislative assembly election results declared last month. The separatists had given a boycott call, but not many listened to them. Not a single political outfit offered a word...
Read moreOPINION: Five bailout lessons from Katrina
December 29, 2008The U.S. has committed nearly $3 trillion to the financial bailout so far. The Federal Reserve has made more than $2 trillion in emergency loans and another $700 billion has been pledged through congressional action. Much...
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