

Tuesday, 26 July 2011 Cain Turns History Upside Down Berry Craig: Herman Cain says liberal Democrats have foisted “economic slavery” on African Americans and the rest of the body politic just as conservative, white supremacist Democrats of old fastened shackles on his forbears. READ MORE

Making the Jobs Crisis Worse Robert Reich: The only way out of the vicious economic cycle is for government to adopt an expansionary fiscal policy — spending more in the short term in order to make up for the shortfall in consumer demand. READ MORE

Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend The Curious Case of Curt Flood Anthony Samad:

It is unconscionable that Flood, who died in 1997, is not in the Hall of Fame, and it begs us to ask the question, why?

READ MORE How Not to Make Friends in the Greater Middle East Tom Englehart: the U.S. military has gathered biometric data on 2.2 million Iraqis and 1.5 million Afghans, with an emphasis on men of an age to become insurgents. READ MORE

Racism & the Norweigian Madman Jessie Daniels: Racism seems to be implicated in this story in two, very telling, ways: Breivik’s views and the initial news reports about the terror strikes. READ MORE Will Obama Ever Hold the Republicans Accountable?

Paul Loeb: Obama has forgotten the basic lesson of negotiation -- you don't hand everything over before you start, particularly to people who have utter contempt for your values and goals. READ MORE

