Roger Ebert on how the press reports mass killings

A simple break-in at a Democratic office? Potential election fraud? For these small incursions, a president resigned? Ah, for the days of Nixon again. I’d take him over the current administration any day. Did  [more...]

We all know that the Bush tax cuts are not meant to help the economy, but to bolster the fortunes of his wealthy pals. One of the cuts that he’s been pushing for years is the estate tax — which the right  [more...]

Uh, oh. In conjunction with tonight’s Orange alert, Tom Ridge has announced another blow to civil liberties concealed with an appropriately “patriotic” name: Operation Liberty Shield. That’s like  [more...]