The United States – Israel relationship is unique. In 1989, Israel was officially designated by the United States as a Major non-NATO ally (MNNA). This has allowed Israel to remain an “unofficial” ally of the U.S. while at the same time conferring them a number of military and economic benefits.
Symbols vs. Substance
By Mumia Abu-Jamal
Our national politics is largely the stuff of illusion. It is the stuff of spin. It is the manipulation of images to pluck the heartstrings, or to stoke the furnaces of emotion.
Any emotion will do: love, hate, fear, all are but instruments upon which politicians will play to move people to the polls, [...]
Obama and the Progressive Base
A reasonably evenhanded biography of Barack Obama, published last year, describes him as “an exceptionally gifted politician who, throughout his life, has been able to make people of wildly divergent vantage points see in him exactly what they want to see.”
The Power of the Political Button
Another Presidential election year is upon us, and I have just enough time to get ready so I can avoid the pitfalls from my 2004 experience.
This is how it went down. I was standing in line at a post office in Pittsburgh in the Fall of the 2004 when I noticed a woman behind me [...]
Vote Obama*
I feel uncomfortable telling people to vote for Barack Obama without tacking an asterisk onto the end of my plea. I feel disingenuous assuring my friends and family that Barack Obama is different than the other candidates and that once in office
Hot Potato
Wikipedia tells us, “a ‘hot potato’ has come to mean something unwanted, which nobody wants responsibility for, and passes on to others as quickly as possible (as if to avoid getting burned).”
Before you make up your mind on voting ‘08…
I don’t know about you, but I’m sick to death of hearing about Obama and all his wonderful qualities. I’m sick of hearing about the differentiation between Democrats and Republicans, and how liberal left thinking people actually believe there still is a difference. They are the same damn thing. We are given [...]