by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 10, 2007 | Blog
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has lately been taking a tough line on ending the Iraq war. That comes in the face of weeks of stubborn Republican opposition to any attempt to bring the troops home or to even curb President Bush’s imperial use of power to keep the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 2, 2007 | Blog
"Sicko" is required viewing, not because it's a contender for the Oscar for Best Picture—though given this year's paltry offerings, anything is possible—but because it is far better than the play now being staged by the White House. Two days before Michael...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 19, 2007 | Blog
The pundits have been saying that Sen. Barack Obama lost his stride at the most recent presidential debates, but there was no evidence of that Tuesday when he made a passionate, forceful speech at the Take Back America conference. What a standing-room-only-crowd heard...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 19, 2007 | Blog
For an audience that was eager to hear a presidential candidate say that they would not compromise progressive principles for political expediency, former Sen. John Edwards knew what to say. When it comes to ending the war in Iraq or issues such as universal health...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 19, 2007 | Blog
Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert L. Borosage debated staunch Iraq war defender Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., on the MSNBC news talk show "Hardball with Chris Matthews." Borosage offered a realistic assessment of the reality of the war and the truth about...