The Phrase "Martial Law" Crops up Again

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Salman Rushdie

My guest this week is Salman Rushdie, who just won the Booker Prize for the best novel by a Commonwealth writer in the last forty years for "Midnight's Children." His most recent novel is "The Enchantress of Florence." MP3 Download

Obama and McCain Take Steps Against Nuclear War

Are they for real? If we go by their pronouncements, both Barack Obama and John McCain will represent a sea change from the current Administration when it comes to nuclear weapons.

Irresponsible Bush Clueless on the Economy

With the stock market sliding down around the 11,000 marker, with unemployment up, and gas prices up, and food prices up, and home foreclosures up, Bush acknowledged on Friday, in his usual perfunctor

Yellow Dogs For Obama

The DailyKos argument that Obama's supporters should embrace his abandonment of their principles because he will win by selling out avoids the most important question: What will Obama do after he wins? Why should we believe he will suddenly tack back to being a defender of civil liberties?

Wildcatting

Bush treats SUVs like SVUs.

U.S. Slipping in Internet Access

Broadband is like our current energy crisis: Production is set by a tiny cartel that pushes prices high and keeps them there, says Tim Wu, Columbia law professor.

Professor Ticketed for "No to Empire" Bumper Sticker

Professor Robert Ovetz was driving through San Francisco on the morning of June 30 when he saw the lights of a police car behind him. Ovetz pulled over.

Michael Franti Interview

The leader of Spearhead talks about his film, "I Know I'm Not Alone," about his travels to Iraq, Israel, and the Occupied Territories. Plus, he sings a new, unrecorded song: "See You in the Light." mp3 download (good quality) listen now

Offshore drilling move an excuse to advance agenda

For President Bush, rising oil prices have presented another opportunity to press a policy long desired by conservatives.

The Paul Revere of Global Warming

James E. Hansen is the Paul Revere of global warming.

Noam Chomsky Interview

"The premises are accepted, and within that framework you can have criticism," he told me. He advises citizens to break down the embedded assumptions. Few have been doing that for so long and with such consistency as Chomsky.