by Norman Solomon | Dec 2, 2010 | News
In his first term, President Franklin Roosevelt denounced “the economic royalists.” He drew the line against the heartless rich: “They are unanimous in their hate for me—and I welcome their hatred.” What a different Democratic president...
by Our Readers | Dec 2, 2010 | News
War Stories I have been doing research on my father’s service in World War II. He, like Steve Kramer’s father (“Lessons From a War Diary,” Nov. 11, 2010), was a POW in Germany. I had compiled a list of 27 men in Dad’s barracks in Stalag...
by Mark Roessler | Dec 2, 2010 | News
DISCLAIMER AND WARNING: During the reporting of this article, I was coerced with fine beer and good conversation by Will and Dan Shelton to adopt a certain editorial slant favorable to their products. They intimidated me with tales of their harrowing adventures across...
by Steve Weinberg | Dec 2, 2010 | News
In the 2006 U.S. Supreme Court ruling Kansas v. March, Justice David Souter and Justice Antonin Scalia conducted a public debate within their opposing written opinions. Discussing the fates of death row prisoners, Souter opined that in such high stakes cases, innocent...
by Stephanie Kraft | Dec 2, 2010 | News
BerkShares are an alternative currency used in Berkshire County under a program initiated by the E. F. Schumacher Society in 2006 (see last week’s Imperium Watch). Since BerkShares debuted, 2.7 million have been put in circulation in the state’s...