Poor Choices

Poor Choices: Three new books look at poverty from the bottom up, painting a vivid portrait of the lives poor people live. In focusing on individual behavior, however, the books neglect a crucial political question: how to get governments to improve the situation.

What the Great Recession Wrought: The State of the U.S. in 3 Years of Polls - The Atlantic

What the Great Recession Wrought: The State of the U.S. in 3 Years of Polls - The Atlantic

When War Games Go Live. Preparing to Attack Iran. "Simulating World War III"

When War Games Go Live. Preparing to Attack Iran. "Simulating World War III"

The Geo-Politics of the Strait of Hormuz: Could the U.S. Navy be defeated by Iran in the Persian Gulf?

The Geo-Politics of the Strait of Hormuz: Could the U.S. Navy be defeated by Iran in the Persian Gulf?

Waging War against Iran is a Criminal Act, in Violation of International Law

Waging War against Iran is a Criminal Act, in Violation of International Law

The Dismal Economic Outlook For The New Year.

The Dismal Economic Outlook For The New Year.

The US-Iran Economic War: Worldwide Depression. Skyrocketting Oil Prices?

The US-Iran Economic War: Worldwide Depression. Skyrocketting Oil Prices?

DHS Now Issuing Thousands of New Photo ID’s for ‘Voting Purposes’

DHS Now Issuing Thousands of New Photo ID’s for ‘Voting Purposes’

THE WAR ON IRAN: The Deployment of Thousands of US Troops to Israel, The Integration of US-Israeli Command Structures

THE WAR ON IRAN: The Deployment of Thousands of US Troops to Israel, The Integration of US-Israeli Command Structures

There’s Something They’re Not Telling Us… President Signs Indefinite Detention Law « SpeakEasy

There’s Something They’re Not Telling Us… President Signs Indefinite Detention Law « SpeakEasy

Austerity Plans Are Based on the Wrong Diagnosis of the Wrong Problem -- And May Plunge Europe into Depression | Economy | AlterNet

Austerity Plans Are Based on the Wrong Diagnosis of the Wrong Problem -- And May Plunge Europe into Depression | Economy | AlterNet

Why Spain’s New Government is Drinking Austerity Kool-Aid and How This Threatens the Global Economy | Economy | AlterNet

Why Spain’s New Government is Drinking Austerity Kool-Aid and How This Threatens the Global Economy | Economy | AlterNet

Fraud and Folly: The Untold Story of General Electric's Subprime Debacle | Economy | AlterNet

Fraud and Folly: The Untold Story of General Electric's Subprime Debacle | Economy | AlterNet

The evil of indefinite detention and those wanting to de-prioritize it

The evil of indefinite detention and those wanting to de-prioritize it