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Mar 31, 20133 min read
Vets suffer while Bush regards his toes
March 31, 2013 George W. Bush, now retired, thank God, has lately been home, making paintings of himself. In my favorite one, he’s in his...
Jun 10, 20073 min read
Farewell to the anti-war movement's imperfect heroine
June 10, 2007 This year on Memorial Day, Gold Star mother and activist Cindy Sheehan resigned from the peace movement. In an open letter...
May 6, 20073 min read
Upload a virtual toast to the men and women in uniform
May 6, 2007 On the Internet there's a place where everyone's proposing a toast to U.S. troops overseas. You can join in, if you want. ...
Apr 22, 20073 min read
Give me a line item veto on how my taxes are spent
April 22, 2007 Taxes buy some pretty wonderful things; things that make America great. They also can be used for evil, used in ways that...
Feb 12, 20073 min read
Three women, one message, written on hands and bodies
February 11, 2007 Shigeko Sasamori offered her hand to me as if it were not sore, as if my shaking it would not hurt her. We ended up in...