Supporting Sotomayor Supporting Sotomayor
The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to replace David Souter as Supreme Court Justice is a nice reminder of the type of change that the Obama administration does represent. Though no...
May 26, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Out of Afghanistan Out of Afghanistan
In my view, there are many good reasons to support the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. But Afghanistan is not Iraq and public opinion still largely supports Obama's esca...
May 19, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Free Aung San Suu Kyi Free Aung San Suu Kyi
Yesterday morning, the Burmese ruling junta moved Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi from her Rangoon home, where she is serving house arrest, to Burma's notorious Insein P...
May 15, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Save Troy Davis Save Troy Davis
I last wrote about Troy Davis in this space in July of 2007. He was scheduled for execution for a murder he maintains he did not commit. Seven out of nine witnesses agree -- havin...
May 13, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Mother’s Day for Peace Mother’s Day for Peace
It makes sense that the best way to honor a mother is to work to end wars that kill her sons, but the true origin of Mother's Day has been buried under an avalanche of flowers and...
May 10, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Free Saberi, Lee and Ling Free Saberi, Lee and Ling
You've probably heard of Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American radio journalist and author convicted and sentenced to eight years in prison in Iran for spying. Both her family and Wa...
May 6, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Four Dead in Ohio Four Dead in Ohio
Today is the 39th anniversary of the infamous killings of four student antiwar protesters at Kent State University by members of the Ohio National Guard. Nine other students were ...
May 4, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Pete Seeger at 90 Pete Seeger at 90
In January, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Pete Seegerwas the oldest person to perform as part of Barack Obama'sinauguration festivities. Singing the "greatest song about ...
May 1, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Pell Grants Get Some Stimulus Pell Grants Get Some Stimulus
It's no secret that higher education is becoming too expensive for many middle-class families to bear. Today's New York Post breaks down the cost of one year at New York Universit...
Apr 30, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Support Marcy Wheeler Support Marcy Wheeler
I find myself in constant debates over whether blogging is journalism. I usually try to punt the question since I think it's the wrong frame. There are lazy reporters working for ...
Apr 28, 2009 / Peter Rothberg