What Would Gandhi Do?

Susan Price of Penfield, New York, wrote the following column for the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, published 9/8/06. You can access it on her website. Those in power right now tell us that war is the answer. To shrink back from military intervention is “appeasement.” To stop fighting is to “cut and run.” If you [...]

A New Fascism

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld today told a group of veterans that the U.S. “faces a new kind of fascism,” echoing President Bush’s recent reference to “Islamo-fascists.” The problem with this language is that Islamic fundamentalists causing terror in Iraq or the U.S. is not fascism at all. In a recent article posted on CommonDreams.org, [...]

Let’s unite behind President Bush?

An editorial by Joy Bergfalk: In response to the editorial letter, Let’s unite behind President Bush, let me see if I get this right: Bush holds himself exempt from many of our country’s laws, including those he has signed. Even many Republicans have declared this war to be a fiasco and based on flawed information [...]