David Sirota

We are what we trade (and how we trade it) We are what we trade (and how we trade it)

International trade affects our healthcare, the economy and the environment -- in other words, everything
By David Sirota Nov 6, 2009

  • Who are "the deciders"?

    It's upside-down for political leaders to defer to military decisions
    By David Sirota October 3, 2009

  • Obama crushes Democratic dissent

    The president is obstructing his own agenda by shielding incumbent senators from primary challengers
    By David Sirota September 26, 2009

  • Washington's selective deficit disorder

    They blew billions on wars and bailouts, but spending cash that actually helps people seems to bother politicians
    By David Sirota September 19, 2009

  • We've seen this healthcare trigger before

    The provision is designed to make us wait for a public option that will never come
    By David Sirota September 12, 2009

  • A party is not a movement

    In 2008, progressive groups subverted their own agendas in the name of electoral unity. Where does that leave them?
    By David Sirota September 5, 2009

  • War is not a video game

    The military's marketing machine gives potential recruits science fiction instead of the bloody reality of war
    By David Sirota August 29, 2009

  • What it means to wear a gun in public

    Bringing a weapon to a rally isn't about exercising your own rights -- it's about threatening other people's rights
    By David Sirota August 22, 2009

  • Champion of the mere mortals

    John Hughes taught us to value the non-famous, the unimportant and the flawed
    By David Sirota August 15, 2009

  • The me-first, screw-everyone-else crowd

    Nothing will keep the rich from whining about how tough easy street is
    By David Sirota August 8, 2009

  • Healthcare tyranny

    Politicians with ties to the insurance industry are keeping the U.S. from real healthcare reform
    By David Sirota August 1, 2009

  • The rich have never had it so good

    Taxing the wealthy could help the poor? Not if Congress has anything to do with it
    By David Sirota July 25, 2009

  • Ready or not, here comes China

    Outside of China's gleaming cities, the country's growth has been accompanied by tremendous pollution
    By David Sirota July 18, 2009

  • Dream big, Obama

    The president should be a revolutionary, not just a reformer
    By David Sirota June 20, 2009

  • Waiting for Obama

    States are pushing ahead with their own reforms instead of waiting for the president to act.
    By David Sirota June 13, 2009

  • Obama's trail of broken promises

    The prophet of hope now doesn't even bother with explanations when he reneges on his campaign pledges.
    By David Sirota June 6, 2009

  • Democracy needs a bailout

    Forget the loss of investigative journalism. The passive American public is the biggest threat to democracy.
    By David Sirota May 30, 2009

  • The house that taxpayers built

    New York's billionaire mayor used public funds to build the new Yankee Stadium for the richest team in sports.
    By David Sirota May 23, 2009

  • Obama, the healthcare Riddler

    Why is the president suddenly so afraid of a single-payer solution to America's healthcare crisis?
    By David Sirota May 16, 2009

  • Bacon-flavored capitalism

    The swine flu scare was just the latest example of why an economic theory that mixes subsidization, consolidation and deregulation endangers us all.
    By David Sirota May 9, 2009

  • The Democrats have no more excuses

    With Arlen Specter and Al Franken, the Democrats will have 60 votes in the Senate. They can no longer blame Republicans for standing in the way of a progressive agenda.
    By David Sirota May 1, 2009
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