Sarah Palin Tries To O.J. Simpsonize the Oil Spill John R. Bohrer July 1, 2010 Columns 5 You know that when Hitler walks into a political debate, civility grabs its coat and heads for the door. Which is why there should be no compunction about saying that Sarah Palin and national Republicans are tr...
Oil Spills, Underfueled Planes, Contaminated Children’s Medication: Let’s Replace Safety Cuts With CEO Pay Cuts Patrick Slevin June 28, 2010 Columns 1 That feeling you get sometimes? That we’re all screwed? Yeah, I’ve been getting that a lot lately. Fears of an apocalypse via natural disasters or divine intervention don’t even start to match up against the gr...
Exit Stage Left: Obama at Crossroads with Progressives James Campion June 18, 2010 Columns 2 What the battle over national health care could only portend has now come into glaring reality in the wake of the BP Oil Gusher, which is well into month two and showing no signs of slowing. It is official; the...
An Open Letter To British Petroleum James Campion June 4, 2010 Columns 2 To Whatever Incompetent Asshole It May Concern, Jesus Bar-Hopping Christ, what the fuck is going on? Plug the fucking hole already. This is beyond irresponsible corporate shenanigans now. Sure it's crimi...
How An Oil Spill Destroyed A Culture Patrick Slevin May 28, 2010 Columns 1 Fishing and shrimping is the foundation of Cajun society. If you’ve ever been to the Louisiana delta area, you’ll know the humidity gets into everything. Your skin, your bones, your organs. It’s not farmland. I...
Oil Spill Sabotage: Why Do You ‘Have To Wonder’? Patrick Slevin May 3, 2010 Columns 13 In the days following the explosion in the Gulf Of Mexico of a BP oil rig, the news narrative gradually developed from a curio into a full-blown ongoing crisis. Originally, the worry was the explosion killed a ...
