The Progressive - Matthew Rothschild

Robert Gates, Meet Robert McNamara

Matthew Rothschild — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:39:44 +0000

By Matthew Rothschild, July 6, 2009

Robert Gates and his boss, Barack Obama, might want to learn a thing or two from Robert Strange McNamara, who only too late recognized that military force won’t work in a failed state.read more

Franken Needs to Keep Fighting

Matthew Rothschild — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:53:09 +0000

By Matthew Rothschild, July 1, 2009

There really is no excuse now for not pushing a progressive agenda through, no excuse for offering half a loaf when we can now get the whole loaf.read more

Clarence Thomas Drifts Further Right Than Scalia

Matthew Rothschild — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:48:16 +0000

By Matthew Rothschild, June 25, 2009

I’d hate for my kid to have Clarence Thomas as a principal. And I hate for my country to have Clarence Thomas as a Justice.read more

At Press Conference, Obama Retreats on Health Care, Economy

Matthew Rothschild — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:36:28 +0000

By Matthew Rothschild, June 24, 2009

He hinted that he was prepared to sell the public option down the river, and he foolishly backed off another stimulus, too.read more

“Green Shoots” of Economy May Turn Brown

Matthew Rothschild — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:20:26 +0000

By Matthew Rothschild, June 20, 2009

The new state-by-state unemployment figures are shocking. We need more deficit spending to pull us out of this recession.read more

Iranians Flex the Power of Nonviolence

Matthew Rothschild — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:10:22 +0000

By Matthew Rothschild, June 17, 2009

The democratic longing, and the democratic thronging, shows no signs of letting up.read more

Zakaria’s Capitalist Apologia

Matthew Rothschild — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:30:04 +0000

By Matthew Rothschild, June 17, 2009

Nothing’s capitalism’s fault, he says. If there’s a fault, it lies in ourselves.read more

Honoring Dr. Linda Farley, Advocate for Single-Payer

Matthew Rothschild — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:08:58 +0000

By Matthew Rothschild, June 16, 2009

The day before Barack Obama felt compelled to be defensive at the AMA about single-payer, 350 people saluted a champion of the cause.read more

Rahm Emanuel Is the Definition of Unprincipled

Matthew Rothschild — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:48:04 +0000

By Matthew Rothschild, June 9, 2009

“The only nonnegotiable principle here,” he said, “is success. Everything else is negotiable.” But success is not a principle.read more

Behind Obama’s Beautiful Rhetoric

Matthew Rothschild — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:14:35 +0000

By Matthew Rothschild, June 4, 2009

This was the Obama I admire. But he couldn’t help glossing over the realities of current U.S. policy.read more