Idiots on all sides

I was going to write a few things about the walkouts at the UN anti-racism conference, but the WSWS has put it pretty well: No political credence can be given to the political posturing of Ahmadinejad. He heads a repressive anti-democratic Islamic regime and has, at times, deliberately stirred up …

The road I must travel / Its end I cannot see

From: Obama administration begins to take shape Obama’s transition team, which will assist in assembling his cabinet, is headed by John Podesta, former chief of staff to Bill Clinton and one of Washington’s most successful corporate lobbyists. Co-chairing the transition team are Valerie Jarrett, a long-time Obama advisor, Chicago real …