// archives

Archive for November 14th, 2008

New book explores roots of Muslim anger at U.S.

In American Raj, – whose title recalls the 19th- and 20th-century British occupation of India – Eric Margolis takes readers on an eye-opening and provocative journey across the political and cultural landscape of the Muslim world. It is a landscape fraught with violence, anger and hatreds fueled by what Margolis calls the still-raw wounds of [...]

Obama wants an auto czar

Barack Obama wants Congress to approve $50 billion for the auto industry. He also wants to appoint a czar or board to “oversee the companies.” This would be the person or committee in charge of restructuring the auto industry.