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Creeping Fascism: From Nazi Germany to Post 9/11 America
By Ray McGovern, Consortium News
Americans today are seeing the same sheepish submissiveness that characterized Germany after the burning of the Reichstag.

20 Annoying Things About 2007
By Stephen Pizzo, News for Real
Whew, has this been an irritating year, or what!

Ron Paul is Scary, But Those Who Cheer Him Are Even Scarier
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media
The scariest thing about GOP presidential contender Ron Paul is not his fringe, odd-ball racial views. It is that people take him seriously.

Immigration Hardliners Try to Unhinge America
By Peter Schrag, The Nation
Widespread uncertainty about immigration has splintered the U.S., creating an unnecessary panic similar to the Red Scare or the McCarthy years.

Books That Will Change the World
By Rebecca Solnit, Tomdispatch.com
Twelve authors on war and peace, dissent, the environment and the empowerment of the poor provide inspiration to transform the world in 2008.

What Obama’s Iowa Win Means for Everyone
By Arianna Huffington, HuffingtonPost.com
Obama’s win gives us all hope. It signifies the kind of country we imagine ourselves being: optimistic, forward-looking and unafraid to take risk. 

Should Big Media Choose Our Candidates?
By Rory O’Connor, AlterNet
Why should ABC and Fox get to decide who is a viable candidate for president?

Presidential Hopefuls Need a Reality Check on Iraq
By Scott Ritter, Truthdig
From Clinton to Romney, the candidates have no shortage of solutions for the Iraq mess, but their shallow rhetoric reveals an ignorance of reality.

Bush’s Final Year Looks Grim
By Jim Lobe, IPS News
Bush is still hoping that 2008 will keep him from being judged as one of the very worst presidents in history.

Millions in the Slammer: We Must Reverse America’s Zeal to Incarcerate
By Nomi Prins, The Women’s International Perspective
The U.S. has the most prisoners and the highest jailing rate of any country — the insanity must stop.