DC Dispatches

Bill Clinton is to be named a special U.N. envoy to Haiti, says NPR. This news struck me as I recall when investigative journalist Allan Nairn shared some recent history with the audience of Democracy Now! about how the Clinton administration continued George H. W. Bush’s policies and backed a CIA effort that supported the [...]

On ABC News tonight, a report on the Republican field of candidates for President quoted a Texas diner goer as not seeing “a clear leader.” Nothing else was shown of what this individual said, so perhaps he had a more nuanced view. But I wonder why people say things like that and I wonder why [...]