Articles by Gene C. Gerard

Gene C. Gerard taught American history at a small college in suburban Dallas, and is a contributing author to the forthcoming book “Americans at War,” to be published by Greenwood Press. His previous articles have appeared in Political Affairs Magazine, Dissident Voice, The Free Press, Intervention Magazine, The Modern Tribune, The Palestine Chronicle, and OrbStandard.

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Latest: April 16 , 2006

The Politics of Foreign Aid

The Air Force Soars to the Right: April 7, 2006 Housing Cuts for the Poor, Tax Cuts for the Rich: March 27, 2006 True to its History, FBI is Still Violating Civil Liberties: March 20, 2006 Another Unsavory Judicial Nomination: March 6, 2006 Out of Touch with the Military's Reality: February 24, 200 The U.S. and Iran: Birds of a Feather: February 18, 2006 Bush Administration Ignored Coal Mine Safety Issues: February 10, 2006 Tax Shelters Disguised as Health Care Reform: February 6, 2006 Tax Breaks for the Wealthy: January 29, 2006 Bush Choses Iraq Over America’s Homeless: January 22, 2006 Bush Doesn’t Play Fair at Recess: January 16, 2006 Another Brownie in the Making: January 7, 2006 Pharmacists Can’t Say No to Contraception: November 30, 2005 Any Soldier Will Do For the Pentagon: November 9, 2005 Kansas Attorney General is Bush's Kind of Guy: October 30, 2005 A Seeks to Punish Iraq War Veterans: October 15, 2005 Federally Funded Sex Education Programs Endanger Students and Violate the First Amendment: October 8, 2005 Bush Administration Intends to use Soldiers as Police Officers: Octover 1, 2005 Like World War II, the President Should Limit Oil Profits: September 18, 2005 Republicans Require health Insurance for Immigrants Only: September 26, 2005 Poverty Increases as Incomes Decline: September 21, 2005 Consumer Confidence Decline Surprises Only the Bush Administration: July 20, 2005 Conservative Ideology Hinders U.S. AIDS Policy: July 27, 2005 The Record of Judge John Roberts: July 20, 2005 Gay Marriage Critics Are Misguided: July 14, 2005 Democrats Can Succeed Without the Filibuster: July 7, 2005 Turkey is Not a Role Model for the Middle East: July 1, 2005 Violations of Civil Liberties are an American Tradition: June 16 , 2005 The Economy Turned the Corner and Is Headed in the Wrong Direction: June 9, 2005 Bush Administration Promotes Global Conflicts by Rewarding Allies: June 2, 2005 Conservatives Use Sexism to Hide the Realities of War: May 30, 2005 Bush Administration Attempts to Influence Global HIV/AIDS Policy Appeals Court Nominee Janice Rogers Brown Merits the Filibuster Appeals Court Nominee Thomas B. Griffith is a Poor Choice Bush’s Budget is at Odds With His Rhetoric Bush's Judicial Nominations are Hardly Mainstream Conservative Politics, Judicial Impeachment, and Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas Military Policy on Gays is Costly and Dangerous Zimbabwe's Very American Election