Al Jazeera Network http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/profile/cliff-schecter.html http://www.aljazeera.com/Media/images/AJLOGOGOOGLE.png http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/profile/cliff-schecter.html © 2013 Aljazeera Network feedback@aljazeera.net webmaster@aljazeera.net Aljazeera Generator Kids hear a few bad words on TV and even forget about it, but channels don't - they fire anchors using "bad words". http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/05/2013586955978773.html 2013586955978773 Sat, 11 May 2013 12:49:12 GMT George W Bush's political values have come to "define much of our political culture in Washington". http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/05/201351858219335.html 201351858219335 Wed, 01 May 2013 13:24:00 GMT Bipartisanship of the wrong variety is all over the US - from gun laws to marriage laws to Iraq war, argues Schecter. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/04/201342114424390105.html 201342114424390105 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:19:29 GMT Judge Antonin Scalia sees "racial entitlement" in the basic right to vote in America, writes Schecter. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/03/20133862049712711.html 20133862049712711 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:24:43 GMT Many Republicans preach morality but do the opposite, as the latest scandal underscores. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/02/201322315115227904.html 201322315115227904 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:47:48 GMT NRA President David Keene, like Wayne LaPierre, "doesn't believe in closing the gun show loophole", argues Schecter. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/02/20132473317160683.html 20132473317160683 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:08:56 GMT NRA is a "consistent nihilist", looking at a certain number of dead American children as "the cost of doing business". http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/01/2013158303669631.html 2013158303669631 Sun, 06 Jan 2013 13:28:33 GMT In his retirement speech, Gary Ackerman blasted the Republican Party for the direction it's gone in. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/12/20121223151121533597.html 20121223151121533597 Sun, 23 Dec 2012 16:09:31 GMT The debate is still often about "who loves the economy more, when it should be about people". http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/11/20121130102035433581.html 20121130102035433581 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 09:09:39 GMT Many used their "predictive skills" to say that Romney would win, but Obama was re-elected in a landslide victory. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/11/2012111394224170720.html 2012111394224170720 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:21:50 GMT Mitt Romney lacks the basic integrity to be entrusted with being president of the United States. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/11/201211515751505849.html 201211515751505849 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:53:37 GMT Ohioans are not just looking for policies, but for someone who is on their side on an emotional level, writes Schecter. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/10/20121030974822769.html 20121030974822769 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:49:54 GMT The Republicans know no bounds when it comes to saying one thing and doing another. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/10/2012101617515130776.html 2012101617515130776 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 06:44:10 GMT Obama needs to go into the next debate with a simple theme - one which happens to have the benefit of being true. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/10/201210871331449462.html 201210871331449462 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 09:51:58 GMT Juxtaposed with Myanmar democratising, Romney's supporters reveal how terrifying America would be if they had their way. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/09/20129291233050345.html 20129291233050345 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:46:26 GMT The events following the first 24 hours after 9/11 make the human race look like something from Animal Planet. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/09/201291511548427889.html 201291511548427889 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 13:18:44 GMT The Republican vice-presidential hopeful takes extreme positions on many economic and social issues. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/08/201281911374666759.html 201281911374666759 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 17:12:46 GMT In a series of gaffes the Republican candidate has managed to distance himself from his fellow Americans. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/08/201281281057345727.html 201281281057345727 Sun, 12 Aug 2012 13:43:53 GMT The way most Americans react to a tragedy like the shooting in Colorado is to feel overwhelming sadness for the victims. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/07/201272992019296484.html 201272992019296484 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:50:14 GMT A look at Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's unpalatable options for a running mate. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/07/2012722132355531932.html 2012722132355531932 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:35:41 GMT Congress' latest vote is another example of political nihilism - this time with Democrat support. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/07/201271575556997473.html 201271575556997473 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:13:58 GMT GOP hopeful's relationship with money embodies everything that is wrong with the US economy. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/07/20127981827372245.html 20127981827372245 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:02:46 GMT A little hypocrisy, the worst of human nature, is in all of us. It's just that inside the Tea Party, there's a lot more. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/06/2012630131753593235.html 2012630131753593235 Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:45:07 GMT Right-wingers bully anyone who does not fit into their narrative 'into the closet', says author. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/06/201261792551422867.html 201261792551422867 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:29:48 GMT Why do Republicans no longer break rank and speak out against radicals that drive their conservatism to the far-right? http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/06/20126283913848633.html 20126283913848633 Sat, 02 Jun 2012 15:29:41 GMT The balance of political power in the US has been tipped in favour of a new-money elite with a chip on its shoulder. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/05/201252111514511194.html 201252111514511194 Thu, 24 May 2012 08:38:20 GMT Democrats must protect social security both because it is the right thing to do - and there's no reason to cut it. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/05/2012519949533284.html 2012519949533284 Sat, 19 May 2012 15:46:17 GMT States moving to enact their own legislation defy the federal government, which is currently holding them together. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/05/20125513038361782.html 20125513038361782 Mon, 07 May 2012 20:48:53 GMT Although most US voters support the legalisation of marijuana, billions are spent each year on drug-related arrests. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/04/201242362552429495.html 201242362552429495 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:22:45 GMT It's not over yet for Romney, as many unpredictable things can happen in life and politics. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/04/201241383143253863.html 201241383143253863 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:25:34 GMT Republican leaders and talk-show hosts have made it their mission to mock anyone of serious intellectual import. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/04/20124691839890816.html 20124691839890816 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:43:28 GMT The National Rifle Association and ALEC were major backers of Florida's "stand your ground" law. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/03/2012325113935746134.html 2012325113935746134 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:04:49 GMT In several swing states, conservative governors are doing Obama a favour by alienating potential Republican voters. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/03/201231173448278594.html 201231173448278594 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:57:03 GMT The latest tragedy in an Ohio high school reveals how urgently the US needs tighter gun-control laws. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/03/201233151559180839.html 201233151559180839 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:39:12 GMT The attacks of Republican candidates on women's health may make their chances at victory impossible. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/02/2012218133538709884.html 2012218133538709884 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:57:38 GMT Organisations that influence social, cultural and political issues in the US have been hijacked by the far right. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/02/2012210104518705672.html 2012210104518705672 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:44:18 GMT Many of the poorest in the US support low tax rates for the wealthy, as they believe they too will one day be rich. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/01/201212791554267282.html 201212791554267282 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:54:44 GMT By joining the race in South Carolina, the pair are "fighting farce with farce". http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/01/201212093828910549.html 201212093828910549 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:03:29 GMT Mitt Romney seems contrived and evokes images of films such as Toy Story and Pretty Woman, says author. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/01/2012117913276555.html 2012117913276555 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:39:06 GMT Is sexism to blame for the Minnesotan Congresswoman's decline in popularity? http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/01/20121611531458668.html 20121611531458668 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:10:30 GMT In the Republican debates characters abound, and despite no clear leader they all provide plenty of entertainment value. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/12/20111230141925653409.html 20111230141925653409 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:57:40 GMT Fear mongering is back as white, Christian males predict an attack on Christmas and its values by atheists and others. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/12/2011122313557548534.html 2011122313557548534 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:39:33 GMT Right-wing Media Research Center warns of "damage" inflicted on children by anti-corporate, anti-American characters. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/12/201112912650102180.html 201112912650102180 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:48:42 GMT Neither Mitt Romney nor Newt Gingrich pose a threat to President Barack Obama in the 2012 election, says author. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/12/201112293613576282.html 201112293613576282 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:07:23 GMT The US senate has degenerated from 'the world's most deliberative body' into the world's most deliberately stupid one. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/11/2011112183651732167.html 2011112183651732167 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:13:44 GMT Widespread greed and lack of empathy facilitated the cover-up of child rape at Penn State University. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/11/20111114145255727173.html 20111114145255727173 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:37:21 GMT Policies from tax cuts to trade have left the US economy reeling - with new solutions needed. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/11/2011113113115708162.html 2011113113115708162 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 07:39:51 GMT The NRA and many on the far right are pushing for more lenient gun laws - which could have serious consequences. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/10/20111028123216892743.html 20111028123216892743 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:47:23 GMT Deregulation mania has led to unsafe drugs, a financial crisis, and even a mass escape of dangerous animals in Ohio. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/10/2011102183428585240.html 2011102183428585240 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:29:56 GMT The American Right has come to obsess over symbols, their politics more concerned about PR than real issues. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/10/2011101465431651672.html 2011101465431651672 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:30:02 GMT