Reagan's Destructive Revolution
SEATTLE TIMES
by Walter Williams
Yet, it is best labeled the "Stealth Revolution" because pundits and the public, after nearly a quarter century, still appear to be unaware of its existence, much less the damage already done. The deleterious changes have stayed under the radar. Be that as it may, a revolution is in full swing. President Reagan's two terms put it on course; Reaganism sustained it for the next 12 years; George W. Bush, Reagan's disciple, re-energized it with a vengeance. Following the tenets of Reaganism, Bush has led the most undemocratic American government in the post-World War II era. It well may be the least democratic government since 1789. Read the whole article: http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0611-08.htm

How Green Was The Gipper?
GRIST MAGAZINE
by Amanda Griscom
With all due respect to President Reagan, who was a very nice man, the Republican mythmaking machine is puffing so hard I'm amazed they aren't having a funeral train stop in the 17 swing states," said Phil Clapp, president of National Environmental Trust. "They are rewriting history to make a political icon out of a flawed president." For more on this story: http://alternet.org/envirohealth/18924/

The Wal-Mart Effect
IN THESE TIMES
by David Moberg
http://alternet.org/stories/18926/

Miami's Pallbearers: A Dying Breed
BBC NEWS
by Daniel Lak
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3791697.stm

Is US Like Germany Of The 1930s?
CHICAGO SUN TIMES
by Andrew Greeley
http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0611-10.htm