The Other 95 Percent
Nearly all Americans got a tax cut but don’t know it.
Remembering Benjamin Hooks
The civil rights leader broke down many barriers.
Too Fat to Fight
Many potential recruits are too overweight to join the armed services.
Exploiting Athletes
Big-time college basketball is about to get even bigger.
With All Deliberate Speed
We’re going back to the future with school segregation.
Injustice Served
Punishing whistleblowers sends the wrong message.
Housing is a Human Right
Self-righteous human rights attacks on other countries don’t help mask glaring needs at home, particularly food and shelter for millions.
U.S. Drug Policy Feeds Violence in Mexico
As long as there is high demand for drugs in the United States, the illicit drug trade and all its bloody consequences won’t stop.
College Basketball Graduation Rate Insanity
Too many colleges are putting big money sports over the education of their student-athletes.
Remembering Jaime Escalante
His formula for student success was simple: You need a good teacher committed to working hard to educate and students committed to working hard to learn.
College Basketball
College basketball leads to dismal graduation rates.
Keep Grant on the $50 Bill
Compared to Reagan he was a giant.
Corporate Murder
By putting its profits over human life, America’s coal industry is killing people, passing it off as a “cost of doing business.”
Getting Sick Can Be Darned Risky
State medical authorities keep track of “physician errors” or “adverse incidents,” but they rarely share that information with us.
Palin’s Contract with Stanislaus
Sarah Palin’s demands for a speaking engagement aren’t so folksy.