Down and Out…in America
We have a long-term growth in income disparity between rich and middle-class, which has since been mostly obscured by the recent meltdown.
Rescuing Haiti
Not to worry, people of Haiti, help from the United States is on the way.
Fighting Like Hell in Haiti
More than 50 groups recently declared their priorities, which include: “housing, environment, food, education, literacy, work, and health for all.”
Warning: Consumer Products May Be Harmful to Your Health
A recent report by some of the nation’s leading public health professionals describes the toll that toxic chemicals are taking on our health and our budget.
Let’s Rein In Tax Cheats
Solely jailing the whistleblower sends a chilling message to would-be financial whistleblowers that will continue for decades to the detriment of our economy.
Torture.gov
Those who have much to fear from justice are rarely eager to see its purifying waters roll down.
Agribusiness Profits, Mutant Germs, and Us
America has overdosed on antibiotics.
Dealing with the Deficit
Everyone wants a solution to our problems, but no one wants to pay a price.
Spying on our Own Folks
You never know what kind of list you might have been put on.
Lady Liberty
The canary in the mineshaft of American democracy.
Some Sanity Creeps into the Drug War
By any measure, the military approach to countering a demand-driven cocaine trade has been a complete failure.
Fighting Back Against a Corporate Court
Enormous corporations can now pour unlimited money into supporting or defeating candidates.
Remembering Howard Zinn
Howard Zinn revolutionized the way millions of Americans understand our shared history.
Palin’s Tea Party
At first glance it’s easy to dismiss the Tea Partiers as bumpkins with the political acuity of a box of rocks.
A GOP Leader’s Economic Plan
He would literally take the food out of the mouths of people in real need.