U.S. use of sanctions could spur dollar's decline
The recent round of sanctions aimed at Moscow over the crisis in the Ukraine could backfire by accelerating a move away from the dollar as the world's reserve currency.
Robin Williams suicide should spark a national conversation
This country is long overdue for a serious national conversation on the treatment of mental illness. Robin Williams' suicide is just the tip of the iceberg.
Don't write stupid stuff: Al Sharpton and the New York Post
The real purpose in attacking Sharpton is to deflect attention from the actual issues.
Norman Hodgett, 82: Fighter for peace, economic justice, and equality
Activists are mourning the loss of Norman Hodgett, who died in New York August 9. He leaves behind his beloved Kathy Rutkowsky and countless friends and comrades.
Wrong way on Iraq
President Obama, while saying U.S. airstrikes would be limited in scope, also called it "a long-term project" - that is alarming, opening the door for further disasters.
"Bourgeois politics" and the mature left
An immediate challenge for anybody who cares about the future of our democracy is the elections this fall: Whichever side wins will have a leg up on the 2016 presidential race.
