The Cuban Five, Alan Gross and the truth
Rejecting a U.S.-Cuba prisoner exchange, a recent Washington Post editorial brought new visibility to that possibility.
Cyber war: hype or reality?
What all this scare talk has done is allow the U.S. military to muscle its way into cyber security in a way that could allow it to monitor virtually everything on the Internet.
Republicans get free ride on racism
Republicans have been getting a free ride on racism for much too long, and it's in the interest of all people to stop it.
Marines in Afghanistan and Republican hate culture
The scandal that broke last week over U.S. Marines urinating on dead Afghanis is not simply a case of a few "bad apples," or "bad management" up the chain of command.
A few thoughts on the Occupy movement
The Occupy movement has left a distinct mark on the political landscape, yet what direction it will choose to go in is still unclear.
Scaling the Great Class Wall in America
A radicalization process is at work here and it is growing in intensity and breadth.
The dream today
Forty-eight years after his "I Have a Dream" speech, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. would be furious.
Is Bain Capital capitalism's bane?
Mitt Romney and Bain Capital provide a glimpse into the fatal flaws of capitalism.
Lessons from the grassroots for 2012
Last fall's municipal elections in New Haven, Conn., made history. The implications, if heeded, bode well for 2012.
Bread and Roses struggle continues
This morning in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the local high school Girl's Ensemble was scheduled to sing "The Internationale" at City Hall.
