
Couch-surfing: a revolutionary movement
Looking at it through a wide-angled lens, we've been staying at people's houses for hundreds of years; saving money, meeting people, really immersing ourselves in the culture.

Fact-checking my inbox
I remember the words attributed to my favorite American humorist, Mark Twain: "Figures don't lie, but liars can sure figure."

On Day One, GOP Congress takes the axe to Social Security
It's patently obvious the GOP is trying to convince retired workers that in order to preserve the system, the disabled should be sacrificed.

Only tackling the root causes can end the cycle of violence
Only a sharp turn to peace and non-violence stands a ghost's chance of extricating humankind from this awful and seemingly intractable situation.

