Wisconsin, the law, and Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson
Reading the judge's dissent last week, I was not surprised that she maintained her integrity, as I witnessed it first-hand when I knocked on her door three years ago.
Budget cuts are really people cuts
When governments balance budgets by cutting services, they are saving money, but also causing the deaths of thousands they judge socially useless.
Food deficits, deadlier than budget deficits
Living on a farm makes me think long and deep about food deficits here at home and around the world, deficits far more menacing than budget deficits.
No such thing as too big for justice
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court ruled that Wal-Mart is too big to face class action justice, but America's workers think otherwise.
Who needs the oceans?
The first ever report from the International Programme on the State of the Ocean warns of mass extinction of marine life.
How Libby, Mont., got Medicare for all
When Senator Baucus needed a solution to a disaster in Montana, he turned to the nation's single-payer healthcare system, Medicare, to solve the problem.
Cuba See: L.A. film fest highlights Havana and more
The Los Angeles Film Festival is currently taking place, and this year's multitude of movies includes: "International Spotlight: Cuba."
Congressional Progressive Caucus launches campaign to push for jobs
The "Speak out for Good Jobs Now" initiative will feature public hearings where workers will voice their concerns and ideas about the economy.
Video games and free speech
Should we regulate or ban violent video games or not? This is a question still being debated.
New “X-Men” is a first class film
A prequel to the original X-Men trilogy, First Class takes place during the Cuban Missile Crisis and focuses on the relationship between Professor X and Magneto.
