Lincoln, Obama and the sweep of history
With a stroke of a pen the Union government outlawed the enslavement of 4 million people. The truth was that the war was not going well for the North and they had to pass the Emancipation Proclamation in order to win.
The Second Amendment and racism
The Second Amendment continues to provide cover for racism just as its original intent was to protect slavery.
How Medicaid expansion will help thousands in W.Va.
Under Obamacare the federal government pays 100% for expanded state Medicaid coverage for three years, followed by incremental state contributions of up to 10%.
Pistorius offers another example of violence against women
On Feb. 14, an annual event highlighted the fact that one out of three women will be beaten or raped in her lifetime. The same day Reeva Steenkamp was killed, allegedly by Olympic track star Oscar Pistorius.
Obama, coalition politics, and the struggle for reforms
Coalition politics and reform struggles are anything but pure; they are, by nature, a polyglot; an uneasy amalgamation of disparate forces.
It’s simple: Talk, don’t shoot
It's not complicated. Less guns equals less murders. But arms sales are through the roof now.
End of the post office as a public institution?
This year the post office will close half its processing centers. By the end of this summer Saturday delivery is scheduled to end. Over the next year over 3,000 local post offices will close.
Can we cure inequality, and how?
Joseph Stiglitz views growing inequality (a Marxist might say "the growing class divide") as a threat that may block economic recovery.
The Second Amendment and “insurrection”
At the Congressional hearing on legislation to curb gun violence NRA spokesman Wayne LaPierre repeated the mantra of the right wing extremist movement.
Long Distance Revolutionary: A journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Mumia Abu Jamal is the subject of a new and informative documentary that focuses on his life and beliefs rather than his world famous case.
