Is the Earth overpopulated?
We must bring down the population through universal education, and government assisted family planning programs; doing so is a necessary condition of controlling global warming.
Animals: Thinking, feeling, and emotional individuals
"I cannot see an animals' expression - eyes, behavior, purring, etc. - and convince myself that it's anything other than a thinking, feeling, emotional individual."
Nuclear disarmament policy a mixed bag, at best
The ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and the negotiation of a Fissile Materials Treaty, both of which the Obama administration favors, have been held up, one by the U.S. Senate, the other by another country.
We are not going back!
From slavery to today's struggles against structural racism and for democracy for all, the African-American people continue to play a strategic role.
Students empower themselves through union solidarity
The importance of a work sector being organized is unparalleled but what really counts is when it creates a ripple effect on the surrounding sectors.
Saber rattling over Ukraine needs to stop
Columnists and U.S. senators alike have called upon the Obama administration to come up with billions of dollars to bolster an unelected government in Kiev that is led by various stripes of ultra rightists, including fascists.
Apocalypses everywhere: Is there any hope in a gloom-doom-filled era?
Living a life so saturated with apocalypses undoubtedly takes a toll, so let's lift the lid off the A-word, take a peek inside, and examine how it affects everyday life.
It's time to return Guantánamo to Cuba
The naval station at Guantánamo Bay was established in 1898 when the U.S. gained control of Cuba from Spain, when the Spanish colonial forces were about to be defeated by the Cuban independence fighters.
“Revolutionary” mayor, Chokwe Lumumba of Jackson, Miss., dies
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, who has been described as "America's most revolutionary mayor," died suddenly Feb. 25 at the age of 66.
ACA needs "patients and subscribers" movement
In West Virginia, we have some of the shortest life spans, highest poverty rates, oldest median ages, worst educational investments, and most dangerous work environments in the country.
