Alan Rickman, star of stage and “Harry Potter,” dies at 69
Rickman, a classically trained stage star and sensual screen villain has died after a battle with cancer.
A mailman offers a big bear hug in sympathy and harmony
For this New Year I hope that all of us find a sense of sympathy and harmony with those around us.
Looking back, glancing ahead
Biggest threat to democracy, economic security, equality, peace, and a livable planet: The Republican Party.
“We were here first”: Occupied Oregon land still belongs to Paiute tribe
The forcible removal of the Paiute people from the Malheur Reservation brings to mind the failure of the U.S. to live up to its treaty obligations.
Harney County residents say go home Bundy
The Bundy-led right-wing militia grouplet has little support among local residents for their call to arms; they do not want them there.
Republican victory in 2016 would strengthen new “patrimonial oligarchy”
The hateful and reactionary ideas of GOP candidates confront us with the danger we would face next November, were any one of them to be elected president.
Gun control alone can't curb violence
Dealing with entrenched poverty costs real money, but less than we spend on the police, jails, drugs, alcoholism, and chronic illness - the dysfunction that comes from poverty.
2015 “Are you serious?” awards
Each year Dispatches From The Edge gives awards to individuals, companies, and governments that make following the news a daily adventure.
Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler dies at 93
"An amazing life has ended but his lifelong commitment to fight the good fight, for peace, for all humanity, will carry on."
Don't get caught up in the media's electoral name game
Don't make the mistake of thinking that who you vote for determines what you fight for. It's not about the person. It's about the people.
