Republicans and the corporate attack on science
Fedoroff and other scientists are positively amazed at the hostility towards scientific proposals put forth to solve many of the problems facing the world today.
“The New Jim Crow” is must-read for social justice movement
Much like James Baldwin's "The Fire Next Time" or Michael Harrington's "The Other America," Alexander's book is a wakeup call to this nation.
Van Halen's new pro-union 'Tattoo'
Classic rockers Van Halen are back with their first new studio album ("A Different Kind of Truth") in 14 years. And the album's lead single, "Tattoo," is a pretty important pro-union shout-out.
Santorum's pro-ignorance populism could doom America
Does Republican Rick Santorum want the American people to be as ill-informed and buffoonish as he acts? To make sure we are, he's willing to sacrifice our education and future job prospects
Bring the troops home from Afghanistan
The American people know that to stop the killing in Afghanistan there is only one option: get all the U.S. troops out of there.
Happy birthday, Marian Anderson! (with video)
Mariann Anderson, the great contralto, perhaps the most renowned of the 20th century, would have been 115 years old today.
60 years too late to save the Rosenbergs
Once the executions took place on June 19th, 1953, the fatal errors could not be undone.
Oscars hid shameful side of "The Artist"
"The Artist" opens with a shameful and blatant episode of anti-Soviet and anti-Russian propaganda that has no place in advancing the plot of the film.
Iran, Israel and the U.S.: the slide to war
Wars are fought because some people decide it is in their interests to fight them.
Jeffrey Sachs and “The Price of Civilization”
Sachs is particularly good at showing where productive value from work is going.
