Why working in the fields is no laughing matter
Recently, Arturo Rodriguez, president of the United Farm Workers, appeared on Comedy Central's Steven Colbert Report to encourage U.S. workers to take jobs in agriculture.
Shining the light of “The New Colossus” into Arizona
Two things about immigration are assured this coming week.
“Inception” has viewers guessing ― dreams vs. reality
From beginning to end "Inception" has viewers guessing about what's real and what's not.
July 26, Cuba: absolved by history
July 26, 1953 was the start of the movement to overthrow Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista -- and the Cuban Revolution.
Sherrod, Obama, and the strength of roots
How would members of the Obama administration have reacted to racist pressure from the Deep South in the early '60s?
The barbarians are at the gates
For the Republican Party, which tells lies as fast as McDonald's makes burgers, there are no moral restraints, only the overarching desire for power.
Nazis on border support SB 1070
As a Jew, I have become alarmed over recent events on the immigration issue regarding the Arizona Law SB 1070 signed by Arizona Governor Brewer.
Cheers and jeers, from pregnancy fraud to Social Security birthday
Cracking down on phony "pregnancy crisis centers," One Nation jobs march, happy birthday Social Security and more.
Comcast, NBC merger: What’s it mean for young people?
Many people in my age group don't read the news because they are simply not interested.
FDR and the New Deal for Beginners
This collaboration between a progressive historian and an underground comic artist brings the New Deal's politics and radicalism to life in a relevant time.
