Government shutdown to crash into debt ceiling crisis?
Way over a million workers are immediately affected by the shutdown. Will they get back pay once the government starts up again? With this Congress, who knows?
What does Obamacare mean for young people?
At this point in time, there are about 47 million people in the U.S. without health insurance. This includes a good amount of young people.
Your mailman's diary: I called him Glovebox
I met Gregg for the first time as I walking down his street. Orchard Grove is a pretty little street in my town, and when I glanced sideways one day I see this dude polishing his Harley; rag in one hand and a can of beer in the other.
Canadian town hosts conference on utopian socialist colonies
Sointula village lived up to its name, which means "place of harmony" in Finnish, hosting more than 100 visitors for a conference on utopian socialist colonies in the Pacific Northwest.
Pope Francis: a breath of fresh air
It may seem that we are straying here into a metaphysical realm far removed from the concerns of everyday life. That is not the case. Francis enacts his attitude in his daily lifestyle.
Welcome Pope Francis, campaigner against corporate greed!
The campaign against corporate criminals and their gluttonous greed just added a new speaker with a very loud voice, Pope Francis I.
Obama at UN
President Obama strained in Monday's United Nations speech to explain the rationale behind U.S. foreign policy.
Enough “shock,” time to confront prejudice
It's too late to preach tolerance by the time someone is a full-time corporate employee. Sensitivity must begin before children attend schools, and continue through their formative years.
GOP strategy: Tune out, turn off, drop out
The antics of GOP Senator Ted Cruz are only the latest example of an effort to pull the political discourse further to the right.
Sandinistas, de Blasio, and American democracy
Two of the candidates running for mayor of New York have become alarmed about the worldview of Bill de Blasio.
