Remembering Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman
"A true metal master, he gave energy and excitement to millions, and will continue to."
Bush Library: Brazen attempt to rewrite history
With a price tag of $250 million, the George W. Bush library is the biggest and most expensive of the 13 that have been opened to recognize the former presidents.
“Sticks to your soul” writing: Tribute to Phillip Bonosky
I first read his (earlier) novel, Burning Valley, in college - a requirement for a class on "working class literature."
How to tax the rich and audit them too!
Auditors generally do a decent job identifying how much wealthy taxpayers are trying to shortchange Uncle Sam. But they're only examining a fraction of the returns the wealthy file.
How was it growing up under communism?
Perhaps the best thing of all was the overriding sense of camaraderie. People trusted one another, and what we had we shared.
Literature in crisis
The USSR was one of the most literate societies, and it was this focus on education that allowed the Soviets to delve into the works of Tolstoy and Pushkin.
Keep hope alive, build a transformative movement
The election of Obama in 2008 and his reelection in 2012 gave millions hope that this awful situation would change for the better. But that hope hasn't been fully realized.
Reader voices: Relationships with no rights
Conservatives continue to fight nature and necessity. For them, this is a ballgame without an end. For the rest of us, we may finally see the clock ticking down to victory.
It’s always Passover: Freedom is a process
This is the season of Passover, the Jewish holiday of freedom from slavery in Egypt. Even if never substantiated as a historical event, it nevertheless has inspired liberation struggles all over the world.
Immigration reform must be all-inclusive
The immigrant communities themselves, and their allies in organized labor, the churches, and the African American, Latino, and Asian American communities, are speaking out.
