The danger of a Romney election
Private sector revised job figures show an average of less than 90,000 per month since January. Unemployment inched back up to 8.2 percent.
A right-wing apologist in sheep’s clothing
David Brooks positions himself as an above-the-fray "moderate," but the reality is otherwise.
Does it matter who rules: Republicans or Democrats?
Taking a nearsighted view of the political landscape, some have concluded there is little or no difference between Republicans and Democrats.
Cory Booker surrenders
Cory Booker said he was nauseated by the attacks on private capital. He said Mitt Romney's firm, Bain Capital, "has done a lot of good."
Republicans show they don’t care about Women’s Health Week
The theme of this year's Women's Health Week is "It's Your Time." The aim is to empower women "to make their health a top priority."
The year 2047: a postman's nightmare
I often wonder how this could have happened to this once great nation.
The rising medical debt crisis
Hundreds of thousands of laid off and discharged workers have lost their health insurance as a result of the current depression, resulting in an alarming jump in the amount of medical debt.
A sickening situation in Philadelphia schools
The entire district is being dismantled and replaced by a for-profit system operated on behalf of the city by private corporations and charter schools; I'm so sickened.
The great conspiracy
While I am not a great believer in grand conspiracy theories, I have a serious conspiracy theory about what is going on behind the façade of U.S. politics.
Fighting racism: a must for victory in November
The political terrain is treacherous and corporate money is flooding into right-wing Super PACS waging a racist, scorched earth policy against President Barack Obama.
