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.
Why Occupy?
The world has entered a moment where millions of people are coming to believe that radical change is not only possible, but necessary.
Grammys: prayer for Whitney, praise for Adele
The Grammys' usual glitz and glamour were dimmed a few times during tributes to 48-year-old pop icon Whitney Houston.
Mortgage agreement: a small step forward
Housing, labor, and civil rights advocates and elected officials are giving a thumbs up to the accord reached between 49 state attorneys general and banks involved in the mortgage crisis.
Birth control is not attack on religion
The Obama administration made the right move when it mandated that all employers be required to offer free family planning services to women through their insurance plans.
Blame the brain?
Some scientists believe they have discovered why people commit human atrocities. It's our brains, they say.
Putting the Occupy movement in historical perspective
Indeed there is civil unrest! Workers cry out for justice, as workloads grow and wages stagnate while owners' profits soar, as jobs are sent overseas.
The biggest suckers wear suits
Like the toad who wants to be the handsome prince, the lobbying group disguised as a business association was seduced by romantic Ayn Rand visions of sugar plum profits dancing at the mere idea of a white knight prancing into view.
Go see "Hugo," "Descendants," skip "Melancholia"
"Hugo" and "The Decendants" get two thumbs up. "Melancholia" on the other hand gets two thumbs down.
MF Global meltdown shows U.S. vulnerable to Eurozone crisis
The collapse and bankruptcy of MF Global, led by former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, demonstrates the vulnerability of the U.S. financial system and economic recovery to the Euro crisis.
