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Ed Kinane, Truthout “We still have a choice today: nonviolent co-existence or violent co-annihilation.” -Martin Luther King Jr. (“Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break the Silence,” speech at Riverside …

Jim Hightower, Other Words Great news, people! A colony of nine-spotted ladybugs has been discovered in Amagansett, New York. This uplifting story is a rich organic mixture of state …

Former Attorney General John Ashcroft, now a lobbyist, appears before a House Judiciary subcommittee in Washington, Tuesday, March 11, 2008. (Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times) …

For the near term, the adult sons and daughters of aging parents hold an important key that will determine whether any new model of eldercare is embraced widely in …

When Pvt. Bradley Manning appeared in a military courtroom at Fort Meade, Maryland, last week, it was his first public appearance in more than 19 months. Manning has been …

In this country, shopping is not just a national pastime. Consumer spending, which makes up about 70 percent of the economy, is a sort of patriotic duty — never …

Nurses sang sour carols today to the private equity firm they say is starving Massachusetts hospitals and pitting workers against each other. Massachusetts nurses came to the …

Attached to the payroll tax deal was a provision forcing President Obama to decide within 60 days whether or not to approve the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, before …

At the end of one of the most bizarre weather years in American history, climate research stands at a crossroads. Scientists say they could, in theory, do …

International Security Assistance Force commander Gen. John R. Allen conducts an on-site survey of ISAF outposts in Paktika province, Afghanistan, December 19, 211. (Photo: Sgt. April Campbell / U.S. …