Op-Ed

Chris Hedges: Chauvinism, violent retribution, a perverted Christianity and the celebration of a mythic Anglo-Saxon history will sever sections of the population from reality, enticing them into an American …

The United States doesn't have too few soldiers. It has too many wars.

US intelligence, best known for collecting information about people including Americans, did have one agency that gave the public access to its translations of foreign news articles - until …

One of the first things we're supposed to forget about in our newly rekindled Cold War mindset is why most of us are against fracking.

Despite a positive recent declaration, what is needed is more than just another shrug of horror lamenting the further deterioration of Honduras, Washington's best friend in Central America.

In the end, no matter how popular populist attitudes are, it will take a movement to give them force.

The US mainstream media still pretends it is the custodian of “serious journalism,” but the corporate press shies away from its duty to challenge propaganda emanating from the US …

A Teach For America teacher grows leery of the role of charter schools.

While President Obama seeks more money for nuclear weapons than at the peak of the Cold War, the era of the comedy movie, “Dr. Strangelove,” it's no joke …

The United States spends far more on medical care than other wealthy countries, due mostly to higher prices for health care goods and services. In U.S. politics, social progress …