Op-Ed

“The United States of Energy” was a colorful series of lessons on the advantages of coal, aimed at 4th-graders, and sponsored by Big Coal. Here's how educators and activists …

In the US we have our own ongoing civil war between govenment and rebels - supported by rich warlords - who are armed but, so far, have only targeted …

A university professor has suggested that high-cost, predatory consumer loans should be given a “pass” because the employees are “friendly” and because consumer advocates are “out of touch.”

The television series “The Walking Dead” serves as a metaphor for the destruction of the middle class and political/social forces in today's world.

Robert Naiman: Supporters of sanctions against Israel for its military occupation of Palestine must demand the same respect for our democratic rights that supporters of sanctions against Russia for …

Two psychologists deplore the decision by the American Psychological Association to continue to condone the profession's involvement in prisoner abuse at Guantanamo.

Eric Holder's argument for reconsideration of felon disenfranchisement laws and reductions in mandatory minimum sentences is a positive sign.

Ecosocialism is an attempt to provide a radical, civilizational alternative to capitalism, rooted in the basic arguments of the ecological movement, and in the Marxist critique of political economy.

While any effort to stop mass incarceration must be expansive in scope and size, it ultimately has to be accessible to those directly affected.

“Dear Marissa” is an apology to Marissa Alexander, a black woman who was sentenced in Florida to 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot at her abusive …