Op-Ed

What is it that makes young men, reasonably well educated, in good health and nice looking, with long lives ahead of them, use powerful explosives to murder complete strangers …

The TPP gives foreign corporations privileges that can override domestic laws and citizens' rights.

Today we need a “Fifth Estate,” full of media journalists who see themselves as agents of people not power, says John Pilger.

Rather than supporting effective policing techniques that can help to prevent crime, Conservatives are throwing millions of dollars at more high-tech things, like armor and weaponry for SWAT teams, …

May 21, 2009, Protecting Our System and Our Values speech by Obama: “So going forward, my administration will work with Congress to develop an appropriate legal regime” to handle …

Ronald Reagan said that “government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” Notice he spoke of a problem (singular), but conservatives seem to believe government …

Paul Krugman: Austerians are finding that they're trapped in a box.

Jason Collins has announced to the world that he is a gay. This is a marvelous act. It is being congratulated by many including many NBA players and many …

The Obama administration has seemingly painted itself into yet another military corner by announcing that use of chemical weapons by Syria would constitute a red line that would mandate …

Glenn Greenwald's article in The Guardian titled “Bradley Manning is off limits at SF Gay Pride parade, but corporate sleaze is embraced” has internationally publicized the cowardly decision of …