Op-Ed

Washington - Mitt Romney can argue that winning ugly is still winning, especially in a contest he could not afford to lose. But Romney's decisive victory in Florida came …

The labor movement brought you the weekend. Thomas Friedman wants to take it away. Even as he serves as a leading champion of corporate globalization, the New …

Washington, DC - I was arrested today for exercising my First Amendment rights to freedom of the press on Capitol Hill.   I was not expecting to be arrested for …

When it comes to U.S. policy toward Iran, irony is the name of the game. Where to begin? The increasingly fierce sanctions that the Obama administration is …

This is the audio clip of an interview I did for The Breakdown this weekend with journalist and author Michael Hudson, who did a terrific piece on GE Capital's mortgage crisis called Fraud …

What will their future be – and what is the government’s proper financial role? (As published in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.) The inherently symbiotic relationship …

The Pentagon is currently charging US taxpayers approximately $1.9 million per minute, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year (366 in 2012). The American …

This week Reporters Without Borders released its 2011–2012 Press Freedom Index, and much of the attention has focused on the fact that the United States has dropped 27 places to …

The conversation about school reform in Washington is replete with big ideas—glossy proposals for “accountability,” putting the “students first,” fixing “broken” schools, all in hopes of making America “competitive” …

After failing to get COICA (Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act) passed in 2010, he is back again this year with PIPA. Do not forget PIPA is the son …