Op-Ed

Occupy Wall Street protesters stage a demonstration at Foley Square in New York City, November 17, 2011. (Photo: Richard Perry / The New York Times) What's next? …

President Barack Obama walks out to address the media about the economy from the White House in Washington on July 8, 2011. (Photo: Doug Mills / The New York …

London - Politicians are masters at “passing the buck.” Everything good that happens reflects their exceptional talents and efforts; everything bad is caused by someone or something else. …

Launching its biggest environmental accomplishment, the Obama administration has proposed rules that would determine how far 2025 cars go on a gallon of gas and how much global warming …

Super Committee meeting. (Photo: sunlightfoundation / Flickr) The spectacle of Democrats and Republicans arguing about who is to “blame” for the “failure” of the “supercommittee” is certainly …

I'm a fossil fuel junkie. I drive a car and use electricity. My computer, TV, telephone, refrigerator, stove, lights, water and sewage all run on carbon-based energy.(1) All of …

(Photo: remis velisque / Flickr) Some lawmakers are trying to give America the cartoon image of a penniless hobo, circa 1932, with holes in his pants and …

(Photo: Ann Douglas / Flickr) I want to thank you, thank you Thank you, thank you, Thank you, thank you, Thank you, …

(Photo: freefotouk) Very soon now, I am going to slide my chair back from my desk and turn off this infernal machine. I am going to do …

(Photo: Lance Page / Truthout) Having served in the military for twenty years and having police officers and other civil servants in my family and among my …