Op-Ed

I would never have been mistaken as a political supporter of President George W. Bush. But in his early days as president, I was invited to have conversations with …

Is Barack Obama changing? If so, many in the Occupy Wall Street Movement are patting their efforts on the back, and even claiming credit for what looks like a …

As I was escorted by the Thurston County sheriff into a jail cell, sporting the tattered plastic sandals they exchanged for my shoes, wearing my yellow "I AM A …

Occupy Wall Street, October 21, 2011. (Photo: Tony the Misfit) The most significant accomplishment for Occupy Wall Street (OWS) to date is that the Occupiers have managed …

Ironically, the House is trying to criminalize diplomacy with Iran before sustained talks with Iran have been tried. More than eighty-percent of Congress has signed on to the bill, …

President Barack Obama talks with staff in Senior Advisor David Plouffe's West Wing office at the White House, Oct. 6, 2011. (Photo: Pete Souza / White House) …

Protesters gather during a rally at the University of California in Davis, Calif., Nov. 21, 2011. (Photo: Annie Tritt / The New York Times) The current Occupy …

Washington - I'm inclined to believe that the apparent result of the climate change summit in Durban, South Africa, might turn out to be a very big deal. Someday. …

So here we are, mid-December 2011. Looking back, January 2011 started with Jared Lee Loughner going on a shooting spree in Tuscon, killing a Federal Judge five …

Suffering from leukemia and pneumonia, Frantz Omar Fanon lived his last day in what he called ‘a nation of lynchers.’ Bethesda, Maryland, USA, was hardly the place he expected …