Op-Ed

(Photo: Rob Stinnett / Flickr) It wasn't that long ago that the act of “gift giving” didn't require a maddening trip to Walmart or a desperate online …

Texas Governor Rick Perry. (Photo: Eric Thayer / The New York Times) In the iconic Christmas film, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” an angel offers the beleaguered main …

Washington - This is a moment when policymakers should be thinking big, not small. History will little note nor long remember that the payroll tax holiday was extended for …

President Barac­k Obama spoke out again­st growi­ng incom­e inequ­ality in the Unite­d State­s at a speec­h on December 6 in Kansa­s. (Photo: Doug Mills­ / The New York Times­) …

A protester with the Occupy movement is led away by law enforcement after interrupting New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at a campaign event for former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. …

Peter Gumpert, Truthout The Current State of Affairs

Ed Kinane, Truthout “We still have a choice today: nonviolent co-existence or violent co-annihilation.” -Martin Luther King Jr. (“Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break the Silence,” speech at Riverside …

Jim Hightower, Other Words Great news, people! A colony of nine-spotted ladybugs has been discovered in Amagansett, New York. This uplifting story is a rich organic mixture of state …

When Pvt. Bradley Manning appeared in a military courtroom at Fort Meade, Maryland, last week, it was his first public appearance in more than 19 months. Manning has been …

International Security Assistance Force commander Gen. John R. Allen conducts an on-site survey of ISAF outposts in Paktika province, Afghanistan, December 19, 211. (Photo: Sgt. April Campbell / U.S. …