Op-Ed

The rich really are different from you and me. There’s the obvious, of course: They have a whole hell of a lot more money. But just as important, they …

(Image: JR / Truthout) The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday no jobs were created in August. Zero. Nada. Well, not quite. The strike at …

Here is a fact about bipartisanship and civility in Washington: the Republicans in Congress will obstruct anything President Obama proposes to create jobs and help the economy, period. A …

SOCIAL SECURITY IS A PONZI SCHEME Perry: Social Security “is a Ponzi scheme for these young people.” (Iowa Caucus Event at The Vine Coffeehouse, August 27, …

Dr. Samuel Metz, an anesthesiologist in Oregon, has a letter in the August 27 New York Times arguing for a single payer system in the US Several responses follow. …

Next Thursday President Obama will unveil his jobs plan. He’ll choose either Plan A or Plan B. Plan A would be big enough to restart …

A couple of weeks ago, the fate of African American political representation in California remained uncertain as the Redistricting Commission prepared to approve or reject its final maps. Although …

Washington - Thank you, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, for emerging from your secure, undisclosed locations to remind us how we got into this mess: It didn’t happen …

Many economic Nostradamuses have long predicted that the epitaph on America's tombstone will ultimately read, “Made In China.” But casual observers probably didn't think the funeral procession would happen …

In the past week, the world has been captivated by the bitter confrontation between the Indian government and a short, bespectacled seventy-four-year-old man named Anna Hazare, a self-styled anti-corruption …