Op-Ed

Washington - Washington has many lazy habits, and one of the worst is a reflexive tendency to see equivalence where none exists. Hence the nonsense, being peddled by politicians …

President Obama has given speech after speech calling on Congress to reduce tax breaks for the wealthy to balance the budget. When President Clinton left office, the budget had …

For a book about the all-too-human “passions of war,” my 1997 work Blood Rites ended on a strangely inhuman note: I suggested that, whatever distinctly human qualities war calls …

At long last, America's overdue withdrawal from Afghanistan has begun. “The tide of war is receding,” President Barack Obama declared as he announced that 10,000 troops would come home …

The Rockefellers, ever since the days of old John D., have enjoyed the great outdoors. They also seem to have figured out how to make that great outdoors pay. …

When it comes to the struggle against Israel's policies of oppression there are two conflicting levels: that of government and that of civil society. The most recent example of …

In Philadelphia, budget cuts have led to fire departments closing on a daily rotating basis, delaying response time. (Photo: Sam Blackman)

(Photo: gwenflickr; Edited: JR / Truthout) How does political censorship work in liberal societies? When my film, “Year Zero: the Silent Death of Cambodia,” was banned in …

SWAT team member at a demonstration outside the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. Carlos Montes, one of the organizers of the demonstration, faces trial along with …

Washington - The unseemly love affair of some American politicians with the death penalty is bad for justice and bad for our country's standing in the world. It inflicts …