Op-Ed

Ethnic Americans—whether black, Hispanic, Asian or members of other groups— face different and usually more serious health risks than our majority-group compatriots. We face higher rates of cancer, diabetes …

On May 17th, 1990 the World Health Organizations made a decision to remove homosexuality from the list of mental disorders. Since then, each year May 17th is considered the …

Nobel laureate Peter Diamond had a depressing Op-Ed in The New York Times on June 5, withdrawing himself from contention as a member of the Federal Reserve board in …

Now that Washington has at least six wars cooking (in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, Yemen, and more generally, the global war on terror,) Americans find themselves in a new …

Does Bill Clinton still not grasp that the current economic crisis is in large measure his legacy? Obviously that’s the case, or he wouldn’t have had the temerity to …

Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, and get your ticket to see “Rick the Wonder Worker!” Texas Gov. Rick Perry is less than revered back home, where …

Dr. Rachel Z. Chatters, a pediatrician, right, sees clients, Ana Smith and her son Aidan, two, who rely on Medicaid, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, March 24, 2011. Medicaid, which …

Starbucks Union protesters demonstrating in Leamington, England, February 2007. (Photo: thealmightyprophetgitboy) The decline of unions does not mean the end of the labor movement. Indeed, the last …

With unemployment at a near historic high in the United States, could you imagine any American company bringing in foreign workers to work for them below the minimum wage …

On Sunday, the New York Times closed out its “Week in Review” section after a run of 76 years. With Republicans and most Democrats back singing the praises of …