Eleanor Bader says the government should be spending money that benefits a larger slice of its citizens, rather than the narrow interests of oil companies.
Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee announced a new initiative that he says is the key to the state's economic future and a safe bet: funding the arts.
Ellen Cohen's “Laboring: Stories of a New York City Hospital Midwife” is an insightful description of the conditions and clashes endemic to American health care.