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When the pollster calls and asks whether I think the country is going in the right direction, I will say “no.” When she asks if I approve of the …

Washington - Good for the NAACP. We need an honest conversation about the role of race and racism in the Tea Party. Thanks to a resolution passed this week …

In a recent post, I argued that capital controls have become the new normal. This is welcome news to progressives who have long argued that developing countries should have …

Pennsylvanians are wondering if their state could become the next environmental ground zero after officials confirmed Tuesday that irresponsible drilling practices and a failed “blowout preventer” caused the June …

Pick up a newspaper or magazine these days and you find yourself judging its health by the quantity of advertising. Harper’s, the Nation, the New Republic—they are pitifully bare …

One voice - mother and child - Kenya. Image: Rodney Rascona (rascona.com)

The flight from reason that now marks American public discourse came home for me last Friday, when I found myself on public radio debating whether Barack Obama is anti-business. …

The good news is that America's economy continues to grow. The bad news is that most people's personal economies continue to shrivel. The June report on jobs glows with …

With the conclusion of the G20 protests in Canada, the inevitable post-mortem dissection has begun in earnest. Activists prepare to file lawsuits, organizers vow to do things differently next …

The test of a containment cap on the oil well that has been gushing into the Gulf of Mexico for nearly 80 days is being postponed, The New York …