Politics

I saw poverty on that trip in those hidden Appalachian valleys that I'd not seen since the Kennedy-Johnson era and the War on Poverty days.

War - is peace! Freedom - is slavery! Democracy - is the limitation of all rights! Freedom of speech - is silence!

Conyers gave an emotional victory speech to the hundreds of supporters still at headquarters on the need to correct the growing “income disparity” in America.

Nobody expects political TV show hosts like Mr. Hannity to come up with elaborate peace plans on their programs. But their viewers ought to get their share of informative …

Michael Winship reflects on the anniversary of the Watergate scandal.

Bishop McNeill is the Political Coordinator for the Center for Free-thought and Equality where his work focuses on achieving equality by protecting the separation of church and state and …

Human Rights Watch continues to face charges from activists, including Nobel Laureates, who say the group is too close to Washington to criticize US foreign policy.

Anti-politics rejects the electoral-representative institutions of contemporary democracies. There are two opposite forms of anti-politics, one striving toward a technocracy controlled by oligarchies and corporations, and one striving toward …

Empathy is a human quality that is best engendered through a personal acquaintance with individuals.

Kurdish rebels are establishing self-rule in war-torn Syria, resembling the Zapatista experience and providing a democratic alternative for the region.