Does Hamas's Strategy Serve the Palestinian Cause?
The Human Toll As the human toll rises to more than 1000 dead on the Palestinian side and over 43 on the Israeli side, progress towards a ceasefire only exists in the words of politicians. Around...
View Article$15: The New Eight-Hour Day
When 200 New York City fast-food workers walked off their jobs in November 2012, their demand of $15 an hour seemed like a fantasy. But over the weekend, as more than 1,000 fast-food workers from 50...
View ArticleGuns in America: Why I Think It's Time for California to Stop Fighting Peruta...
On Thursday, July 24, 2014, Judge Frederick J. Scullin, Jr. issued a Summary Judgment Order affirming that the 2nd Amendment confers a right to "bear arms" outside the home. The order was nothing short...
View ArticleGreen Energy Access for All
The word "equitable" is not one we often use when discussing our nation's energy policies, but it needs to be if communities of color plan to have a meaningful role in the energy revolution happening...
View ArticleThe Helms Amendment Hurts Women and Undermines U.S. Development Efforts...
In August, President Obama will welcome leaders from across the African continent to Washington, DC, for a three-day Africa Leaders Summit, the first such event of its kind to be hosted by the U.S.,...
View Article'All in the Family': The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Forty-three years ago, a groundbreaking television show transformed the American viewing audience when All in the Family debuted in 1971. By the end of the first season, 60 million people were watching...
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When Going Nuclear Makes Sense
The Senate’s confirmation of Pamela Harris to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today is yet another indication of how vital and necessary the invocation of the “nuclear option”...
View ArticleMaking Ohio a National Model for Clean Government Starts with a Clean...
Over the last three years, Ohio has seen more than its fair share of corruption and ethical lapses in government. Our state treasurer and a congressman were recently caught up in a federal campaign...
View ArticleFinance in America: Promoting Inequality and Waste
In the crazy years of the housing boom the financial sector was a gigantic cesspool of excess and corruption. There was big money in pushing and packaging fraudulent mortgages. The country paid a huge...
View ArticleIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Here We Are Again
To begin, I want to make my view clear that the attacks by both Israel and Hamas must be strongly condemned. Both sides have been displaying utter disregard for the right to life and a clear lack of...
View Article8 Ways to Help the People of Gaza
As the news keeps flooding in of hospitals destroyed, schools obliterated, homes shattered to pieces and more and more innocent children dying, the situation in Gaza seems all but hopeless. There is no...
View ArticleA Century of Mass Slaughter
This August marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I. That "Great War" was many things, but it was most certainly a war of machines, of dreadnought battleships and "Big Bertha"...
View ArticleIs Obama Really Adrift in the World?
For all the hands shaken and hamburgers eaten, President Obama has never quite shaken his reputation for detachment. He is the "cool" president who doesn't lose his temper even when he should. He is...
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On Health Insurance Coverage, the South Really and Truly Is the Region With...
Ain't freedom grand? And what says freedom better than being free from government mandates like the guarantee that you can't be denied health insurance because of a pre-existing condition? As we all...
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China, America, and a New Cold War in Africa?
Is the Conflict in South Sudan the Opening Salvo in the Battle for a Continent? [This story was reported in partnership with the Investigative Fund at the Nation Institute. Additional funding was...
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As Republicans head home for recess, millions of unemployed are left behind
For more than seven months, Josephine from Saint Clair Shores, Michigan, looked for work without the assistance of unemployment insurance. Laid off from her job at General Motors, she wrote earlier...
View ArticleBorder Children Need Immediate Cooperation
By Carlos Carrazana, Chief Operating Officer of Save the Children Rooms with concrete floors and walls, packed with children. The overpowering smell of sweat and urine. Guards who have to wear masks to...
View ArticleThe Afghan Delusion
Counter insurgency has been at the heart of the "war on terror." It has failed -- in Iraq and in Afghanistan. The main reasons are readily identifiable. Some are generic; others specific to time and...
View ArticleAdd Horsepower to America's Economic Engine: Pass a Real Transportation Bill
In the next few hours, Congress has the opportunity to transform a crisis into a remarkable opportunity. The American economy is like a racehorse waiting at the gates, ready to burst onto the track and...
View ArticleWe Must Honor the Rule of Law for Desperate Children at the U.S. Border
Some suggest that the refugee crisis unfolding on our southern border has been triggered by disrespect for the law. But, what exactly does the law require that we do with these desperate children? The...
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