Will the Press Let Chris Christie Clear Himself?
The starting point for any allegation of executive office cover-up, like the one surrounding New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, is always the same: What did he know and when did he know it? Eleven...
View ArticleThe Supremest Court
In defeat: defiance. Winston Churchill, The Gathering Storm Once again I have been asked to explain a matter legal. The question that has been referred to me is on its face a simple one but in reality...
View ArticleWhy Ukraine's Next President Doesn't Matter
Having ridden roughshod over Ukraine, Russia's annexation of the Crimea is now over and a new chapter in Ukrainian politics is about to begin -- but it won't be much different than the last chapter,...
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Rejecting Keystone XL is Good Politics As Well As Good Policy
As the debate surrounding the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline continues, we're seeing an overwhelming reaction from people across the country asking Secretary Kerry and President Obama to reject this...
View ArticleYour Nose Could Save Your Life
My dear Grandma Cora always grew geraniums -- red geraniums, to be specific. Nearly every time I went to went to visit her she had pots of them flowering outside the front door. I would gently stroke...
View ArticleChomsky on McCutcheon: 'Let's Forget Any Pretense of Being a Democratic Society'
On the day McCutcheon v FEC was heard before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), I sat down for an interview with Noam Chomsky to ask him about the case and a host of other issues....
View ArticleUS Taxpayers and Palestine's Forced Dependency on Israel
As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry continues his drive to establish a "framework for negotiations" for Israeli-Palestinian peace, news items paint a disturbing picture of increasing forced...
View ArticleVivek Murthy and the Civic Disengagement of Our Youth
*Co-authored by Tej Azad, Chris Jenson, Daniel Lazzareschi, Nathan Lo and Rahul Rekhi. Last August, we joined over 20,000 fellow first-year medical students in the beginning of our journey as...
View ArticleCome Clean on Deadly Drone Activities
Three years ago last week, a U.S. drone strike hit the small town of Datta Khel in Pakistan. Local business owners and leaders were in the midst of a two-day tribal council meeting, called to address a...
View ArticleTaking Stock of SHOP Insurance Marketplaces for Small Businesses
The Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) under the Affordable Care Act enables businesses with 50 or fewer employees to purchase private health insurance for their employees, and employers with...
View ArticleDo More Guns Cause More Suicide?
Suicide Barriers and Gun Control Less than three months after the Golden Gate Bridge opened, the first known suicide took place. Since then, over 1,500 people have taken their lives by jumping off the...
View ArticleBeing Muslim in Congress: Rep. Keith Ellison on Race, Religion and Lawmaking
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) is not shy about discussing his faith, even as the first-ever Muslim elected to the US Congress. Ellison -- also the first African American elected to the House from Minnesota...
View ArticleCheap (or 'Free') Is Not the Only Answer for Higher Education
It is increasingly apparent that more students than ever are scrutinizing the value of college degrees. Because of the recent struggles of graduates to find meaningful employment after college, many...
View ArticleUpdate: U.S. Government Suspends Consideration of Funding for Yamal LNG
On March 25, 2014, my Huffington Post blog, Will the U.S. Fund Russian Gas Exports? reported on the U.S. Government's consideration of funding for the enormous and environmentally harmful Yamal liquid...
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BP Doubles Initial Size Estimate of Lake Michigan Oil Spill
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog Three days after spilling crude oil into Lake Michigan, BP has doubled its spill estimate to between 470 and 1228 gallons. The leak happened at its refinery in Whiting,...
View ArticleNo-Frills Step-By-Step Guide to Signing Up for Obamacare
I know what you're thinking, another Obamacare story. But this one is different, I swear. Stay with me here. No matter what you think about the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare), we can all agree...
View ArticleWar on Health
House Republicans recently railed against the Obama administration for conducting a war on coal. But the real war was being waged by these very same GOP lawmakers, and it was against human health. The...
View Article8 Questions on Ukraine
Events in and concerning Crimea have raised to fever pitch the cacophony in the West over Ukraine. For one observer, there are some fundamental questions that seem to apply from the very beginning of...
View ArticleMy Life as a 'Highly Skilled' Immigrant
One August morning many years ago, I found myself starry eyed and jet lagged at the Los Angeles International airport. In search of the American Dream, I had come halfway around the planet to pursue...
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World History Shows U.S.- Russia Relations Must Move Beyond Fear and Conflict
In the 2003 documentary The Fog of War, Robert McNamara recalled that during the Cuban Missile Crisis, it was Ambassador Tommy Thompson's personal insight on Khrushchev from his time in Moscow that...
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