Opinion
On Day One, GOP Congress takes the axe to Social Security
January 15, 2015It's patently obvious the GOP is trying to convince retired workers that in order to preserve the system, the disabled should be sacrificed.
Read moreSo long Donahoe: Are lifetime careers a thing of the past?
January 14, 2015Yesterday was a milestone for me. Not a day of sadness as much as a day of reflection. January 12, 2015, was the fifth anniversary of my father's death.
Read moreThe cost of war for families
January 13, 2015In February of 2014, Senate Republicans blocked a $21 billion plan to build new VA clinics because they said it was too expensive.
Read moreOnly tackling the root causes can end the cycle of violence
January 8, 2015Only a sharp turn to peace and non-violence stands a ghost's chance of extricating humankind from this awful and seemingly intractable situation.
Read morePolice unions and the challenge of solidarity
January 7, 2015There is no justification for attacks on individual police officers who have little or nothing to do with the policies that have created the dehumanizing of the lives of black people.
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