Opinion
What’s good about Obamacare?
August 14, 2012"...Americans saw health care reform as an urgent priority. All we hear from Republicans is how bad this is. No one has come up with a better alternative."
Read moreProgressive cinema: Spotlight on Detroit
August 14, 2012Ultimately it's the people that make a city. There are still many good people in Detroit; many great activists and endless joys left in this embattled city.
Read moreProgressive cinema: Occupy stars in Traverse City
August 13, 2012The Occupy Wall Street movement was one of the main themes at Michigan's Traverse City Film Festival this year.
Read moreWhich way forward for the Olympics?
August 13, 2012In 2016, Brazil, with its left-center government, will hopefully lessen corporate influence and increase the public's involvement.
Read moreAmerica’s campaign against obesity is mostly off course
August 10, 2012The news is filled with images of grossly overweight citizens. But, is this all the fault of an overindulgent citizenry? Of course not!
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