Opinion
Common and hip hop are as American as apple pie
May 13, 2011Conservative media pundits and Republican extremists deliberately used Common's invitation by the White House to condemn the Obama administration.
Read moreWhat would U.S. socialism look like?
May 13, 2011I am often asked thought-provoking questions about U.S. socialism and what it would look like. My reply is something like this.
Read moreLabor independence: Not much to do with a party label
May 12, 2011A recent article by Mike Elk illustrates what is wrong with too much of the left's thinking on labor today.
Read more“Brothers of Bella”: vintage music with a red tinge
May 11, 2011Musically, "Brothers of Bella" is masterful, with rambunctious piano playing backed by accordion, bass, guitar, and drums. Yet the band doesn't stretch beyond the realm of classic music styles.
Read moreSugar’s bittersweet history
May 11, 2011The history of sugar is a fascinating, complicated and ongoing journey that takes us through the brutal depths of slavery to the heights of resistance and abolition, to the ingenuity of invention from Hershey's milk chocolate...
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