| Dec 26, 2011 | Peace / SecurityNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Il consolidated communist rule. Czech leader Vaclav fought against corrupt communists. Yet they had some things in common, besides dying a week before Christmas. They both abandoned careers in the arts to become reluctant politicians, and...
| | Rights / DemocracyThe 2008 election was a hopeful one for African Americans in our democracy — not because of who was elected, but because of who turned out to vote. We voted at a nearly identical rate to our white neighbors for the first time in U.S. history. In fact,...
| | Food / Farming‘Tis the season to reflect on the past year and hold high expectations for the blank slate that awaits in January. Here’s one resolution for all you consumers hoping to improve your health and the environment: Starting in 2012, avoid genetically engineered...
| | Peace / SecurityLed by Sens. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Congress moved recently to place new sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran. Certainly, the United States must remain active in its efforts to deter Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons program, but these...
| Dec 19, 2011 | Economy / BusinessLike something out of a bad movie, the failed congressional supercommittee plotted to use “chained COLAs” to cut future Social Security benefits for America’s retired workers. No, chained COLA isn’t some kind of carbonated beverage gone bad....
