| Jan 29, 2014 | Economy / BusinessThe political profile of economic inequality in America has certainly been growing. So has the political confusion over what overcoming inequality will take. Unfortunately, President Barack Obama’s latest State of the Union address may only add to that confusion....
| | Environment / HealthWill our fossil-fueled economy make humans go the way of the dinosaurs? There are plenty of reasons to think so. Coal, oil, and gas continue to account for 87 percent of global energy consumption despite scientific consensus that drastic change is essential for...
| | Rights / DemocracyThe State of our Union is strong, He says. Extreme Inequality is wrong, He says. The poor feel like they don’t belong, He says. We need a new Seeger song, He says. America needs a raise, He says. We’ve yet to see our best days, He says. We can defeat our...
| Jan 28, 2014 | Peace / SecurityOne of our great heroes died last night. At 94, I suppose it wasn’t a tragedy for him, especially since his wife Toshi died last summer after a life of love and shared work, and 70 years of marriage, but what a huge loss. For all of us. Pete gave us everything —...
| Jan 23, 2014 | Economy / BusinessMany hundreds of thousands of Americans saw their good working-class jobs disappear once NAFTA took effect. And millions of Mexicans lost their ability to live off the land after cheap factory farmed corn from the United States displaced their crops in local markets....
