| Apr 12, 2010 | Rights / DemocracyI recently visited Cuba. Fidel’s image is everywhere–on fences, building façades, barroom walls–you name it. Posters touting “52 years of the Revolution” are plentiful. Ché Guevara is a god–he’s memorialized in a giant...
| | Peace / SecurityIt’s been 20 years since President George H. W. Bush and his Soviet counterpart Mikhail Gorbachev declared the Cold War over. Yet the lengthy process of dismantling U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons stockpiles continues to illustrate the deep chill that prevailed...
| Apr 5, 2010 | Rights / DemocracyYou probably know that big city newspapers around the country have cut staff–and then made more cuts on top of those. Now, the question is: Can journalists give November’s election the attention it deserves, so we the people have the information needed to...
| | Economy / BusinessIn my community we’re facing severe cuts in schools and elder services, and our local public library and community recreation center will soon close. Yet our local property taxes and fees are rising. Why are we paying more and getting less for it? Each year as Tax Day...
| | Environment / Health|Food / FarmingWhen First Lady Michelle Obama decided to launch the “Let’s Move” campaign to fight childhood obesity, she brought much-needed attention to a crisis millions of children face. It’s a special concern for children of color, because new research...
