| Jan 24, 2011 | Economy / BusinessFor more than a century, American law has recognized the destructive power of corporate monopolies. When one company controls an entire resource, means of production, or delivery system for products, it gets an unfair advantage over competitors. It can overcharge them...
| Dec 27, 2010 | Rights / DemocracySince NPR terminated its contract with political analyst Juan Williams, it has been open hunting season on the broadcasting network in Washington, with a handful of lawmakers and political pundits launching an all-out assault to take down public media. This...
| Dec 20, 2010 | Peace / SecurityReading WikiLeaks cables is like eating a box of chocolates. You never know what kind you’re going to get. Some may be nutritious, but others may rot your teeth. Certainly, some of these cables revealed important issues. Yet you should view these leaks with some...
| Nov 22, 2010 | Rights / DemocracyPolitical pundits moan that video cameras on the campaign trail stifle candidates from saying much of anything, for fear a gaffe will ruin their careers. That happened to George Allen. At a campaign stop in 2006, the former Senator (R-VA) was caught on tape repeatedly...
| Nov 8, 2010 | Environment / HealthRemember the joy shared by millions around the world as we watched as the Chilean miners were rescued one by one? Celebrating their survival made me wish that the global mining industry could find itself in the spotlight too, with lights glaring at each aspect of its...
