As the unemployment numbers grow grimmer by the day, everyone is hoping for an end in sight, but no one knows for sure when that will happen. The March unemployment rate has reached a 25 year high at 8.5 percent. Upon further inspection of the unemployment numbers, I discovered an...

Hillary Clinton's "Bill Clinton Problem" is a joke that has become not so funny. In a debate earlier this year, Mitt Romney got a huge laugh line when he said, "The idea of Bill Clinton back in the White House with nothing to do is something I can't imagine." Hillary...

Here's my endorsement for 2008 Democratic Party Nominee which ran today on the editorial page of the Philadelphia Daily news, where I serve as a member of the editorial board.

The writer Ingrid Bengis once observed, "Words are a form of action, capable of influencing change." What this country needs...

In Tennessee and Texas, when animals are being put down, the chemical pancuronium bromide has been outlawed due to the excruciating pain it subjects the dying animals to.

Yet in lethal injections administered to death-row inmates, Texas, Tennessee and dozens of other states use pancuronium bromide, which stops breathing and...

As someone who studied comparative religion, with a focus on Hinduism, I spent a great deal of time also studying the politics of the region, both in India and Muslim Pakistan. I've understood that while we might not necessarily have been on a road that specifically was going to lead...

As someone of deep faith and a political junkie, I'm fascinated by the convergence of faith and politics. Though I'm far from those on the right who think God and politics should be inseparable, I also don't agree with those who say politicians shouldn't talk about their faith and how...

We are lucky, in America, to have some of the finest institutions in their field, in the world. Among our many fine institutions are the world-class Children's Hospitals that exist in major cities. But, for all the great work they do, they cannot do everything.

One amazing...

This week's fires in Southern California once again showed how much of a threat a small tinder can become, how we're still unprepared to deal with it, but also, even when things seem to be bleak for many in America, our best nature comes out in times of need.
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How do you think your boss would react? Face red? Fist clenched? Maybe a couple of words of profanity coming...

PRESIDENT Bush looks tired. Tony Snow looks more confused than ever. No one has seen much of Vice President Cheney lately. I wouldn't be surprised if his ticker has given up.

After months and months of yelling that anyone who dared criticize the lack of planning or direction in Iraq...

TOM VILSACK? Pack your bags. Joe Biden? Hit the road. Chris Dodd? Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

The 2008 presidential campaign has started. For many, it's ending before it began. We all know Hillary Clinton is in, no matter how coy she plays it. So...

The Refugee Convention of 1951, adopted by the U.N. defines a refugee as a person that:

"As a result of events occurring and owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the...

Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for all the many blessings, big and small, we have in our lives: our family, friends, health, freedom, life's many gifts. To be grateful, sure, for all the grandeur of big accomplishments, fulfilling relationships, exotic adventures (I just came back from a big...

According to Penn Future, one of my fave groups, one of my New Year's wishes came true. I want the environment to become an issue people vote on. As I said in World magazine, I want that, but I don't think we are at a point where that issue drives...

When I first started in TV, 7 years ago at the age of, um, 15 :), Judith Regan's show was one of the first I did. I remember sparring with her and being impressed with her fast wit. I later appeared with her many times during the Gary Condit years....

The ballots are in, the voters have spoken, Democrats take Congress, Bush dumps Rumsfeld, and the GOP is reeling. So what does it all mean? For this Citizen Hunter, it means it's time to forget about politics for 3 hours on Saturday, ok maybe more if you count making...

The Rajun Cajun took to CNN this week and said that anyone who left any money on the table or in their coffers when there was a chance to take back elected seats is a bad leader. He said, "I think this party ought to be focused. It is the...

"Not interested." -- Jack Murtha's recorded response to an offer of 50,000 dollars.

Ok, so I have gotten a ton of e-mail, many supportive and many upset over my decision to support Jack despite the perception of ethical issues.

So let's get a...

Take Action: call your member now to vote Murtha.

When the new Congress convenes in January, the first big battle won't be with Republicans, but with themselves. As expected, Congressman Jack Murtha announced that he will challenge current Minority Whip Steny Hoyer for the Majority Leader role. Unexpectedly, incoming...

ONE OF THE most stunning developments in the midterm elections is how Democrats pulled religious voters back into the fold - without pandering on issues where people of faith know the party just doesn't agree with them.

According to Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, in each of the...