White noise is masking the real sounds our country and the world are making. The sounds of anguish and injustice, of starvation and deprivation, of cruelty and anger.
AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 01.13.2012
WASHINGTON — Nothing about the Supreme Court – not its magnificent building atop Capitol Hill nor its very title – suggests that its...
Erica Payne | Posted 05.25.2011
What would you do if you learned that two weeks from now a man repeatedly accused of aggressive sexual misconduct may decide whether women have the power to confront people who discriminate against them?
Erica Payne | Posted 05.25.2011
Many Americans were surprised by the Citizens United decision, and a few recognized it for what it was -- the inevitable conclusion of a four-decade-long strategy.
Anthony Papa | Posted 05.25.2011
I wish the Scott Sisters the best in their regaining their freedom and hope they lead fruitful lives. And I pray that Governor Barbour does not use the freedom for organs tradeoff anymore in the future to save the state of Mississippi tax dollars.
Eric Lurio | Posted 05.25.2011
The more obnoxious the nominee that is being considered, the greater the possibility the Republicans will be as cohesive as they were in the health care debate.
Gary S. Chafetz | Posted 05.25.2011
I recently watched Casino Jack and the United State of Money, a new documentary about Jack Abramoff by filmmaker Alex Gibney, in a virtually empty mov...
Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011
Media types are there to keep themselves and their hefty paychecks forthcoming, egged on by the networks' need to create controversy. How else will they get the viewers to watch, and thus generate valuable ad revenue?
Anthony Papa | Posted 05.25.2011
How do you wind up in prison serving two life terms for a robbery that netted 11 dollars? That question has haunted first time offenders Gladys and Jamie Scott for the past 15 years.
Bruce Kluger | Posted 05.25.2011
I've always liked Canada. Its health care system apparently works; its comedians are consistently a hoot; and the gentle behemoth just upstairs always manages to keep a cool head in a hot world.
Lisa Solod | Posted 04.20.2012