In Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" Launcelot says: Well, old man, I will tell you news of your son: give me your bless...

Remember the days of, "It's the Economy, Stupid!" and political parties called KISS (Keep it Simple, Stupid!"? Here is an...

At Ali Abuminah's recommendation on my Facebook page I read Lizzy Ratner's blog posting . It is, as he suggests, a thoughtful essay...

Use the problems with health care as a measure of the problems with other areas in American life and you cannot help but come to the same co...

(I delivered this short rallying call at the Human Rights Yes! Intervention No! - Iran Rally, in San Francisco today, July 25. About 7,000 p...

So much world to save...so little time! Occassionally I run into folks who thrumb on about the death of the anti-war movement. Some of these...

"The obscenity of war is lost on most Americans, and that drains the death of Robert McNamara of any real significance." This is t...