
The hypocritical folly of Congress' capricious interest in foreign policy
Senate Republicans want to get involved in President Barack Obama's nuclear negotiations with Iran, as they demonstrated when the vast...
Wall Street and the wingnuts win again: Radical right and radical wealth have captured both parties
Say what you will of Congress but it’s been busy lately. In the Senate, Bob Menendez is busy being indicted. Harry Reid is busy retiring....
How will Hillary announce?
It’s no longer a question of will Hillary Clinton run for president. It’s a question of how she’ll do it. Clinton is widely expected to...
In campaign for 2016, this year looks to be good one for Hispanics
The man was an ordinary-looking man, a working man by his looks and clothes. When asked in Spanish where he was from, he responded,...
Is There Anything to Gain From Ellen Pao's Loss?
Proving sex discrimination in the workplace is near impossible, even for the highest-powered women in corporate America. So what will it...
Loving White People Won't Fix Racism
It should be good news that more public figures—including Oscar-winning rap artist and actor Common and Starbucks CEOHoward Schultz—are...
“Don’t you want to be normal?”
“Don’t you want to be normal?” I was shocked that those words actually came out of the surgeon’s mouth. I think I must live in a more...
Will Rand Paul's Black Voter Outreach Pay Off In 2016?
When Rand Paul kicks off his campaign for president Tuesday, the Kentucky senator will be in a unique position among the likely -- and...
How Obama’s young loyalists will help shape his legacy
For the first four years of President Obama’s tenure,Brian Deese worked in a hallway on the West Wing’s second floor — not exactly the...









