A principal's excuse for a stupid administrative decision exposes the fundamental failure of our nation's education system.... [More]

For months we've been hearing about how terrible the Obama administration is, gleefully and indiscriminately murdering innocent children wth drone strikes. The numbers, however, tell a very different story.... [More]

Is it any wonder that there are so many bad and broken relationships in the world, when we spend so much time focusing on what people look like, rather than on who they are?... [More]

Hurricane Sandy has added a strong exclamation point to an "inconvenient truth" - it's time to stop playing games of profit and politics with the future of our planet, and get serious about ending the ongoing damage done by human activity.... [More]

The cynical notion that there's no difference between the Democratic and Republican parties and their presidential candidates has rarely been less true, nor more crassly exploited by the challenging party. We take a look at the differences.... [More]

The passing today of Neil Armstrong, first human to set foot on Luna, causes some reflection on science, anti-intellectualism, and the damage done by the radical right and destructive, selfish profiteers in our culture over the last few decades.... [More]

What started, for my part, as a reasonable conversation with a US Congressman becomes a flamewar in which he lies, makes snide remarks, lies some more, and then tries to shut me up for asking whether campaign contributions influence his position on climate change. There is a Change.Org petition attached to this article demanding Rep. John Fleming's resignation. Please sign it. He won't resign, of course - he's way too arrogant for that - but it'll definitely remind him who he really works for.... [More]

I realize I'm a little late in the game getting to this, but I think it's necessary to discuss a few things that are obvious to those who get their news from some places, and entirely unknown to those who get their news from other places. ... [More]

The story and music of one of the most egregious abuses of musicians by businessmen in rock history.... [More]

A graphic on Facebook provides an excellent example of how the American people are manipulated and deceived by right-wing hate groups masquerading as political commenters. There is nothing patriotic about hate.... [More]