Lisa Jackson: Why She Can’t Do It Alone
Unpopular issues have never been a magnet for winning friends and admirers.
Glenn Beck and Danny Danon: An Unholy Alliance?
It remains to be seen why Israel would allow itself to be a staging ground for Glenn Beck’s extreme brand of political theater.
“Black Angels Over Tuskegee” Revisits History
If there is no interest in recording the stories of those who are deemed periphereal, the narratives get lost.
Senator Carper Oversees EPW Hearings: Do Americans Really Have to Choose between Health and Energy?
McCarthy went head to head with Barrasso when he pushed the cost/benefit analysis argument. Her answer was a terse, “We actually put a value on human life.”
Why Torture is a Moral Issue
Rev. Richard L. Killmer said, “Torture is wrong. This is an absolute moral principle. Our leaders sometimes forget this.”
Yanar Mohammed—Iraqi Women’s Vigilant Champion
Mohammed demands parity for women with the men of Iraq and promotes secular and human rights, earning her the antagonism of Islamic fundamentalists—who have threatened her life.
“Men of a Certain Age” Combines Insights with Comedy
Verbalized are all the unsaid thoughts that gnaw at mid-lifers from, “How did I get here?” to “Where am I going next?”
Clean Air: You Have to Be in It to Win It
Right now, our country is at a turning point on many issues. One of these is the matter of whether we get clean air.
Senate EPW Hearings Set the Stage for Clean Air Fight
Currently, pushback against the EPA’s efforts to move forward on regulating mercury and other air toxins from power plants has fallen strikingly along party lines.
Personal Democracy Forum 2011 — Agents of Change
This was the eighth year that the Personal Democracy Forum convened, and my fourth year in attendance. The stated PdF mission is to examine how technology impacts politics, government, and civil life. The program...
