On this International Women’s Day, let’s pressure our government to attack poverty that disproportionately affects rural women and to promote policies that bring justice for all.read more

When the smoke signals rise from the Vatican indicating the conclave of cardinals has selected a new pope, it would be powerful if this time the ashes were a shade darker than white.read more

The Republican response that raising the federal minimum wage would maim small businesses is wrong and amounts to “chicken little” scare tactics.read more

“Django” doesn’t contain solutions to the problem of how we represent this shameful period in American’s past as much as it poses a question: Can a story about slavery also be a story about style?read more

Nowhere is this clearer than in their offering equal access to higher education, regardless of immigration status.read more

Tuesday, Feb. 19, marks the half-century anniversary of the publication of a book that changed women’s lives. The book was “The Feminine Mystique,” written by Smith College graduate Betty Friedan.read more

On Tuesday, Feb. 19, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a case that should concern every small farmer and rural community in America.read more

A once-promising career has come to a bitter end. Congress has lost the voice of one of its most progressive members. So has the nation.read more

Disabled Americans owe Tom Harkin an enormous debt of gratitude. There will never be another like him.read more

Don’t expect Puerto Rico to become the 51st state this year.read more

The imposition of the death penalty is rife with corruption, incompetence, race and class bias and human error. Often, the innocent are killed.read more

A fairer system — one that’s good for all Americans as well as those seeking to come here — really is possible.read more

We should follow Vermont’s example and petition for statewide fracking bans.read more

As Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez fights for his life, an honest assessment of his 14 years in office must take into account his significant achievements.read more

We should be mindful that no other advanced society puts up with this kind of violence.read more