Mohammed Omer won the Martha Gellhorn Prize. But the State Department is sitting on his visa.read more

The gay rights movement needs to strengthen its ties with the black community. To do so, it should be wary of claiming that marriage equality is the civil rights issue of the 21st century.read more

Why did the New York Times believe it had to hire such a scoundrel? And why did we not get a full report on this relationship before?read more

The United States is the biggest merchant of death, accounting for almost one-third of the sales, with Russia close behind, having nearly one-fourth of the total. Why on Earth are countries buying up such junk, especially in hard times?read more

Women, and everyone else affected by this compromised legislation, deserve better.read more

The bill is still grossly inadequate, as Kucinich himself recognizes. And as Howard Zinn taught us, our job, as citizens, is not to compromise but to stand on principle.read more

Universities are businesses. They are in the business of education. There will be no change in the retention rate of black students at predominantly white universities until there is a demonstrated financial benefit (beyond costs) to doing so.read more

The Obama Administration, with the new agreement, is further collaborating with the Colombian military in spite of that institution’s grave human rights abuses in recent years.read more

Given the colossal damage the big banks have wreaked, and the systemic flaws this scandal has exposed, Congress is not responding with the requisite vigor.read more

President Obama’s health reform proposal is not good for women, so it’s ironic he’s pushing it through during Women’s History Month.read more

I hate Reverend Phelps’s speech. But the First Amendment is there to protect speech that we find rude and reprehensible. Otherwise, we wouldn’t need it.read more

The tribute to horror films was an unrelenting filmic homage to violence against women.read more

As we observe Women’s History Month in March, let’s look beyond our borders to honor three remarkable women who are making history in their home countries.read more

“Democracy” was never much more than an afterthought for the Bush team.read more

It’s no mystery that work in America just isn’t working — not for the millions of unemployed men and women, or for those stuck working longer hours at lower pay.read more