As a primary care pediatrician who sees children of low-income families in Washington, D.C., I am reminded every day of the vulnerability of our children’s…

With the backing of President Obama, the National Park Foundation has launched a new program encouraging kids to get outside to play, learn and explore. The…

"Corporate America is using police forces as their mercenaries."--Ray Lewis, Retired Philadelphia Police Captain It's one thing to know and exercise your rights when a…

The Chinese do not plan to live in a world dominated by the U.S. dollar for much longer.  Chinese leaders have been calling for the…

The following is an excerpt from Yasha Levine's ongoing investigative project, Surveillance Valley, which you can help support on KickStarter [3]. Oakland, California: On February 18, 2014, several…

Forget the so-called ‘pause’ in global warming—new research says we might be in for an era of deeply accelerated heating. While the rate of atmospheric…

I admit that the idea of disconnecting for National Unplugging Day makes me nervous. I feel as if I am almost always connected by one…

Whenever a new poem by Mahmoud Darwish was published in al-Quds newspaper, I rushed over to Abu Aymen’s newsstand that was located in the refugee…

In February 2015, The Guardian published a couple of new stories about the connection between the Chicago police department “black site” at Homan Square and…

As a postscript headline to the mid-January article below, America’s most famous general turned CIA Director David Petraeus just worked out a plea bargain deal…

High profile anti-religionists like Bill Maher and Richard Dawkins are altogether candid in their disrespect for Christians, and the faith we follow. No doubt Maher…

The Bank of England, one of the oldest banks in the world, has joined the growing ranks of those warning of the financial risk posed…