Lessons in Moral Courage

by Mona Shaw There is no question that if Anita Hill had made the same allegations against a “liberal” nominee (say Stephen Breyer)...

I’ve been here before.  It was 1989.  I stood in Nollen Plaza in Des Moines, the state of capitol of Iowa, and said: “Terry Branstad ...

I remembered this morning, in disturbing detail, listening to a group of white college students, in 1970, singing “Colored Spade” from th...

I was watching an interview this morning on C-Span from the National Constitution Center.  The interview was with Julie Angwin about her b...

by David McReynolds (This is a column from Edge Left, an occasional column, written by David McReynolds. It can be reprinted without ...

 by Mona Shaw  I am sincerely happy for those who can now have cheaper insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA/Obamacare...

Every time Cancer Treatment Centers of America airs one of their syrupy commercials, I have to take a walk until I calm down.   I've...