Last month, I was forwarded an email containing an article entitled "A German View on Islam," which has apparently been circulatin...

[ NOTE: I have not seen this film yet. It is a "preview," not a "review." I reserve the right and welcome the opportun...

A coalition of nearly twenty U.S.-based human rights and peace groups has joined the global justice community and numerous foreign governm...

"Our situation is like a football match. The superpower countries are the players, and we are just the ball to be kicked around." ...

Bill Maher makes no secret of his contempt for religion. Via his comedy routines, his political commentary, his film Religulous , and his d...

Despite a nearly endless barrage of reporting on Iran's nuclear energy program, the US government's push for a new round of sanction...

Recently, a friend asked the following, completely valid, question: "What do you have to say about the reports of these protesters bein...

An Open Letter to the Concerned Constituents of New York's 11th Congressional District: By now, I am sure you are well aware of the appa...

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein "The ...

"It is part of morality not to be at home in one's home." - Edward Said On the afternoon of November 3, 2009, the United State...

"The engineering of consent is the very essence of the democratic process, the freedom to persuade and suggest." – Edward L. B...

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war. - Maria Montessori, physician and educator ...