The large hadron collider, the atom smasher sitting beneath Geneva, Switzerland, is the largest and most expensive scientific instrument ever built. On September 10,... Read More

I spent two days in mid-September attending the “Values Voter Summit,” an annual event sponsored by the Family Research Council, Focus on the Family,... Read More

Threescore years ago, on December 10, 1948, fifty-three nations on the earth, scarred by a terrible war, brought forth something new in human history,... Read More

Published in the Humanist, November/December 2008 Bruce Green was excited and daunted by the task that lay before him. It was August 2003, and... Read More

Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin, an attorney and professor of constitutional law who has earned national recognition as a civil rights and civil liberties... Read More

I was born eight months after my parents were married in 1931 and from there my life has been one accident after another. My... Read More

Talk about a maverick (no, not those mavericks). On September 29, 2008, Congressman Pete Stark (D-CA) spoke on the House floor in opposition to... Read More

In this month's audio podcast we've got celebrities and the media on the brain. First we interview 60 Minutes commentator Andy Rooney about his... Read More

Chris Hedges is an experienced journalist who knows his way around the Middle East and the former Yugoslavia, as well as other troubled areas.... Read More

The United States, which has lagged far behind Europe in developing diversified urban transport systems, is being swept by a “complete streets” movement, an... Read More