Scalise speech to hate group more than a mistake
I grew up near the same tree-moss-draped area of Louisiana where U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise met with followers of David Duke, the Klu Klux Klan leader who in the ’90s…
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You only thought the world was on fire in 2014
Let’s take a look at some of this year’s catastrophic events and alleged game changers. Ebola: It’s a terrible disease that has exacted a terrible cost for West Africans —…
America is roaring back to life
For much of the past year, the Republican Party has been doing its best to scare people. Its electoral strategy was dependent on people feeling that we are a nation…
Iran’s hypocrisy in condemning U.S. racism
Grand jury dismissal of charges against police officers in the July 17, 2014, chokehold death of Eric Garner in New York has returned racism to the forefront of the American…
How AirAsia flight compares to Air France 447 crash
From its cruise altitude, the airplane’s gliding distance would also be about 100 miles, but consider that for the debris to drift that same 100 miles it would only take…
AirAsia flight: Radar should help find it (Opinion)
So what could have occurred? No doubt, the crew was attempting to circumnavigate thunderstorm cells through the use of sophisticated on-board weather radar. On occasion, deviating around storm activity becomes…
Climate change: ‘I’m on the front lines of this crisis’
Brenwho described himself as being “on the front lines of the this crisis”will be one of the most important people to attend Sunday’s People’s Climate March, which is expected to…
Should Western nations just pay ISIS ransom? (Opinion)
Much of this revenue reportedly comes from France. French media reported that the government had paid 20 million euros (about $28 million) for the release of four employees of a…