The Central Oklahoma Labor Federation is warning that Oklahoma “stands to lose massive funding for education, healthcare and public safety” from federal sequester cuts. The...

BY JOE CONASON Indebted America is in danger of turning into destitute Greece, or so congressional Republicans and conservative commentators have been warning us for years now. For many reasons, this is an absurd comparison – but it may not always be quite so ridiculous if Washington’s advocates of austerity get their way. The Republicans […]

BY FROMA HARROP The latest dispatch from the food wars: For those at high risk of heart disease, following the Mediterranean diet results in 30% fewer heart attacks and strokes. Focused on nuts, beans, fatty fish, fruits and vegetables – all washed down with olive oil and wine [separate glasses, please] – the diet is […]

BY JIM HIGHTOWER Remember the 1950s horror movie “The Bad Seed”? Any remake should cast Monsanto in the title role, because whenever something scary is being done to our food, you can usually find Monsanto lurking in the shadows. During the past two decades, this biotech behemoth has used its political connections to obtain a […]

BY SHARON MARTIN On a Sunday morning talk show, a political analyst came up with this reason why nothing would get done in the United...