Last week, this column looked at the anomaly of how the Democratic Party — which proudly holds itself out as the champion of working people — vigorously pursues policies that cost working
Serendipity means a "happy accident" or "pleasant surprise." It's an accident of finding something good or useful while not specifically searching for it. That
Do you think a national poll of small business owners would show majority support for increasing the minimum wage? How about a poll in which the small business owners were
Santa Monica Airport is still making big news.
Those opposed to the airport smell blood in the water and are circling like sharks. The anti-airport groups are based in
Dear EarthTalk: I heard that a number of beer brewing companies have banded together to support the Clean Water Act. Can you enlighten?
— Mitch Jenkins, Cincinnati, Ohio
In April 2013
Two days ago marked the 10th anniversary of George W. Bush's landing of a jet on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and giving his televised "Mission
When two senators recently got into a spat over whether the Boston Marathon bombings were being politicized, the news was everywhere within minutes. Reams of commentary quickly followed. In the
The great pastime of America throughout the years has been sports. Americans have been ingenious in turning something simple into a sport for everyone to enjoy. I must say I
Why is it that the political party that once proudly declared that it stood for working people is now laboring so hard to cost those Californians who are still working
Two unusual things happened last week, and I'm wondering if they are related: First of all, I turned 75, and second I found myself confused by the stock
