When politicians lie about health care issues it puts people at risk. Read more →
23 posts from September 2011
A night with a book club reminds an author of why he wrote his book. Read more →
Shareholders should reward CEOs for building better products or delivering better services, not for accounting gymnastics that game their tax bills down. Read more →
The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression is the bookseller's voice in the fight against censorship. Founded by the American Booksellers Association in 1990, ABFFE’s mission is to promote and protect the free exchange of ideas, particularly those contained in... Read more →
Will a national conversation about the execution of a possibly innocent man bring about the end of the death penalty? Read more →
Americans see water as abundant and cheap-- most don't realize our freshwater sources are in deep trouble. Read more →
One of the groups affected by the end of Don't Ask Don't Tell: children with a gay service member for a parent. Read more →
Author Matt Kailey offers tips for parents on how to explain to their children the strange sight of heterosexual dancing on television. Read more →
Do kids need better homework? How about no homework at all? Read more →
Today is Constitution Day (observed). Constitution Day is really celebrated on September 17th, but we can't be trusted to acknowledge the document that grants us our rights and freedoms on a Saturday, can we? Read more →
In an interview with Kate Whouley, the author of Remembering the Music, Forgetting the Words discusses her mother's dementia and the lessons Whouley learned caring for her. Read more →
Glenn Branch shares his summer reading, which includes scholarly tomes and comics explanations of the origins of life. Read more →
Governor Rick Perry presides over a state in which 25 percent of men have no health insurance, and he's pushed to de-fund family planning. Read more →
Teachers assign summer reading, but what do they read on their vacations? Linda Nathan shares her favorites. Read more →
Four days after the attacks of 9/11, a chance encounter with firefighters on their way to the World Trade Center site inspired Joan Murray to write a poem. Read more →
"Until then, the Quran for me was a book of personal spiritual guidance, a convening symbol for my religious community. But after 9/11, I viewed it as a balm for my country's pain," Read more →
Chris Stedman's work as an interfaith activist has been largely defined by a single question: "Wait -- you do interfaith work, and you're an atheist?!" Read more →
The Unitarian Universalist Association's Common Read program has selected Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation. Read more →
In her new memoir, Kate Whouley shares the trying, the tender, and the sometimes hilarious moments in meeting the challenge also known as Mom. Read more →
A new book looks at how the JFK administration changed the face of American football. Read more →