BY FROMA HARROP We who oppose calls to privatize the work of the Veterans Affairs Department are sorely tested at times. Complaints two years ago of unreasonably long waits for care at VA health facilities led to “reforms” in several VA programs. In 2013, applications for VA disability benefits were piling up, with some claims […]

BY JIM HIGHTOWER As we approach the upcoming Democratic convention, let’s look back at the race … and forward to the future. The mainstream media tried to reduce the two Democratic campaigns as a Hillary v. Bernie war. The reality, though, is that most Sanders backers were enthusiastic precisely because his campaign’s purpose was far […]

BY JOE CONASON In the hours after the horrendous attack on French revelers and tourists in Nice – celebrating Bastille Day in homage to liberty, equality and fraternity – supporters of the so-called Islamic State declared revenge for the reported killing of an ISIS commander known as “Omar the Chechen.” Indeed, several of their top […]

BY DAVID PERRYMAN Although the 1969 movie Wake Me Up When the War is Over, starring Ken Berry as an American Lieutenant and Eva Gabor...

BY VERN TURNER We Americans like to think of ourselves as fearless defenders of righteousness – you know, the home of the brave and all...