Easy Company’s ‘Wild Bill Guarnere,’ Immortalized on HBO’s ‘Band of Brothers,’ Dies at Ninety

Most warriors don’t receive the praise Bill Guarnere received, even though they equally did what their country required of them. Nevertheless, we should hold in reverence the lives of all warriors with an understanding that war is all about killing.

Serving the World’s Poor and Working-Class Women

The care given by a midwife may come down to whether a mother and baby live or die. It’s the only contact they may have with any kind of professional care, by those who have the capacity to love and be compassionate of others.

The Sixties, Vietnam, and Beatlemania Culturally Produced No Meaningful Lessons Learned

It was a decade that changed my view of America's claim of exceptionalism, racial equality, patriotism, and an era that culturally destroyed America. The Beatles exemplified how to make money by exploiting adolescent music. The results are disappointing.

The End of FCC's Open Internet Rules for Now but the Battle Hasn’t Been Lost

Without enforceable FCC regulations, our freedom to go anywhere on the internet at no cost has the potential of ending. ISP’s will cost more; there will be additional charges for Google or Yahoo searches and visits to your favorite website.

Inequality Is ‘The Defining Challenge of Our Time’

Denying People Work Based On Loss of Credit Is a Mode of Inequality

For years now, credit-reporting agencies have been selling credit histories to employers. Because of a poor credit history, many seeking work have been denied employment, and inequality has taken a giant leap forward.

James Carroll on Pope Francis: ‘WHO AM I TO JUDGE?’

Pope Francis impresses me as a man who will walk the talk. Perhaps -- just perhaps -- his leadership will have sufficient impact to spur others to following him in his commitment to building a better world.

America’s Corporations and Consumers Need to Defend Workers’ Rights as Human Rights

Corporations have a responsibility not only to respect its stockholders and customers but its employees as well. Stockholders and consumers should understand that their experience with businesses who respect these rights would be greatly enhanced.

Vermont’s Single-Payer Healthcare System Is the Cure for America's Ailing Healthcare

All eyes should be on Vermont because the only long-term solution to America's healthcare crisis is a single-payer national healthcare program.

An Impending Climate Crisis...or "Not Really, Doesn’t Matter": Preventing an Existential Threat to Life and Planet Is Imperative

According to a recent study, 90 corporations cause two-thirds of global warming emissions. This however attempts to blame a few for the failures of so many. But why look at someone else to pin the blame on when all we need to do is look at ourselves.

An End to Modern Medicine As We Know It

Antibiotic overuse and misuse are making these medicines resistant and thereby ineffective. Not long ago, infections that were curable and heretofore took lives now could kill again.