Chalk one up for everyday people. By defeating Issue 2, we beat back Governor Kasich’s Koch-funded massive attack on social and labor relations. It’s a major win, worthy of celebrating, but only for a couple days. Then, we MUST go back to organizing. That’s because of three facts of political…

The upcoming health insurance vote is so important to me personally, first as a moral issue, and second as a practical matter (after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease), that I intend to hold all Democrats -- from President Obama to those Democratic Legislators who vote "yes" through those…

As I begin this essay, on the morning of my last full day of mourning over the choice my fellow Americans made for President in the two elections preceding the one whose winner will be inaugurated tomorrow, I find myself haltingly returning to practices that marked my life before those two…

To the Editor: Here are my terms for the bail-out 1. Prohibit gold, silver, or bronze parachutes to any employee whose company bellies up to the bail-out bar. Limit total compensation to any/each employee to the sum of the salary of the US President and the cost of health insurance for US…