U.S. troops will finally withdraw from Iraq -- but what about the contractors?
Commentary
The Housing First approach to homelessness is more humane -- and cheaper -- than older models.
Glenn Beck's exploitative event in Israel ignored justice and U.S. public opinion.
Doomsday threats and Wall Street influence erode U.S. government for the people.
'Silent' raids that drive workers into the underground economy are worse than useless.
Will we control high U.S. health-care costs, or just shift them to seniors?
ROTC is back on campuses -- but military thinking still conflicts with the life of the mind.
The B Corporation model puts social and environmental responsibility into companies' legal DNA.
Hiroshima and Fukushima remind us that civilian and military nuclear technology go hand in hand.
Off-the-shelf renewable power can meet 100 percent of world need -- if we have the will.
A U.S.-Colombia trade pact would not address, and might even reward, paramilitary violence.
Morally and economically, it's wrong for federal budget makers to go after the poor.
Genetically modified alfalfa is certain to contaminate normal fields -- but not to meet farmers needs.
Will uprisings change the religious persecution faced by Middle East's Christians?
Obama's outreach to CEOs does little to stem the return of the economy's bad old days.

Renewable energy sources aren't just safer than nuclear power -- they're also cheaper.
The Utah Compact has good immigration principles -- but there's still a more excellent way.
The "people's revolutions" in North America and the Middle East raise stark questions about the U.S. role in the region.