Some lawmakers and people in big media have promoted the notion that since the U.S. Post Office is losing money, it must be privatized.

The web has exposed humanity's most damaging tendencies to engage in cruelty and dehumanization.

You can't have death without life, and you can't pay taxes unless you're a part of something bigger than yourself.

The American people have seen how extreme wealth concentrated at the top greatly unbalances the lives of citizens, and a growing number of people want the opposite, and are willing to work to change the system.

Enough with the lies, distortions, and misinformation on this topic. Can we all agree to face reality and accept that global climate patterns have shifted?

The topic of reinvention is everywhere in American culture. Cultural shifts and economic forces have affected artists and entrepreneurs, people on the street and people in high-rise towers.

Advertisers have long used human emotions to sell soap, cigarettes, and cars. So why not create campaigns that serve society's higher ideals and do it from within the same agencies that have long been vilified?

Sooner or later, voting will be as easy as going online and clicking for your candidate, like everything else. But in the meantime, maybe sheer convenience isn't such a necessary factor in voting.

Pussy Riot doesn't seem to be going away. Even behind bars, they are creating an international movement. This isn't just a bunch of scruffy punksters looking to get a record deal out of instant fame.

According to evolutionary anthropologist Robin Dunbar, our meaningful social circle can't ever exceed between 100 and 230 people. How did Dunbar's number come about?