opinion

Despite weeks of brutal repression, ordinary Iranians of all ages and all sections of society, and from all regions, continue their mass protests, cal...

The news last week that former presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard was leaving the Democratic Party might not have seemed at first like a very big de...

The unemployment rate now matches the pre-pandemic, half-century low of 3.5 percent. But with 2.8 million missing workers, low unemployment is both a ...

Last week, OPEC+ announced a dramatic reduction in production quotas, by 2 million barrels per day. According to oil ministers, the goal is to boost c...

As I was watching YouTube videos of Ukrainian forces advancing against Russian troops, my mind flashed back to a conversation I had in a pizza restaur...

Five leaders of the Oath Keepers, a right-wing militia that played a leading role in storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, went on trial last week in ...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — In recent days, protests have shaken the streets of Iran in response to the killing of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian Mahsa (Zhina) A...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s efforts to cool down the economy are causing progressive criticism to heat up. He has been accused of wanting a ...

That Aaron Judge’s 61st home run of the season, surpassing The Babe and tying Roger Maris, came against division rivals Toronto was so fitting. He car...

I used to think self-styled “progressives” and Black Lives Matter activists had coined the dumbest political slogan of the 21st century: “Defund the P...

A common sound bite today is that the Federal Reserve’s recent interest rate hike is pushing the nation toward recession. But that’s like beginning a ...

President Joe Biden’s legally suspect plan to waive up to $20,000 in student loan debt for Americans making up to $125,000 per year will cost approxim...

From the outset of Russia’s war on Ukraine, the crucial question hasn’t changed: Can Vladimir Putin be defeated at an acceptable cost? Despite all we ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a federal proposal this week to place reasonable limits on abortion. The bill ...

This month the Northeast Problem Gambling Resource Center (NE PGRC) is celebrating Recovery Month. We believe that recovery is for everyone because it...

I proudly serve as an elections inspector in Allegany County and want to share a recent experience. Even though I worked in a small district that welc...

FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — Chicago became the latest northern city to feel a little of the Texas heat last week. Two busloads of migrants, containing r...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — In early 1990, when Mikhail Gorbachev’s efforts to liberalize Soviet life were in full flower, I was on a journalistic exchange w...