ALL POSTS BY Guest Contributor
December 5, 2014When other kids were experiencing the travails of first grade, 6-year-old Xiuhtezcatl Martinez was concerned about threats to the world’s ecosystem.
December 5, 2014Why would you believe the accounts given by eyewitnesses to Michael Brown’s slaying, but not believe the testimony of many women who say they were raped in the same way by the same man?
December 4, 2014A discussion with activists, a professor and a local resident on the effect of gentrification and what could be done to protect vulnerable communities.
December 4, 2014Judge Jackson has the law and common sense on her side, but the ultimate impact of her ruling remains to be seen.
December 3, 2014The cost of being in prison is not just the loss of your freedom, but also the debt you accumulate behind bars.
December 3, 2014The Republican leader’s office is attempting to attach a policy rider to an omnibus bill that would effectively end limits imposed on coordinated spending by federal candidates and political party committees.
December 2, 2014A ProPublica analysis of federal government data adds new details to what’s known about the routes taken by trains carrying crude oil. Local governments are often unaware of the potential dangers they face.
December 1, 2014Central Houston has been converted into an exclusive playground for the rich.
December 1, 2014Historian Khalil Gibran Muhammad argues that the grand jury decisions are the predictable outcomes of a criminal justice system doing exactly what it was meant to do.
November 28, 2014It is bad enough that the commodities markets are filled with bad actors. But to allow banks to participate in — and dominate — this brutal and opaque marketplace is costly to the public and dangerous.
