EDITORIAL

The wages of war

Celebration of the nation's birth inspires awe about America's vast growth and development. In 1800, the country's population was only 5,308,483 (not counting Native Americans). There were 893,602 slaves. If the total U.S. population of that time lived in today's New York, the city would suffer from countless apartment vacancies. More »

OPINION

'... let tax cuts for wealthy expire'

We're here today to talk about taxes -- something that everybody obviously cares deeply about. And I've often said that our biggest challenge right now isn't just to reclaim all the jobs that we lost to the recession -- it's to reclaim the security that so many middle-class Americans have lost over the past decade. More »

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Upcoming presidential election similar to 1932

Once upon a time, during a major economic crisis in the United States, a charismatic presidential candidate who had attended Columbia and Harvard ran against a not-so-charismatic multimillionaire who had attended Stanford. More »

Let's take recycling a step further at BPS

While Nadia Issa's desire to implement single-stream recycling for plastic water bottles at Boston Arts Academy is a well-intentioned one ("High schooler brings single-stream recycling to BPS," Bay State Banner, July 5, 2012), wouldn't it be even better to launch a campaign that encourages students to bring their own reusable water bottles and refill them at school? More »

ROVING CAMERA

What strategies should democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren use in communities of color to defeat U.S. Sen. Scott Brown?

She needs to raise more money and have a broader coalition. More »