The next four years will be defined by austerity. President Barack Obama, indeed, the country, will jump from one economic crisis to another...
Sen. Max Baucus

As Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over taxes, health care, trade, and Social Security, I’m in a unique position to help introduce and pass legislation that directly affects families across the nation....

January 08, 2013
Florida would be the ideal setting for a debate that remains unscheduled. Namely, what to do about health care, entitlement spending, and the demographic imbalances?...
Steve Russell

An argument for train travel is the people you meet. Some might take that as an argument against, but I’m not sure why a practicing xenophobe would be traveling in the first place....

September 15, 2012
Steve Russell

In another column, I was mean to Willard Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Michigan, Utah, and California....

September 29, 2012
Steve Russell

Luke Russert, son of the late and much-admired journalist Tim Russert, recently referred to Watergate as "the mother of all political scandals." He’s right, given our predilection to add “-gate” when we describe any ser...

June 30, 2012
Kimberly Yellow Robe

When listening to Tribal Elders and community members across Indian Country, together we learned about how individuals can become victims of identity theft....

July 31, 2011
Dr. Dean Chavers
June 01, 2011
My momma never told me I didn’t have a name. In fact she didn’t know. But I didn’t have a name until I was 66 years old. Young people be warned...