Opinion – Page 635 – People's World

Sen. Kirk: Quit obstructing job creation, jobless benefit extension

January 5, 2012 By John Bachtell

Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., has carefully cultivated the image of a political moderate. It was that image that allowed him to get elected in 2010 in the first place.

Movies you might have missed: “I Am Twenty”

January 5, 2012 By Joseph Zimmermann

Soviet filmmakers were often criticized in the West for producing stories sneeringly termed "boy gets tractor, meets girl."

Republicans cover their fiscal irresponsibility with Detroit’s money

January 5, 2012 By John Henry

While banks, auto companies and the state of Michigan itself have all been bailed out with taxpayer money, Detroit has not received bailouts from anybody

“Are you serious?” news awards for 2011

January 5, 2012 By Conn Hallinan

Every year Conn Hallinan's Dispatches From The Edge gives awards to news stories and newsmakers that fall under the category of “Are you serious?”

David Brooks peddles snake oil on race, class, Santorum

January 4, 2012 By Susan Webb

"The Republican Party is the party of the white working class," David Brooks, the New York Times' resident conservative "intellectual," declared.