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By next Wednesday, the so-called supercommittee, a bipartisan group of legislators, is supposed to reach an agreement on how to reduce future deficits. Barring an evil miracle - I'll explain the evil part later - the committee will fail to meet that deadline. If this news surprises you, you haven't been paying attention. If it depresses you, cheer up: In this case, failure is good.

A new study finds that a jobs program for newly released prison inmates left them 22 percent less likely to be convicted of another crime. This initiative, by the Center for Employment Opportunities, more than paid for itself: each $1 brought up to $3.85 in benefits.

Federal inspectors assigned to inspect oil platforms in the Gulf are poorly trained, over-stretched and powerless.

How to prepare for the next major solar storm.

Cities are forced to turn off streetlights and slash school days while the wealthy thrive and wars drone on

Eating locally grown produce is a fine thing in many ways. But it is not an end in itself, nor is it a virtue in itself.

The American Prospect continues its strange attack on "The American Taliban"

Political rage is coming not from the jobless, but from the very privileged, who are furious at the thought of their tax cuts expiring.

Take this pop quiz on world religions. It shows why we should not rush to inflammatory conclusions about any faith.

Hansen's proposal makes use of market principles, by prodding the market to tell the truth about the costs of carbon-based energy through prices.

A new study by a University of Chicago professor reveals the obvious about what actually causes Terrorism

The U.S. now ranks 49th in the world in life expectancy

The deceit and propaganda which justify both wars are identical, as are the harms they cause

Democrats should not give in to Republican blackmail on extending tax cuts.

Think tank "scholars" are lavishly funded to defend elite prerogatives

The truth is that the United States has been behind the curve not only in Tunisia and Egypt for the last few weeks, but in the entire Middle East for decades. We supported corrupt autocrats as long as they kept oil flowing and weren't too aggressive toward Israel. Even in the last month, we sometimes seemed as out of touch with the region's youth as a Ben Ali or a Mubarak. Recognizing that crafting foreign policy is 1,000 times harder than it looks, let me suggest four lessons to draw from our mistakes:

A proposal to help Bank of America destroy the group and its advocates reveal a deeply lawless mindset