America may moving toward a transformational moment: the end of mass incarceration, says Leonard Pitts Jr.

Obviously, Jeb Bush has his strengths. He is a smart and capable man who is more than merely his last name. He may have skills and strategies (and certainly the money to augment them) that can compensate for his liabilities. But it seems obvious to me that the GOP needs a plausible "change" candidate, and so far, he's not it.

Romney on climate change

The GOP is likely to push back on the president's Robin Hood proposal to tax the rich, says Jules Witcover.

This week 14 years ago, George W. Bush spent his first full week as president-elect after the U.S. Congress certifies his win over Vice President Al Gore, the FCC approved the merger of AOL and Time Warner, Wikipedia appeared online for the first time and the following songs were the most popular in America, according to Billboard's Hot 100 chart archive.

While Larry Hogan triumphed in the Maryland governor's race, his fellow Republicans won legislative and the county council seats in Dundalk for the first time in decades, completing a dramatic partisan shift in one of the state's once reliably Democratic Party strongholds. The realignment culminated after years of disaffection and may create a lasting transformation.

Ron Kain's medical experience seems limited to self-administering aspirin, how can he be the Ebola czar?

The sharp reduction in violent crime that occurred on Martin O'Malley's watch as mayor of Baltimore is a central theme of the speech he gives as he travels the country and lays the groundwork for a presidential campaign. But ongoing criticism from the city's current mayor could focus attention on an aspect of O'Malley's crime-fighting record he never mentions in New Hampshire or Iowa: A soaring arrest rate during his tenure in Baltimore that angered civil rights groups and locked the city into a

The latest disclosures of Secret Service breakdowns in the agency's prime mission, the physical protection of the president, are grim reminders of a most disturbing particularly American malady — the assassination of the nation's political leaders.

Meager coverage of climate change march

Democrats only oppose changing the Constitution as long as they benefit from the status quo.

One needs to know how to write well before attempting to speak publicly. Oral presentations are a one-shot deal; public speaking can be unforgiving — unless, of course, you already are famous and accepting an Oscar.

Reduce pollution to Chesapeake Bay and elsewhere by taxing activities that do it harm

It took decades before serious documentaries about the civil rights struggle of the 1960s began to appear.

The scientific consensus on whether or not human beings are causing global climate change is largely settled – we are causing it.

The Center for Plain Language is part of a movement aimed at purging gobbledygook from government and private-sector communications and replacing it with simple, clear English. Each year it issues a report card on federal government agencies and awards prizes in various categories of communication.

Carol and Mark Pacione, parishioners at St. Pius X in Rodgers Forge, are excited about Pope John Paul II's canonization April 27. Carol Pacione served on the team to bring the pontiff to Baltimore in October 1995 and was one of the last Baltimorean's to say goodbye at the end of the pope's 10-hour visit.

Governor's European trip expands international travel

A look at one slice of original and unique content on Al Jazeera America

Much is being made of former President Bill Clinton's swearing-in of New York's new mayor, Bill de Blasio, with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo at their side at City Hall. The cameo apparently sought to declare Democratic harmony in Gotham, that supposed bastion of liberalism.

There's a long history of vice presidents being denied a second term, either because the man in the role chose to shed a thankless, end-of-the-road political job or because some strategist imagined that a different nominee might offer a better geographical or other balance to the ticket.

The heart of Al Jazeera America's prime-time lineup is an attractive one if you are looking for news, context and a fresh visual perspective on U.S. and world events.

I have been writing a lot about Al Jazeera since the Qatar-based news operation bought Al Gore's wreck of a channel in January to gain access to some 50 million U.S. homes.

Few former failed presidential nominees have found a meaningful calling, but John Kerry may be finding his niche as secretary of state.

Enter Al Jazeera with deep pockets and an old-school, hard-news strategy

Corporate governance experts say celebrity directors can be highly beneficial, raising a company's profile and even its stock price. But that doesn't mean all boards should have a celebrity.

Under growing pressure over recently disclosed surveillance programs, the head of the National Security Agency told lawmakers on Tuesday that gathering telephone data and monitoring Internet use has helped to disrupt more than 50 "potential terrorist events" since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Former WJZ reporter/anchor Adam May will have a prime-time role on Al Jazeera America, the channel announced Monday.

Democrats and the media love to claim Republicans have changed too much and not enough.

Even if the Florida count were conducted exactly as Gore wanted Bush still would have won.

Matt Patterson says Labor Department smothers businesses with needless regulations

All the attention is on Hillary Clinton as Barack Obama's possible successor, but Vice President Joe Biden is positioning himself well if he chooses to run again.