A reading of that timeless literary classic “A Christmas Carol” was performed at the Whitney Seniors Centre on Dec. 22 for two showings; one at 1:30 p.m. and the other ...

War on Want, the charity which campaigns on behalf of those most affected by poverty and alterations in the climate, tells us that excessive consumption of food, goods and services is caused primarily ...

We saw a line of Hurricane Helene flooding survivors waiting to be interviewed and served at a disaster-relief vehicle.

New Year resolutions usually last only for a short time. Resolving to help make the world a better place should be longer ...

California's future looks very bleak. The crisis of homelessness didn't exist in the 1970s and now is booming, in part ...

The Brooklyn Christmas of 1899 was not so different than today, a tale of the haves and the have-nots. Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2013. Read the original here.

The names of the three spirits who haunted Scrooge. The fact that every significant moment in his life — the death of his financial partner, Jacob Marley; the meeting with his clerk’s ill son ...

Politics / The president-elect and his un-elected mega-billionaire buddy have gone full Dickensian in their attempts to make greed great again. John Nichols Charles Dickens, in the most famous of his ...

Christmas Day is upon us and whether you are having a chilled or hectic day there is always time for a little bit of fun with the family. We have created a 90 question quiz to keep you entertained ...

Reginald Owen, playing Scrooge, speaks with his dead business partner Marley, played by Leo G. Carroll, during the 1938 MGM production of A Christmas Carol. Charles Dickens, in the most famous of ...

Scrooge, in contrast, is jubilant at the end of “A Christmas Carol,” but only after transformed through run-ins with Marley’s ghost, surreal tours with three spirits and a vision of Tiny Tim ...