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Apart from the individual moral dilemma facing a judge of having to choose between saving the prisoner's life from certain suicide or prohibiting a torturous practice, this ruling within …

The United States' decision to “work with” the new Palestinian government has virtually isolated Israel.

Last year, the Supreme Court decimated one of the civil rights movement's crowning achievements. Now, its time for Congress to pick up the pieces.

After mass shootings, like the ones these past weeks in Las Vegas, Seattle and Santa Barbara, the national conversation often focuses on mental illness. So what do we actually …

Homelessness in San Francisco has reached record highs, but the city provides multimillion-dollar tax breaks to companies like Twitter as it deems permanent supportive housing for the homeless too …

Some southern states have passed narrow medical marijuana laws this legislative session.

The FCC's proposal included rules that would permit Internet providers to prioritize certain websites, and make deals with some services for a faster and better path to subscribers.

Solidarity was being sung on Capitol Hill this week as activists from 31 countries lobbied for the freedom of the Cuban Five.

If there's one piece of data that people across the country have been talking (and arguing) about lately, it's the minimum wage.

As a society we are highly selective in terms of the animals that we deem worthy of respect and humane treatment.