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Almost five decades ago, I first visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It was 18 years after the atomic bombings flattened the two cities, and in that time they had returned …

Two years ago, Arizona outlawed the teaching of ethnic studies in K-12 schools, and now it may expand the prohibition to universities too. Just weeks after the state passed its infamous …

Washington - Those expecting a consistent climate change message from the White House are having trouble squaring two recent energy initiatives. President Obama avoided any climate-related language when he stood in Cushing, …

Imagine a working graduate student who can’t afford to spend a lot of time waiting in line, but now it's time to replace her contraceptive ring. Fortunately, her clinic …

Tonight Occupy SF, through the OccupySF Commune, has inhabited a vacant building on Turk St. for the purpose of creating a community center in the spirit of this building's …

Mitt Romney is not doing well with women voters. A new USA TODAY/Gallup poll shows that President Obama is faring much better than Mitt Romney in the swing states …

I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but I don't care about the 2012 farm bill. Here's why. The sustainable food and agriculture movement has a lot of momentum …

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled by a 5-to-4 vote that officials may strip-search people arrested for any offense, however minor, before admitting them to jails even if the …

Translated by Kristina Wischenkamper and Bill Scoble. After the retaking of the Bastille on 18 March by a mass of 120,000 people, the Left Front struck another blow on Tuesday …

Yes, we certainly need to cut unnecessary and frivolous federal spending, because...well, because it's unnecessary and frivolous. So Congress has targeted unnecessary oil subsidies and frivolous tax giveaways to …