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A state of permanent war needs willing subjects to abide by its values.

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, greets the crowd at his election night party in Lafayette, Louisiana, on March 13, 2012. (Photo: Tony …

(Photo: The U.S. Army / Flickr) A willingness to speak truth to power is an essential civic virtue for the well-being of a democratic-republic. Equally virtuous and …

In today's On the News segment: Only 14 percent of workers around the nation feel “very confident” that they will have enough money for comfortable retirement; the right-wing spin …

Washington - It was clear before Sunday's horrific massacre of civilians that it's past time for the U.S. mission in Afghanistan to end. Now the only question should be …

Washington - Pentagon officials insisted Monday that the weekend's Afghanistan killing spree was an “isolated incident” and said that a 38-year-old Army staff sergeant would soon be charged in …

Election law scholar Rick Hasen offers a truly stunning visual representation of the impact of Citizens United on our elections:

(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) The economist Brad DeLong notes that the Republican Party we now see in the primaries has …

The private prison industry is on the march. In recent months the industry moved to take over 24 state prisons in southern Florida and buy five prisons in Ohio. …

As Israel and Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip reportedly agree to a ceasefire after four days of cross-border violence, we speak with Ali Abunimah, co-founder of the online …