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Arab Spring, European Summer, American Autumn and now the challenge of winter. Here in Kabul, Afghanistan, the travelers of our small Voices for Creative Nonviolence delegation share an apartment …

Ron Paul, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, at a campaign event in Newton, Iowa, on December 28, 2011. (Photo: Eric Thayer / The New York Times) …

(Photo: dev null) Washington, DC – Santa Claus came early this year for four former executives of Washington Mutual (WaMu), a large US bank that failed in …

At best, 2011 can be described as a middling year for progressives when it comes to the economy. Though the economy continued its modest recovery, and despite recent positive …

If the same standards are applied to Newt Gingrich as have, for years, been applied to the now-defunct ACORN organization by both Republicans and their media arm, Fox “News”, …

My political prediction for 2012 (based on absolutely no inside information): Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden swap places. Biden becomes Secretary of State — a position he’s apparently coveted …

Demonstrators rejoice upon hearing that President Hosni Mubarak had resigned after 18 days of protests against his government, ending 30 years of autocratic rule, in Cairo, Feb. 11, 2011. …

Activists rally for a constitutional amendment overturning the Citizens United Supreme Court decision on Friday, January 21, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Brendan Hoffman / Public Citizen) …

President George W. Bush, center, during the signing of Resolution 114, authorizing the use of force against Iraq, at the White House October 16, 2002 in Washington. (Photo: Paul …

Occupy protesters in Des Moines, Iowa, October 9, 2011. (Photo: andylangager) The Tuesday night opening event for the People’s Caucus was designed to mirror the experience of …