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(Photo: Chester Paul Sgroi / Flickr) After months of painstaking talks, government authorities and five of the nation’s biggest banks have agreed to a $26 billion settlement …

For almost two years, we’ve been hearing a new battle cry in the war against government spending: unless the United States slashes deficits we will become Greece, Europe’s poster …

Behind the sleek face of the iPad is an ugly backstory that has revealed once more the horrors of globalization. The buzz about Apple’s sordid business practices is courtesy …

On January 23rd, the Obama administration charged former CIA officer John Kiriakou under the Espionage Act for disclosing classified information to journalists about the waterboarding of al-Qaeda suspects. His …

Washington - Amid mounting tensions over whether Israel will carry out a military strike against Iran’s nuclear program, the United States and Israel remain at odds over a fundamental …

President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to Congress on January 24 in Washington. (Photo: Brendan Hoffman / The New York Times) The criterion, …

Four years into a period of deep recession and persistent economic crisis, only now has the p-word—poverty—finally surfaced. The Census Bureau’s September 13 announcement that the U.S. poverty rate …

(Photo: Melissa Gira Grant) It's not a shocking sight, but given what we now know about the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure, it should be. …

A gay couple gets married in Washington, DC. Across the country, Washington State is one step closer to legalizing gay marriage. (Photo: M.V. Jantzen / Flickr) Washington …

Athens - After days of dramatic talks, Greek political leaders reached a deal on Thursday to support a package of harsh austerity measures demanded by Greece’s financial backers in …