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Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, at a news conference during a court appearance for an extradition request, in London, February 24, 2011. (Photo: Andrew Testa / The New York …

Washington - President Obama has decided that he is more likely to win if the election is about big things rather than small ones. He hopes to turn the …

Washington - The Senate on Thursday blocked President Obama’s nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as filibustering Republicans who oppose the very powers of the new agency …

A pro-choice rally. (Photo: Jon Chiang) Long before Merle Hoffman found her niche as a provider of reproductive health care, she sought to be extraordinary. The question …

Police officers in riot gear form a line near Occupy Los Angeles protesters outside City Hall in Los Angeles, November 30, 2011. This image is nearly identical to the …

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On December 3, just two days before Occupy L.A. was evicted by police, the General Assembly of the occupation passed a unanimous resolution calling for a constitutional amendment to …

America’s wars are remote.  They’re remote from us geographically, remote from us emotionally (unless you’re serving in the military or have a close relative or friend who serves), and …

Demonstrators gather near the International Conference Center, where the Durban Climate Change conference is held on December 2, 2011. (Photo: Ainhoa Goma / Oxfam) The image of …

Earlier this year I wrote about a paper by Suzanne Mettler that included a survey showing that a large proportion of beneficiaries of government programs insist that they have …