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When Fiji’s brutally repressive military tried to detain an 80-year-old reverend with the Methodist Church this summer due to his involvement with politics, it caused quite a stir — …

These mosquitoes are genetically engineered to kill — their own children. Researchers on Sunday reported initial signs of success from the first release into the …

We’re a nation that will soon have more older people than young ones, and much of the popular media portrays this as a disaster story that goes something like …

Texas Governor Rick Perry touts himself as the most conservative candidate who is electable. He prays with the fundamentalists, hunts with the Second Amendment gang, decries federal tyranny with …

Occupy Wall Street, New York, September 30, 2011. (Photo: ©wendyannibell photos) 'Tis the Halloween season. Be afraid, very afraid. Eric Cantor, Orrin Hatch, Roger Ailes, Rush Limbaugh, …

Ken and Donna Paulsen give away T-shirts at a straw poll in Ames, Iowa, Aug. 13, 2011. (Photo: Eric Thayer / The New York Times) The validity …

Once the Arab Spring broke loose, people began asking me why this country was still so quiet. I would always point out that no one ever expects or …

Occupy Wall Street, New York, October 13, 2011. (Photo: NLNY) New York - Jon Friesen, 27, tall and lanky with a long, dirty-blond ponytail, a purple scarf …

Washington - We may be reaching an inflection point, the moment when the terms of the political argument change decisively. Three indicators: An important speech by Rep. Paul Ryan, …

If anyone still questioned who owns Washington, the Congressional supercommittee charged with reducing projected deficits by $1.2 trillion seems determined to end any doubts. According to press accounts, both …