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(Photo: Thomas Hawk / Flickr) ‘'If the top earners are O.K., then the rest of us will be O.K.'’ That piece of economic sleight of …

Despite their professed devotion to tax cuts, a surprising number of Republican lawmakers are less than thrilled with President Obama’s proposed extension of temporary cuts to the payroll tax …

The “credibility” gap has spread from the presidency to the entire political system.

Cairo - A demonstration that brought tens of thousands to this city’s central Tahrir Square turned violent on Friday, when thousands of people — led by a heavy contingent …

With politics in D.C. hitting new lows, few progressives look to either the Obama administration or the two major parties for leadership in restoring the middle class and transitioning …

Washington, DC - Social Security is now in its 77th year of providing economic security to millions of Americans. And as Congress reconvenes this week, the program is sure …

Mark Karlin: Some progressive critics have asserted that Project Censored is no longer relevant because of the openness of the Internet. How do you respond to that charge? …

A new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that household hunger remained steady from 2009 to 2010, even though almost 49 million people — a near record …

An often-forgotten group victims in the September 11th narrative are the many rescue workers who fell sick after being exposed to contaminants at Ground Zero. According to a new …

In Israel, a social movement aimed at income inequality and housing prices has sprung up from a youth Facebook protest. Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a trip, hoping to nip the …