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Common Cause intensified its scrutiny of the U.S. Supreme Court today, asking the Court's Clerk and the Supreme Court Police to produce copies of the travel records of two …

Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once said that states are the “laboratories of democracy.” Oft repeated over time, the aphorism has helped impart legitimacy to the rough and tumble …

Americans read the increasingly panic-stricken reports of deepening catastrophe at Fukushima 1, speed to the pharmacy to buy iodine and ask, “It's happened there; can it happen here?” Along …

Labor, big business, and the forgotten lessons of a disaster that happened 100 years ago this month. Americans tend to be fascinated by what’s new and to be …

“This is my planet. If I can make a connection to people that this is our home, I've succeeded.” -Camille Seaman, artist With an ancestry of African-American, Italian and …

Ohio Governor John Kasich delivered his “State of the State” speech March 8 with all the pomp expected of a new governor setting his agenda. But 3,000 union members …

“How funny it'll seem to come out among the people that walk with their heads downward!” -Lewis Carroll, “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.” "It was like science didn't matter." -Carla …

Tripoli, Libya - Hours after the United Nations Security Council voted to authorize military action and a no-flight zone, Libya executed a remarkable about-face on Friday , saying it …

We put this question to numerous Haitians. Below are some responses. Konpè Filo has been one of Haiti’s most popular journalists since 1974. Arrested, tortured, and exiled …