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Information is the currency of democracy. -Thomas Jefferson Since 9/11, the US government, through Presidents Bush and Obama, has increasingly told the US public that "state …

The President met with Republican leaders at the White House this morning to talk about whether the Bush tax cuts should be extended to top taxpayers, as Republicans want. …

Webcast 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast Discussants Responding to December 1st Fiscal Commission Report: Joseph Stiglitz Dean Baker Nancy Altman John Irons Robert Kuttner Today, President Obama's …

An extensive report released by the Pentagon today shows that repealing the “don't ask, don't tell” ban on openly gay and lesbian military members poses a low risk to …

Washington - A diplomatic cable from last February released by Wikileaks provides a detailed account of how Russian specialists on the Iranian ballistic missile programme refuted the U.S. suggestion …

Congressional Republicans are apparently intent on a big showdown with Elizabeth Warren, who is currently building up the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). This is very good news …

Seoul, South Korea - For the first time, North Korea made its uranium enrichment program a matter of written record Tuesday with the proud claim in the country’s leading …

Chicago - Never mind the actual issue of how to deal with unwieldy immigration laws or their reform, today let's look at the long-brewing war between those who use …

The co-chairs of the 18-member deficit commission issued a preliminary presentation two weeks ago that favored tax breaks for the wealthy and left open the possibility of deep cuts …

Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., says that as of this morning she had not been shown the latest proposal of the White House deficit commission, even as she says it …