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Beware the sophistry of budget talking points — especially those seeking to deter any criticism of defense spending. That's the lesson of these last few weeks, as Establishment Republicans …

(Illustration: Lance Page / Truthout) Editor's Note: When President George W. Bush authorized waterboarding and other forms of torture on “war on terror” detainees, the …

Palm Beach, Forida - More than a year before lenders, law firms and document companies began owning up to widespread paperwork problems with their foreclosure filings, Lisa Epstein and …

Recently, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has been sounding the alarm about the fact that the burden of “our” wars is being disproportionately borne by a very small slice of …

The World Justice Project on Thursday published a “Rule of Law Index,” and there's no easy way to say this. Let me put it this way: as when rankings …

Quick - name the five most important, influential, and best known books on the Afghan War. Okay, name three. Okay, I'll settle for two. How about one? While the …

California's Proposition 19 would authorize possession of one ounce of marijuana for personal consumption by people twenty-one and older, legalize marijuana use in private homes, and allow marijuana growth …

As the heat rose in Berkeley, California, this week, so did the temperament of the students, faculty and organizations that formed the city's first “Say No to Torture” week, …

“Somebody once said the Washington was a city of Northern charm and Southern efficiency.” So John F. Kennedy famously remarked in 1961 and so the town seemed to remain …

Take it from David Axelrod. “Almost the entire Republican margin is based on the enthusiasm gap,” the president's senior adviser said last week. "And if Democrats come out in …