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Islamabad, Pakistan - By any account, closing a key NATO supply route into Afghanistan just as a major offensive there gets underway is a bold move and a clear …

Contemporary American politics is conducted in the shadow of historical myths that inform our present-day choices. Unfortunately, these myths sometimes lead us terribly astray. Case in point is the …

“They close on one corner and open on another. The workers don't have any protection at all,” says Marielos DeLeón of the National Coalition for a Safe Country without …

Washington - The Environmental Protection Agency has run into bipartisan opposition from senators over its plans to cut mercury and other toxic emissions from boilers at large factories and …

Science and the news media sometimes occupy different worlds. Journalists rely on scientists for the latest findings, but can be drawn to controversy and provocation because it increases readership, …

Wonder what’s happening with bank reform? Watch your wallets. Having created giant loopholes in the Dodd-Frank law recently passed by Congress (keeping “customized” derivatives underground, for example), fighting off …

Changes in attitudes, technology and finances have eroded the stance that a prison cell is the best home for every convicted criminal. Alternative sentencing is finding creative ways to …

We should cut the military budget and use that money to fund our transition to a greener economy. The Great Recession may be officially over but the United States …

Taipei, Taiwan - United Nations climate officials say they hope to get talks for a new global deal on carbon cuts back on track after last year's climate talk …

Reclama: Thank you for the opportunity to interview you. We've found that many Peace Corps Volunteers have read your books. One told me that "Confessions of an Economic Hit …