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While local banks are held in check by the new banking czars in Basel, Wall Street's “shadow banking system” has hardly been curbed by regulators at all; and it …

For Americans still suffering from persistent unemployment, falling incomes and rising inequality, politicians of either party probably generate little enthusiasm. Yet although political ennui is understandable, the disaffection and …

Boston - Iran temporarily stepped out of diplomatic isolation last week with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech to the UN General Assembly. For Americans, it was a rare opportunity …

The way Democratic leaders tell it, their party's current “enthusiasm gap” comes from rank-and-file voters who are irrational and pessimistic complainers.

The tale of Japan’s economic woes is a nuanced one, despite its unearned reputation as a horror story. It is fairly amazing how much of the nation’s slide since …

War is not what we think it is, when we hear all these reports about soldiers and generals and strategies. War includes the whole population. War is fought on …

Islamabad, Pakistan - In keeping with a time-tested tradition of Pakistani exiles attempting political comebacks, former President Pervez Musharraf is launching a new political party and plans to return …

Republicans like to denounce President Obama and congressional Democrats for what they describe as “job-killing” policies. But in those red-hot rhetorical terms, congressional Republicans are guilty of mass murder …

Washington - Could somebody please remind me just what it is that we're achieving in Afghanistan? Don't all speak at once. No, I mean what good things we're accomplishing. …

Equally at home in Tehran or New York, Hooman Majd benefits from a background as intricately woven as any Persian carpet. The son of a diplomat under the shah …