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Boston - There is something fitting about writing my last column on the first day of a new year. January, after all, is named for the Roman god of …

Washington - Certain decades shape the country's political life for generations by leaving behind an era to embrace or, at least as often, to scorn. The 1960s were …

It was supposed to be the year of change. That did not happen. One year after Barack Obama's election, Americans are realizing that one man, even this improbable messiah …

Most peculiar, mama. Hoo. - John Lennon I know, I know, the decade doesn't really end until next year, but whatever to that. The calendar police can come and …

Cairo, Egypt - Egyptian security forces were attacking protesters in Tahrir Square, at the core of downtown Cairo, after they sat down in the middle of a busy Cairo …

In the wake of the failed attempt on Christmas Day to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) and other Republicans are seeking to revive their …

A federal judge in Washington, DC on Thursday dismissed criminal charges against five Blackwater guards involved in the massacre of 14 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in September 2007, an …

An interview with CNRS researcher Azadeh Kian Thiébaut, an analyst of the development of the Iranian movement and political science professor at the University Paris-VII. Jean-Pierre Perrin for …

We are in the Middle East, seeking a nonviolent solution to the blockade of Gaza. Free Gaza actions are occurring all over Cairo, and so the police, who are …

Burlington, Vermont - Earlier this month, the “People's Republic of Burlington” had a busy weekend mustering its “troops” for active duty on several fronts, one at home and the …