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More Taxes = More Democracy
For conservatives who go around repeating that more taxes are always equivalent to less individual freedom, two researchers recall Montesquieu's opposite teaching. And demonstrate, with the support of the …
Why Has Congress Set a Christmas Deadline for Health Care Reform?
Washington - Until 8:30 a.m. on a snowy Saturday, few outside Senate majority leader Harry Reid's conference rooms knew exactly how he amended the $849 billion Senate healthcare bill …
Bringing the World Out of Denial
“Santiago never realized that people are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.” -Paulo Coelho “The Alchemist” Although most people are …
The Week the IAEA Applied a Nuclear Double Standard
In 2004, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) revealed that a member state had violated its Safeguards Agreement by carrying out covert uranium conversion and enrichment activities and plutonium …
To Sway Nelson, a Hard-Won Compromise on Abortion Issue
The Washington Post's Paul Kane reports on the behind-the-scenes negotiations inside majority leader Reid's office between abortion rights supporters and anti-choice Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska: The Democrats …
Ayatollah Montazeri, Iranian Cleric, Dies at 87
The New York Times is reporting that revolutionary-turned-reformer, Ayatollah Montazeri, died of heart failure early Sunday: Beirut, Lebanon - Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, the plain-spoken senior Shiite cleric …
Plight of Contractor Raped in Iraq Spurs Push in Congress
Washington - Four years ago, Jamie Leigh Jones, a 20-year old Texas contract employee working in Iraq, was drugged, stripped, beaten and gang-raped by her co-workers on her fourth …
CBO: Senate Health Care Bill $871 Billion, Cuts Deficit
Washington - The revised healthcare overhaul in the Senate would cut the federal deficit by $132 billion over 10 years, non-partisan budget analysts said on Saturday. The Congressional …
Copenhagen Summit: Major Powers Broker Compromise Voluntary Climate Pact (2)
The US, China, India, South Africa, and Brazil agreed to a voluntary climate pact. President Obama acknowledged that ‘we have much further to go.’ The deal did not produce …
Hopenhagen or Dopenhagen?
In the run-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 15) in Copenhagen, an eclectic group made up primarily of corporations and media outlets put forward the notion …