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Washington - When all is said and done — and, yes, there is a bit more saying and doing to endure, which means that anything can happen — the …

“There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots. What is it? Distrust.” This …

Cairo, Egypt - Lines of black-clad Egyptian riot police descended upon hundreds of French activists lining up in front of a rank of riot barriers separating the street and …

The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) did not commit voter fraud, and it didn't misuse federal funding in the last five years, according to a recently …

Times are trying for American exceptionalism, that peculiar notion that the United States is unique in its attributes and qualitatively different from the rest of the international community. For …

For the second time in a week, a prominent anti-mining activist has been assassinated in El Salvador. On Saturday, thirty-two-year-old Dora “Alicia” Recinos Sorto was shot dead near her …

For the second time in a week, a prominent anti-mining activist has been assassinated in El Salvador. On Saturday, thirty-two-year-old Dora “Alicia” Recinos Sorto was shot dead near her …

Interview with Robert Kuttner and Matt Tiabbi Amidst fading hopes for real reform on issues ranging from high finance to health care, economist Robert Kuttner and journalist Matt …

The band Junkyard Empire does not differentiate among music, message and life. Political Affairs magazine said, "A jazz version of Rage Against the Machine, Minnesota-based Junkyard Empire blends …

In the past I have alluded to Panetta and the Seven Dwarfs. The reference is to CIA Director Leon Panetta and seven of his moral-dwarf predecessors—the ones who …