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US-Iran Talks: The Road to Diplomatic Failure
The talks between the G5 plus 1 and Iran are careening toward a premature breakdown. If they do fall apart, it will be due in large part to a …
US Neglecting Iraqi Refugees
After years of delay and bureaucratic red tape, refugees from the Iraq war are finally being allowed into the United States. But America "is opening its gates to refugees …
US Neglecting Iraqi Refugees (2)
After years of delay and bureaucratic red tape, refugees from the Iraq war are finally being allowed into the United States. But America "is opening its gates to refugees …
House Begins Debate on Sweeping Financial Regulation
Washington - Roughly 15 months after the global financial system teetered on the brink of a cataclysmic implosion, the House of Representatives on Thursday began debating the most sweeping …
Private Health Care Costs Driving Force Behind Debt Burden
Washington - While there is much talk of intergenerational debt among DC political insiders, few people have an understanding of the debt figures discussed in current policy debates.
Froma Harrop | America’s Clean-Energy Defeatists
The United States used to be the can-do country. A respect for science married to the entrepreneurial spirit propelled America to the forefront of global progress and made it …
E.J. Dionne Jr. | Making Gun Safety (Politically) Safe
Washington - When it comes to passing sensible gun laws, Congress typically offers Profiles in Cowardice. The National Rifle Association wields power that would make an Afghan warlord …
Ellen Goodman | The “Human” Factor Missing in Copenhagen
London - Yes, there is something more foreign than being offered kippered herring for your breakfast. It's being offered PopOffsets for your conscience. After seven hours and 3,325 …
Ellen Goodman | The “Human” Factor Missing in Copenhagen (2)
London - Yes, there is something more foreign than being offered kippered herring for your breakfast. It's being offered PopOffsets for your conscience. After seven hours and 3,325 …
What Evo’s Win Means
The triumph of President Evo Morales and his party, the Movement for Socialism (MAS), in the Bolivian elections this past Sunday guarantees, with more than two-thirds of the vote, …