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When we try to engage people politically we never know who will respond, or when someone will shift from reveling in their apathy to taking powerful public stands. With …

Three prominent environmental activists reflect on the state of the American green movement for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. April 22 marks the 40th anniversary of …

Further complicating peace talks as White House envoy George Mitchell arrives in Israel today, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Barack Obama's call for a building halt in East Jerusalem. …

New York - President Barack Obama will call on Wall Street and industry lobbyists today to “join us, instead of fighting us” as Congress prepares to create new regulations …

The story of the financial debacle will end the way it began, with the super-hustlers from Goldman Sachs at the center of the action and profiting wildly. Never in …

More service is not necessarily good service. And bad service dressed as good service is even worse. Here are examples: Restaurants. A waiter breaks into a lively conversation …

Santa Barbara, CA - What does President Obama's visit to California this week on behalf of embattled Sen. Barbara Boxer have to do with passage of the financial reform …

This is a grim story about the care and feeding of a Blue Dog. Right now, Congresswoman Jane Harman is facing a serious primary challenge from a genuine progressive, …

Washington - The Senate Agriculture Committee on Wednesday approved by 13-8 tough new curbs on derivatives, the financial tools that had a big role in triggering the 2008 financial …

Media attention concerning US-Israeli relations has been feverish recently. It is commonly assumed that the friction indicates cracks in the “special relationship,” precipitated by ill feelings between the Obama …