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Washington - Sen. Maria Cantwell wants to use state gambling laws to regulate parts of Wall Street, saying someone needs to police financial markets where “casino capitalism” involving highly …

Jeanne Theoharis is the author of an April 2009 article in The Nation, entitled “Guantanamo At Home,” which focuses on the arrest, prosecution and imprisonment of US citizen Syed …

Recently, the Congressional Research Service released an amazing statistic – it will cost one million dollars a year to support one soldier for one year in Afghanistan. …

A previously undisclosed letter written by a top UK government official indicates that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair lied over the legality of the Iraq War, according to …

Park Falls, Wisconsin - A paper mill that runs without fossil fuels and has a neutral carbon footprint? That's the goal for Flambeau River Papers in Park Falls, Wisconsin, …

One out of four homeowners is now under water, owing more on their homes than the homes are worth. Why? The biggest single factor behind the housing crisis is …

The list of high-profile foreigners heading to Burma to engage and advise the country’s military regime is about to get longer. The latest due to join that flow is …

Stimulus funds create lobbying frenzy, but will anything result? The U.S. High Speed Rail Association's October conference opened like any large Washington gathering. The congressmen were seated in the …

Port of Spain, Trinidad - South African President Jacob Zuma admits that before to coming to Trinidad for the bi-annual Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), he met with …

With today's scheduled announcement by the Treasury Department of new efforts to pressure lenders to lower mortgage costs, progressive economists, advocacy groups and legislators are pushing for tougher measures …