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Sen. Diane Feinstein’s Husband Selling Post Offices to Cronies on the Cheap
Richard Blum, is feeding at the Postal Service privatization trough through an exclusive contract to handle sales for the Post Office's $85 billion of property.
Life at the End of the Line – Drawing the Line on Tar Sands in Houston’s East End
In the spring of 2012 when President Obama fast-tracked the southern segment of Keystone XL from Cushing, Oklahoma to the Gulf Coast he sent a clear message that these …
Two-State Solution or Illusion? An Analysis
Achieving such an understanding is, for Beinart, a means to an end. That end is realizing a two-state solution to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian struggle.
Latest Plane Bullying Rift Pits Washington Against South America
A new controversy aggravating already strained relations between Washington and Caracas threatens to destabilise relations with other South American countries.
Drug Policy Alliance AG Holder Expands Major Reform of Mandatory Minimum Drug Laws
Orders prosecutors to remove any reference to quantities of illicit drugs that trigger mandatory minimums and to apply provision to pending cases.
Amid Activists’ Appeal to Lift Sanctions, US Resists Talks With Iran
While Iran's new president has called for serious and substantive negotiations with the West over his country's nuclear program that would ease tensions, and an open letter to President …
What We Could Do With a Postal Savings Bank: Infrastructure That Doesn’t Cost Taxpayers a Dime
After almost a century of self funding, the postal service struggles to stay afloat. However, a renewed and responsible relationship with the banks could help this institution remain a …
Syrian Refugees March and Occupy to Demand Asylum in Switzerland
The asylum-seekers have resolved not to leave until their status is officially decided.
Obamacare: It’s Better Than You Think
While there are many problems with the upcoming changes implemented by the ACA, it is a truly progressive step forward for dealing with healthcare in the US.
Destroying the Right to Be Left Alone: Government Agencies Exploit Technology to Make Privacy Obsolete
The relationship between Americans and their government has come to resemble a one-way mirror dividing an interrogation room.