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House Headed Toward Contempt Vote on Holder, Could Be Bipartisan
An eleventh-hour deal elusive, the House of Representatives was poised to vote Thursday on whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder, the nationu2019s highest-ranking law enforcement officer, in contempt …
Lessons From Occupy Wall Street’s First Political Prisoner
Mark Adams' short but excessive sentence is, for many, an introduction to the risks of dissent.
In Florida, Minimum Mandatory Sentencing Laws Fuel Push for Private Prisons
On Valentine's Day this year, Florida almost made the unprecedented move to privatize 29 of its prisons, but the legislation was narrowly defeated.
Top Five Ways Republicans Have Turned Washington, DC, Into Their Legislative Playground
Rand Paul is just the last of the long line of members of Congress who mistakenly believe it is their place to tell Washington residents what they can and …
Seventy-Three Percent of American Youth Now Have Insurance Due to Health Care Law
A Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, is expected on Thursday. The law would increase access to millions of Americans, …
Washington Post’s “Fact-Check-Gate“
The Washington Postu2019s political u201cfact-checkeru201d Glenn Kessler offers a curious defense of his Sunday column in which he gave the Obama campaign u201cfour Pinocchiosu201d for telling a u201cwhopperu201d in …
Burma 2012: Democracy and Dictatorship
Today, there is an air of optimism as some reforms toward a more democratic system have been introduced since a new quasi-civilian government took over in March last year.
Election Countdown 2012: Occupy Detroit Succeeds in Keeping People in Their Homes, and More
Daily countdown to the election, with links that keep you in the know!
Controversial Drug Receives Military Restrictions and FDA Warnings as Its Patent Expires
The military blew millions of dollars only to discover that antipsychotics are not effective against post-traumatic stress disorder.
The European Financial Transactions Tax: Robin Hood or Sheriff of Nottingham?
The leaders of continental Europe's four biggest countries agreed at last week's euro zone summit on the principle that the European Union should move toward imposing a tax on …