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Protesters in the streets of Madrid, Spain during the general strike on Thursday, March 29, 2012. (Photo: reed_sandridge) Criminalizing public meetings, expanding police powers and weaponry, and applying anti-terrorist …

A woman has her blood pressure checked at the 11th annual Wilmington Wellness Day on Sept. 18, 2010. (Photo: Christiana Care) Spending on health care in America has skyrocketed …

“Pink slime” just had its fifteen minutes of fame.  BPI, the producer of pink slime, calls it “Lean Finely Textured Beef.”  BPI’s slogan is “expect a higher standard.” Pink …

When members of Congress or their staffers travel on a private group's dime, they are subject to a long list of requirements and restrictions, thanks to the Jack Abramoff …

Mitt Romney is not a flip-flopper. He's a salesman. Romney has been running for president since 2007. He has been running as a pragmatic conservative in a party no …

I have rarely ever come face to face - only inches in fact - with such anger. Certainly not at an academic conference. And certainly not from such a …

Stephen Schwarzman. (Photo: Fred R. Conrad / The New York Times)Benjamin Franklin, who used his many talents to become a wealthy man, famously said that the only things certain …

(Photo: suenosdeuomi / Flickr)Corporations across the country are dropping their ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) like hotcakes. Mars, the company that makes Skittles, and the Arizona …

Women make their way down a street past a photo of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei outside of a mosque in Tehran, Monday, August 21, 2006. Iran's supreme …

The 99% Spring initiative has generated considerable hubbub amongst occupiers, a group famously apprehensive about liberal organizations, especially ones that have exhibited close ties with the Democratic Party. Chief …