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Amid disturbing reports that psychologists were involved in the abuse and torture of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere, the American Psychological Association (APA) Task Force on Psychological Ethics …

Members of the audience listen to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speak at a town hall style campaign event at the Mississippi Farmer's Market in Jackson, Mississippi, on March …

Oil prices are now higher than they have ever been — except for a few frenzied moments before the global economic meltdown of 2008. Many immediate factors are contributing …

War by media, says current military doctrine, is as important as the battlefield. This is because the real enemy is the public at home, whose manipulation and deception are …

The drumbeat for war in Iran is getting louder, but opposition is coming from a seemingly unlikely source: the Cato Institute. This libertarian think tank generally sides with the …

Education Secretary Arne Duncan prepares to testify before the Senate Budget Committee. Duncan took the position after heading Chicago's widely criticized and troubled school system. (Photo: Medill DC) …

In southern Minnesota (Paul Wellstone country), a new revolt against money in politics has started. Should this revolt spread, it would provide a far quicker and more effective …

The Supreme Court building in Washington, December 19, 2011. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews/The New York Times) Totalitarian systems disempower an unsuspecting population by gradually making legal what …

Former senator Rick Santorum speaking at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, DC, October 7, 2011. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) The Santorum Strategy is not just about Santorum. …

It is estimated that up to a million people died as a function of George Bush Jr.’s decision to invade Iraq. According to Bush, that decision was made on …