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Iraqi-born artist, activist, businessman and progressive candidate for mayor Andy Shallal talks about his hopes and plans for Washington.

Poverty has been identified as a factor in lower IQ and psychiatric disorders. What can this tell us about public policy and the minimum wage?

After environmental study, the State Department recently greenlighted the Keystone XL pipeline to be built, but the United States could make a pivotal decision for a different world.

The proposed, new FCC rules for Net Neutrality were generally seen by consumers as a step in the right direction. But media reform advocates were concerned that it didn't …

Pat Roberts is dancing like a fool with right-wing ideologues who want to elect one of their own to the Senate.

The medical experts say that two immediate steps should be taken to protect our families and our communities.

Michael Ratner: Documents show the US engaged in major attacks against journalists, publishers, and whistleblowers, as a UK court upholds the legality of David Miranda's detention at Heathrow airport.

The California Public Records Act was established 45 years ago, yet citizens still are denied access to public documents from local government agencies.

All those fancy-pants are forever protected in their gilded towers, while the rest of us are the ones caught with our pants down.

What is happening in America today is actually worse than what happened in Brazil in the '70s.