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Some believe the diminished filibuster will encourage presidents to nominate more controversial candidates. For nominees, the rules change will certainly mean quicker approval.

As in the 1940s in Palestine, some opposition recruits have gone to Syria motivated by extremist ideologies and with the intention to commit acts of terrorism. But most have …

As congress continues its fight to demand transparency for foreign military aid a compromise has been drafted demanding stricter standards, but giving the US military the discretion to maintain …

Scorse describes how one private citizen succeeded in effecting a major change in the law for capital gains reporting.

As we began our show, hundreds of environmental activists walked out of the UN climate change summit in Warsaw, Poland, today over the absence of a binding agreement on …

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Bob Pollin: Expected new Fed chair Janet Yellen will continue Bernanke's policies of shoring up Wall Street banks with trillions, but the Fed could help Main Street with different …

The county memorandum cites federal prohibition and county policy as the reason for prohibiting the use of marijuana.

On this episode of Reality Asserts Itself, Paul Jay and historian Peter Kuznick discuss whether or not JFK intended to withdraw from Vietnam before his assassination.

Throughout his oddly defined career, he has done so much harm, as he at times served the role of lackey for those in power, and at others, seemed to …