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Whereas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is not self-enforcing, Whereas statement of the inherent dignity and of the equal and supposedly inalienable rights of all members of the …

On 3 December 2012, BBC News reported on the plight of Libyan activist Magdulien Abaida. When the Libyan revolution broke out in Benghazi back in February 2011, she played …

Over an 80 year lifespan, we spend 15 years watching television. What effect does that have on us in the long run?

Today, Gazan farmers from Kuzaa, a small village near Khan Younis, worked on their land in defiance of Israeli military harassment. Farmers ploughed approximately seven dunams and then sowed …

After the government bought out over 80% of controlling interest in the company four years ago, AIG is once again a private company.

US officials on Tuesday formally labeled the Nusra Front part of the al Qaida in Iraq terrorist network.

More than 30 of the wealthiest Americans have signed a letter to Congress and the Obama administration arguing that the estate tax should be raised, not lowered.

Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks: Democrats created Medicare - and it's up to President Obama to save it from the Republicans' knives.

Backers of organized labor were adamant that while Tuesday was a major setback for their cause, it was not the death knell.