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Last night in his State of the Union address, President Obama once again urged Congress to pass the Buffett rule, noting that 25 percent of American millionaires pay less …

(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) "A woman who signs up to protect her country is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by …

Occupy Wall Street protesters in Zuccotti Park in October 2011. The movement was not directly mentioned in President Obama's State of the Union address, but many themes were. (Photo: …

Khartoum, Sudan - Around 2 a.m. Wednesday, elders in the Somali village of Galkayo said they began hearing an unusual sound: the whir of helicopters. It was …

2011 was a banner year for anti-choice activists who succeeded in pushing through a record number of abortion restrictions. But it’s a new year, and it appears the GOP …

Look back on 2011 and you’ll notice a destructive trail of extreme weather slashing through the year. In Texas, it was the driest year ever recorded. An epic …

President Obama put American manufacturing literally at the front and center of his State of the Union speech. American manufacturing was at the front of the speech and at …

Los Angeles, California - Bert Corona, hero of the US immigrant rights movement. (Photos: David Bacon) Development of the Immigrant Rights Movement to 1986 …

Hundreds of protests across the country over the past weekend marked the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's controversial ruling on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The protests …

(Image: JR / TO; Adapted: epicharmus, _rockinfree) The Wall Street Journal reported on January 19 that the Obama administration was pushing heavily to get the 50 state …