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Nurses sang sour carols today to the private equity firm they say is starving Massachusetts hospitals and pitting workers against each other. Massachusetts nurses came to the …

Attached to the payroll tax deal was a provision forcing President Obama to decide within 60 days whether or not to approve the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, before …

At the end of one of the most bizarre weather years in American history, climate research stands at a crossroads. Scientists say they could, in theory, do …

International Security Assistance Force commander Gen. John R. Allen conducts an on-site survey of ISAF outposts in Paktika province, Afghanistan, December 19, 211. (Photo: Sgt. April Campbell / U.S. …

If you are poor, chances are it is your own fault. At least that’s what Americans thought in 2001. In a National Public Radio poll from that year, about …

President Barack Obama speaks at campaign fundraiser at the Sheraton Hotel in New York, Nov. 30, 2011. (Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times) The Democratic Party’s left …

(Photo: Geoff S.) It’s the Christmas season, so why not indulge ourselves? Let’s ask for a few miracles. In fact, we in America have had a miracle …

Cairo - Several army soldiers slapped, punched and kicked Mona Seif, hitting her with wooden batons while they dragged her inside the Cabinet Building shortly after they raided Tahrir …

This winter has been unusually warm, crippling ski resorts, ruining holiday traditions, and dashing hopes of a white Christmas across the northern hemisphere. While the billions of tons of …

One of the most troubling legacies of 9/11 is the United States' decision to resort to torture to fight terrorism. Torture has tarnished the United States' reputation and undermined …