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On April 11, The New York Times uncritically repeated the Obama administration's claims that the intervention in Libya was his first “humanitarian war.” With efforts to remove Qaddafi having …

Washington - When Richard Nixon won his 49-state landslide over George McGovern in 1972, Pauline Kael, the legendary New Yorker film critic, was moved to observe: “I live in …

The day after Congress passed health care, an opponent called it “a fiscal Frankenstein.” In fact those are fitting words for Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). Roths are great …

The Brazilian Supreme Court's recognition of same-sex unions in early May marks the latest victory for gay rights in Latin America. The Court's ruling grants equal legal rights to …

Washington - Less than 24 hours after their upset victory in the race for a vacant House seat, Democrats sought to press their advantage on Wednesday, forcing Republicans in …

Billionaires are different from you and me, for obvious reasons, including the fact that they buy much pricier baubles than we do.

Mitt Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, speaks to supporter, Jennifer Fung, in North Las Vegas, Nevada, April 1, 2011. (Photo: Ronda Churchill / The New York Times)

Rally for Barack Obama in Manchester, NH, September 13, 2008. (Photo: binarydreams) In 2009, then-White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel infamously said that progressives are “fucking …

Steam rises from the Fukushima #3 nuclear reactor, March 19, 2011. (Photo: daveeza) On April 12, 2011 the Japanese government officially announced that the severity of the …

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was produced with support from a New America Media fellowship to report on children in poverty in California, and is part one of a three …