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If you've tuned in to Elena Kagan's Senate confirmation hearings, you may have found it odd that the GOP has tried to radicalize Kagan through her work and affinity …

In the wake of the BP disaster, we've heard powerful stories from fishermen whose livelihoods may have been destroyed for decades or longer. However long it takes for the …

When Shannon Hayes made a list of easy steps for becoming a radical homemaker, she didn't realize just how revolutionary they were.

Fifty-five percent of Americans in the labor force have experienced a job loss, a pay cut, or a reduction in hours since the onset of the Great Recession in …

I spent part of last week in Washington, DC, and the heat already was so oppressive I recalled the old story that, during the summer, the British Foreign Service …

The House is expected to vote today on a bill that would extend unemployment benefits for workers who've been out of a job for more than six months. After …

Most of us have favorite movie scenes, for any number of reasons. One of mine is the exchange between a mother and her son in the 1979 movie "Breaking …

Hurricane Alex, after slamming Belize as a tropical storm Thursday, was declared a hurricane Tuesday evening. New extended hurricane warning rules are meant to give more precise, earlier warnings. …

In Jonathan Alter's new book, "The Promise," he explains why issues so essential to the Democratic base such as labor law reform, immigration reform and gay rights were sidetracked …

Washington - The campaign video is such a transparent ploy, the temptation is to ignore it. After all, tea party candidate Rick Barber is a long shot in his …