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Protester with Harry Potter-themed sign at Prop 8 protest in Los Angeles, California. (Photo: yensid1998) Who knew Harry Potter’s magic powers were for real? Okay, excuse my …

While the Israeli military pounded Gaza in the past month killing 14 Palestinians and wounding 52 including 19 children, Israeli diplomats embarked on a massive political campaign to stop …

Today’s “currency wars” stand at the intersection of many critical issues. These include the ability of developing countries to deploy capital controls, the role of the US as global …

Oakland, Calif. - Her dark blue hoodie pulled over her head, and wearing many layers of clothing, 25-year-old Justice (who would give only her first name) stood shivering in …

(Photos: David Bacon) Hayward, CA - Students and faculty at California State University, East Bay, marched to the administration building on the campus and then occupied the …

Waukesha County, Wisconsin's County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus was already known, for some time, to be among the nation's worst elections official. And that's saying quite a bit. But new …

(Photo: Angela Sevin / Flickr) In Washington, the environment is under attack. The cost-cutting deal that the House passed yesterday stripped the Environmental Protection Agency of $1.6 …

(Photo: Pete Souza / White House) Paul Ryan says his budget plan will cut $4.4 trillion over ten years. The President says his new plan will cut …

Reaper drone. (Photo: US Air Force) Within weeks and possibly days, President Obama is likely to sign into law a bill that will bring unmanned aerial vehicles …

Though the budget deal struck by lawmakers over the weekend averted a shutdown of the federal government, it still has open-government advocates worried about a shutdown of another sort: …