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Washington - Welcome to the Republicans who take over the House of Representatives this week. Since it is a new year, let us be optimistic about what this development …

Good news! You’ve got a pretty good chance of surviving a terrorist’s nuclear blast in your city — especially if you’re a rich white man. Women, ethnic minorities and …

What if someone were to tell you that your Congressman routinely bandies around phrases such as “Jesus plus nothing,” used to mean the complete rule of Jesus, and …

If you haven't already noticed, there is a corporate/conservative campaign underway to convince the public that public employees are living high on the taxpayer's dime and should have their …

Local and state finances receive very little national attention. During the most recent economic crisis, local government finances have taken an epic battering. The situation in California has received …

Corporate Executives Asked Obama to Authorize a “Tax Holiday” for Their Firms

When Election 2010 came and went, we thought the highest-profile losers – most of them Republican tea partyers – might fade quietly into oblivion. Not this group, for the …

George Clooney has initiated a cutting-edge human rights project that combines satellite photographs, field reports and Google technology to help prevent the resumption of a deadly civil war in …

Pakistan's powerful intelligence service has been accused for years of playing a “double game:” acting as a front-line U.S. ally in the fight against terror while supporting selected terrorist …

Next week starts the new Congress, and with it the Tea Party conservatives. What's their strategy? What will they rally around? They'll grouse endlessly about government spending but I …