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Washington - Failure of political leadership knows no party. The past few days have offered an unfortunate demonstration of this sad maxim: House Speaker John Boehner ducking his appropriate …

The even-increasing trove of US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks is shedding light on the realities the people of Rio de Janeiro will be facing as that city prepares …

Madison, Wisconsin - As four game wardens awkwardly stood guard, protesters, scores deep, crushed into a corridor leading to the governor’s office here on Wednesday, their screams echoing through …

Washington - As if finding work weren't hard enough already, a federal agency warns that some employers are excluding jobless workers from consideration for openings. The practice has surfaced …

In what follows, I flag a number of new developments that relate to developing country and international financial institutions responses to the ongoing economic crisis. 1. Central Banks to …

A most dastardly deed occurred last Friday, when the Obama administration issued a 29-page policy statement totally abandoning the federal government's time-honored role in helping Americans achieve the goal …

Political unrest in the Arab world and elsewhere is supposedly being caused by the actions of none other than … Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke! That is ridiculous, …

Russ Feingold, former US senator from Wisconsin and founder of Progressives United, talks with Rachel Maddow about massive rallies against the Wisconsin governor’s anti-union threat and how to politically …

Manama, Bahrain - Without warning, hundreds of heavily armed riot police officers rushed into Pearl Square here early Thursday, firing shotguns, tear gas and concussion grenades at the thousands …

David Hicks, author of “Guantanamo: My Journey.” (Image: Random House Australia) I've been struggling these past few weeks. I read a book written by a former Guantanamo …