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Are Arizona’s Political Leaders Deliberately Blocking Electronic Voting Machine Transparency?
Why did Arizona's two main gubernatorial candidates, Gov. Jan Brewer, former secretary of state/head of elections, who contracted for highly criticized and easily-hacked Diebold and Sequoia ballot scanning systems, …
Egg Recall: Supplier Reported to Have History of Health, Safety Violations
Two farms that recalled some 450 million potentially-tainted eggs have links to an Iowa businessman who “has been cited for numerous health, safety, and employment violations over the years,” …
Back to the Future for a Better Way of Life?
Some time ago my wife and I spent several days in the village of Windwardside on the tiny Caribbean island of Saba. Near the center of the village lived …
As Floodwaters Recede, Anger Grows in Northwest Pakistan
Charsadda, Pakistan - In the village of Drab Korona in northwest Pakistan, Sirajuddin returned to where his house had stood to salvage what he could. What he found was …
Conservatives Want to Live on Monopoly Money
Do today's economic conservatives actually want to live in a functional society, or are they striving for an economy that runs on Monopoly Money? NPR's Planet Money recently did …
Iran’s Bushehr Plant to Produce Nuclear Power in Weeks
Iran's Bushehr plant will be ready to start producing nuclear power in early September after engineers began loading fuel rods into a reactor at the Russian-built factory on Saturday. …
E.J. Dionne, Jr. | The Politics of “No“
Washington — In an election, a solid “no” usually beats an uneasy “yes, but.” That's the heart of the problem Democrats and President Obama face this fall.
How Has It Come to This?
The scene is post-apocalyptic. Under a gray sky, two families play in the surf just off the beach in Grand Isle, Louisiana. To get to the beach, we walk …
Skepticism Widespread in Mideast Over New Peace Talks
Jerusalem - As the Obama administration heralded a new round of face-to-face talks on Mideast peace, the abiding reaction across the region Friday was skepticism, with many expressing doubt …
A Permanent Housing Collapse?
The recent chaos that erupted when 30,000 people waited hours in the Atlanta, Georgia, heat to receive applications for subsidized housing is a mere symptom of a worsening national …