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The crazy conservative assault on government spending has become one of the most irrational economic policy debates in recent years. The Republican Party is trying to maintain the fiction …

The spectacle of terror and fear has developed a singular focus of communication and control.

Before becoming a star, Kelly Clarkson spent time in a homeless shelter in Hollywood. Halle Barry did the same in New York — it can happen to anyone, especially …

In 1962, the historian Barbara Tuchman published a book about the start of World War I and called it The Guns of August. It went on to win a …

Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that a West Virginia State Supreme Court judge should have recused himself from a case involving Massey Energy because of an “extreme” conflict …

It’s official. China is now #2. Its economy (measured in nominal GDP for the second quarter) is now bigger than Japan’s (according to numbers released today from the Japanese …

After almost a decade since 9/11, it is surprising how little we have learned. Still plagued by xenophobia and Islamophobia in the US, it is hard for many Americans …

The California Senate race could hinge on perceptions of how Carly Fiorina and Barbara Boxer will approach the economy and job creation. Los Angeles - Sen. Barbara Boxer is …

The landscape of the world in Slavoj Žižek's “Living in the End of Times” is dotted with incomprehensible horrors. Global ice sheets melt and various countries rush to plant …

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