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Yes, all politics is indeed local — at the same time it is national and international. The interconnections are more numerous and important these days. This is true for …

In the conservative paradise, a nation of strong, hard-working individuals borrow responsibly and save for future needs. They don't need government telling them how to manage their money. If …

Washington - “End of an era” is an overused trope, but in this case it's appropriate: The last of the old Southern Democrats is gone.

Over the past year, BP's office of the ombudsman has been presented with dozens of safety concerns and evidence that would appear to support claims of widespread retaliation against …

Photographically, the setup for Solicitor General Elena Kagan's confirmation hearing was identical to that of Justice Sonia Sotomayor's: a spare table with water, the blue-suited nominee facing a semi-circle …

During Saturday’s nonviolent protest of about 5,000 activists outside the conference center in downtown Toronto, where leaders of the G20 were meeting, several hundred masked figures dressed in black …

Martin D. Ginsburg, husband of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, has died at 78, according to the New York Times. —————————

Just finished reading “Staley, the Fight for a New American Labor Movement” by Steven K. Ashby and C.J. Hawking, University of Illinois Press, 2009. I heartily recommend it for …

The Burma election this year is widely expected to reinforce the junta’s power. But some nonprofits support the vote, and dozens of political parties are taking part, in hopes …

Washington - Sen. Robert Byrd was very much a man of his turbulent era and a man of West Virginia, able to dramatically influence and shape policy for more …