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Critics of the Senate's confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan are right to complain that the proceedings have degenerated into little more than political theater and grandstanding. …

Amid immigration stresses, Britain plans to turn asylum-seekers away. London, UK - Amid growing controversy over the treatment of refugees, the British government plans to begin forcibly returning child …

We need leadership that can reveal the invisible hand of government and remind the public that government is the instrument by which we the people regulate ourselves.

How many crises will it take? The recent destruction wrought by Big Finance and Big Oil will pale in comparison to the destruction wrought by Big Nuclear if we …

President Obama got one step closer to signing a major financial reform bill, as the House of Representatives voted Wednesday in favor of a House-Senate compromise on the measure. …

“I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.” -Frederick Douglass

On May 27, the House of Representatives approved an amendment to the latest defense spending bill that would lift the ban on gays in the US military and …

Thirty-six American cities and towns are named after the Marquis de Lafayette — the best-known being Fayetteville, N.C., and Lafayette, La. Countless streets, parks and counties also honor the …

For Tucson native and immigrant rights activist Leilani Clark, there are two Tucsons. The one in her head - a desert oasis where, just a short ten-minute drive from …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - What would the wealthy nations of the West (and their rising rivals in the East) do if they actually wanted to prevent catastrophic warming? …