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I'm always amused by popular references to the allegedly all-powerful American “Left.” The term suggests that progressives today possess the same kind of robust, ideologically driven political apparatus as …

Tokyo, Japan - The ongoing crisis in Greece has focused global attention on sovereign debt, with many eyes inevitably drawn to Japan, the public finances of which — at …

It's been an active year so far in the rhetoric of nuclear disarmament. First, the “nuclear posture statement” of the Obama administration put out in early April. Then the …

Rachel Maddow reviews Rand Paul's stand on the Civil Rights Act.

The Senate passed by 59-39 the most sweeping changes in government regulation of the nation's financial institutions since the Great Depression, including strong new consumer and investor protections and …

WASHINGTON — The nation's top intelligence officer, Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair, announced his resignation Friday after months of friction and repeated duels with White House officials. …

When natural resource industry giants get hit with worker safety and environmental violations, they open their checkbook, pay a fine, and go on operating as per usual. …

Three Republican senators from the Northeast join majority Democrats to advance a financial reform bill to tighten regulation of Wall Street. Senators voted 60 to 40 Thursday to end …

Johannesburg, South Africa - As South Africa ramps up a high-profile campaign to test 15 million people for HIV in the next year, experts are questioning whether the country’s …

The recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L.111-148, promises to make far-reaching changes to our current health care system. But the law’s benefits may go well beyond …