Articles

President Obama is preparing to deliver a major address to a joint session of Congress on Thursday, outlining his plans for spending and tax cuts to create jobs. …

(Photo: Karen Blumberg / Flickr) Let’s bag it. I’m talking about the tenth anniversary ceremonies for 9/11, and everything that goes with them: the solemn …

Nairobi, Kenya - Despite reports that Moammar Gadhafi is fleeing toward Niger or nearby Burkina Faso, few experts on African politics believe it is likely he would be granted …

Auto worker dissidents are claiming progress in their months-long campaign against the two-tier system that pays new hires about half a “traditional” worker’s wage. As bargaining …

It is almost 4 years since the economy first sank into recession and the job market is still a disaster. Over 25 million workers are unemployed or underemployed. More …

(Photo: Ninja M. / Flickr) The recent attacks against the United States Postal Service (USPS) are more than signs of desperate times - a natural sunset …

Through the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), corporations pay to bring state legislators to one place, sit them down for a sales pitch on policies that benefit the corporate …

(Photo: Richy / Flickr) Surveillance now is everyone's business, as the line between intelligence-gathering and crimefighting rapidly fades and the public is conditioned to play its part. …

Last month, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) became the first woman to win an influential Iowa Republican straw poll — a victory that would have been impossible before the many …

(Photo: The New York Times) Matt Yglesias, the political commentator, is mildly upset over a report that President Barack Obama is turning to the investor Warren E. …