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President Barack Obama speaks about the national debt at George Washington University in Washington on April 13, 2011. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times) Last …

No sooner had Republican congressional leaders reached a deal with Democrats April 8 on the current year's budget that cut $38 billion and averted a government shutdown, than the …

Tax havens have gotten a lot of press lately. In Britain, the UK Uncut movement has mounted demonstrations across the country against tax dodging by large corporations and wealthy …

An Israeli flag flies on a rooftop in Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo: betta design) Here are the Three Sacred Commandments for Americans who shape the public conversation on …

America's wars came home today in the mail, with a letter from the Selective Service. Enclosed was my son Jed's draft card, just a week ahead of his 18th …

Washington - The Securities and Exchange Commission Friday charged Goldman Sachs & Co. and one of its executives with fraud in a risky offshore deal backed by subprime mortgages …

Washington - The American ruling class is failing us — and itself. At other moments in our history, the informal networks of the wealthy and powerful who …

Washington - At a November 2009 meeting, top Iranian security officials allegedly discussed staging a student takeover of the Saudi Arabian embassy in Tehran, much as students had seized …

Here's a bit of political trivia: Three of the goofiest, most anti-worker governors in America are named Rick. What're the odds of that? They are Scott of …

Kabul - Before coming to Afghanistan, I spent a week with students and teachers from a Colorado College nonviolence class who invited me to join them for their retreat …