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Celebrate Fourth of July, Liberally
As we prepare to enjoy barbecues and watch fireworks this Fourth of July, there's no reason to leave liberal politics at the door. Independence Day is a holiday today's …
Supreme Court Rules for President in Separation of Powers Case
Congress overstepped its authority when it sought to create an independent watchdog agency deliberately insulated from direct presidential control and political accountability. In a 5-to-4 decision announced on Monday, …
Book Review: The Politics of Genocide
When President Obama released his National Security Strategy (NSS) in May he included an emphasis on the United States and the international community upholding the UN endorsed "Responsibility to …
US House Approves Bill Increasing Compensation for Oil Spill Victims
The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would increase compensation for injured workers and victims' families that have filed claims against BP as a result …
Britain to Probe Collaboration With CIA Renditions
New York - Breaking from President Barack Obama's insistence on “moving forward, not backward” in investigating U.S. detainee torture, the British government appears poised to investigate its own complicity …
US-Iran Dynamic: Why US Effort to Leverage Syria Is Flagging
Beirut, Lebanon - More than a year after the US launched a cautious effort to reengage with Syria, wooing it away from Iran and the Iranian-backed Shiite organization Hezbollah, …
This Fourth of July, Celebrate “1776” – the Movie
As we commemorate the Fourth of July, one of the joys - and there are many - of life in these United States is that you never know what …
“This Is Worse Than Guantanamo“
Bratislava, Slovakia - A former Guantanamo Bay prisoner at a refugee detention centre in Slovakia has said he is prepared to die in hunger strike after living five months …
Making Climate Protection Worker-Friendly
“There are no jobs on a dead planet.” That's how one union leader answered those who say that unions should be concerned only about jobs, and leave the planet …
Who Will Pay, Wall Street or Main Street – the Tobin Tax or the VAT?
Wall Street banks have been saved from bankruptcy by governments that are now going bankrupt themselves; but the banks are not returning the favor. Instead, they are engaged in …