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Thousands of poor people of color face hunger, illness, death and homelessness due to welfare, housing and health care budget cuts across the nation. How long does it take …

Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin) and Reps. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts) and Walter Jones (R-North Carolina) introduced legislation Wednesday that calls on the White House to develop a “flexible timetable” to …

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has been blasting the Senate’s financial regulatory reform bill in recent days, falsely arguing that it “institutionalizes” bailouts for Wall Street.

I know, I know, it was just last week that I vowed never to write about these Tea Party people again. I would be more than happy to do …

Montpellier, France - How's this for short-sighted: A billion people go hungry every day, food prices have climbed 30 to 40 percent, climate change is reducing agricultural production - …

A federal judge gave a school district in Mississippi 30 days to halt the ‘clustering’ of white students into certain schools and classes, saying it amounted to segregation. A …

The Washington Post reports that a series of strong earthquakes killed hundreds of people in western China, badly damaging at least two schools, shattering homes and spreading fire through …

By gollies, one group in our country has what it takes! One group has done more than just strut around at teabag rallies, barking loudly about nullification, secession, militias …

Senate Republicans today debuted their new strategy for financial reform: Refuse to cooperate with Democrats on grounds that the Dems are too willing to give Wall Street what it …

In 2000, Justice John Paul Stevens powerfully dissented from the Supreme Court's 5-to-4 decision allowing the Boy Scouts of America to ban an exceptional young man — an Eagle …