Politics

Is the GOP going the way of the Whigs and the Dodo?

In reality, the ‘revolt’ in Syria, totally managed by foreign countries and their intelligence services, was a proxy war which only needed Syrians to serve as local color.

Frustrated Gazan youth appeal to the world to hear their sorrow and rage, best described years ago by the late Edward Said.

The US federal government is awash is ethical mechanisms but its enforcement record is poor - to the detriment of public trust and ultimately, democracy.

Unless we amend the Constitution to say that corporations are not people and that money is not speech, America will soon become a full-blown oligarchy.

Reem Khalifa: Reforms promised after UN report are ignored by government.

The Egyptian army has deployed tanks outside the presidential palace in Cairo after six people died in clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsi.

A heartfelt plea to the few intelligent and thoughtful Republicans left: itu2019s up to you to inject sanity back into your Party.

Americans committed to a renewal of democracy are likely to discover this can only be meaningfully achieved in units of scale smaller than a continent.

A federal right to vote will effectively neuter politically-motivated state lawmakers and election officials who care less about a robust democracy and more about rigging elections.