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Admittedly this is happening in states both new to democratic politics and deeply divided along ideological lines.

If the minimum wage had kept pace with inflation since its inception in 1968, it would now stand at $10.74 per hour.

The humiliating summary reversal suffered by Montana in the US Supreme Court over its restrictions on campaign contributions could have been avoided, according to two attorneys who filed amicus …

It is absolutely critical to understand and fully internalize that Boykin is far from alone in his nightmarish conception of the Prince of Peace's (mainstream) redeeming message.

Numerous groups have campaigned for years calling for his release, saying he never received a fair trial and was convicted largely on the basis of testimony from a jailhouse …

The institutional and political inertia accorded the “Washington rules” of international geopolitics may be causing the West to severely misconstrue the depth of Russian interests in the Ukraine.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu never tires of inventing new hoops through which he insists Palestinians jump.

In the wake of Citizens United, there is plenty of discussion of how campaign finance law might be changed to limit political participation by corporations.

I love movies but I can't say that I love Hollywood.

In June, the US Supreme Court ruled that states and local governments with a history of discrimination no longer needed to submit new voting laws for federal approval.