Edward Snowden has nowhere to go

The leaker has almost 20 asylum applications outstanding

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 10:49 AM UTC
Edward Snowden, India, Russia

No, manufacturing jobs won’t revive the economy

Stop claiming a factory boom will save the country and lift people up. Here's what these jobs really look like

Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 70
Manufacturing, Jobs, U.S. Economy

Where is the racial diversity in the senate?

"Up with Steve" panelists examine why there are so few African-Americas in the senate VIDEO

Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 6:00 PM UTC
Video, U.S. Senate, up with steve

I was raised like Paula Deen

Racism was so ingrained in my Southern family, they never even realized they were racist. Now we no longer speak

, Pajiba Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 200
Pajiba, Paula Deen, Racism, TV

America’s split personality: Paranoid superstate and land of equality

From "The Heat" to "White House Down," from Snowden to gay rights, America plays both hero and villain

Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
Politics, U.S. Politics

Phantom noise could spark diplomatic dispute

An engineer is bent on uncovering the origins of the mysterious "Windsor hum" that's driving Ontario residents mad VIDEO

, OnEarth.org Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 4:30 PM UTC 19
Windsor hum, Audio, Ontario

Machiavelli doesn’t belong to the 1 percent

"The Prince" is oft-quoted on Wall Street, but its author was a hero of the working class who despised elites

, Jacobin Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 11
Jacobin, Machiavelli

McDonald’s refuses to open branch in the West Bank

Settlers in Ariel are now threatening to boycott the fast-food chain

, GlobalPost Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 1:30 PM UTC 28
GlobalPost, ariel, west bank

GOP and the Voting Rights Act: Can these Republicans do the right thing?

Once upon a time, brave Republicans helped make the Voting Rights Act law. Its future depends on similar courage

Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 68
Voting Rights Act, Republicans

Hundreds of thousands of guns unaccounted for in the US

The ATF's latest findings are horrifying. Scarier still? The true figure is likely much higher

, BillMoyers.com Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 12:15 PM UTC 17
BillMoyers.com, Gun Control, NRA

Our theocracy nightmare: President Palin’s martial law

What if McCain/Palin won, then McCain died -- and a terror attack followed. Apocalyptic fiction from a nightmare

Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 131
Books, Sarah Palin

Is Chile the next Brazil?

A new protest movement picks up where the student mobilizations of 2006 left off

, International Business Times Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 12:00 PM UTC
International Business Times

You made Wendy Davis possible

Monumental achievements won this week -- from reproductive rights to marriage equality -- prove the power of voters

Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 10:30 AM UTC
Wendy Davis, Immigration

I’m black, and I forgive Paula Deen

I'm disappointed by what she said. But maybe this is what an "honest dialogue" about race really looks like

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 11:35 PM UTC 368
Paula Deen, Race, Food Network

Gohmert: DOMA decision means polygamy now justifiable

Without defining marriage as between a man and a woman, "you really don't end up with a good place to put a limit"

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 8:59 PM UTC 121
Louie Gohmert

House GOPer on DOMA: Justices wouldn’t even “pass law school”

Rep. Tim Huelskamp has proposed a constitutional amendment to reinstate DOMA VIDEO

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 8:46 PM UTC 44
Video, DoMA, Supreme Court

Our fire policy makes no sense

We need to cut certain firefighting funding, and stop incentivizing people to rebuild homes in dangerous red zones

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 8:33 PM UTC 21
Fire, Firefighters, spending

Bill banning gay “conversion therapy” sent to Chris Christie

The state legislature approved legislation to prohibit the practice earlier this week

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 8:20 PM UTC
Gay conversion therapy

Federal judge blocks Michigan ban on domestic partnership benefits

A 2011 law prevented public employers from offering benefits to same-sex couples

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 8:13 PM UTC
Michigan, DoMA

New Bank of America whistle-blower emerges: More customer abuse secrets

Bank of America whistle-blower details latest scheme to abuse homeowners, evade settlement rules and pocket cash

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 7:30 PM UTC 53
Banks, Bank of America

Bloomberg on stop-and-frisk: “Nobody racially profiles”

He also argued that, if anything, the NYPD "disproportionately" stops "minorities too little" VIDEO

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 19
Video, Michael Bloomberg

Rand Paul’s code switching

Why the libertarian senator likes gay marriage one minute and hates it the next

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 5:30 PM UTC 50
Rand Paul, Kentucky, Gay Marriage

Will the Fed chair finally crack down on Wall Street?

If appointed, US Central Bank Vice Chairwoman Janet Yellen is likely to be a tougher regulator than Bernanke

, The Center for Public Integrity Friday, Jun 28, 2013 4:51 PM UTC
Business and Finance

New Jersey will face legal battle over same-sex marriage

With DOMA held unconstitutional and Christie promising to veto any legislation, the fight heads to the courts

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 4:48 PM UTC 24
Chris Christie, New Jersey, DoMA

What big secret did a 4-star general reveal?

With James Cartwright being targeted for leaks, the claim that he caused danger to the U.S. raises real questions

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 4:01 PM UTC 13
James "Hoss" Cartwright

Let Geller in!

The British government's decision to ban the activist is a win for Islamophobia and a loss for free speech

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 60
Pam Geller, Robert Spencer

Who’s leaking more: Snowden or the government condemning him?

Somehow, we've been given a lot of private information about Edward Snowden since the investigation into him began

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 3:59 PM UTC 10
Edward Snowden, Leaks

Pelosi: Hillary Clinton “would win” the 2016 presidential race

"I don't know why she wouldn't run," said the House Minority Leader

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 3:45 PM UTC 19
Nancy Pelosi, Democrats

Now the House will destroy immigration reform

Senators were very pleased with themselves yesterday for passing a major immigration bill that the House GOP hates

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 26
Opening Shot

McDonnell won’t answer questions about Rolex watch

McDonnell did not disclose the reported gift, from a donor currently under federal investigation

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 1:44 PM UTC
Bob McDonnell, Virginia

Penn. lawmaker blocked from DOMA speech because of “God’s law”

Sims' remarks "ultimately were just open rebellion against what the word of God has said," said one Republican

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 1:21 PM UTC 51
Pennsylvania, brian sims

Retired general reportedly under investigation for Stuxnet leaks

Former Gen. James Cartwright was reportedly named in a probe into leaks about covert cyberattacks in Iran

, Associated Press Friday, Jun 28, 2013 12:55 PM UTC
stuxnet, From the Wires

Dark-skinned and plus-sized: The real Rachel Jeantel story

Painting Rachel Jeantel as "combative" is a classic way to discredit the validity of black women's traumas

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 12:01 PM UTC 1230
Trayvon Martin

“White House Down”: Destroying America in order to save it

Channing Tatum saves Jamie Foxx's peacemaking black president from a right-wing coup in "White House Down"

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 20
Movies, Action movies

Obama’s war on journalism

Perhaps most troubling? The president is being aided by a cadre of Benedict Arnolds within the media itself

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 51
Glenn Greenwald, Barack Obama

IRS scandal is Republicans’ zombie

Using a letter from the Treasury Inspector General, the GOP revives the scandal for another day -- but barely

Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 10:00 PM UTC 187
IRS scandal, IRS, Taxes, Tea Party

Senate passes historic immigration bill

Legislation offering citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the US now heads to the House

and , Associated Press Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 9:29 PM UTC
Associated Press, John McCain

Jon Corzine charged in connection with MF Global collapse

The CFTC and MF Global have agreed to settle all of the civil charges filed against the firm

Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 8:51 PM UTC
Jon Corzine, New Jersey

Obama, African leaders clash on gay rights

Senegalese President Macky Sall insisted he is "still not ready to decriminalize homosexuality"

, Associated Press Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 8:48 PM UTC
Associated Press, Africa, Senegal

A no-lose fix for the Voting Rights Act

Make Section 4 -- and federal pre-clearance of changes in electoral laws -- apply to all 50 states

Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 8:45 PM UTC 32
Voting Rights, voting

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