No matter how the "fiscal cliff" is resolved, "entitlement reform" will remain Washington's favorite solution VIDEO
Don't believe the GOP's charges of hypocrisy on filibuster reform -- both parties are guilty
These financiers, polluters and business honchos are teaming up to strangle the economy -- and shred our safety net
To protest cuts to the federal budget's AIDS/HIV funding
The network claims the Pulitzer-winning reporter apologized for his recent TV appearance. This is news to Ricks
The People's Daily has printed a 55-page slide show honoring the North Korean leader for being so sexy
Before the storm Mayor Bloomberg showed disregard for inmates, who added relief work to 39 cents-an-hour labor
His mentor, Bob Rubin, prioritized a balanced budget above all else. That could be bad news for Democrats
A website by Arizona's Department of Health Services tries to manipulate women to keep them from having abortions
Obama controls the fate of Colorado and Washington's marijuana laws. The popular approach is also smart policy
The opposition aims to rally the street behind it to protest Morsi's decrees
After a private meeting, John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Kelly Ayotte are "more troubled"
The newest OECD report warns both Europe and the U.S. against swift austerity measures
The protest movement's disaster-relief efforts have helped it connect with the “99 percent” in new, meaningful ways
This 1960s English series resembles "Mad Men," if the NYC admen show focused on Peggy Olson and Michael Ginsberg
The timing of the French announcement appears aimed at swaying other European nations
Studies show that the vast majority of the Strip's 1 million children suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder
A West Virginia senate candidate is already facing criticism from the right
New research found that while median wealth plummeted, the top 1 percent increased wealth by 71 percent
Egypt's presidential spokesman Yasser Ali said that it may have been "misunderstood" by the public
The U.S. may surpass Saudi Arabia as the planet's leading oil producer -- and the cost could be catastrophic
Following the Gaza crisis, a member of the fascist Jobbik party said Jews were a national security risk
But 54 percent say they disapprove of how the Obama Administration handled the attack
The President will travel to Philadelphia this week to help build support for his budget plan VIDEO
The U.N. Ambassador will meet with John McCain and Kelly Ayotte on Capitol Hill
Only the rich win in a grand bargain on taxes and entitlements. We can afford Social Security, and should expand it
Nothing that Democrats are proposing will change the fact that it takes 60 votes to do anything in today's Senate
The opposition says new decrees give Morsi near dictatorial powers, despite his claims otherwise VIDEO
The soldier has not spoken publicly in two years
Jon Stewart mocks the media's "winner" and "loser" framing of the conflict in the Middle East VIDEO
I'm not, but even if I were, what business is it of theirs?
As a surgeon, I take pride in my surgical work. But even the most careful doctors have painful lessons to learn
Millennial writers, like Beau Sia, prove that social media and serious literature can coexist
An Ohio woman must also complete 20 hours of community service after breaking into a house to clean it
The president's passing reference to assault rifle ban during a debate has gun owners stocking up
A response to Jamie Foxx, who joked that Obama is "our Lord and Savior" at the Soul Train awards
The film "provides raw, unprecedented access" to the singer, her husband Jay-Z and their daughter Blue Ivy Carter
The Egyptian president told top judges he was not infringing on their authority VIDEO
Medical marijuana is legal in 18 states, but it's clear we've only discovered a fraction of its medicinal potential
A Human Rights Watch report calls links between pot possession and violent crime a "red herring"
Liberty University claims the Affordable Care Act violates its religious freedom
