| Oct 30, 2013 | Peace / SecurityThe American tragedy in Benghazi is the most investigated terrorist attack of its kind in recent history. Eight House and Senate committees have probed the attack, generating 18 hearings, 40 administration briefings, and the production of at least 25,000 pages of...
| | Peace / SecurityOur bloated military budget contributes significantly to our massive national debt and threatens the very security it’s intended to provide. Several expensive and unnecessary military programs are behind this paradox. The Pentagon should cut them from its $640.5...
| | Rights / DemocracyTea-partying Republicans supposedly pine for smaller government, lower taxes and, of course, the Affordable Care Act’s demise. The conventional wisdom is that these rigid, Republican extremists need to be countered by “moderate” Democrats who will...
| | Peace / SecurityOn October 8, Tucson police officers pulled over a driver because the light above his license plate wasn’t working. When he didn’t present a license, a typical scenario unfolded: Under Arizona’s infamous SB 1070 law, cops become de facto immigration...
| | Environment / HealthAre you tired of the political brinksmanship, eleventh-hour deals, and avoidable financial crises that characterize business as usual in Congress? So is the wind energy industry. Once again, one of the few mechanisms in the tax code designed to reward clean-energy...
