| Nov 28, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyMore than 5 million young people are looking for work. College is increasingly unaffordable, while youth jobs are few and far between. For years lawmakers have been cutting programs that help young Americans find a productive path. And as if that weren’t enough,...
| Nov 21, 2012 | Peace / SecurityThe federal budget cuts scheduled to start January 2 unless Congress gets its act together would reduce funding for everything from nuclear warheads to food safety. But even if you feel strongly that federal spending is out of control, there are plenty of reasons to...
| Nov 14, 2012 | Economy / BusinessDebt! Deficit! Fiscal cliff! How to make sense of it all? For two years now, there’s been increasing talk and more than a little fear-mongering about the runaway growth of our federal budget deficit. Now something called the “fiscal cliff” is making...
| Oct 31, 2012 | Peace / SecurityThe deaths of our diplomats in Benghazi turned the national spotlight where it doesn’t often go — to the security around our embassies and how much we spend on it. In the overheated atmosphere of the election endgame, Republican candidate Mitt Romney and his...
| Oct 17, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyUntil the votes are cast and counted, no one, no matter how smart or well-connected, can predict with certainty the outcome of the 2012 elections. And yet, Democrats and some Republicans are already forecasting that President Barack Obama will win re-election, and...
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