politics
GOP Congress aims dagger at Social Security
January 7, 2015On its first day of business here the GOP-run House launched what could end up as the most serious attack yet on Social Security.
Read moreCaribbean states, Uruguayan president demand end of U.S. blockade of Cuba
January 5, 2015The Caribbean Community, known as CARICOM, has once more called for an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba.
Read moreSen. Harkin closes career with demand that lawmakers give workers ‘opportunity’
January 5, 2015Closing his 40-year career on Capitol Hill, retiring Senate Labor Committee chairman Tom Harkin challenged his colleagues to give workers and all other people in the U.S. opportunity.
Read moreA season’s reflections on socialism
December 23, 2014Nine reflections on the fall of the Soviet Union, what socialism is and isn't, and getting to socialism USA.
Read moreThe present and future of Jerusalem: a peace activist’s view
December 19, 2014Since the war between Israel and the surrounding Arab states, the mantra for many Israeli politicians has been "Jerusalem, the united and undivided eternal capital of Israel."
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