politics
Helen Thomas comes to my rescue
September 26, 2014Helen Thomas proved herself a defender of freedom of the press, and a defender as well of democracy in Chile.
Read moreHolder resigning: Attorney general brought change
September 25, 2014Holder's decision comes in the midst of a high-profile Justice Department civil rights investigation into the use of force by police in Ferguson, Missouri.
Read moreA playwright named “Shagspeare” in Bill Cain’s “Equivocation”
September 24, 2014"Shag" for short receives a royal commission to write about Guy Fawkes and England's 1605 Gunpowder Plot.
Read moreScotland: In the wake of referendum “No” result
September 19, 2014Scots voted No to independence by 55 per cent to 45 per cent, but the referendum debate energised a people determined to strike a blow against a pampered Westminster elite.
Read moreBritish party leaders scramble to Scotland to quell Yes vote
September 11, 2014Britain's three main party political leaders - among the most unpopular in British political history - crawled up to Scotland to beg that it votes against independence.
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