politics
Fight continues over highway through Bolivian indigenous preserve
February 16, 2012An indigenous-led government at odds with an indigenous opposition exemplifies one contradiction surfacing during the fight.
Read moreRepublicans get free ride on racism
January 20, 2012Republicans have been getting a free ride on racism for much too long, and it's in the interest of all people to stop it.
Read moreWho’s afraid of the big bad Wulff?
January 18, 2012BERLIN - Americans wonder who will be president next January; Germans are still uncertain who will live in Berlin's presidential mansion this February.
Read moreChange comes from the bottom up
January 10, 2012The whole knock on President Obama not living up to his promises ignores that nothing major can be done in the U.S. political system without the support of Congress.
Read morePolitical power comes from using hard-won freedoms
January 10, 2012Genuine power of the people comes from using our freedom, as in freedom of speech and the vote.
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