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Many of us here in the U.S. had entertained the notion that whatever disappointments await us after the election of the U.S. President Barak Obama, at least the reactionary U.S. policy toward Cuba might change

Tragically it is not the kind of character valued in the NFL, and that’s the heart of the damn problem.

"...to stand the test of time and to keep enchanting the world."

Although Twitter’s founders, investors and employees deserve to be rewarded for their ingenuity and hard work, the company’s public offering provides an opportunity to take stock of the growing disparities and misplaced priorities in the home of the nation’s celebrated technology industry.

Spying on Ban Ki-moon, New York election, seniors, Detroit, and food stamps

Some unions have called for the repeal of Obamacare and a return to the status quo before its passage. We in the Labor Campaign believe that such a call would be a disaster for the labor movement. Rather, we believe that this is a moment to move forward to healthcare justice by ac- knowledging the weaknesses in the ACA while defending its gains and moving to establish a single-payer Medicare for All system that would make healthcare a right for everyone in America.

Brains of babies who heard melody before birth react more strongly to tune after birth and at four months, scientists say

As Afghan soldiers abuse a prisoner, American Special Forces stand idly by