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Why does the sports world remain fiercely hostile to open participation by LGBT athletes?

The continuous readjustment of expectations downward: For historians like Jefferson Cowie and Judith Stein, that was the key experience of the 1970s.

The Secretary of Labor has hired a crew of smart and savvy deputies to enforce the nation's labor laws.

Nonpartisan think tanks are supporting journalism--but who's supporting the think tanks?

John Dugan helped create the "too big to fail" economy--so why is he still regulating our banks?

Young people have lost 2.5 million jobs to the crisis, making them the hardest-hit age group.

Media watchdogs who slept through the Bush era now have little interest in examining just how many of our liberties were lost.

Freedom of Information wish list: What did Treasury do with the TARP money? Who authorized torture? Plus, warrantless wiretap targets, FEMA's Katrina records and White House e-mail.

Young voters could be the key to victory for Obama and Democratic Congressional candidates. Here's how they're changing the electoral map.

Electoral reform in the United States will require federal intervention to empower voters and overcome the challenges posed by state and local autonomy.