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The veteran LGBT activist is fighting for an Assembly seat in California, but she faces tough opposition from a current representative who moved into her district and who is backed by Speaker John Perez.

Even after it was known that Jamie Dimon’s bank blew more than $2 billion, Barack Obama still had praise for the intellect of his political backer.

Spending the same money on education, or clean energy, would bring many more jobs—among other benefits.

The men most responsible for the collapse of the American dream are heaped with honors at the highest levels of society.

Who will speak for the rights of the unborn now that Rick Santorum is gone from the race? 

By the time you read this, the PR hacks of Goldman Sachs will be trying to destroy the reputation of whistle-blower Greg Smith.

Why was Baby Doc able to return after decades of exile and evade justice, despite his crimes?

That Lawrence Summers and Bill Clinton, the president he served as treasury secretary, can still get away with disclaiming responsibility for our financial meltdown is an insult to reason.

Betrayal by the “good guys” for whom we have ended up voting has become the norm.

Obama and America's hundred-year struggle over healthcare reform.