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An estimated 500 lives have been saved since March in a peace process launched by imprisoned Salvadoran gang members.

At the first International Drone Summit, advocates call for transparency and an end to the US policies that rain terror from the sky.

Anthony Shadid was an exceedingly rare reporter in the thinning ranks of American journalism.
 

Why does 76 percent of the civil libertarian’s Super PAC money come from billionaire Peter Thiel, whose Palantir Technologies helps the government spy on citizens?
 

Why does 76 percent of the civil libertarian’s Super PAC money come from billionaire Peter Thiel, whose Palantir Technologies helps the government spy on citizens?

The Keystone fight showed ordinary Nebraskans their power. Will their unlikely alliance stick?

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

An activist ahead of his time, Richard L. Grossman, a community organizer, galvanized work on a variety of progressive causes during his remarkable four-decade career.

Baltimore and New York are requiring crisis pregnancy centers to disclose basic information about their services. But some judges say these ordinances violate the First Amendment.

SlutWalk, the anti–sexual violence march sweeping the globe, comes to New York City this weekend. Can the spectacle grow into an effective, multiracial movement?