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The United States is no Soviet Union—and yet it has set up machinery that satisfies certain tendencies that are in the genetic code of totalitarianism.

How the great Polish philosopher went from being an anticlerical scourge to an apostle of John Paul II.

After Mexico City liberalized its abortion law, a fierce backlash followed. Is its striking resemblance to the US “pro-life” movement a coincidence?  

Mayor Bloomberg and Ray Kelly lost big: a federal court ruling and a new law ban the racial profiling that undergirds the discriminatory practice. 

Obama’s attorney general promised a new approach to criminal justice—but prosecutors can still block meaningful change.

Think anti-abortion crazies are no longer wreaking havoc on clinics and providers? Think again.

The tragic murder of Australian student Christopher Lane is being exploited by the right to stoke fears of a race war.

A call for architects to refuse to design chambers of living death.

With Governor Jerry Brown taking a hardline position, strikers must turn to the courts, public opinion or the legislature.

A panel discussion on the legacy of King's "Dream" speech.