U.N. Envoy: “Ice is Breaking Slowly” in Syria Peace Talks

The Syrian peace conference is in its final round of talks before wrapping up on Friday. U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi Continue reading →

Snowden Docs: U.S. Spied on Negotiators At 2009 Climate Summit

WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency monitored the communications of other governments ahead of and during the 2009 United Nations Continue reading →

Why there’s no outcry for a revolution in America

“It’s hard to get people worked up to change society or even to change a few laws when they don’t Continue reading →

The political strategy of President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union speech

By Robert A. Vella The State of the Union speech provides a platform for U.S. presidents to set the national Continue reading →

FDA wants to update food labels

(HealthDay News) — America’s food labels may get their first makeover in more than 20 years. According to the U.S. Continue reading →

Greta Van Susteren explodes at Fox News’ contributor Erick Erickson: ‘He’s a jerk’

Fox News host Greta Van Susteren lit into fellow network colleague Erick Erickson in a post on her blog GretaWire Continue reading →

MoveOn 2014 survey: Citizens United and Money in Politics #1 issue for Progressives

By Robert A. Vella The political advocacy organization, MoveOn.org, has published its 2014 Members Priorities Survey.  By a significant margin, Continue reading →

When the Bible Belt whips into the Wall of Separation between Church and State

CREDIT: Shutterstock A Louisiana teacher who taught her sixth grade class that evolution is “impossible” and that the bible is Continue reading →