WASHINGTON — The situation the United States and its allies now face in Afghanistan and Iraq is one almost without precedent. In two countries where we used our military...
The debate in the Senate last week over when to exit Iraq was disgraceful.
Americans deserve an honest airing of the most important foreign-policy issue facing the count...
The American Civil Liberties Union has helped everyone from librarians to Nazis defend their right to free speech. So where will ACLU board members turn if their own spe...
The federal minimum wage of $5.15 an hour hasn't risen in a decade. Slowly, a consensus is building that government should boost the minimum.
The pay of the average CEO ...
If ever a piece of legislation should pass readily through the U.S. House of Representatives, it is a measure sponsored by Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y., and Rep. Dana Ro...
It should be good news when the Pennsylvania House of Representatives votes to pass a lobbyist regulation and disclosure law. For about four years, Pennsylvania has had ...
The U.S. Supreme Court just eviscerated the "knock and announce" rules that require police to announce their presence and give residents a bit of time before smashing in...
Outrage. It's the only plausible reaction to the plight of foster children as depicted by ABC in the last several weeks. In a series of news shows, the network portrayed...
The distance between the rulers and ruled continues to widen in Pennsylvania. For retiring and defeated members of the Pennsylvania House and Senate, the daily perks and...
On the immigration issue, the Bush administration is letting employers off easy. It has seized on the issue to try to win political points but has done little to demonst...
