Sen. Maria Cantwell wants to use state gambling laws to regulate parts of Wall Street, saying someone needs to police financial markets where "casino capitalism" involving highly speculative trades she likens to sophisticated betting continue unabated...

The Big Boys tell Iran that it has no right to enrich uranium, which it clearly does, so it tells the Big Boys to get stuffed. Good job, Iran. Sometimes kissing the neighborhood bully's private parts are not the best way to achieve dignity for all,...

"You want me to nationalize the banks?" he said. . ."I have no problem with that because the banks don't want to extend credit to the poor, they don't comply, they don't want to comply with the bank's purpose for existence, and that is the law." Chavez...

Hey, guess what? Activism works. This is a story about 1,200 workers in Honduras who were fired by their American corporate factory owner because they unionized. Then, something remarkable happened. They got their jobs back. The Scrooge in this...

"If Joe Lieberman or other senators came across John Brodniak writhing in pain on the sidewalk, they presumably would jump to help him and rush him to a hospital. ~~~~~~~ If a senator strolled indifferently by as John retched in pain, we would think...