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French Left and Greens Seeking Closer Ties

The fact that the economy created 157,000 jobs in January, and that there were significant upward revisions in previous months’ jobs reports, is no signal that we’re coming out of our nation’s jobs crisis.

This year's Super Bowl: e a platform to discuss LGBT rights?

Neocolonialism and the civil war in Mali bring regional instability

A Week of Quotes & Cartoons

Dogs may not have voices, but they have very active tails, and they rely heavily on these furry appendages to communicate. These tail movements provide important clues about how a dog is feeling–especially to other canines that may be sharing the same sidewalk or dog park.

A sportswriter looks back on his history with America's favorite pastime.

Fifty or a hundred years from now, the fiscal cliff, the current tensions with Russia, and many other issues that now seem pressing will be remembered dimly, if at all. What will be remembered is whether, as then-Senator Obama said in June of 2008, “this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.” It was an inspiring call to action then; in the wake of the droughts, the wildfires, and hurricane Sandy, it’s even more so now.

The Yes Men Are Revolting * No Fracking Way * 'They Do Not Like You, Barack Obama' * Newtown ER Doctor Speaks Out

“Politicians pose no danger to the public if used correctly,” says NRA spokesperson Wayne LaPierre, who claims to have over two hundred politicians in his personal collection.