The absurd U.S. policy on asylum should make room for Iraqis who are in danger because they worked for American agencies. I RECENTLY HEARD FROM an Iraqi friend of mine, whose identity I am compelled to conceal. Until a month ago, Y was working for the U.S.

THE crisis over Iraq's refugees is the first major policy issue in which Iraqi civilians are front and center. We debate how the surge looks today or how oil will be distributed tomorrow on the banks of a swelling river of human misery: two million Iraqis

"Socialized medicine" is the bogeyman that just won't die. The epithet has been hurled at every national health plan since the New Deal -- even Medicare , which critics warned would strip Americans of their freedom. And now it's back. Republicans from Pres

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Ask a feminist to identify what the most important issues are facing women, and she might mention reproductive freedom, violence against women and children, the disproportionate burdens women bear in light of the growing gap between rich and poor in Americ

A recent Wall Street Journal editorial used tired old 'blame the victim' reasoning to explain away two high-profile rape cases. Fresh from the media's trusty "Feminism is responsible for every evil thing that can happen to a woman or a man" files, is a new

Women audacious enough to seek political power are routinely dogged by gender-specific coverage that focuses on their looks, fashion sense and familial relationships. EMILY's List, the fundraising PAC for pro-choice Democratic women, turned 20 last month.

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Once upon a time, the eco-friendly practice of reusing wine bottles was commonplace. So why has it fallen by the wayside?

Mr. Hughes, 24, was one of four founders of Facebook. In early 2007, he left the company to work in Chicago on Senator Obama’s new-media campaign. Leaving behind his company at such a critical time would appear to require some cognitive dissonance: politic