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Marxist economist Richard Wolff draws overflow crowds

February 4, 2014 By Ed Rampell

They flocked to hear the unapologetically self-avowed "Marxian economist" who has long toiled in the obscurity of academia and left circles.

Pastors for Peace under attack by IRS

January 28, 2014 By Richard Grassl

The Pastors for Peace initiative to build a future for the poor and disadvantaged based on solidarity, peace and cooperation between peoples is in jeopardy.

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: 1918 – 2013

December 5, 2013 By Emile Schepers

The world mouns the passing of elder statemen and freedom fighter, Nelson Mandela.

Detroit bankruptcy: Revenue, not spending, the problem

December 3, 2013 By John Rummel

The ruling concerns the 23,500 retired city workers collecting pension benefits.

Senate curbs filibusters in blow against GOP “pirates”

November 22, 2013 By John Case

On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Senate Democrats, fed up with endless Republican obstructionism, voted to end filibusters on nearly all presidential nominees.