The Senate has not formally changed the rules for filibusters, but when Democrats showed they would do so, Republicans gave up on obstructing many of Obama's nominations.

I advocate changing the rules so that a filibuster must be carried out physically by senators prepared to speak as long as necessary.

The Muslim Brotherhood complains of being excluded from Egypt's new cabinet but maybe it is actually boycotting the cabinet.

Global heating changes ecosystems drastically, in the Southern Ocean and in Missouri.

The right-wing Spanish ruling party is accused of corruption, but hopes to survive by refusing to acknowledge it.

US citizens: phone your senators and say, close the Guantanamo prison and free or charge each prisoner. Don't allow imprisonment without trial. The Senate will vote soon on the issue.

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