The House of Representatives passed a bill to end overtime pay in the name of "flexibility" and "caring".

US citizens: phone your congresscritter to support the Local Farms, Foods, and Jobs Act.

The Capitol Switchboard numbers are 202-224-3121, 888-818-6641 and 888-355-3588.

Uri Avnery: why the "one state solution" is a myth.

Extremists' violence was unable to prevent Pakistan from holding a more or less democratic election.

Corruption drains wealth out of Africa, twice as much as it gets in foreign aid.