Chinese science academy slaps ...

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The Heartland Institute — the right-wing group best known for its Unabomber billboard —

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The feds get seriously creepy ...

Jun 18, 2013 by

[Translate]   By Susie Cagle Shutterstock It’s about your friend — you know, the one who has been paranoid about the government...

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Obama says a climate plan is c...

Jun 18, 2013 by

A cavalry of lawyers representing states and environmental groups…

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Our Government’s Secrecy...

Jun 11, 2013 by

Bradley Manning has done more for U.S. security than SEAL Team 6.

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Red States Get More Extreme &#...

Jun 10, 2013 by

Not since the real Civil War have we witnessed such a clear divide between the states…

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Could Senator Warren’s I...

Jun 6, 2013 by

Hidden subsidies sometimes have unintended consequences.

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Everything You Thought You Kne...

Jun 5, 2013 by

One minute and 45 seconds that’ll shift your understanding of who is poor in America.

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Why Do We Throw Prostitutes in...

Jun 4, 2013 by

An unlikely coalition of liberals and conservatives is shifting the way we view – and treat – people who sell sex.

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Brownfields Are Just Untapped ...

May 29, 2013 by

President Obama has made revitalizing local communities…

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Congressman Preps Bill to End ...

May 27, 2013 by

In the wake of President Obama’s big speech …

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Support for climate action is ...

May 24, 2013 by

Pick 100 Americans at random and line them up.

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Obama Is Full of Hot Air on Cl...

May 18, 2013 by

You can’t hit 400 ppm CO2 and still think “all of the above” is a rationale energy strategy.

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New Fracking Rule Issued By In...

May 17, 2013 by

Companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands will be required to disclose publicly the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations…

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Chris Hedges: Monitoring of AP...

May 16, 2013 by

The Pulitzer-prize winning columnist calls the revelations “one more assault in a long series of assault against freedom of information and freedom of the press.”

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The Way We Live Could Be Destr...

May 15, 2013 by

CO2 is at a level not seen in millions of years—if this happened in science fiction, the planet would pay attention

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Drones on Trial

May 14, 2013 by

A Pakistani High Court declared CIA drone strikes to be illegal last week.

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How Our National Parks Are Thr...

May 14, 2013 by

A booming and unregulated energy industry is quietly but quickly encroaching on some of our most cherished national parks..

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Hidden Power Grab Stops Commun...

May 12, 2013 by

Increasingly states are quashing the power of local governments–and thwarting innovation.

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Legal Loophole Allows Untested...

May 12, 2013 by

The EPA is abusing a legal loophole to let products like nanosilver be used in your clothing and baby blankets..

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Classic Washington Hypocrisy: ...

May 8, 2013 by

The U.S. turns a blind eye to chemical weapons production by allied countries.

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A Taste of the Police State Cu...

May 7, 2013 by

Did the Authorities’ Lockdown of Boston Give Us a Taste It?

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Solitary Confinement, American...

May 5, 2013 by

We throw thousands of men in the hole for the books they read, the company they keep, the beliefs they hold.

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100% Renewable Energy Initiati...

May 3, 2013 by

A newly established global alliance of civil society organizations..

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Obama’s Law Day Proclama...

May 3, 2013 by

Today is Law Day and President Obama has issued a lofty Proclamation, laced with noble platitudes..

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Cruel Country: Debtors Prisons

May 2, 2013 by

A 19th century tool for instilling fear in the public to pay off debt

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Pregnant Mom of 4 Sentenced to...

May 2, 2013 by

Kimberly Rivera, Sentenced for Refusing to Serve in Iraq

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Black Ministers v. GOP: 17 Arr...

May 1, 2013 by

NAACP Protests Extreme Right-wing Agenda in North Carolina

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9 Burning, Unresolved Question...

Apr 28, 2013 by

There have been conflicting crime scene accounts from police about basic facts.

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Why It’s Literally Sicke...

Apr 25, 2013 by

The attack on factory farm whistleblowers will gag you almost as badly as viewing the gross animal abuse.

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Keystone XL Facts:

Apr 24, 2013 by

Joe Oliver, Canada’s minister of natural resources,..

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