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GOP Triumph Tempered By Hard Problems, Now and in 2016
One-third of the Senate comes up for reelection every two years, and by luck of the draw, the states in this year's batch are disproportionately conservative.
Radical Sanctuary: Faith Groups Rally Around Migrant Youth
People in communities of faith are on the front lines of a growing movement pushing for legalization for millions of migrants living in the US.
Many Hurdles Ahead Before Countries Can Sign a New World Climate Agreement
The the world's nations will have to overcome serious hurdles if they are to sign a binding climate deal by the end of 2015.
The End of the Drug War – or a New Cartel of Cartels?
Media spin and historical amnesia threaten to cover up the return to a policy of the Mexican state and cartel cooperation.
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Joint Winners of Maddox Prize Spoke Out About Science Despite Abuse and Legal Threats
Winners of the prize are those who go above and beyond their obligation in standing up for science.
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Assigning a Cost to BP’s Gulf Oil Spill: Four Years on, Debate Continues
BP has been quick to assert estimates of the amount of oil the Deepwater Horizon spill released are wrong, but slow to offer countervailing evidence.
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Common Core Betrays the Civil Rights Movement
Common Core's promise does not correspond to its reality.
Uneven Records on Health Care for Florida’s Candidates
A close Florida governor race could be pivotal for the women in that state.
New Analysis: Outside Spending in Competitive 2014 Senate Races Shatters 2012 Records
The midterm elections have seen new highs in nonparty outside spending.
Citizen Activists Fast to Push Anti-Corruption Vote
Citizen activists from across the country are entering the final days of their water-only fast after weeks of deprivation in a bid to elevate the issue of money-in-politics corruption …