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This Fifth-Grader Raised $200,000 to Clean Up the Gulf Oil Spill by Selling Watercolors
Young people are at the forefront of environmental and social justice action.
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SCOTUS Hands Down Another Big Defeat for Big Coal
The Supreme Court ruled that the EPA has the authority to regulate emissions from fossil-fuel burning power plants that drift across state lines, to states that may not share …
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Reseachers Blast US Prison Policies
An elite scientific panel noted with alarm that the U.S. penal population of 2.2 million adults is by far the largest in the world.
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Scottish Independence: A (Nu)Clear Win-Win Choice
The proposed independence for Scotland will bring about a win-win situation: a win for Scottish citizens and a win for English citizens, with increases in democratic accountability on either …
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On Fire Inside: A Child of Prison Uncovers Her Life
In her new book, Deborah Jiang-Stein explores racial and family identity, alienation and reconciliation with adopted parents.
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Saint John Paul II? Really?
John Paul II doesn't deserve the rush to canonize him.
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Balancing Trade: Remember The “Buffett Plan“
The enormous trade deficit is doing incredible damage to our economy, and our country's elites used to care about that.
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Bundy’s “Militia” Is Lawlessness of a Different Color
If Bundy and his supporters were black or Latino, they wouldn't be called a “militia.” They would be called a gang of armed “thugs.”
Absurd: Colorado Veterans Suffering From PTSD Denied Legal Marijuana in Colorado
Yesterday, a bill failed to pass the Colorado House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs committee that would have added post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the list of "debilitating medical …
Latest Research Shows Why Minorities Are “Beyond Broke” as Racial Wealth Gap Persists and Threatens US Economic Security
New analysis of 2011 Census data reveals an acute racial and ethnic wealth gap that is causing a group of leading experts to call for important policy and regulatory …