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A new study has underscored just how little is known about the health consequences of the natural gas boom that began a decade ago, when advances in high-volume hydraulic …

The Iraqi government is accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in its ongoing attack against Fallujah - conducted ostensibly against an al-Qaeda affiliate.

Campus sexual assault is a major safety concern that university administrations have major financial incentives to underreport.

Russia's parliament has approved President Putin's request for the use of force inside neighboring Ukraine, as the latest neocon-approved “regime change” threatens to inflict grave damage on international relations.

There is no reason for the fight to control climate change to continue becoming discombobulated over false trade-offs between jobs and the environment.

Tom Engelhardt: Citizen protest around the world is sparking not just disorganization, but what looks like, to coin a word, de-organization at a global level.

Dean Baker: While there are limits as to what Obama can do based on executive authority alone, there are many areas where he can have an impact.

National Security's conflation of whistleblowing and terrorism, as evident in the latest Snowden revelations, is further evidence of danger to freedom of the press, says Julian Assange's lawyer.

Noam Chomsky: Security for state power is at the high extreme, as illustrated by the efforts that states exert to protect themselves from the scrutiny of their own populations.

Barefoot College is a renowned initiative in India that uses village wisdom, local knowledge and practical skills available in the rural areas to improve villagers' lives.