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Is Fracking to Blame for Contamination of Oklahoma’s Water?
Despite repeated denials from the natural gas industry and government officials, all studies and evidence to date points to fracking as the cause of our earthquake boom.
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Is President Obama Too Democratic? Gates and Others Think So
Instead of revealing President Barack Obama as a weak and inadequate Commander-in-Chief, it appears that former Secretary of War Robert Gates' new book, “Memoirs of a Secretary of War,” …
Delta Fish Survey Reveals an Ecosystem In Collapse
2013 was the driest year on record in California and no relief from the drought is in sight.
The Wind Kicks Up… and the Wind Kicks Down: Appreciating Life and Going With Infinity
It is obvious that the dominant culture's system is not working sensibly and is out of control.
What ‘Right’ to Vote in Iowa?
Iowa is moving to revise its voter registration application to help clear up widespread confusion over felons' voting rights.
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How a Fruit and Vegetable Auction in Rural Ohio Helps Appalachian Farmers Thrive
Before the auction opened there wasn't a comparable community gathering place anywhere in the county.
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GOP Economic Sabotage Continues With Filibuster of Jobless Benefits
Republicans are engaged in yet more hostage-taking obstruction.
Guarded Optimism
The department has found alarming rates of abuse by staff on youngsters in custody.
India’s Arab Spring in Winter 2014
When Delhi state's November elections brought the new anticorruption Aam Admi Party to power, calculations about India's upcoming national elections were upset, and a previously narrow field suddenly widened.
From AIDS to Lyme: Will We Let History Repeat Itself?
Some argue that the inadequate early government response to the AIDS epidemic - including diagnostic, treatment, funding and research failures - is being repeated with Lyme disease, affecting hundreds …