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The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is the most powerful corporate front group you’ve never heard of. The group, sponsored by some of America’s largest corporations, writes legislation that …

In a few short years the term “fracking” went from obscurity, mostly mistaken for an obscenity, to a household word, now often associated with flammable tap water. The technology …

As part of the 10 Ideas: Social Innovation to End Discrimination series, a proposal to put food stamps to work supporting community gardens and giving low-income families access to …

The sizeable leak from a plugged well raises fresh concerns about accidents and methane's role in global warming. The French energy company Total estimates that its North Sea Elgin …

On Friday, March 30, First Lady Michelle Obama received an unusual request at her San Francisco fundraiser. Instead of “Can I have a picture with you?,” one major donor …

2011 saw a record number of laws restricting abortion in U.S. states. It also saw a record number of state anti-immigrant laws. Coincidence? Maybe not. In 2011, U.S. states …

A seismograph monitoring an earthquake. (Photo: Bill McKay / Flickr)A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) team has found that a sharp jump in earthquakes in America’s heartland appears to be …

Guests ride an escalator to a Romney fundraiser at the JW Marriott in Washington, Feb. 9, 2012. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski / The New York Times)Washington - Tough new limits …

My dream is to see real agrarian reform for all the land, so no child goes hungry, and no mother sheds tears because her son was murdered trying to …

Camp Delta, where detainees on the war on terrorism are kept, at the U.S. Naval base in Guantanamo, October 9, 2003. (Photo: Angel Franco / The New York Times) …