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London - Politicians are masters at “passing the buck.” Everything good that happens reflects their exceptional talents and efforts; everything bad is caused by someone or something else. …

Launching its biggest environmental accomplishment, the Obama administration has proposed rules that would determine how far 2025 cars go on a gallon of gas and how much global warming …

How does the Occupy Wall Street movement move from “the outrage phase” to the “hope phase,” and imagine a new economic model? In a Democracy Now! special broadcast, we …

Super Committee meeting. (Photo: sunlightfoundation / Flickr) The spectacle of Democrats and Republicans arguing about who is to “blame” for the “failure” of the “supercommittee” is certainly …

Following a series of protests at his public appearances, Eric Cantor (R-VA) is attempting to makeover his image. (Photo: republicanconference / Flickr) Here’s a holiday recipe: take …

I'm a fossil fuel junkie. I drive a car and use electricity. My computer, TV, telephone, refrigerator, stove, lights, water and sewage all run on carbon-based energy.(1) All of …

(Photo: remis velisque / Flickr) Some lawmakers are trying to give America the cartoon image of a penniless hobo, circa 1932, with holes in his pants and …

Cairo - The White House on Friday threw its weight behind Egypt’s resurgent protest movement, urging for the first time the handover of power by the interim military rulers …

Michele Bachmann has been making quite a habit of revising her family history since entering the GOP primary race. Needing to sound more Iowan while campaigning in the all-important …

Walter Littlemoon speaks to students at Colorado State University. (Photo courtesy Mike Kalush, The Rocky Mountain Collegian / The Thick Dark Fog) In 1892, US Army …