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After 20 Years of Protection, Owl Declining but Forests Remain
Washington - Twenty years after northern spotted owls were protected under the Endangered Species Act, their numbers continue to decline, and scientists aren't certain whether the birds will survive …
What Labor Is Fighting for This Labor Day (Video)
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Life vs. Productivity: “What Would You Live and Die to Protect?“
“It is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself, when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.” -Malcolm X If someone broke into your house, pinned …
Good Health Means Justice and Rights in Haiti
Alternative Health Care in Haiti, Part IV With the motto “Providing a preferential option for the poor in health care,” Partners in Health offers an unusual model …
Gulf Oil Spill Puzzle: A Giant Piece Begins Long Rise to Surface
Atlanta - The mystery of why the massive blowout preventer at the heart of the Deepwater Horizon accident failed and caused the enormous Gulf oil spill is a step …
The Powerful “Coincidence” of 2010 Campaign Words
Words matter unless they don't, in 2010. On this side of the Pond, Tony Blair glibly slammed Gordon Brown on the BBC this week, whilst releasing his memoir at …
Secure Communities Opt-Out May Be on the Table
As the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Secure Communities program continues to expand aggressively, ICE is finally suggesting a procedure for local jurisdictions to opt out of the newest …
How Democrats Can Avoid the Shrapnel in November
To say that the American people are angry is an understatement. The political brain of Americans today reflects a volatile mixture of fear and fury, and when you mix …
How Ruthless Banks Gutted the Black Middle Class and Got Away With It
The real estate and foreclosure crisis has stripped African-American families of more wealth than any single event in history.
Texas BP Lawsuit Hardly a Harbinger of Change
Overshadowed by the explosion on Deepwater Horizon and the subsequent hemorrhaging of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, water pollution was only one of tragedies that marred April 2010. …