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Time picked Einstein as its Person of the Century because he changed forever the way the rest of us saw the heavens and ourselves. But Einstein also represented science's …

But to the young indignados and protestors elsewhere in the world, capitalism is failing to produce what was promised, but is delivering on what was not promised - inequality, …

For those who didn't qualify for legal deferments but were strongly opposed to the war, I was the counselor of last resort. The program I helped run was known …

Chris Hayes: We largely ignore the effect of extreme inequality that is, in the long run, the most destructive: the way it makes those at the top of the …

The ladder of opportunity for Americau2019s middle class depends on strong and accessible public educational institutions, libraries, state parks and municipal pools.

By 2011, American officials were already publicly fretting that the technology they have spent decades and billions of dollars developing is beginning to fall into the hands of other …

The people of Kivalina had reported the effects of warming temperatures, but had not received any concrete assistance to mitigate risks to their safety from erosion.

(Image: Counterpoint Press)Below is an excerpt from “The Awful Grace of God” from Counterpoint Press:  On April 3, 1968, an American Airlines flight from Atlanta to Memphis was stuck …

For the last half-century, capitalism has been a taboo subject in the United States. Among politicians, journalists, and academicsu2014and in public conversation generallyu2014the word has been avoided or else …

(Image: Columbia Business School Publishing)Excerpted from “Acts of God and Man: Ruminations on Risk and Insurance”, by Michael R. Powers. Copyright © 2012 Michael R. Powers. Used by arrangement with …