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Could You Be Arrested Over Your Student Loan Debt?
Unfortunately, it's fairly common for shady debt collectors to pose as US Marshals, bogus federal agents or DOJ officials in order to intimidate borrowers into repaying their debts.
Military Exploits School Testing Opt Out Campaign
Thousands of high school seniors may be taking the military's enlistment exam to fulfill a graduation requirement because they opted out of controversial tests when they were juniors.
The Palestinian Museum: Imperiled Objects and Unsafe Ideas
Palestine's first National Museum opens in the West Bank in May drawing together pieces from a scattered and censored Palestinian history.
Monsanto’s Pesticide Is Top Suspect Behind Mysterious Kidney Disease
The pesticide glyphosate, sold by Monsanto as Roundup, is likely a contributing factor causing a mysterious kidney disease.
What if Tomorrow Your Insurance Company Controlled Your Lifestyle?
Your internet presence provides data about your health and diet, allowing insurers to estimate risk and how much you should pay.
Why We Need to Keep 80 Percent of Fossil Fuels in the Ground
When it comes to climate change, it's no longer one group's preference over the other. It's the people against physics.
Activists Charged With Sedition as Indian Students Protest for the Right to Dissent
As teachers and students stood arm in arm in protest Sunday, police stood at the campus gates.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan: “If You Love Your Country, Let Nuclear Go!“
In the normal scheme of things, leaders of nations don't set out to deliberately wreck their countries.
Warren Report Criticizes Obama Administration’s Failure to Prosecute Corporate Crimes
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's report reads like a subtle endorsement of Bernie Sanders' critique of Wall Street crimes.
Exxon’s Never-Ending Big Dig: Flooding the Earth With Fossil Fuels
Why on God's-not-so-green-Earth-anymore would anyone want to be Exxon's business partner?