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New Jersey Allowed to Require “Justifiable Need” to Carry a Firearm in Public
Since the Supreme Court ruled in 2008 that the Second Amendment includes the right to bear arms in self defense, guns rights advocates, led by the NRA, have challenged …
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Community Electricity Lights Up Spain
Until recently it was inconceivable for small groups of organized citizens in fully electrified industrialized countries like Spain to generate their own power from clean sources of energy, challenging …
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Climate Change Report Sets the Table for New Emissions Rules
Climate change is real and is impacting every corner of the nation right now, says a report released yesterday by the Obama administration.
Stanford Divests: Student-Led Movement Forces Elite School to Pull Its Money From Coal Companies
Stanford University's Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to stop investing in coal-mining companies because of climate change concerns.
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Hazardous Cargo: Shipping Highly Flammable Bakken Crude Oil by Rail
When residents in the Quebec town of Lac-Mu00e9gantic describe the scene after an oil-train derailed and then exploded there last July, they say the burning petroleum was like a …
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Undocumented Students in US Stuck in Limbo
Every year, 65,000 undocumented youth graduate from US high schools. Brought to the country as children, and with immigration reform stalled in Washington, they are caught in limbo.
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New Warren Bill Addresses Student Debt Emergency
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren took to the Senate floor on Tuesday to introduce a bill that would allow graduates to refinance their loans at lower rates.
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Fans Move to Buy LA Clippers After Owner Is Banned From NBA
The legality of forcing Sterling to sell is open to question, but the rapid unfolding of events raises an important question: who should own the Clippers?
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“Walking While Woman” and the Fight to Stop Violent Policing of Gender Identity
Transgender and LGBTQ people across the country are harassed and profiled by police for simply being who they are, but a movement to hold the cops accountable is gaining …
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After Pledge of Sunlight, Gov. Cuomo Officials Keep Their Email in the Shadows
Aides to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are sending emails from private accounts to conduct official business to skirt transparency laws.