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Federal Reserve Policy Keeps Fracking Bubble Afloat and That May Change Soon
That free money, known by economics wonks as quantitative easing, helps drilling companies finance fracking an increasingly massive number of wells to keep production levels flat in shale fields …
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Bay Area Protesters Block Israeli Ship at Port of Oakland
The blockade was organized by the Block the Boat Coalition, with support from ILWU Local 10 members who respected the picket.
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40,000 Voters Missing in Georgia? After Registration Drive in Areas of Color, Names Left Off Rolls
A major voting registration controversy could impact one of the Senate's tightest races.
An Open Letter to My Fellow Americans
This is not a “left” or “right” problem, but a threat which all of us face.
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In Search of a Sanctuary for Migrant Children
Inspired by the Sanctuary Movement of the early 1980s, when at least 500 churches offered safe-havens for migrants escaping conflict in Central America, faith leaders today are looking to …
GOP Triumph Tempered By Hard Problems, Now and in 2016
One-third of the Senate comes up for reelection every two years, and by luck of the draw, the states in this year's batch are disproportionately conservative.
Radical Sanctuary: Faith Groups Rally Around Migrant Youth
People in communities of faith are on the front lines of a growing movement pushing for legalization for millions of migrants living in the US.
Many Hurdles Ahead Before Countries Can Sign a New World Climate Agreement
The the world's nations will have to overcome serious hurdles if they are to sign a binding climate deal by the end of 2015.
The End of the Drug War – or a New Cartel of Cartels?
Media spin and historical amnesia threaten to cover up the return to a policy of the Mexican state and cartel cooperation.