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The Choice We Face, the Debate We Must Have
Dr. Zogby writes he was "deeply disturbed last week when US Secretary of State John Kerry, in response to criticism from former Senate colleagues, felt compelled to walk back …
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Entitlements and the Surfer Dude
This article explores the question of whether Jason Greenslate or any surfer deserves SNAP (food stamps) and other assistance from our government. The author gives a compelling argument …
The Third National Climate Assessment – Denial That Limits Needed Action
The Third National Climate Assessment report summarizes the effects of climate change on the US now and in the future.
David Suzuki: Time to Get Real on Climate Change
Bill Moyers talks with a scientist who has sounded the alarm about the dangers of climate change for decades.
After Chaotic Autonomy Votes, Negotiations Could Be Sole Path to Prevent Ukraine’s Disintegration
Pro-Russian groups have claimed a landslide victory for a hastily organized referendum on self-rule in two parts of eastern Ukraine.
Did the CIA’s Fake Polio Vaccination Program in Pakistan Help Fuel a Global Health Emergency?
The World Health Organization has designated the spread of polio in Asia, Africa and the Middle East a global public health emergency requiring a coordinated “international response.”
A Return to the Roots of Mother’s Day as an End to War
A true visionary, Julia Ward Howe saw the end of the practice of going to war as a way to resolve conflict.
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Dear Mr. Buffett: About Those 5,000 Oil-Tanker Cars
What a legacy you'd leave the world, Warren, if such a Center could solve its water shortages while the park next door and the BNSF pays the bills and …
First Quarter Marijuana Possession Arrest Data Released: NYPD On Path to Make As Many Marijuana Arrests in 2014 as in Previous Year
Today the Marijuana Arrest Research Project released data showing that racially bias marijuana arrests continue to be one of the leading arrests in New York City, despite the precipitous …
Instead of Twitter-Hashtag US Should Try Ping-Pong Diplomacy
The virtual world of geopolitics was recently electrified when Jen Psaki, President Barack Obama's State Department spokeswoman, confronted Russia and President Vladimir Putin by tweeting a warning.