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The blaze that tore through the Chilean port city of Valparaiso revealed the dark side of one of the most important tourist destinations in this South American country, which …

Today, various kinds of public works projects, including repairs to the nation's ailing highways and bridges, risk being halted before completion.

“Capitalism: A Ghost Story” is a passionate, detailed journey through the injustices of systemic inequality.

While President Obama seeks more money for nuclear weapons than at the peak of the Cold War, the era of the comedy movie, “Dr. Strangelove,” it's no joke …

The United States spends far more on medical care than other wealthy countries, due mostly to higher prices for health care goods and services. In U.S. politics, social progress …

The metaphors we use matter, and “economic engine” is one we need to lose - now.

The last time North Korea got frisky, the Navy showed off an anti-missile laser. Now, with the crisis continuing in Ukraine, the Navy is showing off something even scarier.

To respond to a week of triple catastrophe - a UN climate change report, the Ryan budget, the McCutcheon decision - it is crucial to confront and decode our …

Despite mounting evidence that global warming is an urgent crisis, emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases grew faster between 2000 and 2010 than over the previous three decades.

The tiny house movement sweeping the country might be the solution to some housing and social problems caused by the recession.