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We can hold One Nation marches every week. It will not make any difference until we revolt against the formal structures of power. The liberal preoccupation with positive forms …

Acclaimed consumer advocate Jamie Court has used his activist know-how to leverage huge changes for average people over the past two decades. President of Consumer Watchdog, he has mastered …

“Breaking Night” Urban slang for: staying up through the night, until the sun rises. Listen to Rose Aguilar's interview with Liz Murray: Liz Murray was born in 1980 …

Islamabad, Pakistan - By any account, closing a key NATO supply route into Afghanistan just as a major offensive there gets underway is a bold move and a clear …

Contemporary American politics is conducted in the shadow of historical myths that inform our present-day choices. Unfortunately, these myths sometimes lead us terribly astray. Case in point is the …

“They close on one corner and open on another. The workers don't have any protection at all,” says Marielos DeLeón of the National Coalition for a Safe Country without …

Washington - The Environmental Protection Agency has run into bipartisan opposition from senators over its plans to cut mercury and other toxic emissions from boilers at large factories and …

Science and the news media sometimes occupy different worlds. Journalists rely on scientists for the latest findings, but can be drawn to controversy and provocation because it increases readership, …

Wonder what’s happening with bank reform? Watch your wallets. Having created giant loopholes in the Dodd-Frank law recently passed by Congress (keeping “customized” derivatives underground, for example), fighting off …

Changes in attitudes, technology and finances have eroded the stance that a prison cell is the best home for every convicted criminal. Alternative sentencing is finding creative ways to …