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On Monday, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that all federally funded human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research is illegal, thereby throwing the scientific community into turmoil. The judge …

Vedanta's controversial bauxite mine on the Dongria Kondh’s tribal land has been stopped, after four years of protests by local peoples supported by Survival International and a wide range …

In an August 14 article entitled, “Secret Assault on Terrorism Widens on Two Continents,” The New York Times reported on how the US is expanding its counterterrorism role in …

The administration took its first step towards resolving the final status of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with a big conference at the White House last week. In keeping …

Tuesday's suicide attack by Somalia's Al Shabab, which killed more than 30 people, including six members of parliament, leaves the transitional government's tenuous hold on power even weaker. Johannesburg, …

This story was co-published with The New Orleans Times-Picayune. In the chaotic days after Hurricane Katrina, an order circulated among New Orleans police authorizing officers to shoot looters, according …

Congress finally passed a moderate reform package to tighten regulations on the banksters of Wall Street. Of course, the banksters howled, protesting even the meekest of reforms — but …

Any American who cares about women should know about Jessica Coen and wish her a long and fruitful life. She is fighting for our girls, one magazine cover at …

Soaring interest rates, loopholes and lame excuses: even after the CARD act, credit cards are risky. Sunday marked the final phase of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure …

“Worried Democrats courting elderly voters as midterm elections near,” reads a headline in The Washington Post. It's long been clear that if Democrats had been less afraid, they'd have …