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Forced school busing is often held up as one of the most misguided policy measures ever put into practice. Forced busing came about as part of the process of …

What can Obama do that would mobilize his political base and put his opponents on the defensive? There is an easy answer: Appoint Elizabeth Warren. President Obama is finally …

Some giant American corporations depend on a buoyant American economy and a world-class industrial base in the United States. Others are far less dependent. What comes out of Washington …

A dye made from the purple pokeberry — a common weed — proves uncommonly effective at juicing up the prospects for solar power.

Executives of the top 50 job-cutting firms in the US earned 42 percent more than their peers in 2009, according to a report published by the Institute for Policy …

Shirley and Don Tillman, residents of Pass Christian, Mississippi, have owned shrimp boats, an oyster boat and many pleasure boats. They spent much time on the Gulf of Mexico …

The history of the United States is rather exceptional. This is the only country that has always lived under the aegis of capitalism. No slavery as the organizing principle, …

There are no longer any major institutions in American society, including the press, the educational system, the financial sector, labor unions, the arts, religious institutions and our dysfunctional political …

EPA requests information on composition and potential hazards, ready to flex muscle if rebuffed. The Obama administration urged gas companies to voluntarily disclose the toxic chemicals they inject in …

Ocracoke Island, North Carolina - We are just ending a family vacation on this little island off the coast of North Carolina. We have been coming here for 35 …