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August 6 and 9: Perils and Possibilities
August is a month of memorial and actions for a nuclear free-world. August 6th and August 9th mark the 65th anniversary of the U.S. dropping atomic bombs on the …
Gas Companies Drilling in Pennsylvania Commit Nearly 1,500 Environmental Violations in Two Years
Since 2008, Pennsylvanians whose property sits atop the gas-rich Marcellus Shale formation have suffered through enough environmental problems to clutter an encyclopedia: A is for arsenic, found in soil …
When Agrochemical Corporations Invented Nature
Berlin - A civil society protest against a British agrochemical company that claims it has invented a particular sort of broccoli has again focused attention on the question who …
Kenya Passes New Constitution
Eldoret, Kenya - Kenyans voted overwhelmingly for a new constitution that could signal a fresh start for the country’s historically damaged and divisive politics. Two-thirds of the country’s 12.4 …
Senate Approves Funding to Keep 140,000 Teachers’ Jobs
It’s like the ultimate back-to-school gift card: $10 billion for cash-strapped school districts to recall laid-off teachers and keep thousands of K-12 jobs. Supporters of the extra funding say …
Elena Kagan Will Be Fourth Woman to Join Supreme Court
Losing just one vote from the Democrats, the Senate approved Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court, 63-37, Thursday afternoon. Despite Sen. Ben Nelson's (D-Nebraska) vote against her nomination, Kagan …
Possible Verizon-Google Deal Worries Net Neutrality Advocates
A rumored deal between cellphone service provider Verizon Wireless and Internet giant Google that would give preferential speeds to Google properties such as YouTube on mobile devices has net …
Eugene Robinson | Raising the Stakes on Gay Marriage
Washington - The 14th Amendment is a mighty sword, and U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker used it Wednesday to flay and shred all the specious arguments — and I …
News in Brief: “Pro-Family” Groups Bash Gay Marriage Ruling, and More
Conservatives and “pro-family” groups like the American Family Association (AFA) are already criticizing the historic ruling made Wednesday against California's ban on gay marriage. Right wingers claim the ruling …
Hello, America? This Is Your Wakeup Call
There are cracks in the earth and holes in our hearts. The gusher in the Gulf has dramatized in gut-wrenching fashion a set of values and outcomes that comprise …