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Seasons change, yet some things remain the same. Nearly half a century ago, Rachel Carson debuted the first serial installment of what would eventually become one of the landmark …

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With Iran protests largely shut down, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has declared “victory.” But as Iranians evaluate the past year during Norouz celebrations this weekend, he knows he's lost …

Last week, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) made it clear to any and all that he was going to vote “No” on the health care reform package currently being considered …

In the wake of a 2,200-page report on how “misleading” accounting techniques led to Lehman Brothers' collapse, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Mary Schapiro would not comment on …

Washington - Here is the ultimate paradox of the Great Health Care Showdown: Congress will divide along partisan lines to pass a Republican version of health care reform, and …

As the states' budget and credit crises deepen, four states have initiated bills for state-owned banks, and candidates in seven states have included that solution in their platforms. …

Go visit potato country at the tippy-top of Maine. There, struggling farmers can look across the St. John River at equally hard-pressed potato growers in New Brunswick, Canada. The …

Demagogues often prosper under the rules of democracy, intimidating the moderate and preying on the weak-minded. But in a healthy society, such figures cannot cross a final threshold of …

Ever since Thomas Frank published his book “What's the Matter With Kansas?” Democrats have sought a political strategy to match the GOP's. The health care bill proves they've found …