Environment

Gen. Stanley McChrystal describes his strategy going forward in Afghanistan after President Barack Obama announced he will increase the US troop presence by 30,000 beginning in early 2010. (Photo: …

Dr. Margaret Flowers, a core organizer of the October2011.org Movement. (Photo: Bill Hughes) No sooner did President Obama take office than the first cracks in the wall …

Washington DC – According to Voltaire, the Roman Empire fell “because all things fall.” It is hard to argue with this as a general statement about decline: nothing lasts …

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia on Sunday granted women the right to vote and run in future municipal elections, the biggest change in a decade for women in a …

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Niagara Falls, New York - With an end to New York's statewide ban on hydraulic fracturing in sight, residents of Niagara Falls were alarmed to learn that wastewater from …

TSA conducting random spot checks at the gates in Fort Lauderdale. (Photo: steuben) Google "TSA stupidity" and you will find that almost one and a half million …

The New York Stock Exchange. (Photo: JoePhilipson) Milan - As the American economy continues to sputter three years after the global financial crisis erupted, one thing has …

Entrance of the Attica Correctional Facility. (Photo: Jayu / Wikimedia) September 9 marks 40 years since the uprising at Attica State Prison, in upstate New York, and …

In the midst of the largest scandal to rock the U.S. solar industry, the Department of Energy is plowing ahead with a series of smaller initiatives that could help …