Health

Maya Nye, president of People Concerned About Chemical Safety, a citizen's group, explained: "We are so desperate for jobs in West Virginia we don't want to do anything that …

We'd do well to realize that there is no such thing as “the environment” as a separate and distinct realm.

Now that the survival of our species is on the line, we need to move now to change our economic system.

In a ruling earlier this month, a US District judge pointed out once again it is impossible to ban guns in the United States.

On the one-year anniversary of the death of internet-activist Aaron Swartz, three judges in DC killed the internet.

Cheyenna Layne Weber: We must present those who would prefer to see us washed away as the terrorists and criminals they are, rather than as Chief Executive Officers worthy …

The department has found alarming rates of abuse by staff on youngsters in custody.

Dean Baker: Suppose Bill Gates established an insurance company that gave people the option of getting some of their health care in other countries.

There are plenty of reasons to boycott milk from factory farms, beginning with your own health.

Student activist Tre Murphy: Eric Holder and Arne Duncan's call for less use of zero-tolerance policies is a good start but much work remains to reign in the use …