Environment

Even highly diluted levels of fracking wastewater could have a deadly effect on mayflies, the fragilely beautiful insect long-considered a key indicator of stream health.

Daniel Ellsberg writes of The Rise of the American Corporate Security State: "Edwards is an extraordinary writer who brilliantly captures the essence of what whistleblowers such as Snowden have …

Fifty years ago, President Lyndon Johnson chose not to believe Americans were condemned to “soulless wealth” and elucidated a new version of American exceptionalism, “The Great Society.”

Why don't we make our means-tested system of rationing more rational, and, like other wealthy countries, base it on medical need rather than financial means?

We should pass a law - a new version of the Sherman Act - that says that whenever a company reaches a point where they have more than a …

To make the switch to green energy, our nation will have to embrace new ideas and technology. Thankfully, people like Julie and Scott Brusaw have been thinking green for …

The TPP has little to do with trade and everything to do with setting loose capital on a global scale.

Much has changed in the 20 years since the Cayos Cochinos were declared a protected area.

Depending on what happens in the mid-terms and more importantly the next presidential elections in 2016, we might be looking at yet another effort to drive a stake through …

America's bee population is taking a pounding, with initial reports indicating greater losses of hives this winter than the last.