Environment

While scientists have been telling us about earth's climate in the deep past, and into the distant future, artists on the other hand, have been bearing witness, in the …

Why isn't the American Psychological Association pursuing ethics charges against psychologist John Leso for abuses he helped carry out at the Guantanamo prison?

Anti-terrorism measures in Iraq and hardline drug polices in Iran accounted for more than half of all reported government-sanctioned killings in 2013.

Presidents Clinton and Bush supported the privatization of public services even when there was no credible evidence that the private sector cost less or delivered superior quality.

With hundreds of programs across the US and throughout the world, some states still view distributing needles as illegal.

Subhankar Banerjee makes the connection between climate change and inaction on it, and other US social problems.

It's time for our elected representatives to start following the principles laid out in our Constitution and help everyday Americans struggling to make ends meet.

President Obama sounds for all the world like a used car salesman trying to peddle a lemon, and that will not happen on our watch.

Though the clean up is progressing, it will take weeks to determine the extent of the ecological impact of the major Galveston oil spill.

Shell gets that unless things change quickly, another big financial market bubble will burst. It's called the “Carbon Bubble,” and it's a very simple equation.