Environment

War is nothing other than murder on a large scale.

Reactive measures won't solve the long-term problems of this drought, which require thinking about more permanent changes in water use.

Iraqi-born artist, activist, businessman and progressive candidate for mayor Andy Shallal talks about his hopes and plans for Washington.

After environmental study, the State Department recently greenlighted the Keystone XL pipeline to be built, but the United States could make a pivotal decision for a different world.

The codename lays bare the true nature of patriarchy, and the roles of the military and rape culture within patriarchy.

William Rivers Pitt: "This entire country has been transformed into a proving ground for the larger point behind Poe's Law - we can no longer distinguish between crazy and …

Nature photographer and photojournalist Peter Essick has produced a beautiful, horrifying mirror of our Earth in his new book, “Our Beautiful, Fragile World.”

President Obama's budget is scheduled to be released on March 4, and a critical question remains unanswered. Will he or won't he reprise the “chained CPI” cut to Social …

Academics are rightly concerned that bills seeking to punish academic organizations boycotting Israeli institutions will impose a political test on faculty members.

In the coming weeks, the president is expected to announce his new budget plan for fiscal year 2015, again putting Social Security at risk.