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SCOTUS Steps in to Prevent Further Texas Abortion Clinic Closures
A ruling would have shuttered all but nine abortion clinics.
Inequality and Climate Change: Joseph Stiglitz and Nicholas Stern in Conversation
The experts discuss the intersection of climate change and inequality.
Meet the New GMO Mosquito: Millions Carrying the “Kill Switch Gene” Already Released
Is it really worth the risk of altering the very fabric of life itself in an effort to eradicate mosquitoes?
In the Warming Arctic Seas
The Arctic is warming at a rate at least twice the global average. Then, permafrost thaws, releasing methane and carbon dioxide.
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Paul Krugman | Greece Doesn’t Have to End Up a “Failed State“
There may be another off-ramp from the road to ruin for Greece.
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The US and War: Poverty, Drugs, Terror or How to Make War on Everything
The biggest mistake in US policy is looking at everything as war.
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Rise in Carbon Dioxide Could Restrict Growing Days for Crops
While plants in temperate zones may benefit from higher temperatures, global warming's impact in the tropics threatens catastrophe for food security.
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In the Shadow of Big Oil: Walks Unite Frontline Refinery Communities
Bay area Native-Americans lead “healing” protests to expose the high rates of asthma and cancer residents near refineries face.
Greece’s Struggle Against Oligarchy Has Ancient Roots
The history of anti-oligarchic struggle in Greece can serve as inspiration for today's struggles against austerity and oligarchy.
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Students Successfully Push Columbia University to Divest From Private Prisons
The Board of Trustees voted to divest its $9.2 billion endowment.