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THE OBSOLENCE of the nation-state has given birth to a paradoxical by-product: the breakup of the state into smaller and smaller units.

The law enforcement seminars in some ways resemble other privately funded trips to Israel, such as the birthright trips for Jewish young adults and programs for politicians, educators and other professionals. Stops on the law enforcement tours include not just the Western Wall, but also West Bank border checkpoints, military facilities and surveillance installations.

A Demonstration for the Planet in Manhattan With drums and tubas, banners and floats, the People’s Climate March represented a broad coalition of ages, races, geographic locales and interests, with union members, religious leaders, scientists, politicians and students joining the procession.

On the eve of the UN Climate Summit, Desmond Tutu argues that tactics used against firms who did business with South Africa must now be applied to fossil fuels to prevent human suffering

The implication of no immediate action is worryingly clear – either we take a collective responsibility to make a difference, and soon, or it will be too late.

Analysis of proposed 6th grade texts show they falsely claim scientific disagreement about global warming

Several hundred people filled the floor of Ramsey Center at Western Carolina University on Friday for a public hearing on proposed rules governing fracking in North Carolina. All who spoke during the public hearing opposed the rules

Only 15 years ago, progressive massive fibrosis - an advanced form of black lung disease for which there is no cure - was virtually eradicated. Now, health researchers say, coal miners in Kentucky and other parts of Appalachia are contracting serious cases of black lung at rates not seen since the early 1970s. According to government estimates, black lung disease has caused or contributed to the deaths of more than 75,000 miners since 1968.

The new PBS documentary series: The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, reinforces "the American desire to believe in cherished myths," while "covering up the information we ought to know." President Theodore Roosevelt was a war monger and an inveterate racist, and, "it should be shocking that in the 21st century there is still such an inclination to sweep this easily accessible information under the rug."

The U.S. is now involved in more than 130 wars or none, depending on your definition of 'war.' Or it is involved in one worldwide "War Against Terror," that successive U.S. Administrations, with Congressional support, have used to justify U.S. military operations in at least 134 countries, where they are engaged in direct combat operations, conduct special covert missions, act as military advisers, or train foreign troops or militias.