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According to a thoughtful "opinionator" September 15 commentary in the New York Times (NYT), Northwestern University Philosophy Professor Peter Kudlow refers to a TIME article this summer that found

Republican Says 2014 Will Be Great Because Minorities and Young People Won't Vote Nevada Republican Assembly Minority Leader Pat Hickey let his lips get a little too loose on a local talk radio show

New Economics Institute, Cambridge, MA. 4,367 likes · 95 talking about this · 24 were here. The mission of the New Economics Institute is to build a New Economy that prioritizes the well-being of...

Eric Michael Johnson has a Master's degree in Evolutionary Anthropology focusing on great ape behavioral ecology. He is currently a doctoral student in the history of science at University of ...

PHILADELPHIA - With an estimated 40,000 abandoned houses, lots and commercial buildings, Philadelphia wants to consolidate its inventory of distressed real estate by creating a "land bank" to make ...

September 25, 2013 By Alex Showerman | 0 comments Hate Ted Cruz? Like Universal health care? This Jon Stewart segment has everything a good progressive could ever ask for. WATCH: What part of the ...

Google is launching a new company with the absurdly ambitious objective of extending our lives. The company is called "Calico," and it will be run by Arthur Levinson, chairman and ex-CEO of biotech

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(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is preparing to sue JPMorgan Chase & Co over mortgage bonds it sold in the run-up to the financial crisis, a sign the bank's legal troubles are not yet over.A

Pennsylvania's natural gas boom has brought thousands of new gas wells, a number of transient workers and a host of social problems. Food & Water Watch found that traffic accidents, civic ...