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Marijuana has long been used to effectively treat symptoms associated with HIV, such as chronic pain and weight loss. But a growing body of research suggests the plant may be able to stop the spread

Yeah, looks like things can always get crazier: A group of House Republicans has received a mysterious threat in recent weeks: an anonymous email that promises political retribution for those who ...

In 1955, Walter Reuther, head of the US car workers' union, told of a visit to a new automatically operated Ford plant. Pointing to all the robots, his host asked: "How are you going to collect ...

In the United States, a White person is almost six times more likely to be killed by another White person than by a Black person, according to FBI homicide data. In 2011, there were more cases of ...

Posted by S.C.G. Rather than grovel and beg for the U.S. government to respect our privacy, these innovators have taken matters into their own hands, and their work may change the playing field ...

“The Buddha predicted that the next Buddha would be Maitreya, the Buddha of love…. It is possible that the next Buddha will not take the form of an individual. The next Buddha may take the form of a community, a community practicing understanding and...

"It's no longer sustainable and not the right place to allocate capital in the future," HSBC Holdings Group Chief Executive Michael Geoghegan said in a statement the day HSBC shut down its subprime

Jill Stein stopped by Marshall Park in Charlotte, NC during the 2012 DNC to engage activists there for about 30 mins. About 12 people stood in a circle listening to Stein near a fountain illuminated

You're working for capitalism. Is capitalism working for you? Posted 7 hours ago on Feb. 12, 2014, 4:08 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt Tags: 2014, ReadersWrite, The Plan I don't want to waste your time so

"Industry does everything they can and gets away with it almost all the time, whether it's the coal industry, ... or water or whatever. They will cut corners, and they will get away with it."- Sen ...