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Green Party passed a motion to place money creation into public hands and end

Tweet The Green Party of England and Wales made history by joining the US Green Party in calling for an end to the private creation of money by banks at their conference (Sept 13-16). After a debate

Jan 13

Jan 13

Suicide Rate Among Young Veterans Has Tripled, Report Finds

At least 22 veterans commit suicide every day and young male veterans under the age of 30 are three times more likely to commit suicide when compared to civilian males in the same age bracket, accordi

Jan 13

"Catching Fire" Is The First Film With A Female Lead To Top The Annual Box

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire made history on Thursday, surpassing Iron Man 3 as the top domestic grossing film released in 2013, with $409.4 million at the box office. It's a remarkable ...

Jan 13

The Time the U.S. Military Dropped a Nuclear Bomb on North Carolina

Remember fallout shelters? Air raid drills? Duck and cover? At the height of the Cold War, Americans lived in perpetual fear of a nuclear attack by the Soviet Union. But perhaps we were afraid of ...

Jan 13

Anonymous Hacker Who Exposed the Steubenville Rapists Gets More Prison Time Than

Deric Lostutter, the 26-year-old "hacktivist" who leaked the evidence that led to the conviction of two of the Steubenville, Ohio rapists is now facing more time behind bars than the rapists he exp...

Jan 13

Baltimore's quest for affordable housing [Letter]

Baltimore, just like other cities, is no stranger to the need of affordable housing ("No room at the inn for Maryland's poor," Dec. 28). Some would say that we get more than our share, but as The ...

Jan 13

Why you don't hear about some presidential candidates

Two years ago, there were three truly national presidential candidates on the November ballot. Two were Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. But who was the

Jan 12

Discovering a Legal Tool to Curb Climate Change

On Mother's Day, 2011 a legal campaign was launched in fifty states and in Federal court arguing that global warming violated the rights of the plaintiffs - young people and their posterity. The ...

Jan 12

Everyone In This Country Now A Millionaire Thanks To Oil

Every man, woman and child in oil-rich Norway became a theoretical millionaire this week. The country's oil fund - which collects taxes from oil profits and invests the money, mostly in stocks - ...