As waters acidify, Maine looks to Pacific Northwest peers for help

“We’re acidifying the oceans,” said Mark Green, a professor of environmental science at Saint Joseph’s College in Maine. “We don’t Continue reading →

Yemen risks disintegration as south rejects Shi’ite group’s takeover

(Reuters) – No sooner had Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi announced his resignation than his country’s tenuous political fabric began Continue reading →

Anti-austerity Syriza looks set to take the reins of a battered Greece

Riding a wave of frustration at a deep economic recession and austerity measures demanded by other European powers, early results Continue reading →

Nullification, Now Coming to the Supreme Court?

Originally posted on League of Bloggers For a Better World:
David A. Graham When the Tea Party wave arrived in 2010, it swept away much of…

Why the Establishment vs Populist divide in the Democratic Party is far worse than in the GOP

By Robert A. Vella Soon after the Tea Party rose to political prominence in 2009-2010, speculation about an impending “GOP Continue reading →

Hong Kong Occupy protest leaders arrested

Hong Kong (AFP) – The original founders of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Occupy movement were arrested and released Saturday as the Continue reading →

An Arctic ice cap’s shockingly rapid slide into the sea

For years, scientists have documented the rapid retreat of Arctic ice, from melting glaciers in Greenland to shrinking snow cover Continue reading →

Three states make MLK Day a joint holiday with Confederate General Robert E. Lee

Every now and then, if you happen to forget the complicated history of our country, Arkansas, Alabama, and Mississippi will Continue reading →