Colorectal cancer rates rising sharply among Gen X and Millennials

American Cancer Society researcher Rebecca Siegel, who led the study, said that earlier work had signaled a growing incidence of Continue reading →

Antarctic Sea Ice Hits New All-Time Record Low

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During late February, Antarctic sea ice breached the previous all-time record low for extent coverage since…

Justice Department to Reverse Obama’s Hands-Off Policy on Marijuana

The Trump administration said Thursday it will enforce federal laws barring the use of marijuana, reversing an Obama administration policy Continue reading →

Days After Pruitt Becomes EPA Head, Newly Released Emails Show His Ties to Koch Bros. & Energy Firms

Thousands of pages of newly released emails reveal how EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt closely collaborated with oil, coal and gas Continue reading →

A huge Antarctic glacier just lost another chunk of ice — and we know because of NASA

One of Antarctica’s most rapidly melting glaciers has shed yet another large block of ice in an event that NASA Continue reading →

A Mini Lesson on the Essential Difference Between Socialism and Capitalism

Progressive Graffiti Americans tend to have a knee-jerk reaction when it comes to economic systems. Socialism = Bad. Capitalism = Continue reading →

Unless It Changes, Capitalism Will Starve Humanity By 2050

Capitalism has generated massive wealth for some, but it’s devastated the planet and has failed to improve human well-being at Continue reading →

Global Arms Sales Reach Post Cold War Peak

Large arms supply and demand rose to a new post-Cold War height last year, with the U.S. and Russia topping Continue reading →