If Texas State Senator Wendy Davis (D) and San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro (D) run for office in 2014 and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton runs for president in 2016, the Lone Star State could be on the brink of a political revolution. The potential for a female Texas governor and a female president […]
Wendy Davis + Julian Castro + Hillary Clinton = Texas Blue Read More »
Scientists are warning of a potential Arctic meltdown that could have catastrophic consequences for the global economy, political stability and food production. The NASA-led Carbon in Arctic Reservoirs Vulnerability Experiment (CARVE) is in its third year of assessing the release of greenhouse gases in the Arctic. Led by Charles Miller of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Starvation, Riots, War – The Sleeping Climate Giants Read More »
More than 12,400 inmates in California have been on a hunger strike since Monday, calling for improved prison conditions and an end to solitary confinement. This is one of the largest strikes in the state’s history and, so far, the Corrections Department has said they have no plans to force-feed the inmates. The hunger strike
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As Senator Rand Paul considers a potential 2016 presidential run, his past and present record on racism has come under scrutiny. His director of new media, Jack Hunter, has been subject to criticism for his neo-Confederate sympathies and his affiliation with the League of the South, a hate group designated by the Southern Poverty Law
‘Southern Avenger’ Scandal Puts Paul Family Racial Track Record Back in Spotlight Read More »
France has become the first country in the world to impose an outright ban on Hydraulic Fracturing (fracking), as it is believed to have some of the largest natural gas reserves in Europe. The ban, proposed by the ruling UMP party, was drafted following months of protest from environmental activists who argued that the process
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