Chernobyl Study: 'Amazing Illustration' of How Destructive Human Civilization Has Become

If you think that life for a wild animal would be more horrendous and hazardous inside an “exclusionary zone” in the shadow of a melted-down nuclear plant than living in a world beset with deforestation, hunting and poaching, and the nearly non-stop encroachment of humanity’s industrial expansion—a new study may have you thinking twice about … Continue reading "Chernobyl Study: 'Amazing Illustration' of How Destructive Human Civilization Has Become"

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Pope Champions Work and Message of Radical Catholic Dorothy Day

Pope Francis’s much-vaunted comments to U.S. Congress on Thursday included a message of praise for “daughter of this land” Dorothy Day, a radical writer and activist who uplifted the dignity of the poor and was repeatedly jailed for protesting wars, racism, and the denial of women’s suffrage. “In these times when social concerns are so … Continue reading "Pope Champions Work and Message of Radical Catholic Dorothy Day"

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Kiera's Story: From Science Project Arrest to White House Welcome

Just two years ago, at age 16, Florida honors student Kiera Wilmot was expelled, arrested, and booked on two felony charges after a school science experiment went awry. “She just wanted to see what happened to those chemicals in the bottle,” one teen told a local news station in the wake of the incident in … Continue reading "Kiera's Story: From Science Project Arrest to White House Welcome"

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Smelling a 'Rat,' Groups Tell Obama: Foil TransCanada and Ban KXL Outright

Even as environmentalists celebrated the news that TransCanada asked the U.S. State Department to suspend its consideration of the Keystone XL pipeline, many of those same groups said they smelled a “rat,” demanding that President Obama call the company’s bluff and reject this $8 billion “climate disaster” once and for all. On Monday, TransCanada Corporation … Continue reading "Smelling a 'Rat,' Groups Tell Obama: Foil TransCanada and Ban KXL Outright"

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Latest Incidents Show Police Brutality Persists Despite Elevated Awareness

Separate incidents in two U.S. cities over recent days reveal that tensions remain elevated over police brutality and use of excessive force in the United States. Captured last week on tape, the beating of a man in San Francisco has been likened to the infamous assault on Rodney King by the Los Angeles Police Department … Continue reading "Latest Incidents Show Police Brutality Persists Despite Elevated Awareness"

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