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Share2010 a Tipping Point for Renewable Energy
100 days into the BP disaster, it's time to quit claiming that an economy based on fossil fuels is our only option.
France (Not) to Repay Debt to Haiti
A prank website is bringing France's colonial crimes into the spotlight.
People Without Homes, Homes Without People
In New York City, low-income people fighting for affordable housing are taking on the developers of vacant condo projects.
The High Cost of Cheap Coal
More and more people are recalculating the true price of coal and deciding it’s simply too high to pay.
First "Corporate Person" Runs for Political Office
To show how ludicrous an idea is, sometimes you have to take it seriously.
Veteran Fasts for Peace
Concerned for the mental health of soldiers, Thomas Mahany wrote a letter asking President Obama to "deal with the cause, not just the effect" of war's trauma by bringing troops home.
Scoring Transit and Walkability
Walk Score, a website that ranks the walkability of neighborhoods, now includes public transit in its rankings. Realtors say a good Walk Score rating adds major value to property listings.
Support for Health Care Reform on the Rise
Support for reform rebounds after a summer of widely-publicized misinformation campaigns.
Health Care Déjà Vu
Can reform that does not build on the universal right to health care be successful?
Mourning a Health Care Champion
Ted Kennedy never stopped fighting to make health care in this nation what it already was in his eyes: a universal, fundamental right of all Americans.
Happy Birthday, Medicare
On Medicare’s 44th birthday, we should be learning from its example. Instead, we’re trapped in the same cycle that almost destroyed it.
Back to Basics
As Congressional negotiation heats up, what health care reforms can't be compromised?
Why Businesses and Economists Are Backing the Health Care "Public Option"
Economists and small business leaders are stepping up their support for an option they say could save the economy.
