Why You Should Celebrate Medicare’s 50th Birthday on July 30, 2015
Medicare continues to be blamed for America’s present and future budget problems. That’s baloney.
Medicare continues to be blamed for America’s present and future budget problems. That’s baloney.
As a strong supporter of Bernie Sanders, my first reaction to hearing about Saturday’s Black Lives Matter protest at Netroots Nation was disappointment. This looks bad, I thought...
By voting for the DARK Act, politicians voted against truth and transparency, against science, against the more than century-old right of states to legislate on matters relating to food safety and labeling.
While most people regard their home as a safe haven on the daily basis, if you’re not careful, your home could cause more harm than good.
Groups of women in Kenya are hauling solar devices on donkeys from village to village, providing light and power to homes along the way.
President Obama became the first sitting president in history to visit a federal prison Thursday when he toured the El Reno Federal Correctional Institution in Oklahoma.
Tiny house villages are a new part of the tiny house movement, yet they hold a lot of potential to transform lives and communities.
Here's why "sun damage" is a term you should erase from your vocabulary and learn how to avoid 6 harmful ingredients.
The former president speaks out on the Confederate flag, religion, Bob Dylan, and Iran.
State crackdowns heighten interest in this alternative to conglomerate farming...
James Cameron and his wife Suzi are a force to be reckoned with when it comes to environmentally friendly inventions.
Many are not aware that in the US there is a federally operated vaccine injury compensation program (VICP) that Congress created under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act...
Breakfast behemoth General Mills, maker of Trix, Reese's Puffs and Lucky Charms, said Monday it plans to remove artificial colors and flavors from its cereals by 2017, becoming the latest food giant to swap out the additives in response to changing American tastes.
CVS has announced it's ending its membership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce following reporting that the powerful trade association was doing the bidding of the tobacco industry by working to thwart global anti-smoking efforts.
In the Sierra Nevada, North Fork Mono Indians are working to thin the forest, with the goals of saving water and preventing forest fires. They have been using this approach for centuries, but now California's severe drought means these ancient techniques are being looked at as a possible long-term solution.
An extraordinary humanitarian creates enduring local impact bringing hugs, houses and hope to people around the world...
If even one life is spared the horrid fate of being caged like an animal for possessing a plant that grows from the ground, this is good news.
Many people wonder why a seemingly natural product such as maple syrup would need to certified organic.
For geographer and author M Jackson, knowing climate science isn’t enough. We need to get our hearts involved too.
Alicia Garza and two friends first tweeted #BlackLivesMatter to spark a conversation after the death of Trayvon Martin. Three years later, their hashtag has become a movement.
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