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The Earth Summit debacle: Why our leaders don’t have game
Predictions that the Rio summit would fail became a self-fulfilling prophesy, says one young activist. But that failure can also be a catalyst for change.
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Congress passes terrible transportation bill, hits the road
Final transportation bill is a major letdown for advocates of transit, bikes, and other car alternatives.
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Texas GOP officially comes out against critical thinking
Who needs book larnin': The Texas GOP’s platform is explicitly opposed to critical thinking skills in education.
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Healthcare ruling’s environmental fallout: What is the meaning of ‘inactivity’?
The conservatives who failed to overturn Obamacare did manage to put a ridiculous new legal doctrine into play that will plague sensible environmental regulations for years.
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Boxer blinks, OKs a train wreck of a transportation bill
After months of wrangling, the House and Senate have settled on a final transportation bill. It's not pretty.
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Supremes uphold healthcare reform; I eat crow
Thank goodness, my prediction was wrong: The court lets Obama's health plan survive to be tested where it should be, at the polls in November.
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What we stand to lose (or gain!) in a compromise transportation bill
As the clock ticks down on compromise legislation, here are the things in the Senate version of the transportation bill that we'd most hate to lose.
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Supremes’ Obamacare ruling: What me worry? Why we worry
The fate of healthcare reform will shape the fate of every other effort we're going to need to make to deal with climate change and fix our collective future.
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Why we can’t have better flood insurance yet: Abortions
Remember a long time ago (yesterday) when we were optimistic that Congress would act on flood insurance updates? We shouldn't have been.
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Rio grand: Scenes from the Earth Summit [SLIDESHOW]
The Earth Summit in Rio may be over, but just like spring break, the triumphs, tragedies, and terrible judgment calls will live on in memory. Here are some of our favorite moments captured in all their photographic glory.
