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Economy adds 80,000 new jobs — fewer than expected, hoped
The monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics report released this morning is not great news for the incumbent president -- or the country.
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Making pollution costly: How China, British Columbia, and Australia are trying to get it done
China's environmental movement may be young, but it's starting to see real victories. So why are other countries having so much trouble enacting smart legal constraints?
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Stamp of disapproval: House farm bill to gut nutrition program
In its new draft of the farm bill, the House of Representatives is pushing for $16.5 billion in food stamp cuts.
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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.
