News & Current Events
Tucked between sand dunes and the Pacific Ocean, perched on a small hill, is Xayakalan, home to members of the indigenous community, Santa Maria Ostula. Here, the sound of
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Who owns the past? That’s the headline of an editorial in the April copy of Scientific American. The question is occasioned by regulations that the U.S. Department of the
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April 10, 2012 // 0 Comments
A drone is probably heading toward your personal airspace soon. With Congress requiring the Federal Aviation Administration to simplify and expedite drone applications from
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April 9, 2012 // 0 Comments
Like any old friend of a publication’s founder who considers it his right to contribute lazy nonsense only when it pleases him, John Derbyshire seemed to pop off from his
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April 9, 2012 // 0 Comments
In June of last year, Jon Stewart went on air with Fox News’ Chris Wallace and started a major media controversy over the channel’s misinforming of its viewers. “Who
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April 9, 2012 // 0 Comments
The harm from Alabama’s extreme anti-immigrant law has been obvious for months: children denied benefits and scared away from school, families denied water in their homes,
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April 7, 2012 // 0 Comments
From the frontlines of the water wars: Diné and Hopi water rights at risk, protesters gather on Navajo Nation A group of Diné and Hopi people ( including traditional people
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April 6, 2012 // 0 Comments
At the Million Hoodie March, the name of Trayvon Martin was the first name on everyone’s lips. But as the behoodied masses of mourners spilled into the streets of lower
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April 6, 2012 // 0 Comments
Public education is under attack around the world, and in response, student protests have recently been held in Britain, Canada, Chile, Taiwan and elsewhere. California is
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April 6, 2012 // 0 Comments