Wed Sept 24, right in middle of WallSt bailout fight, House passed $612b defense bill by 392-39 vote without a murmur of public protest or any meaningful press comment (NYTimes- 3 short paragraphs buried in story about another appropriations bill)

Blogs are a great way for politicians to keep in touch with the people they represent. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is currently experimenting with Twitter, and a new Wordpress blog.

American forces on Monday handed over security responsibility to the Iraqis in a province that the U.S. once feared was lost -- a sign of the stunning reversal of fortunes since local Sunnis turned against al-Qaida in Iraq. But a Sunni Arab leader criti

The proportion of Americans who say that the earth is getting warmer has decreased since January 2007, mostly because of a decline among Republicans, according to the latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.

The world spent $1100 billion on weapons in 2004, and gave $106 billion in aid. How did we come to prioritize death over life?

Recently, the residents of Montville, a small community located in Maine, became the first town outside of California to ban the cultivation of genetically engineered crops. Check out the Celsias show.

The Farm Bill will make the global food crisis worse, by ensuring that Food Aid is bought from US farmers. This will undermine local farmers, meaning that less food will be grown in countries where people are already starving. Write to your congressman!

Government biofuel targets for the UK come into force today. From today, all petrol will be at least 2.5% biofuels. As we burn potential food in our cars, 37 countries are facing acute food shortages.

California led 15 other states and five environmental groups into federal court Wednesday to challenge the Bush administration's refusal to let the state limit vehicle emissions of gases that contribute to global warming.

Gasoline use is the single greatest source of oil use, accounting for more than 40% of our annual oil consumption. Doubling our gas mileage standard would greatly reduce oil usage by more than 900 million barrels a year. Please take a minute to ask ..