WASHINGTON - Many scientists say they're skeptical of a widely publicized government report Wednesday that concludes much of the oil that gushed from BP's leaking well is gone and poses little threat to the Gulf of

<p><em>China experienced a tide of anarchist activity in the May Fourth era. Particularly in the early part of the 1920s, many young people were ...

The U.S. Senate has rejected taking action on a significant climate or energy bill this year.

Elena Kagan's try for the job goes to vote today in Congress.

In this week's post, the Archdruid introduces several million of his closest friends, reveals the secret Green Wizard meaning of the word "garbage," and confronts the dreaded Squick Factor. His theme? Your future compost bin.

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For the past three weeks, more than 20 Mapuche Political Prisoners have been on a hunger strike across southern Chile to demand the immediate release of all Mapuche Political Prisoners, the Abolition of Military Courts and the dissolution of the country's Pinochet-era Anti-Terrorism Law.

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge today struck down Proposition 8, the voter-passed November 2008 initiative that defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman.