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Graphs of states' relative economic and social conservatism/liberalism

The Oil Spills We Don't Hear About

Calif. high school ends 'Beat the Jew' game == WTF?!?

SWAT Raids Gone Wrong -- Paramilitary Policing Is Out of Control
In 1980, 2,884 SWAT deployments were recorded nationwide; the number today is estimated by experts at 50,000 annually or more.

Protesters Demand Problem-Solving, Not Demonization

Israeli Naval Forces Seize Gaza Bound Aid Ship, "Rachel Corrie" -- Importantly, the seizure happened peacefully this time, although seizure was certainly the expected result.

BP And Halliburton Build Legal Teams, Attempt To Buy Off Government Officials

Compiled list of Obama's actions for LGBT Americans

Here are some examples of oil and gas blowouts around the world that have produced strange results — and equally strange efforts to fix them

November Ballot Picture Shaping Up To Be Historic in the Struggle To End Marijuana Prohibition

Pet Talk: Hospice cat soothes family's hearts and minds

Sarah Palin's Great Feminist Magic Trick

Ohio Coal Plant Linked to $30m in Annual Economic Damage

There is an ominous shadow looming over Israel's recent international missteps. The global rush to judgment against Israel's interdiction of the Turkish ferry "Mavi Marmara" represents an important barometer of Israel's decaying public diplomacy.

Shadow Elite: BP And Government's Titanic Failure -- Outsourcing Its Talent (And Power)

New report shows Northeast Ohio suffering for a lack of immigrants

The Cleveland Clinic is adding farmers markets to more of its Northeast Ohio locations

The War on Drugs Coming to a Womb Near You

New York Expected to Extend Protections to Domestic Workers

Roundup: Evangelicals Seek Common Ground On Contraception -- Surprising, but hopeful. I really, really hope they're finally coming around on this.

The Impact of the Abortion Ban in Brazil.

Workers try to repair the sinking sea wall at the Jefferson Memorial

Voters flip on party switchers

Spelman's Winning Robotics Team De-Programs Bias

Obama extends benefits for gay federal employees

The Wild Webcams of Iceland

Trans Wheelchair User Wins IML 2010

KLM Gay Flight Attendants Want to Avoid Iran

Canada's DMCA was designed to "satisfy US demand"

Multiple links and articles on the flotilla disaster from various perspectives

African-Americans routinely blocked from juries in the South

Calling for a Shift in Discourse on Young Motherhood

What happens when you flip a starfish wrong side up

4 Victims of Sex Assault Tell of Treatment by Police -- relatedly: Panel Seeks More Police Training on Sex Crimes