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America’s refusal to fund and sustain its intellectual and cultural heritage has come with an enormous cost. We are now paying the bill.

A bevy of new gun laws kicked in January 1. Later this year another law kicks in to force public universities to allow licensed gun owners to carry their guns on campus.

Real terror, facing life without shelter and warmth and sustenance, without a semblance of security for even one day in the future, is terror caused in good part by the 16,000 people who don't feel it's necessary to pay for the benefits heaped upon them by a perversely unequal society.

President Obama has said he’s like to visit Cuba before leaving office. Wouldn’t it be grand if he visited Caimanera to make an announcement that the prison would be closed and the lovely Cuban seaport would finally be returned to its rightful owners?

Should President Obama should use his last year in office to effectively put measures in place that keep fossil fuels in the ground?

Six major food manufacturers have recently received fines for concealing the presence of GMOs in their products.

It is time the Western world steps up to minimize and prevent acts of terrorism rather than just reacting to something that has already occurred.

While Sanders has done extremely well, still harder tasks remain. Apparently, being honest, realistic, well-informed, nearly gaffe-free, and compassionate aren’t enough. The “easy” voters are in his camp. How does he widen and energize a larger movement?

“Innocent people are put in jail every day in the US. According to a recent report from the National Registry of Exonerations at the University of Michigan Law School, 125 falsely accused prisoners were exonerated in 2014.”

Federal investigators still do not know whether the missile was purposely stolen or accidentally shipped to Cuba.