News in Brief Lockouts and Train Blocks: An Update on the Coal Country Protests The Kentucky miners' stakeout highlights the vulnerable position workers face when coal companies go belly-up in bankruptcy. See More
News in Brief New Research Debunks One of the Oldest Myths About Marijuana Reefer Madness was just that: madness. See More
News in Brief Who Owns Government-Funded Research Papers? The Research Works Act would prevent publicly funded research from automatically being available to the public for free. Private publishers back the bill, while open-access partisans are appalled. See More