Criminalizing the Science You Don’t Cotton To
Researchers fear that a lawsuit aimed at the developer of the "hockey stick" temperature map is actually a political salvo at science.
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Some Presumed ‘Opt-Outers’ May Spite Themselves
A public option for U.S. health care has been refashioned as a decision for individual states. Might some states most in need spurn the offer?
Unveiling the Hidden Costs of Energy Use
The hidden costs of all energy choices aren't posted on the pump, but, nonetheless, they're just as real.
Big Margins Sidetrack Election Reform
Five ways to safeguard voting rights and how close Senate races could save the election reform movement.
It May Be Harder to Vote in Swing States
With fewer than two weeks before Election Day, lawyers for both parties are in the courtroom sparring over voting rights.
Alaska: Land of Contradictions
The politics of the Last Frontier are a strange brew of libertarianism, moralism, privacy and a love of government handouts.
Update: Ohio Removes Vote Caging Possibility
Ohio directive issued Friday says 60-day notice can't be used to challenge voters.