www.govtrack.us House Vote #117 in 2013, in the United States Congress.

blogs.villagevoice.com In 2011, the population of the City living in or near poverty levels rose three points from 2009, reaching an astounding 46 percent.

boingboing.net For the past few months I’ve been reporting a big story on the copper industry for Pacific Standard. It takes a broad look at how the global economic boom of the past decade, led by China and India, is pushing copper mining into new regions...

www.sciencedaily.com For the first time, human embryonic stem cells have been transformed into nerve cells that helped mice regain the ability to learn and remember.

www.digitaltrends.com As the campaign against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) heats up, it's important for the opposition movement to understand just how many companies directly or indirectly support the legislation (i.e. through...

www.npr.org With humor intact and the guitar loud, Ready to Die reunites Iggy Pop and guitarist James Williamson.

www.allgov.com This week, BP agreed to 11 counts of manslaughter for the workers killed during the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, when the Deepwater Horizon oilrig blew up. But no one from the oil giant will serve time for the convictions. Instead,...

www.charityfordebt.org CharityForDebt.org helps students and alumni with debt to repay their student loans by volunteering at local charities!