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Mary Ellen Harte: Climate Change This Week: SheerWind, Damation, and More!

2013-05-20T15:36:20Z

We're At 400 PPM - Last Time THAT Happened, the Arctic was 14oF Warmer, says a new study, reports Joe Romm at Climate Progress, indicating the planet ...

Read more: Wind Power, Congress, Fracking, Economy, United Nations, President Obama, Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Pollution, Business, Green Energy, London, Coal, Drought, Norway, Insurance, Fossil Fuels, The Midwest, Greenhouse Gases, Climate Change Solutions, Climate Change, Business News, Global Warming, Solar Power, Natural Gas, Voting, Energy, Heat Waves, Carbon Emissions, Crops, Science, The West, Weather, Energy Efficiency, Barack Obama, Corporations, Water, Environment, Sustainability, Alaska, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, China, Green News

Khaled Diab: A Brief History of Western 'Jihadists'

2013-04-16T17:55:27Z

What the hype over European Muslims fighting in Syria overlooks is that Westerners have been volunteering for what you can call "jihad" in foreign lands for centuries.

Read more: Islamophobia, Jihadists, Jihad, Islam, Ernest Hemingway, Civil War, George Orwell, The West, Europe, Lord Byron, Civil Rights, Syria, Islamists, World News

Evaggelos Vallianatos: The World Upside Down

2013-03-17T19:39:25Z

Christianity did the Greeks in. Christianity, however, is fundamental to the West, especially America. That's why we don't know anything about that tr...

Read more: The West, United States, Gods, Philip Melanchon, Platon, Ancient Greece, Palladas, World News

Gina Cicatelli Ciagne, CLC : Breastfeeding in Public: Where Do American Moms Really Stand?

2013-01-11T16:35:26Z

In 2012, breastfeeding entered mainstream American dialogue as either a polarizing or a unifying topic for a wide variety of mothers, parents, employers and public officials across the country.

Read more: West Coast, The South, Lifestyle, Breastfeeding, Southern Moms, Motherhood, The Northeast, The West, Formula, Survey, Parenting, Womens Health, Mothers, New Moms, Latch on Nyc, The Midwest, Breast Milk, Breastpumps, Moms, Lansinoh, Healthcare, Parents, Parents News

Dan Morrison: Retiring the Western Hero

2012-10-15T16:50:34Z

Aid organizations have long struggled with the issue of how to get donors engaged. Faced with the choice of making supporters feel they're saving the world versus showering them with administrative details, it's not surprising many choose to emphasize the individual.

Read more: The West, Heroes, Cultural Imperialism, World News

Top Party Schools 2012: The Playboy List!

2012-09-25T16:22:50Z

According to Playboy's top ten party schools list, the University of Virginia is the No. 1 party school in America, followed by the University of Sout...

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Ruth Starkman: The West: Its Legacy and Future

2012-09-13T17:33:19Z

At a time when Europe's future seems uncertain, conference participants were eager to explore competing interpretations of the European legacy and to chart potential futures.

Read more: European Parliament, European Union, The West, Multiculturalism, Telos, Telos Conference, World News

Majora Carter: Plan It Forward: The Right Way To Put Americans To Work On American Lands

2012-08-06T10:35:13Z

By setting some rules and goals that everyone agrees on, our government can play a crucial role in responsibly advancing market forces and creating good-paying, long lasting jobs here in America.

Read more: Parks and Recreation, Opportunity-Public, Solar Energy, Solar, Department of Interior, Sustainability, The West, Opportunity-Working, National Parks, Solar Power, Green News

Lisa De Bode: Sexual Assault in the West: The Next 'Not In My Backyard' Problem

2012-08-02T11:36:26Z

Amid outbursts of indignation over cases of sexual assault of women in Egypt, Afghanistan, and India, the cries of their western counterparts are often ignored.

Read more: Islam, Women, Femme De La Rue, Brussels, Belgium, Cecile Duflot, Washington DC, The West, Feminism, Sexual Assault, Gender, Violence Against Women, World News

These Areas Were Hardest Hit By The Recession

2012-06-21T11:53:00Z

* South, West hit the hardest; Northeast fared best * Study measured population's income losses * Poverty, college degre...

Read more: Video, The South, Great Recession, Reuters, Business News, The Northeast, The West, The-Great-Recessions-Effects, Great Recession South West, Areas Hit by Recession, Business News

Imran Ahmad: Week 6: 50-City U.S. Speaking Tour

2012-06-04T14:57:56Z

Sunday, May 20th

I have a bag of organic apples from Whole Foods. I know I'm not supposed to bring fruit into California, so I eat as many as I can ...

Read more: 9/11, Islam, The West, The Perfect Gentleman, Muslims, Homeland Security, Books News

Imran Ahmad: Week 5: 50 City U.S. Speaking Tour

2012-05-25T16:35:15Z

I receive an e-mail in the morning, which advises me that I am a free man. In Paris. How ironic. That's my favorite Joni Mitchel song. The pain in my chest flares up again.

Read more: Muslims, Islam, The West, 9/11, The Perfect Gentleman, Homeland Security, The Perfect Gentleman Book, Home News

Imran Ahmad: Week 3: 50-City U.S. Speaking Tour

2012-05-08T02:33:47Z

Background:

I'm from London, but I'm currently working in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I wrote a book that was published in the U.S. earlier this month: T...

Read more: 9/11, Islam, The West, Perfect Gentleman, Muslims, Imran Ahmad, Homeland Security, Home News

Imran Ahmad: Week 2: 50-City U.S. Speaking Tour

2012-04-30T13:18:35Z

Background:

I'm from London, but I'm currently working in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I wrote a book that was published in the U.S. earlier this month: ...

Read more: Imran Ahmad, The Perfect Gentleman, Islam, The West, Muslims, Home News

Imran Ahmad: Week 1: 50-City U.S. Speaking Tour

2012-04-24T08:01:54Z

Background:
I'm from London, but I'm currently working in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I wrote a book that was published in the US earlier this month: The...

Read more: 9/11, Islam, The West, Homeland Security, Muslims, The Perfect Gentleman, Imran Ahmad, Books News

Colorado Christian University Obama Sues Over Birth Control Provision

2011-12-22T15:34:02Z

DENVER — Colorado Christian University has a filed a lawsuit challenging the Barack Obama administration's health care legislation requirement t...

Read more: The West, Colorado Christian University, Colorado, College News

NMSU To Give Each Regular Employee $950

2011-12-13T11:07:24Z

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Prudent financial planning is allowing New Mexico State University to fund a number of campus improvements with one-time fund...

Read more: NMSU, NMSU Generosity, The West, NMSU $950, College News

UC Berkeley Reopens Building After Fuel Spill

2011-12-13T09:00:34Z

BERKELEY, Calif. — University of California, Berkeley officials on Monday reopened a campus building closed after 1,700 gallons of diesel fuel s...

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Jill Hanauer: Is Newt Gingrich Really Better Than Mitt Romney Among Hispanic Voters?

2011-12-09T15:05:47Z

While the Republican Party -- if it hopes to make inroads with Hispanic voters -- would be well-advised to temper its extremist rhetoric on immigration, many Beltway pundits are missing the biggest point of all: Hispanics don't vote based on a single issue alone.

Read more: Nevada, Hispanics, Latino Voters, New Mexico, 2012 Election, The West, Mitt Romney, Hispanic Voters, Colorado, Newt Gingrich, Mountain West, Barack Obama, Lationos, Gop Primary, Elections 2012, Politics News

Carlo Strenger: Israel's Farewell to the West

2011-12-09T08:22:52Z

Hasn't Netanyahu always claimed that the US is not the liberal elites of the East and West Coast, and that the US commitment to Israel is of a religious nature? And aren't Congress and the declaration of friendship of Republican presidential candidates proving him right?

Read more: Russia, Likud, Germany, Avigdor Lieberman, Western Values, Vladimir Putin, The West, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, World News

Tragic: Oklahoma State Coaches Killed In Plane Crash

2011-11-18T09:35:51Z

STILLWATER, Okla. — Kurt Budke turned Oklahoma State's women's basketball team into a winner and hoped he'd found the place where he'd coach unt...

Read more: Kurt Budke Dead, Kurt Budke Plane Crash, Miranda Serna Dead, Miranda Serna, Oklahoma State, The West, Kurt Budke, College News

Stephanie Schriock: "Tough, Tough, Tough"

2011-11-15T09:05:51Z

Watching Gabby Giffords' interview last night, I saw so clearly the woman we have all come to love so much -- but even tougher, even stronger, and even -- this amazed me -- even more gracious.

Read more: Gabrielle Giffords Recovery, The West, Gabrielle Giffords, Diane Sawyer Mark Kelly, Diane-Sawyer-Giffords-Interview, Arizona, Democratic Party, Emily's List, Gabrielle Giffords Mark Kelly, Mark Kelly, Tuscon, Gabrielle Giffords Shooting, Gabby Giffords, Politics News

FBI Probes Grade Tampering At Calif. School

2011-11-15T07:13:56Z

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara University and the FBI are investigating who may have hacked into the university's computer system and changed...

Read more: Fbi, Santa Clara University, The West, Santa Clara University Grade Tampering, College News

Professor Who Developed Mortality-Rate Model Dies

2011-10-14T11:37:29Z

EUGENE, Ore. — University of Oregon sociology professor Lawrence Carter, who helped develop a model for forecasting mortality rates, has died at...

Read more: Lawrence Carter Dead, University of Oregon, Lawrence Carter Obituary, The West, Lee-Carter Model, Lawrence Carter, College News

You Won't BELIEVE What Was Found On This Fraternity's Front Porch (VIDEO)

2011-10-05T11:19:49Z

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- University of New Mexico police are trying to determine who left a severed goat head on the porch of a fraternity house.

Phi Gam...

Read more: Goat Head Prank, Javier Manriquez, University of New Mexico, The West, Video, Phi Gamma Delta Goat Head, University of New Mexico Goat Head, College News