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By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Geo-engineering, the deliberate alteration of the planet to undo its inadvertent alteration by humans over the past 200 years, is back on the scientific agenda.

By Mattathias Schwartz / ProPublica There’s no doubt that Dan Coats (pictured, right), the statutory leader of 16 American intelligence agencies, is operating in an unusual environment.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions at an April meeting of the executive committee of the Organized Crime Council and Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces. (Alex Brandon / AP) The war on drugs in the United States didn’t work the first time, so Jeff Sessions wants to give it another shot. Thanks to a new policy announced Thursday by the U.S. attorney general, people convicted on drug charges now can expect to receive a stiff minimum sentence. The policy change follows the Obama administration’s... Читать дальше...

The Senate voted down the “skinny repeal” health care bill on Friday. (Screen shot via YouTube) On Friday morning, the Senate rejected the “skinny repeal” bill by a vote of 51-49. The bill would have altered the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in many ways, such as repealing individual and employer health insurance coverage mandates, delaying a medical device tax and stopping federal funds for Planned Parenthood for a year. Sen. John McCain of Arizona joined two other Republicans, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska... Читать дальше...

Puryear (right), two-time vice presidential candidate for the Party for Socialism and Liberation, sits down with Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges to discuss mass imprisonment, capitalism and grassroots activism.