Interdependence: n : a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups) or "The basic rule that nothing happens in a vacuum". Ethan Nichtern is the founder of the Interdependence Project and author of One City:...

"Financial institutions in the U.S. and in advanced economies are going bust. In the U.S., the latest victims were Washington Mutual  (the largest U.S. savings and loan) and Wachovia (the sixth largest U.S. bank). In the U.K., after Northern Rockand...

"The Community Reinvestment Act applies to depository banks. But many of the institutions that spurred the massive growth of the subprime market weren't regulated banks. They were outfits such as Argent and American Home Mortgage, which were generally no...

This individual could become second in command?

"For the first time in 100 years, and contrary to a long-standing legal prohibition, an active duty military unit is permanently assigned inside the U.S." "For more than 100 years -- since the end of the Civil War -- deployment of the U.S. military in...

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At least 25% of the world's mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to the first assessment of their status for a decade.

In the most troubling incident, McCain was "clowning" around in a Skyraider over Spain in 1961 and flew into electrical wires, causing a blackout, according to the candidate's own account. McCain also crashed a jet in Texas and one in Virginia during tra...

"Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the m...

Members don't have to pay any utility bills.  Despite the 90 degree desert outside, inside the air is cool, with a hint of humidity.  Heating and cooling is done without fuel.  Sewage is contained and treated on site.  Gray water is r...