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The story of how the U.S. wound up with the income tax is the story of two wars, a Supreme Court justice on his death bed, and Donald Duck.

EarthTalk® E - The Environmental MagazineDear EarthTalk: American farmers are an aging population. Is anyone doing anything to make sure younger people…

An official with Obama administration came to Manchester today to tout the achievements of the Affordable Care Act.At an event organized by the federal…

Here are some important tips to prevent fraud:Don’t wire money to someone you don’t really know. Once it’s gone, you can’t get it back.Don’t respond to…

The Conservation Law Foundation has joined in a request that newly appointed Public Utilities Commissioner Michael Harrington be disqualified from hearing…

According to the Federal Trade Commission, the number of complaints about consumer fraud against seniors has more than doubled since 2009. So called…

We've all seen wildlife documentaries showing young animals—lion cubs, perhaps—wrestling, chasing, pouncing on their siblings. Observe household puppies…

Today we examine the U.N. doctrine known as “Responsibility to Protect”. It’s the idea that the international community must not tolerate crimes against…

Jim Yong Kim is a physician by training and has been a prominent figure on global health issues. He is a former director of the World Health Organization's Department of HIV/AIDS.

When Teddy Roosevelt became a New York police commissioner in 1895, he vowed to clean up the city's endemic vice and corruption. It didn't exactly work out. New Yorkers liked the idea of standing up to corrupt cops, but they rebelled when Roosevelt tried to enforce a ban on Sunday drinking.