More than a month ago, about 150 people, including many families with children, began a 2,000-mile trek north—from southern Mexico to a border-crossing processing center…

Download this episode (right click and save) “Stop Progress?” After thousands of years of little progress, human achievement took off in the 1700s with the…

It’s “Free Your Mind Friday” on Leid Stories—the gathering place for the exchange of   information, opinions and ideas. Fired up about a grassroots victory? Fed…

A report by HSBC shows that contrary to industry mythology, even amidst the glut of unconventional oil and gas, the vast bulk of the world’s…