by Laura Hatalsky Earlier this week, the DC City Council held its first of a series of hearings on gay marriage in the District. As expected, the event featured fireworks and protestors aplenty. But underlying the proceedings was a sense of inevitability that cannot be denied.
Too Late on Climate Change?
by Tom Neeley With the upcoming U.N. Climate Change Conference in December, many hopes and fears have been pegged on the creation of a broad, comprehensive initiative similar to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. However, the downturn in the global economy has affected the willingness of many nations to jeopardize economic recovery efforts by saddling domestic […]