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Climate Change: Is the US Fiddling while It Burns?
We've made progress addressing climate change, but dispute and paralysis are still common. Even among those who accept that global warming is real...
By Terrence McNally • • 50m ListenWhile we've made some progress addressing climate change, dispute and paralysis have been all too common. Even among those who accept that global warming is real, there's disagreement about what it all means, how to talk about it and how to respond. Guest host Terrence McNally explores what we can do in terms of both prevention and adaptation. How do we realistically deal with the politics and economics in order to get things moving? Also, debt ceiling negotiations continue, and an end to the military policy of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Banner image: Max, a red nose pitbull, cools himself in the Columbus Circle fountain during a heat wave on July 12, 2011 in New York City. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory as the heat index is expected to reach 100° in New York City. Photo by Ramin Talaie/Getty Images
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3 storiesDebt Ceiling Negotiations Cont…
With 12 days left until the Treasury begins to run short of cash, are we getting any closer to raising the debt ceiling? House Speaker John Boehner dismissed rumors of a deal. Democrats rebelled against the possibility that an agreement might include no immediate tax increase.
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Record-high temperatures were recorded in at least 168 US cities yesterday, and today is expected to get even hotter. Over 130 million Americans are living under excessive heat warnings.
Read the story34 minEnd Is Near for Military Ban on Gays
Under a law passed late last year by Congress, the repeal the 1993 law known as " Don't Ask, Don't Tell " will go into effect 60 days after the Defense Department and President agree that military readiness will not be harmed by doing so.
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