Новости за 16.12.2015

Put down the bacon -- the idea that lettuce is worse for the environment than meat is more complicated than it would appear.

Republican presidential candidates have ignored market signs and statements from Janet Yellen herself.

"People will try to make that sound like it's racist or Islamophobic or irrational. It's not irrational," the former frontrunner said.

The biggest hub of ex-trans reparative therapy is closing down, and its primary advocate is likely retiring.

The first officer brought to trial in the case will walk free, due to a hung jury.

In some ways, the economy has bounced back from the recession, when the Federal Reserve dropped interest rates to zero. But other measures show a less rosy story.

The bill would have revoked the scholarship of any athlete who participates in or supports a strike, as well as fine any coach who encourages them.

The two shooters in the deadly attacks in San Bernardino did not exchange public postings.

Donald Trump may be leading in the GOP primary polls in the U.S., but he just lost a major battle in the U.K.

Crisis averted.

The post The Good, The Bad, And The Strange: Breaking Down The Last Budget Deal Of The Obama Era appeared first on ThinkProgress.

“I stand in religious solidarity with Muslims because they, like me, a Christian, are people of the book."

More Americans are killed by swimming pools than are killed by domestic terrorists.

“This bill is an answered prayer and sends a clear message to the world that America will stand by those who stand by it,” George Mimba, who survived the 1998 bombing and still works at the Nairobi embassy, said in a statement.

Airwars says that somewhere between 680 and 975 civilians were killed in the last 16 months in Syria and Iraq.

"It's a big subject darling," he told a woman who asked about his position on expanding access to affordable care.

The union’s involvement in the case extends beyond paying the officers’ defense fees.

The oil industry got a win this week, but so did solar and wind.

The post Big Oil Just Won Another Round In Congress appeared first on ThinkProgress.

There have been at least 42 anti-Muslim incidents in America since the Paris attacks.

Out of 409 police shootings, 2 were considered unjustified.

The post Corrupt Agency Tasked With Investigating Chicago Police Shootings appeared first on ThinkProgress.

Maine used to rank 36th in the nation in food stamps application processing times. After years of conservative reforms, they're now dead last.

"It would be wonderful if Analilia's story was an outlier, but it's far too routine."

If you need to get an abortion, why shouldn't that experience be as comfortable and luxurious as possible?

What would an international agreement on climate change do for food and agriculture?

Most of the debate focused on ISIS and terrorism.

The post The Major National Security Issue CNN Didn’t Raise During The GOP Debate appeared first on ThinkProgress.

The purposeful murder of civilians during wartime is widely considered a crime against humanity.