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Proposition 23 is asking voters if the state's greenhouse gas emission laws should be suspended until unemployment drops below 5.5 percent for a year. We speak to KPBS Environmental Reporter Ed Joyce about the arguments for and against Proposition 23.

Americans are fascinated by pirates: swashbuckling, salt-soaked seafarers who sport blousy shirts, spiffy vests, leather boots, eye patches, peg legs and the occasional parrot on the shoulder. But will the recent hijackings by Somali pirates make them not so lovable?

A range of theories exists as to why North Korea may have torpedoed a South Korean navy vessel in March -- but it's all speculation. U.S. intelligence officials freely admit they don't understand the country very well.

The United States is still on daylight-saving time, despite what your clock might tell you. Congress moved the date for changing to next weekend, but many preset clocks on cell phones and public displays rolled back an hour by themselves.

The secretary of state visited South Korea amid rising tensions with the North, calling on Pyongyang to halt its provocations while announcing plans for joint military exercises with the South "to deter future attacks." Hostilities have reignited on the Korean peninsula after Seoul accused the North of an attack on a ship that killed 46 sailors.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday the world must respond to the sinking of a South Korean warship that has been blamed on North Korea.

The move is punishment for Seoul's blaming Pyongyang for the sinking of a South Korean warship. Seoul resumed psychological warfare operations against North Korea after a six-year halt, and Pyongyang said its troops were bracing for war as tensions spiked on the divided peninsula.

Pilgrims Still Progressing

During the 1960's, San Diego served as a playground for some of the art world's most famed mod men (and women), like John Baldessari, Marlene Williams, and Richard Allen Morris. Culture Lust contributor Dave Hampton, the co-founder of Objects USA and an enthusiast of all things mid-century, fills us in.

The political landscape in America is very polarized nowadays. Many people identify themselves as "Conservative" or "Liberal," and are willing to defend their beliefs vigorously. The political debates tend to focus more on the areas of disagreement, rather than the issues people agree on. Now, a new blog has popped up that attempts to combine the political beliefs of Libertarians, who support free markets and property rights, with the ideals of "bleeding heart" Liberals. We speak to the creator of "Bleeding Heart Libertarians" about the motivation behind his blog, and what he hopes people will take away from it.