Los Angeles Times

The Ku Klux Klan is emerging from decades of disorganization and obscurity, and the turnaround is acutely evident -- more than 200 hate-related incidents have been reported since the Nov. 4 election.

After years of increases, some fear a tipping point has finally been reached.

California and 15 other states filed suit against the federal government today for denying them the right to restrict carbon dioxide emissions from cars and trucks, a major cause of global warming. By Margot Roosevelt

Prosecuting private security contractors for shooting Iraqi civilians might be impossible. By Jeremy Scahill

Nicaraguan field hands win lawsuit alleging that a pesticide used to boost banana production made them sterile.

Bush plans to increase his request to nearly $200 billion. The troop buildup and new gear are the main reasons. By Julian E. Barnes

Exposure to toxic materials in the womb can cause health problems later in life, an international panel declares. By Marla Cone

The people crammed into the stifling basketball gym. They filled the court, lined the walls and tumbled beyond the doors onto the sun-blistered streets. They had gathered to hear a promise of justice. By T. Christian Miller

In case you missed the news, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and a selected posse from the City Council traveled by bus to Debs Park in northeast L.A. last week to announce how they're going to lasso global warming. By Steve Hymon

Foreign investment and Shiite control are the primary concerns. A White House deadline for passage is in doubt. By Tina Susman

Candidates should acknowledge that Bush's war is a failure and look beyond Iraq. By Andrew J. Bacevich

Earlier this month, a draft White House report was leaked to news outlets.

The Libby Verdict Is Seen As Tainting The White House Too. By Maura Reynolds and James Gerstenzang

The Energy Department will announce today a contract to develop the nation's first new hydrogen bomb in two decades, involving a collaboration between three national weapons laboratories, The Times has learned. By Ralph Vartabedian

Is Tehran's supposed involvement malign, or are its interests in the war legitimate? By Adam Shatz

The president relies on thousands of private soldiers with little oversight, a disturbing example of the military-industrial complex. By Jeremy Scahill

Resistance to the war and distrust of Bush have grown, a new Times/Bloomberg survey shows. By Ronald Brownstein

The U.S. is likely to add military advisors. But those already present wonder if Iraqi units can benefit from their help. By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

How do you tell your kids about climate change when they've heard so much about it elsewhere? By Katherine Ellison

Unhappy with federal resistance to world standards, communities are curbing their energy use and emissions. By Stephanie Simon

The DEA wants the military to take a larger role in stopping the drug trade, which experts say finances the insurgency. By Josh Meyer

President Bush and his top advisors fanned out across the troubled Middle East over the last week to showcase their diplomatic initiatives to restore strained relationships with traditional allies and forge new ones with leaders in Iraq. By Paul Richter

The Pottery Barn rule won't cut it any more -- we have to get out before more damage is done. By Rosa Brooks

Naysayers who argue that climate change is unsolvable because of 'human nature' ignore how past crises were averted. By Julia Whitty

What a magnificent blow for truth, justice and humanity the French National Assembly has struck. Last week, it voted for a bill that would make it a crime to deny that the Turks committed genocide against the Armenians during World War I. Bravo! Chapeau bas! Vive la France! By Timothy Garton Ash

Because I'm in my 30s, I am too young to remember the Vietnam War. But there was a time in my teens when I was fascinated with the subject. By Moazzam Begg

An extraordinary action by the chief of staff sends a message: The Pentagon must increase the budget or reduce commitments in Iraq and elsewhere. By Peter Spiegel

The oceans are a rougher and more difficult wilderness for humans to function in than any encountered by terrestrial or space explorers. By David Helvarg

Maybe White House-favored interrogation techniques would coax lawmakers to tell the truth about U.S. anti-terror policies.

No, it's not our freedoms. Anti-Americanism isn't going away until the U.S. puts some fairness in its foreign policy. By Julia E. Sweig