Incompetence or Worse: How Did Epstein Die?
Reading Time: 1 minute Jeffrey Epstein’s death is not a good look for the federal government. The best case scenario is stunning incompetence.
Microplastics Are Becoming a Macro Problem
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s raining (micro)plastic! With scientists reporting higher plastic counts in rain all over the world, the tiny microfibres are quickly becoming a big problem.
America’s Long History of Hating Immigrants
Reading Time: 15 minutes A look at how things like the Chinese Exclusion Act, eugenics, and white America’s desire for racial purity have historically been far worse than what we are seeing today — at least so far.
Hackers Expose Vulnerabilities in Popular E-Poll Books
Reading Time: 4 minutes Hackers at the annual DEF CON Voting Village discovered a sobering vulnerability in electronic poll books made by the leading manufacturer ES&S.
Alaska Becomes Latest Target of GOP’s Infamous Budget Mercenary
Reading Time: 4 minutes The devastating cuts to the University of Alaska’s budget can be linked to similar cuts nationwide engineered by budget mercenary Donna Arduin for almost 25 years.
Exposing the Hypocrisy of Fox News
Reading Time: 3 minutes Fox News didn’t like what we wrote about them and asked for some minor changes to an editorial. We accommodated them — but what does Fox News do about the many falsehoods they air? We want to find out.
Into the Weeds of Roundup: Monsanto and the Public’s Right To Know
Reading Time: 5 minutes A chemical company facing lawsuits sought to block an investigation of its internal documents. What were they hiding?
The Terrible Toll of ‘Grand Theft Auto’
Reading Time: 4 minutes How many fatalities on the world’s roads does ‘Super Mario Kart’ cause each year? What role did the game ‘Call of Duty’ play in the invasion of Iraq? And when will the video game industry be held to account for the carnage it causes?
Jeffrey Epstein Death: A Little Skepticism is Warranted
Reading Time: 2 minutes Do we now just accept that Jeffrey Epstein killed himself? Maybe he did. And maybe he didn’t.
Inside the Ferguson Protests
Reading Time: 17 minutes A close look at what set off the Ferguson riots five years ago, and a closer look at the long-term abuse and predation the police subjected black citizens to every day.
The Dangerous Disingenuity of America’s Wannabe Gunslingers
Reading Time: 1 minute The justification of American gun fetishists for why they want to own weapons of war just doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
Everything You Know About Charles Manson Is Wrong!
Reading Time: 26 minutes The stunning results of a 20-year investigation into Charles Manson, the CIA, corrupt prosecutors, and the secret history of the Sixties.
Trump’s China Tantrum
Reading Time: 4 minutes President Donald Trump’s designation of China as a “currency manipulator” is more a tantrum than an intellectually honest policy decision. It may nonetheless intensify a dangerous US-China trade spat.
Schooling America on Impeachment
Reading Time: 5 minutes A group of legal activists believes that Americans would be more willing to embrace the idea of removing President Donald Trump from office if they understood the impeachment process better.
Why Aren’t 2020 Hopefuls Talking About Election Security?
Reading Time: 5 minutes No candidate in the Democratic presidential primary race has been asked about election integrity during the debate, leaving activists concerned that the lack of national attention could impact the outcome of the 2020 election.
Progressive Insurgents Make Impeachment a Primary Issue
Reading Time: 9 minutes Democrats have been talking about impeachment all year, but is it starting to divide them? Ask progressive insurgents launching primary campaigns.
El Paso: Trump Didn’t Pull the Trigger, But…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Over the past three years, the president’s rhetoric has created a toxic climate that encourages hate speech, and even worse, acts of hate.
Like a Fox — How a TV Channel Is Tearing America Apart
Reading Time: 5 minutes For two decades, Fox News has made piles of money from creating a fictional America in which conservatives are under assault and can play the victim. More covertly, it has been driving the Republican agenda.
Trump and Saudi Arabia: A Bloody Alliance
Reading Time: 1 minute President Donald Trump vetoed a congressional ban on selling arms to Saudi Arabia. It’s the latest proof that he does not care that the Saudis murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Dancing Bird Becomes a Star, Baffles Scientists
Reading Time: 3 minutes You have to see it to believe it! A bird that boogies with skill, invention, and exuberance.