Music Therapy Can Rewire a Broken Brain
When the brain is damaged, patients can regain speech and movement with the aid of Neurologic Music Therapy.
Amid Fresh Saudi Royal Family Scrutiny, Remember 9/11
The killing and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside a Saudi consulate has brought unwanted attention to the oil-rich kingdom. It’s perhaps a good time to remind the public of the often ignored Saudi royal family connections to 9/11.
Getting the Count Right: Experts Debate Election Audits at MIT Conference
A democracy relies on its citizens voting. But what if there is no mechanism in place to ensure the election results accurately reflect the voters’ wishes? A recent conference on election audits at MIT tried to bring greater awareness to this critical issue.
Former Trump Attorney and ‘Consigliere’ Michael Cohen Gets 3 Years in Prison
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, has been sentenced to three years in prison. Here’s the backstory you need to know.
President Clinton’s Welfare Reform Is Still ‘Ensuring Poverty’
President Bill Clinton pledged to “end welfare as we know it” and left millions in poverty.
Tragically Funny Quotes on Democracy
Devastatingly accurate comments on democracy.
NY Students Aren’t Buying Amazon’s Sweetheart Deal
Students are wondering how New York could afford to give billions of dollars to Amazon when their schools are literally falling apart.
Fawning Coverage of Bush 41 Discredits the Media
Opinion: Yes, we all know you’re not supposed to speak ill of the recently departed. But seriously, the recent Bush coverage by so-called professional journalists has been ridiculously obsequious.
Plants Are Being Engineered to Earn Their Keep
Researchers are working on transferring bioluminescence to trees and giving houseplants traits to warn owners of harm. What could possibly go wrong?
Bush 41: The Triumph of Manners Over Truth
Russ Baker looks into the telltale heart of George H.W. Bush and the real (and tragically under-investigated) legacy of the Bush family.
GOP’s Scorched Earth Approach Makes a Mockery of Democracy
Opinion: If you can’t win, cheat. And if you can’t win cheating, cheat more. That has been the motto of Republicans in various states following the midterm elections.
The North Carolina Absentee Ballot Scandal — What Happened and When?
Allegations of election fraud, the resignation of the chairman of the board of elections, a rogue political operative, and math that doesn’t add up — here’s a timeline of events concerning North Carolina’s 9th District.
How Roger Ailes Broke the News
Roger Ailes built Fox News into a profitable media empire — at the expense of journalism.
George H.W. Bush: Father of Trumpism?
Opinion: More than a few of us ask each day lately, “How did we get here?” Well, it all began 26 years ago, in Houston, Texas, and I was there.
Elite Secret Society Tied Bush to Circles of Power
National news media are showering George H.W. Bush with accolades for a lifetime of “public service.” Yet much of his service was not in public; and the beneficiaries of his actions often remained unknown outside his inner circle. Many of his lifelong relationships — and the values they reflected — can be traced back to his membership in an elite Yale secret society whose consistent political influence has long been understated.
George H.W. Bush Shaped History — But Not the Way We’re Told
As a young naval intelligence officer, George H.W. Bush got a verbal thrashing for failing to be discreet. He sure learned that lesson, and became a man who did one thing in public and another in private. Thanks to that — and to an incurious and superficial media — there’s a whole lot of shocking stuff out there you probably never knew.
Dereliction of Duty: Big Media Fails Citizens by Neglecting Voter Suppression
Opinion: Americans just witnessed the corrosive effects of voter suppression in the Georgia gubernatorial race. “Defeated” candidate Stacey Abrams, as well as election integrity activists nationwide, are trying to do something about it. So why can’t Big Media?
HIV — On the Rise in Eastern Europe and the Deep South
The head of the NIH claims an AIDS-free world is on the horizon. But administering drugs is the easy part — educating populations less so.
Watergate: Dirty Tricks, an October Surprise, and the CIA
Shane O’Sullivan draws on newly released records to talk about the many gaps in the story of Watergate.
Deutsche Bank, Trump, and Russia: A WhoWhatWhy Primer
The German banking colossus is back in the news, after German authorities raided its offices Thursday morning as part of a money laundering investigation. We’ve already been looking closely at this bank and its strange relations to Trump, Russia, oligarchs, and more — here’s what we’ve found.