A Nonprofit, Reader-Supported News Organization
DISCOVER OUR BLOG Did you know that in addition to everything else we offer, we now have a Blog? It is dedicated to providing you with a mix of short, timely items you might well not see elsewhere. From “Deep Politics” Eyebrow-raisers to updates to “rants,” it’s an entertaining and informative addition to your daily reads. […]
For 6 days, Brussels was on a lockdown as police hunted a suspected accomplice (Salah Abdeslam) in the Paris attacks. The lockdown, which cost the Belgian city an estimated €51.7 million a day, failed to locate Abdeslam. Now, reports have emerged indicating that Abdeslam “might have been taking his ease in a public place in […]
Labour Feuds Over Syria Bombing, Lessons from Occupy, Climate and Meat Consumption, and More Picks
How the CIA is Assisting the Next ISIS, Media Blackout After Death of US Journalist, Kochs Stomp Out Criminal Justice Reform, And More Picks
What do you get somebody who has everything? Maybe the answer is… you don’t get anything for them at all. Instead, in their name, you could get something for….everybody. Here are a few of the more interesting from among untold good causes.
Here’s a sampling of what we accomplished in 2015 —
with your help. It shows the power we all have, when we choose to exercise it. Exciting stuff!
In February, Iran will hold elections that could determine the country’s future — and the future of the rest of the world, especially that of the US.
Every time you fill up your tank or buy the latest smartphone, chances are that you are putting bullets in a gun thousands of miles away. In this podcast, Leif Wenar, the Chair of Philosophy and Law at King’s College London, reveals the true ugliness behind the marriage of resource-seeking corporations and the most corrupt despots. He also proposes an ethical alternative — Clean Trade — that benefits everyone but the tyrants.
On January 17, 1961, outgoing president Dwight D. Eisenhower, a military man, warned us to beware of the masters of America’s industrial war machine and their growing hold over the country. On this anniversary of his famous speech, it is worth listening to his prophetic words, if only to consider why no one has taken heed of them.
What Drives the Pro-Gun Argument, Will NYC’s Mayor Become the Climate Change Leader He Promises to Be?, Charlie Hebdo’s Refugee Cartoon Strikes Ire, and More Picks
Meet the Members Attending the Mysterious ‘Davos Gathering’, The Year When Plastic in the Ocean Outnumbers the Fish, Shiny and New US Military Base in Syria?, and More Picks
Biden Calls PKK a ‘Terror Group’, Clinton Laughs at the Idea of Releasing Goldman Sachs Transcripts, Woody Guthrie’s Anti-Trump Message, and More Picks