June 17
British MP’s Murder and the EU Referendum, McCain Blames Obama for Orlando, User Privacy Bill Defeated in Wake of Orlando, and More Picks
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British MP’s Murder and the EU Referendum, McCain Blames Obama for Orlando, User Privacy Bill Defeated in Wake of Orlando, and More Picks
The battle for ad dollars and pageviews has become a race to the bottom, in which being first is more important than being correct. Please bear with us as we are once again going against the grain.
Sanders Blasts Media Avoiding Climate Change/Green Power Takes Over/Sugar Daddies and Student Loans, and More Picks
EU Compiles ‘Blacklist’ of Tax Havens, 2016 to be Hottest Year on Record, Obama’s Drone ‘Message’, and More Picks
Why is US Funding Fundamentalist Jihadis in Syria?, The Unknown History of Gender-Specific Bathrooms, Hillary Clinton’s Connection to Brooklyn Voter Purge
In Canada, 2000 scientists, and decades of research were dumped. In this comprehensive, alarming essay, Peter Dale Scott warns that, unopposed, the Koch brothers, who are heavily invested in the Albertan tar sands, could do the same thing to science in America.
Obama Admin ‘Strong-Armed’ One Senator’s Push to Declassify 9/11 Report, Paul Ryan’s Problems on the Right, US Failure on Accepting Syrian Refugees, and More Picks
The founder of a major research institute explains how to deal with conflicts that take place amid the global web of economic and social interactions.
Turkey’s strongman has been shedding friends and picking up enemies at a rapid rate. But will his increasingly frantic efforts to suppress dissent keep the lid on?
It’s the fifth anniversary of the raid that purportedly removed Osama bin Laden from the face of the earth. But a close look suggests it’s more complicated.
If you wonder why Sanders had such a hard time, despite his wide appeal, look no further than the role of the media.
With the help of governments and their intelligence agencies, the global arms trade continues to be a controlling and corrupting force throughout the world.