North Dakota vs. Amy Goodman: Journalism Is Not a Crime
We will fight this charge. Freedom of the press is essential to the functioning of a democratic society. North Dakota, muzzle the dogs, not the press.
AP Smears Trump
“This AP article is extremely vague about what it is alleging, or who was behind the allegations, but it does provide several hints regarding whether its main sources were from the Trump campaign, or from the Clinton campaign, or both equally.”
“My shirts aren’t going to iron themselves”: Conservatives launch attacks on Women’s March
Conservatives and other figures have attacked the demonstration with sexism and other demeaning comments.
‘Epic Fail:’ Feminism and Ecological Crises
It seems homo sapiens’ domination of Earth is coming to an end as the result of today’s processes of resource extraction and waste generation. What can we do to change this trajectory, and is this conversation unavoidable?
Human violence: Pervasive, multi-dimensional and extinction-threatening
Violence is pervasive throughout human society and it has a vast range of manifestations. Moreover, some of these manifestations – particularly the...
Backlash over North Dakota voter ID law could rally Native Americans
Tribes – with celebrity help – are mobilizing members ahead of midterms.
Extinction is stalking humanity: The threats to human survival accumulate
I have previously written a summary of the interrelated psychological, sociological, political-economic, military, nuclear, ecological and climate threats to human survival on...
Record inequality and corporate profits are what media call a ‘strong economy’
It makes little sense if one assumes corporate journalists are primarily concerned with informing the public.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, October 2
Amazon adopts $15 minimum wage, California bans animal-tested cosmetics and becomes first state to require women on corporate boards, and more.
Banning what matters
What could be more wonderful than a place that allows people to read books, magazines, and newspapers for free?