New campaign: Classrooms Not Computers, stop education profiteering
The devil is in the details. The devil is in the data.
Western media fall in lockstep for Neo-Nazi publicity stunt in Ukraine
In the case of the recent crisis in Ukraine, Western journalists have omitted key context about the expansion of NATO since the end of the Cold War, as well as U.S. support for the Maidan coup in 2014.
The healing power of art from ancient times to now
As scientific research suggests, it can actually lower the stress hormone cortisol, which in the system too often can lead to a myriad of degenerative illnesses.
The government is expanding its social media surveillance capabilities
But social media monitoring programs and the algorithms that power them aren’t effective — and may be discriminatory.
South Africa ends captive lion breeding industry
“It’s a real win for wildlife. I think commitment for change is the most courageous step and the most important one.”
Robert Reich | A Yinnopoulos, Bannon, Trump plot to control American universities?
There may be something worrying going on here.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, September 18
Who is Christine Blasey Ford, catastrophic and historic flooding, Trumps sets up tariffs, and more.
Buffalo gunman’s racism directly tied to mainstreaming of white nationalism, say critics
Is white nationalism the greatest threat to our nation's security?
The Great Forgetting
America’s refusal to fund and sustain its intellectual and cultural heritage has come with an enormous cost. We are now paying the bill.
Challenges homeless people face in getting jobs
All too often, homeless persons are unfairly blamed for their plight.