Cooperative artist residencies give Black creatives the space to thrive
How two nascent artist residencies on opposite sides of the country are giving Black creatives opportunities to rest and create.
Striking West Virginia teachers revive a proud labor heritage
After nine days on strike, the teachers won!
A shiny new tool to pad profits: Stealing
One entire group being victimized by corporate thieves are the 4.3 million Americans who make up our “tipped workforce.”
Sterling Trial Opens in Security-State Matrix
A lot of smoke will be blowing through the U.S. District Court in Alexandria during the next few weeks as the Obama administration and the CIA hierarchy are clearly eager to see Jeffrey Sterling punished in a big way.
Ivanka—Silence is Betrayal…and Judaism is More than Keeping Kosher
Consider Rabbi Heschel’s humble words on his return from the civil rights march on Selma; “I felt my legs were praying.”
Colombian company uses coffee husks to build low-income housing
Woodpecker, a startup in Bogota, Colombia, uses coffee husks to manufacture lightweight, prefabricated buildings for home and classroom use.
Living in an age of desire and anxiety
What is causing this epidemic?
Women life freedom
With every death, in Tehran or elsewhere, with every reactionary clampdown, whether it be arresting activists, stifling free speech, demonising people calling for change, outlawing protests and/or increasing police powers, the numbers demanding change increases, the outrage intensifies, the wave draws breath, rises and strengthens.
AI that will bite us in the butt
The latest dystopian tech craze: Robotic police dogs.
Social media giants’ climate misinformation policies leave users ‘in the dark’: report
"Despite half of U.S. and U.K. adults getting their news from social media, social media companies have not taken the steps necessary to fight industry-backed deception," reads the report.