Burning books (or rather book companies)
Think of this as the modern capitalist version of burning books, though as with those fossil-fuel companies, it is, in reality, more like burning the future.
This is how borrowing things from our neighbors strengthens society
Research shows that small talk and casual connections create happy communities and less-lonely individuals.
The Five Worst Foreign Policy Moments of the GOP New Hampshire Debate (Video)
The New Hampshire GOP debate’s most charged moments may have been mostly on domestic issues, but, inevitably with this gang, war, torture and sundry mayhem did make an appearance.
Facebook is no friend to democracy
If democracy is to survive in this brave new world, mass movements of people will need to organize together to restrain these corporate behemoths and protect our digital commons.
We have the money to fix our food system
Imagine supporting farmers markets, child nutrition, and local agriculture with money we spend on factory farms.
When it comes to Guns, the US is a third world country run by...
Trump may have derided sh*thole countries, but he and his ilk are exactly the people who have turned America into one.
How grassroots activists made peace with North Korea possible
The leaders of North and South Korea are meeting in Pyongyang this week to discuss the possibility of a peace treaty to end the decades-long conflict dividing the Korean Peninsula.
Trump: The Party Divider, Unifying Everyone Else
Trump like none before unites by being ferociously, obnoxiously divisive. Intended or not, this narcissistic bully is doing his damnedest to overcome entrenched, party divisions we thought fixed in stone.
How Exxon used the New York Times to make you question climate science
These oil companies were not as naive or uncertain as they long pretended to be.
Artificial Intelligence vs. human stupidity
Many countries still go to war believing that God is on their side. Just as dangerous are those that believe that they will win because technology is on their side.