The DIY Scientist, the Olympian, and the Mutated Gene
How a woman whose muscles disappeared discovered she shared a disease with a muscle-bound Olympic medalist.
The lawsuit that could save the planet
With Donald Trump proposing to undo nearly all of President Obama's climate legacy, hope for a safe climate future may rest in the hands of the courts.
‘Landmark’ victory for first amendment as court strikes down Texas anti-BDS law
Bahia Amawi, a speech pathologist who lost her job due to the law, celebrated the ruling as "a huge win not just for me, but for everybody here in Texas."
3 things you can do to help avoid climate disaster
Hint: Putting solar panels on your house and walking to work are not on the list.
VIDEO: Outrage Grows After Mysterious Death of #BlackLivesMatter Activist Sandra Bland in Texas Jail
Two days after an African-American woman was stopped by police, Sandy Bland was found dead in a jail cell. Now people are demanding answers about the #BlackLivesMatter activist's death.
We can’t fight climate change if we keep lying to ourselves
The inability to see what is in front of our eyes replicates the blindness of all past civilizations that celebrated their eternal glory at moments of precipitous decline.
Political fundraiser admits to bribing LA City Councilmember
The Councilmember reportedly agreed to help the developer’s real estate project in exchange for a $500,000 bribe.
Big Oil and Gas Want Them Out, But One Small Clan is Standing Up...
A First Nations clan is bringing pipeline projects to a grinding halt—simply by occupying their traditional lands.
A Middle-Class Tax Revolt? You Bet!!!
Welfare in the U.S. flows vertically in two directions from a single source—the middle-class. The redistribution of wealth that flows up to the rich is far greater and more concentrated than the wealth that flows down to the poor. This is a major problem.
Racist voter suppression revealed in a small-town voter fraud trial
As the nation faces demographic shifts, the push to suppress voting intensifies.







