As US empire fails, Trump enters a quagmire
When we understand the true motives of U.S. Empire, that conclusion is even worse.
Science Advisory Board: EPA Lacked Clarity in Report on Fracking and Drinking Water Contamination
The EPA not only ignored high-profile contamination cases in its study, but prematurely abandoned investigations.
Ethiopia: Amhara genocide and the threat of civil war
If peace, social harmony and democracy are to be established, long-term constitutional reform is needed, ethnic federalism abandoned and fair and open parliamentary elections held.
Philly SWAT cop charged with assault for pepper-spraying kneeling protesters on video
“The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office will not make excuses for crimes committed by law enforcement that demean the democratic freedoms so many Americans have fought and died to preserve.”
Portland to Be Home to World’s First Vegan Supermarket Chain
Veganz is the world's first all-vegan supermarket chain. By the end of 2016 they will have 14 stores open around the world.
Chimps could soon win legal personhood
Rights for many intelligent animals could hinge on a one-word edit in a law dictionary.
Trump administration stops fight against transgender troops
On January 1, 2018, openly transgender people will be allowed to enlist in the U.S. military.
Surviving today’s toxic brew of doomsday moralism, criminality and derangement
You don’t have to be an English major to appreciate that style reveals as much as content when assessing persona, character and...
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.
Trumped
Trump will assume the most powerful position in the world, the presidency of the United States. But there is still a force more powerful: movements.