Friday, May 3, 2024

The Most Powerful Medical Association In The U.S. Gears Up To Fight Congress Over...

With one of the largest political lobbying budgets of any organization in the U.S., the AMA could finally dismantle the 20-year-old ban.

Omar Mateen and Right-Wing Homophobia: Was Florida Massacre a Hate Crime or Domestic Terrorism?

If it was about gay marriage, well, there is a lot of political opposition to that on the Republican Right, and violence against gays has been a feature of the American far right.

A Critique of Human Society since the Neolithic Revolution

“You can do what others want. Or you can live your own life. For most of us, our fear will decide.”

Breaking Dogma to Cure Cancer

How a century of research went astray in trying to cure cancer.

Scott Brown Says Orlando Shooting Did Not Primarily Target Gay People

“I don’t identify the people who were murdered as from a particular class of people.”

Former State Senator and Assemblyman Both Admit Accepting and Concealing Bribes

Initially facing up to 396 years in federal prison for his 24-count indictment, Ron Calderon accepted a plea deal in which prosecutors are only seeking no more than 70 months in prison.

First Mammal Goes Extinct Due to Human-Caused Climate Change

Human activities such as climate change, deforestation and wildlife trafficking could drive more species off the planet.

Can We Do Anything About Murderous Assault Weapons?

Why would any civilized nation allow assault weapons to be sold, as we do, to anyone when no other Western nation does?

We Must Understand Corporate Power to Fight It

All predatory systems of power seek to mask their ultimate aims. As they become more repressive, they become more deceptive. They silence dissidents and bombard the airwaves with lies. Those who effectively resist have to peel back the layers of deceit to understand the intentions of the elites.

Internal Documents Reveal How MSNBC Show Worked To Promote Fracking

On the issue of fracking for shale oil and gas, documents from 2011 obtained under Oklahoma's Open Records Act demonstrate that the network saw itself as a promoter of both the controversial drilling method and natural gas vehicles.