Tech billionaires are actually dumber than you think
It turns out that many of today’s billionaires are selfish, lonely men fantasizing about how they will survive the end times they have played a part in creating.
Meet the teacher of the year the White House doesn’t want you to hear
In this era of border walls and refugee bans, and a rolling rebellion of teachers from coast to coast, all of us are fortunate to have a champion like Mandy Manning.
Protests Erupt Outside of Greek Parliament as It Approves Harsh Austerity Measures in Bailout...
As new austerity measures were approved in exchange for a third European bailout, Greek activists gathered outside the Greek Parliament on Wednesday protesting austerity. The grassroots movement erupts.
‘Death sentence for women and families’: US court blocks domestic violence gun ban
The court ruled that the law prohibiting people with domestic violence restraining orders from owning guns "fails to pass constitutional muster," and that the ban is an outlier "that our ancestors never would have accepted."
VICTORY: Ohio Supreme Court overturns the ban on cities that prevented them from voting...
This is a great step in the right direction, but it isn't perfect.
Caltech receives $750 million from bottled water industry billionaires
Billionaires Stewart and Lynda Resnick, who own The Wonderful Company which produces Pom Wonderful and Fiji Water, just announced they will be...
Health Dangers of Fracking Revealed in Johns Hopkins Study
While the industry will no doubt continue to refute the expanding science about the dangers of fracking, we can't afford to ignore it.
Could we actually end the CEO defense contractor gravy train?
FDR put the kibosh on military contractor windfalls during World War II. We could do the same.
Chicago Officials Release Footage Showing Police Misconduct That Led To Unarmed Black Teen’s Death
A police review chief called the footage "shocking and disturbing.”
Aetna Shows Why We Need a Single Payer
Two choice are emerging: one is a public single-payer system. The other is a hugely-expensive for-profit oligopoly with the market power to charge high prices even to healthy people – and to charge sick people an arm and a leg.