World’s Hottest Hole: Iceland to Harness Molten Magma for Electricity, Could Power 50,000 Homes
Iceland, known for its numerous bubbling hot springs and geysers, already heats up to 90 percent of its homes and supplies about a third of its electricity with geothermal.
Virginia school system gives students time for protests
“I think we’re setting the stage for the rest of the nation with this.”
The U.S. rejected refugee Anne Frank – let’s not make the same mistake again
“What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it happening again.”
A last chance for resistance
There is a hierarchy to oppression. It begins with the most vulnerable.
No, Paul, it wasn’t because of “growing pains”
America and the rest of the world must hold our collective breath, hoping that the next elections – the midterms of 2018 and then the presidential election of 2020 – set things right.
Debt Collectors or Pick Pockets?
Predatory collection agencies are filing bogus lawsuits against hard-hit consumers. This is no minor scam — a third of all adults in the United States are under pursuit by debt collectors.
Trump sued for censorship of climate change data
“The Trump administration's refusal to release public information about its climate censorship continues a dangerous and illegal pattern of anti-science denial.”
Capitol Hill staff prevent journalists from reporting on health care protesters
In at least one case, a journalist says he was forced to delete a video he had recorded.
Two Muslim Women Attacked after Leaving a Mosque in Tampa
Muslims have faced an enormous increase in attacks since the San Bernardino terrorist shootings.
CIA whistleblower reflects on the persecution of Julian Assange
Assange’s extradition will be a pinnacle moment for accountability.