Crying Wolf: Religious Right Falsely Claims Anti-Christian Discrimination By...
From Americans United for separation of Church and State: https://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/crying-wolf-religious-right-falsely-claims-anti-christian-discrimination-by by Simon Brown May 3,...
View ArticleThe Kent State Massacre was 43 Years Ago Today
It was forty three years ago today when the National Guard at Kent State, Ohio opened fire on unarmed non-violent anti-war protesters murdering four of them and wounding numerous others.
View ArticleUS rejects EU claim of insecticide as prime reason for bee colony collapse
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/may/02/us-bee-report-pesticide-eu Government study points to a combination of factors for decline in population, breaking away from...
View ArticleHuge Triumph for NY Towns Fighting Fracking’s Risks
From Natural Resources Defense Council: http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/ksinding/huge_triumph_for_ny_towns_figh.html Kate Sinding May 3, 2013 Yesterday, in a tremendous victory for local governments...
View ArticleWhat would ‘wartime mobilization’ to fight climate change look like?
From Grist: http://grist.org/climate-energy/what-would-wartime-mobilization-to-fight-climate-change-look-like/ By David Roberts 2 May 2013 The United States and 140 other countries have signed or...
View ArticleRise of the conservative revolutionaries
From Salon: http://www.salon.com/2013/05/01/rise_of_the_conservative_revolutionaries/ Almost half of Republicans think an armed revolution may be needed soon. What does it mean for guns and democracy?...
View ArticleThe Rich Have Gained $5.6 Trillion in the ‘Recovery,’ While the Rest of Us...
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/economy/rich-have-gained-56-trillion-recovery-while-rest-us-have-lost-669-billion It’s no accident. By Les Leopold May 3, 2013 Oh, are we getting ripped off. And...
View ArticleU.S. May Charge JPMorgan For Power Market Manipulation: Analysts
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/03/jpmorgan-power-manipulation_n_3211827.html By Scott DiSavino Posted: 05/03/2013 (Reuters) – The regulator of U.S. power markets appears...
View ArticleToo-Big-to-Fail Takes Another Body Blow
From Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/too-big-to-fail-takes-another-body-blow-20130501 By Matt Taibbi May 1, 2013 Minds are changing on Too Big to Fail. A month ago,...
View ArticleBritain has 65,000 victims of female mutilation — and another 30,000 are at risk
From The London Evening Standard: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/britain-has-65000-victims-of-female-mutilation–and-another-30000-are-at-risk-8522402.html 06 March 2013 More girls are at risk of...
View ArticleTopless Jihad: Why Femen Is Right
From The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/05/topless-jihad-why-femen-is-right/275471/ The radical feminist group has ignited human-rights debates we need to have....
View ArticleSantorum: NRA Are ‘Warriors’ Defending Second Amendment That Comes ‘From God’
From The New Civil Rights Movement: http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/santorum-nra-are-warriors-defending-second-amendment-that-comes-from-god/politics/2013/05/03/66339 by David Badash on May 3,...
View ArticleAre all telephone calls recorded and accessible to the US government?
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/04/telephone-calls-recorded-fbi-boston A former FBI counterterrorism agent claims on CNN that this is the case Glenn Greenwald...
View Article5 Ways That Raw, Unregulated Capitalism Is Acting Like a Cancer on American...
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/economy/5-ways-raw-unregulated-capitalism-acting-cancer-american-society The predators on our society will scream about threats to “freedom” as soon as we start...
View ArticleCanada’s shift to a nation of temporary workers
From The Globe and Mail Canada: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/canadas-shift-to-a-temp-worker-nation/article11721139/ TAVIA GRANT May. 05 2013 It’s not just a perception:...
View ArticleBrutal job search reality for older Americans out of work for six months or more
From Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/04/brutal-job-search-reality-for-older-americans-out-of-work-for-six-months-or-more/ By PBS Newshour Saturday, May 4, 2013 Despite the good news in...
View ArticleWorking Alone, Together
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/fashion/solo-workers-bond-at-shared-workspaces.html?ref=fashion By ALEX WILLIAMS Published: May 3, 2013 Whitney Tingle, a New York...
View ArticleJilly Ballistic and the New Aesthetic of Dissent
From Truth Out: http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15986-jilly-ballistic-and-the-new-aesthetic-of-dissent By Rebecca Carter Sunday, 05 May 2013 Irreverence is a powerful tool, a tool that can combat...
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