VIA The Anti Media by Carey Wedler In 2015, the iron fist of power clamped down on humanity, from warfare to terrorism (I repeat myself) to surveillance, police brutality, and corporate hegemony. The environment was repeatedly decimated, the health of citizens was constantly put at risk, and the justice system and media alike were perverted […]
Trump and others are proving it: we can’t handle the truth VIA Rolling Stone by Matt Taibbi Donald Trump said this to supporters at an Alabama rally: “Hey, I watched when the World Trade Center came tumbling down. And I watched in Jersey City, New Jersey, where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as […]
VIA US UNCUT by Lacey McLaughlin Congress actually did something productive today: diverting billions of dollars in Wall Street subsidies to help repair America’s infrastructure. On Thursday the House approved a five-year, $305 billion bill that will lower dividends from the Federal Reserve to finance highway and transit improvements. As much as $9 billion in Wall Street […]
VIA Politico by Nahal Toosi Recent polling suggests Americans both support and oppose the agreement, depending on how the question is asked. Congratulations to supporters and opponents of the Iran nuclear deal! According to the polls, the American people are on your side. Except for when they’re not. As forces pro and con lobby Congress on […]
VIA NPR by Luke Runyon, Stephanie Paige Ogburn It’s May in Rocky Mountain National Park, but on a mountainside 10,829 feet above sea level, snow is falling. It’s pelting Jim Cheatham, a biologist with the National Park Service. Shrugging off the cold, Cheatham seizes a teachable moment. This snow, he says, holds more than just water. “Chances […]
VIA New York Times by Nicholas Kristof Conservatives have sometimes been too quick to excuse police violence. And liberals have sometimes been too quick to excuse rioter violence. It’s outrageous when officers use excessive force against young, unarmed African-American men, who are 21 times as likely to be shot dead by the police as young white […]
VIA Higher Perspectives On any given night in the central Oregon city of Eugene, there are about 3,000 people who don’t have a home to return to. Opportunity Village Eugene, a nonprofit organization based in that city, has a big plan to end it. Tiny houses. The mission of Opportunity Village Eugene is simple but impactful: they […]
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VIA ATTN by Alex Mierjeski Nearly half of all full-service restaurant workers are enrolled in public support programs out of necessity, and American taxpayers are forced to pick up the slack––an estimated $9.4 billion each year, according to a new report. In their report, The Public Cost of Low Wages in the Full-Service Restaurant Industry, researchers […]
VIA The Anti-Media by Jake Anderson (ANTIMEDIA) As most people in the country know by now, California is currently suffering from a severe, record-breaking drought. In fact, it’s the worst drought in 1,200 years. While Governor Jerry Brown recently issued a mandate for people to start conserving water, large corporations use up and waste vastly more […]
