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Five Ways American Policies Make Us Lonely, Anxious, and Antisocial
With mountains of knowledge, why aren't we better at setting up our society in a way that helps us to prosper? Unfortunately, ours is increasingly designed by politicians indebted …
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Ten Ways to Survive Any Disaster
When it comes to potential disasters in life, many of us would rather not think about it. However, you never know if youu2019ll end up in one of these …
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Why Does Massachusetts’ Governor Support Authority of the Supreme Court to Further Legalize Political Corruption in the McCutcheon Decision?
This open letter asks the honorable Governor to explain why he or anyone else should “respect the authority of the Supreme Court to make those decisions,” like McCutcheon or …
Internet For The Wealthy On The Way Unless We Stop It
The Obama administration's new FCC chairman is proposing rules that will create an Internet for the wealthy
New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program’s Medical Advisory Board Recommends Adding Alzheimer’s Disease to the List of Eligible Conditions
The New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program's Medical Advisory Board voted unanimously to add neurodegenerative dementia including Alzheimer's disease to the list of medical conditions eligible for the Medical Cannabis …
Are We Ready to Admit that There’s a Scientific Consensus?
Inexplicably, some still argue that there's no scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate disruption . Perhaps it's necessary to first define consensus.
Ally Nation Sues United States for Nuclear Treaty Violations
The Republic of the Marshall Islands filed an unprecedented lawsuit in the US Federal District Court in San Francisco to hold the United States government accountable for its flagrant …
Corporations Divest Nearly $60 Million From Private Prison Complex
The announcement comes after civil rights activists pressured more than 150 companies for months.
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Despite Community Pleas, Three Chicago Schools Slated for Privatization
The Chicago Board of Education has consistently voted to close schools or turn them over to private management - laying off most of the staff in the process - …
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Revealed: ALEC’s 2014 Attacks on the Environment
An internal tracking document reveals the scope of ALEC's anti-environmental efforts in 2014.