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The Post-Paris War on Encryption Is an Opportunistic Attack on Our Civil Liberties
The vilification of encryption - a means of protecting one's digital privacy - is threatening our civil liberties.
Dahr Jamail | Will Paris Climate Talks Be Too Little, Too Late?
Temperatures, sea level rise and extreme weather events continue to set records as the planet burns.
Hang Onto Your Wallets: Negative Interest, the War on Cash and the $10 Trillion Bail-In
In uncertain times, “cash is king,” but central bankers are systematically moving to eliminate that option.
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As Many Americans Have Criminal Records as College Diplomas
So many Americans have a criminal record that counting them all is nearly impossible.
EU Gives Monsanto Mixed Message on Roundup’s Cancer-Causing Potential
Research shows that Roundup, can damage DNA, disrupt development and cause morbidity.
Silk Roads, Night Trains and the Third Industrial Revolution in China
China is turbo charging toward a third industrial revolution. What does Washington think of this?
“The Feminist Utopia Project”: Figuring Out the Futures We Want to Build
Contributors to a new anthology discuss the value of imagining a feminist utopia.
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Big Insurance’s Health-Care Scam for the Holidays
UnitedHealthcare may be claiming that it is losing money and threatening to leave the exchanges in the hope of getting more favorable regulation.
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Cutting Through the Helplessness of the Refugee Crisis
All those seeking refuge are now suspect and subject to fear, hatred and another layer of vulnerability, but there is still hope.
Why Are Democrats Running as Republicans?
It's time for the Democratic Party to stop promoting Democrats who act like Republicans.