The Southern California Gas Co. facility has not fully operated since a massive leak was discovered in October. Is this a repeat of the highly corrupt Enron rolling blackouts in Los Angeles … Continue reading Natural-gas leak in LA could cause blackouts
A Wisconsin Republican congressman confirmed Democratic critics’ claims Tuesday when he pointed to the state’s new voter ID laws as a reason the Republican candidate will be competitive there in the general … Continue reading GOP congressman: Voter ID law will help Republicans
Trevor Noah asked Debbie Wasserman Schultz if Sanders is being “cock-blocked” by the DNC. She kind of didn’t answer the question about how super delegates are somewhat anti-democratic and with her advice … Continue reading DNC chair: I’m not doing good job ‘blocking’ Sanders
On May 1, Twitter will start offering both male and female employees 20 weeks paid parental leave. As with Etsy, Netflix and Facebook, the company seems to have realized that people who … Continue reading Twitter Will Offer Employees 20 Weeks Paid Family Leave
No-frills chain unveils 25% rise in annual profit as it embarks on cost-cutting strategy to limit impact of higher wages Wow, the title alone says it all.. Company reports profit but being … Continue reading Card Factory reports profit surge but warns on national living wage
Wikimedia claims Swedish court decision means tourists who take selfies at famous landmarks and spread them online could be in violation of law Poorly written article because it ends with the following … Continue reading Wikimedia’s free photo database of artworks violates copyright, court rules
Everyone is now making vague noises about offshore tax havens and how they should be shut down, or regulated, or something. But the plain truth is that no one really wants to … Continue reading Everyone Is Freaking Out About the Panama Papers—But the Biggest Fallout Is Yet to Come
Decriminalize consensual behavior. That way we can focus on real digital harm. What the article is pointing out is that we should not be prosecuting teenagers for sexting other teenagers, as you are creating … Continue reading Teenage Sexting Is Not Child Porn – The New York Times
And how has the Democratic Party behaved particularly differently? How many of you are serving mochas with a master’s degree or struggling with health issues you can’t afford to attend to — … Continue reading The case for Hillary Clinton — and against #BernieOrBust
World leaders arriving in Paris this week for U.N. Climate Summit were greeted with hundreds of spoof billboards mocking what activists see as the undue influence that corporate interests hold over the talks. The … Continue reading Hundreds of fake ads totally skewer corporate sponsors of Paris climate talks
They don’t hate ‘our freedoms.’ They hate that we’ve betrayed our ideals in their own countries — for oil. Source: Why the Arabs don’t want us in Syria – POLITICO Continue reading Why the Arabs don’t want us in Syria
This move is the classic hallmark of how a government propagandizes its citizens: ensuring that they hear only those views of which the government approves. Wow, this is truly crazy, going after … Continue reading UK Media Regulator Again Threatens RT for “Bias”: This Time, Airing “Anti-Western Views”
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