Researchers say there’s been a huge leap in childhood obesity rates in rural China. They’re warning the government to take action now or face an even bigger crisis once the overweight kids grow up. Yeah, having spent a year in China, I can say I saw this quite a bit. American fast … Continue reading Children in China grow fat on western habits 

Snapchat filed court paperwork last week as part of a legal case seeking to defend voters’ right to take and share “ballot selfies” on election day. It seems like it would INCREASE … Continue reading Snapchat is fighting for your right to take a selfie while you vote

You probably think the US government needs a warrant if they want to dig through your old emails, texts, and instant messages, right? Well, you’re wrong! That may change soon with the … Continue reading Why You Should Care About the Coming Email Privacy Law 

I’m curious what folks think about this. The idea that travel is becoming cheaper, that kids can go to school, that we have newspapers, etc. seems without depth. Yeah, sure, we have … Continue reading Senator Sanders and the Fixed Pie Fallacy

Student debt is big business for the banks, and it’s fucking us all over. This article is so depressing. It’s high time people wake up to what is happening to us all … Continue reading How the Banks Stole Higher Education | VICE

And it’s not just New York. This country’s voter turnout is atrocious, and I think this year we’re starting to see why people feel so apathetic about it. We see Arizona’s mess; … Continue reading After New York’s Disastrous Primary, It’s Time to Demand Better Voting Laws

According to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal national poll, 68 percent of registered voters say they couldn’t see themselves supporting Trump, while 58 percent say the same about Clinton. Sixty-one percent … Continue reading Majority of Americans can’t fathom supporting Trump or Clinton (or Cruz)

As The Daily Beast reports, the pro-Clinton Super PAC Correct the Record “is pledging to spend $1 million to “push back against” users on Twitter, Facebook, Reddit and Instagram.” The project claims … Continue reading Hillary Clinton super PAC to ‘correct’ Reddit, Facebook, Twitter

Corruption is just the pretext for a wealthy elite who failed to defeat Brazil’s president at the ballot box Brazil’s president is the only one NOT charged with a crime yet the … Continue reading The real reason Dilma Rousseff’s enemies want her impeached

The late pop star Prince was known in life as an artist fiercely protective of his intellectual property, but how much others may profit from his legacy, including a large body of … Continue reading Will Prince’s control of his music extend from the grave? 

Time for an honest lesson about democracy and representative government. Somebody sent me this this morning. Pretty funny. Sadly true. But we’re going to change all that, so don’t worry! Source: Ya … Continue reading Ya Gotta Vote! – YouTube

After weeks of a very public back and forth with Apple over opening the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, the FBI opted for plan B and asked an Israeli security firm to crack … Continue reading The FBI Paid at Least $1 Million to Get Inside the San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone