From Alaska to Australia, an unprecedented heating of planet Earth is underway with rising temperatures across huge swaths of land mass and oceans It’s time we do something about this. And the … Continue reading February was the warmest month in recorded history, climate experts say

If Hitler had suddenly developed a conscience! Chaplin’s speech at the end of his 1940 film “The Great Dictator.” Still relevant, especially today. I’m sorry but I don’t want to be an … Continue reading Charlie Chaplin’s Amazing Speech

Western media are depicting street protests as a noble populist uprising. The facts are much more complicated. “Speed it up, there, Maria [the generic ‘maid name’], we have to get out to … Continue reading Brazil Is Engulfed by Ruling Class Corruption — and a Dangerous Subversion of Democracy

The Government is under pressure to allow MPs to disclose sensitive information on one of the most secretive trade deals ever negotiated. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a proposed … Continue reading TTIP: secrecy around talks is ‘profoundly undemocratic’, MPs say

An ad agency in London owned by Vice Media is now doing work for the tobacco giant Philip Morris International, the world’s most popular cigarette manufacturer. This does seem to fit with … Continue reading Vice Media Is Making Tobacco Ads

  The bill would have created a national voluntary labeling standard — and prevented Vermont’s mandatory labeling law from going into effect July 1. A compromise might yet be reached. Why can’t … Continue reading Bill Blocking GMO Labels Stalls In Senate, But Battle Is Far From Over

The Dutch parliament has voted to ban arms exports to Saudi Arabia in protest against the kingdom’s humanitarian and rights violations. It sees the Netherlands become the first EU country to put in … Continue reading Netherlands votes to ban weapons exports to Saudi Arabia

Lawmakers caved to lobbyists, disappointed rep says. The power of corporate lobbyists. Source: Tennessee kills muni-broadband expansion bill after AT&T opposition | Ars Technica Additional reading: AT&T, Comcast Kill Local Gigabit Expansion Plans … Continue reading Tennessee kills free city-wide gigabit Internet after AT&T opposition

The felony charge relate to a woman who first met Dunnings at his office in 2010 when she was seeking help with her child custody battle. After meeting twice for lunch, Dunnings … Continue reading Michigan anti-prostitution prosecutor charged with repeatedly paying for sex

North Carolina’s new voter ID law goes into effect for the first time during the March 15 primary, and 218,000 registered voters do not have an acceptable form of government-issued ID now … Continue reading North Carolina’s Voter ID Law Could Block 218,000 Registered Voters From the Polls

  Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, Snapchat and other companies are said to be in the process of making their apps more secure as a direct result of the FBI’s public battle with Apple. For … Continue reading FBI fight over iPhone becoming FBI’s worst nightmare

Just last month, the world met an 86-year-old Republican woman who would not be able to vote in North Carolina’s election because the state’s new voter ID law doesn’t accommodate the discrepancy … Continue reading NC’s new voter ID law sows chaos for students: ‘I don’t even know if my vote counts’