Discount retailer Costco raising their minimum wage to at least $13-13.50 an hour shows that even in the discounted-sales-world, wages can be higher. All this talk of doom and gloom, lost jobs, … Continue reading Costco Raises Minimum Wage to at Least $13 – to – $13.50 an hour

Source: This Is The Most Honest Corporate Ad You Will Ever See – Higher Perspective Continue reading Honest Corporate Ad

Dutch drinking water is despite the absence of the use of chlorine the best. According to Science. Look also here. And here is Wikipedia. The secret? Good maintenance (according De Volkskrant of today, no link). And state … Continue reading Can water be non-privatized? The Dutch case.

Airplane seat size has become a hot topic not just in the air, but in Washington, too. This is just another example of the obsession with quarterly profit growth and how the … Continue reading Fighting the Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat

A beginner’s guide to trolling your way to the White House. Source: How Trump Hacked This Election in 4 (Far Too Easy) Steps | WIRED Continue reading How Trump Hacked This Election in 4 (Far Too Easy) Steps

Continue reading iPhone Backdoor

It’s the opposite of ‘Rise of the Machines.’ We’re saving money and safeguarding our future by employing more people. Ah yeah, we like that! Source: Mercedes is replacing robots with people on the … Continue reading Mercedes is replacing robots with people on the assembly line

President Obama signed a bill that bans goods produced by slaves Awesome! So that means all goods from China, correct? Source: Obama officially bans U.S. imports of slave-produced goods Continue reading Obama officially bans U.S. imports of slave-produced goods

Texas colleges are beginning to grapple with the ramifications of concealed carry laws on campus. This is VERY scary stuff for the professors and other students. What is the point of this … Continue reading Texas university faculty are freaked out that students will be able to carry guns

Comcast, which owns MSNBC, has lobbied for the TPP. Last year, host Ed Schultz, an outspoken opponent of the agreement, was fired. Source: MSNBC Cuts Away From Bernie Sanders as He Condemns … Continue reading MSNBC Cuts Away From Bernie Sanders as He Condemns TPP

And the fact that it’s collapsing in Wall Street’s estimation only reveals the utter perversion of the digital economy. It’s all about the obsession with rising quarterly profits and perpetual growth that … Continue reading Twitter’s Stock-Market “Failure” Is Evidence of a Broken System, Not Twitter’s Shortcomings

Coverage of the Syrian war is one of the most shameful episodes in history of the American press. Wow, another journalist who is willing to do his own investigation and not just … Continue reading The media are misleading the public on Syria – The Boston Globe