President Donald Trump tweeted some things over the weekend about the wildfires that have so far killed at least 31 people in California. He is claiming that the fires are a result … Continue reading CNN Meteorologist Explains Why President Trump Is So Wrong About California’s Wildfires

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Senate electoral process means although Democrats received more overall votes for the Senate than Republicans, that does not translate to more seats In the United States, each state gets 2 senators per … Continue reading Democrats got millions more votes – so how did Republicans win the Senate?

Brazil’s elections are plagued by virtually none of the problems that mar the credibility of U.S. elections year after year. Why? Even Brazil with all the bad political stuff going on, with … Continue reading Comparing U.S. and Brazilian Elections Shows How Rampant Voter Suppression Is

According to newly published research, mining cryptocurrency takes nearly twice as much energy than mining gold, platinum, and copper, on average. And all of this waste is simply because the creators of bitcoin did not understand how money works, thinking it should be based on some commodity, like gold! You mine bitcoin … Continue reading It takes three times more energy to mine Bitcoin than gold

In the lead-up to his Australian visit, the renowned economist warns of the triple threat of rising inequality, the undermining of democracy and climate change The growing gap between the rich and … Continue reading Joseph Stiglitz: ‘America should be a warning to other countries’ | Inequality

A Pentagon risk assessment that the caravan did not pose a threat to the U.S., according to a source. This person also said that the caravan would take about a month and … Continue reading Trump border deployments could cost $220 million, Pentagon sees no caravan threat

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On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve proposed a major rollback of bank liquidity requirements imposed on Wall Street after the 2008 financial crisis. The bankers are getting everything they want, like they always … Continue reading Wall Street Moves to Gut Post-Crisis Rules

Unemployment is low and the economy is growing at a healthy pace, but about three-quarters of Americans have financial problems, according to a survey released Thursday by USC and the nonprofit Center … Continue reading Most Americans aren’t financially healthy despite booming economy, survey finds

The prosecution of individual voters for fraud is a trend that seems intended to intimidate. “prosecutors have increasingly brought criminal charges against black voters & community activists for small technical infractions.” There … Continue reading How to Punish Voters

The huge loss is a tragedy in itself but also threatens the survival of civilisation, say the world’s leading scientists If we weren’t too busy fighting stupid wars, even economic wars, we could be addressing this. Source: Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major report finds | Environment | … Continue reading Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major report finds