Where the Koch brothers see government tyranny, most Americans see common-sense solutions to basic problems, it turns out. Funny how these Koch brother studies lately have been finding out that the people … Continue reading The Koch Brothers Commissioned a Survey of Americans and Found Most Like a $15 Minimum Wage, Free College, and Universal Health Care

America and Europe’s dairy industries cry over spilt milk Plant based milks are doing so well, the dairy industry has responded by lobbying the EU to prevent plant based milks from using … Continue reading Plant-based milk alternatives disrupt dairy – Got oats?

Are bachelorette parties the new avocado toast? Excuse me? With student debt through the roof, and house prices also through the roof, it’s got nothing to do with bachelor parties. Wake up … Continue reading Why can’t millennials afford houses? Blame bachelor parties, says study

On June 1, the EPA authorized a “SNUR” (Significant New Use Rule) which allows new products containing asbestos to be created on a case-by-case basis. Currently it kills 40,000 people a year. … Continue reading EPA is now allowing asbestos back into manufacturing

The constitution was not designed for the two-party politics it unwittingly encouraged The source of this discrepancy is that Democrats will win their seats with big majorities in fewer districts, whereas Republicans … Continue reading America’s electoral system gives the Republicans advantages over Democrats – The minority majority

Facebook has asked large U.S. banks to share detailed financial information about customers, including card transactions and checking-account balances, as it seeks to boost user engagement. I’m sure we’re all cool with this. Source: Facebook to Banks: Give Us Your Data, We’ll Give You Our Users – WSJ Continue reading Facebook to Banks: Give Us Your Data, We’ll Give You Our Users

Despite a deadly summer and science linking extreme weather events to global warming, the politics around climate change are in disarray and the planet is in worse shape than ever. We need … Continue reading Climate change: Our plans are in pieces as killer heat shreds records

After The Intercept revealed Google’s censored search engine for China, employees are “upset and scared” as executives restrict information, sources said. So Google cut off access to its employees of all the … Continue reading Google Struggles to Contain Employee Uproar Over China Censorship Plans

Tune in tomorrow for my conversation with @FareedZakaria on the federal #JobGuarantee, #MMT and more. https://t.co/Fq4ozDwZLw — Stephanie Kelton (@StephanieKelton) August 4, 2018 Bernie Sanders’ economic adviser Stephanie Kelton tells Fareed why … Continue reading Should U.S. government guarantee jobs to all? – CNN

A lobby group approached a raft of candidates for a Democratic congressional primary in Hawaii — then prepared internal dossiers on their positions. The power of money in politics. Source: Health Care … Continue reading Health Care Lobbyists Secretly Secure Democrats’ Opposition to “Medicare for All,” Internal Documents Show

Richard “Gary” Black, a 73-year-old Vietnam veteran, was mistakenly killed by police after protecting his family from an invader. It’s getting to the point where you should probably never call the cops … Continue reading A resident kills an intruder. Then, cops show up and shoot him dead by mistake

More than half the countries in the latest update of a democratic-health index saw their scores decline Democracy fades away when you don’t stay on top of it. Source: Democracy continues its … Continue reading Democracy continues its disturbing retreat – Economist