Happy November! With only a week left until this clusterf*ck of an election cycle is finally over, we are ramping up to keep democracy in your hands.  Get your smartphone and selfie stick ready … Continue reading In the homestretch…

The choice in the US election is depressing, but there is a chance that a progressive left could yet emerge. Interesting article about this election. It makes an argument that even though … Continue reading Clinton vs Trump: why it matters that progressives do not have a horse in the presidential race

After lengthy investigations, officials also believe that a hacking of Democratic emails was aimed at disrupting the election rather than electing Mr. Trump. OK, as was obvious from the start, there is … Continue reading Investigating Donald Trump, F.B.I. Sees No Clear Link to Russia – NYTimes.com

The Trans-Pacific Partnership would make it harder to inspect seafood imports, putting potentially unsafe seafood in our food system. One more reason why these “free trade” deals are bad. Source: Toxic Buffet: … Continue reading Toxic Buffet: How the TPP Trades Away Seafood Safety | Food & Water Watch

Higher yields with less pesticides was the sales pitch for genetically modified seeds. But that has not proved to be the outcome in the United States. No advantage in yields but much … Continue reading Doubts About the Promised Bounty of Genetically Modified Crops

International corporations that want to intimidate countries have access to a private legal system designed just for them. And to unlock its power, sometimes all it takes is a threat. Why would … Continue reading The Secret Threat That Makes Corporations More Powerful Than Countries

A marijuana wave, a bisexual governor, the first state carbon tax, and other small revolutions Nov. 8 could bring. 1. Medical marijuana will probably be legal in a majority of states—and the … Continue reading 33 Things This Election Will Decide That Have Nothing to Do With Trump or Clinton

What happened at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge earlier this year was no whodunit. Yet the government’s case was more challenging than it seemed. Defense attorneys in the case say that prosecutors … Continue reading How the government lost its case against the Oregon occupiers

Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States. That’s according to an artificial intelligence system that accurately predicted the last two presidential elections and the Republican primary, reports CNBC. … Continue reading AI Predicts Trump Will Win the Election | The Daily Dot

A group of armed protesters who led a takeover of a remote wildlife refuge in the western US state of Oregon were acquitted by a jury of felony charges on Thursday. How … Continue reading Armed occupiers of Oregon wildlife refuge acquitted

Facebook’s system allows advertisers to exclude black, Hispanic, and other “ethnic affinities” from seeing ads. This is troubling because it’s massively illegal! The ad we purchased was targeted to Facebook members who … Continue reading Facebook Lets Advertisers Exclude Users by Race

The deputy director also explains what would make for a bad day on the job. In the interview the deputy director tries to imply that Snowden’s motives were bad (but top secret, … Continue reading The NSA deputy chief on Edward Snowden’s true motivations