Since the 1990s, millions of teenagers have been arrested for breaking curfew, which a policy analysis shows has a disproportionate impact on minorities. In San Diego, it’s illegal for anyone under the age … Continue reading Life under curfew for American teens: ‘it’s insane, no other country does this’

The stealth change would expand the reach of the FBI’s already highly controversial national security letters. They’ll be able to read our emails and browsing history without a warrant. Scary sh*t, and … Continue reading Secret Text in Senate Bill Would Give FBI Warrantless Access to Email Records

It’s official: genetically modified salmon is coming to a counter near you – and it won’t come with a label alerting consumers they’re eating the world’s first GMO fish. Enviro groups say … Continue reading Franken-salmon approved for sale in Canada and you won’t know you’re eating it!

According to the South China Morning Post, Foxconn, manufacturer of Apple’s iPhone among other electronic equipment, has replaced nearly 60,000 of its factory workers with robots in a bid to cut costs. … Continue reading Apple’s iPhone manufacturer has replaced over half its workers in one factory with robots

Switzerland’s unconditional basic income initiative proposes $30,000-a-year payout for everyone This is an idea to counteract the massive disparity between the wealthy and the poor. Providing a minimum amount of money for people … Continue reading One of the World’s Most Expensive Countries Is Debating Giving Away Money

A U.S. appeals court today threw out a $1.27 billion penalty levied against Bank of America in connection with shoddy mortgages sold by the former subprime giant Countrywide.The loans in question were … Continue reading Appeals court throws out Bank of America $1.27 billion penalty 

CONCLUSION: This article points out that the Government IS going to lie to us. PERIOD. They’ve admitted it as this article points out. It is important for journalists to remember. The government … Continue reading Pentagon Official Once Told Morley Safer That Reporters Who Believe the Government Are “Stupid”

There is no such thing as objective journalism, and in the case of Facebook, no requirement to be objective. This article merely said that FaceBook shouldn’t “give in to the bullies.” But … Continue reading Is Facebook’s newsfeed really biased against conservatives – and, if not, should it be?

Clinton added that it “shines a very bright light” on threats the world faces from organized terrorist groups Don’t be surprised if the presidential candidates jump all over this plane crash to … Continue reading Clinton: Appears ‘act of terrorism’ behind EgyptAir plane disappearance

“I saw this in Baghdad. We’ve seen it again in Afghanistan,” recalled Cotton, who served in the Army during both wars. “Security has to come first, whether you’re in a war zone … Continue reading Sen. Tom Cotton: U.S. has ‘under-incarceration problem’

Frankenbook. So Facebook is becoming its own entity. Will Facebook be the first step into Kurzweil’s singularity? Source: The Real Bias Built In at Facebook – The New York Times Continue reading The Real Bias Built In at Facebook 

Teaching document is a mix of standard material and creationist claims. Zack Kopplin, an activist who has tracked attempts to sneak religious teachings into science classrooms, found a bit of sneaking going … Continue reading Ohio school district has “teach the controversy” evolution lesson plan