A magnitude 6.6 temblor struck central and southern Italy on Sunday. Another devastating earthquake in Italy. Completely wipes out a city that has been there for hundreds of years. I wonder if … Continue reading Drone footage shows devastating aftermath of Italy earthquake

Welcome to the age of austerity Great article explaining how austerity is not about making countries healthier, it’s about enriching banks. That public, government debt is actually an asset, but we’ve all … Continue reading How the politics of debt explains everything

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

Turkey has formally arrested more than 37,000 people and has already sacked or suspended 100,000 civil servants, judges, prosecutors, police and others in an unprecedented crackdown the government says is necessary to … Continue reading Turkey sacks 10,000 more civil servants, shuts more media in post-coup crackdown 

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

It is one thing for a leader such as Vladimir Putin to send all of Washington and the media clerks serving it into a dither—as the Russian president has on numerous occasions. … Continue reading The Filipino President Just Set Off a Diplomatic Earthquake 

A “smart” drinking glass embedded with a microchip gathers data on drinker preferences for beverage companies, while the customer is offered perks and promotions in exchange. Roselle Chen reports. Is this cool? … Continue reading Smart glass taps into beer drinker’s data 

We didn’t forget about you – and for those who have been refreshing our blog page every minute since our last one, we’re glad you finally have something to read. We miss … Continue reading Launching in T-?? Days

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