“Since the end of human action, as distinct from the end products of fabrication, can never be reliably predicted, the means used to achieve political goals are more … Continue reading The means used to achieve political goals – Hannah Arendt

Yes, everything you know about economics is wrong. Dead wrong. Everything. The conclusions of economists are based on a fiction that distorts everything else. As a result economics is as real as … Continue reading Myth of Perpetual Growth is killing America

Analysts and lawmakers warn FBI that ramifications over its demand that Apple unlock San Bernardino killer’s iPhone ‘could snowball around the world’ Currently Apple does NOT have the ability to grant access … Continue reading Apple encryption case risks influencing Russia and China, privacy experts say

If it sounds terrifying, that’s because it is. Paul Aker, 48, tells the New York Daily News and a local Fox broadcast affiliate that a coterie of heavily armed US Marshals showed … Continue reading The Feds Are Now Arresting People for Not Paying Their Student Loans

“Ridiculously optimistic” machine learning algorithm is “completely bullshit,” says expert. Thousands of innocent people in Pakistan may have been mislabelled as terrorists by that “scientifically unsound” algorithm, possibly resulting in their untimely … Continue reading The NSA’s SKYNET program may be killing thousands of innocent people | Ars Technica UK

The Supreme Court this week halted President Obama’splan for restricting emissions from coal-fired power plants, one of the president’s signature initiatives. The court’s decision functions like a stop-work order. States had been creating draft plans … Continue reading Did the Supreme Court Just Kill the Paris Climate Deal? Maybe. We Explain.

On Wednesday, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton urged state legislators to consider increasing the penalty for resisting arrest from a misdemeanor to a felony. The change, he argued, would help New Yorkers “get … Continue reading NYPD Has a Plan to Magically Turn Anyone It Wants Into a Felon 

A CIA Agent teaches you how to escape should you ever find your hands duct taped. Source: CIA Agent Teaches How To Escape Duct Tape Handcuffs Continue reading CIA Agent Teaches How To Escape Duct Tape Handcuffs

India has banned Facebook’s Free Basics and other services that enable carriers to charge differential pricing for different kinds of data. More significantly, this means Facebook’s “free Internet” initiative is also banned. … Continue reading India says yes to net neutrality, no to Facebook’s Free Basics

Neoliberal and Neoliberalism are words we don’t hear that often in the U.S. mainstream media, they are heard more often in academia and more progressive journalistic outfits. What neoliberalism refers to is … Continue reading Naomi Klein on Global Neoliberalism

Exactly what is this caucus stuff?  And where does the word “caucus” come from anyway? Well, for its origin, from the Online Etymology Dictionary: caucus (n.) “private meeting of party leaders,” 1763, American English … Continue reading How a caucus works, as explained with gummy bears

With public sentiment overwhelmingly for the legalization of marijuana, it’s time to take a look at the myths surrounding the legalization of marijuana that just don’t seem to go away. Source: 6 … Continue reading 6 dangerous myths about legalizing marijuana that just won’t die