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• 2012/03/09/German Village Becomes Model for Renewable Energy  + ("The tiny village of [[DE/Feldheim|Feldheim]] … "The tiny village of [[DE/Feldheim|Feldheim]], some 60 kilometers southwest of Berlin, was catapulted by chance to the forefront of the [[sustainable power|renewable energy]] movement. Now visitors from around the world are flocking to this otherwise unremarkable rural community to see if they can replicate its success."to see if they can replicate its success.")
• 2016/08/31/Conway, Bannon Members of Secretive Group  + ("The two political operatives chosen earlier this month to lead [[Donald Trump]]'s presidential campaign after two former managers departed have been members of the secretive [[Council for National Policy]] (CNP), Hatewatch has learned")
• 2014/07/06/Billionaire Koch brothers are big oil players in Alberta  + ("The ultra-right U.S. [[Koch brothers]], little-known to [[Canada|Canadians]], are major players in [[CA/Alberta|Alberta]]'s oil patch, where they control at least 1.1 million acres.")
• 2014/04/22/Florida is Ground Zero for sea level rise  + ("The waters around south [[US/FL|Florida]] are rising fast. The Florida coast has already seen 12 inches (30 centimeters) of sea rise since 1870.")
• 2014/05/27/Leaving Homeless Person On The Streets: $31,065. Giving Them Housing: $10,051.  + ("There is a far cheaper option though: giv … "There is a far cheaper option though: giving [[homelessness|homeless people]] housing and supportive services. The study found that it would cost taxpayers just $10,051 per homeless person to give them a permanent place to live and services like job training and health care. That figure is 68 percent less than the public currently spends by allowing homeless people to remain on the streets. If central [[US/FL|Florida]] took the permanent supportive housing approach, it could save $350 million over the next decade."d save $350 million over the next decade.")
• 2012/09/09/Enough Wind to Power Global Energy Demand  + ("There is enough [[wind power|energy available in winds]] … "There is enough [[wind power|energy available in winds]] to meet all of the world's demand. Atmospheric turbines that convert steadier and faster high-altitude winds into energy could generate even more power than ground- and ocean-based units. New research from Carnegie's Ken Caldeira examines the limits of the amount of power that could be harvested from winds, as well as the effects high-altitude wind power could have on the climate as a whole."wer could have on the climate as a whole.")
• 2014/05/03/The Debate About Software Patents is Still Dead Because Large Corporations Killed It  + ("There is no substantial bill seeking to t … "There is no substantial bill seeking to truly reform the [[US/gov/patent system|patent system]] and those which exist, including corresponding press coverage, are focusing on [[patent troll|troll]]s, costs, and other side issues. The [[Electronic Frontier Foundation|EFF]], which once upon a time promised to fight against [[software patents]], recently hired some more lawyers whose articles on the matter tend to be a waste of time (and whose focus is truly bizarre, misguided at best)."cus is truly bizarre, misguided at best).")
• 2014/05/31/The extreme misogyny of pick-up artist hate  + ("There was a storm on Twitter when [[Elliot Rodger]] … "There was a storm on Twitter when [[Elliot Rodger]]'s [[misogyny|misogynistic]] ramblings and videos were discovered online. Bloggers and commentators pointed out he used language familiar to the "[[pick-up artist]]" (PUA) community - an industry dedicated to teaching men the art of attracting women."teaching men the art of attracting women.")
• 2015/01/10/Muslims are terrorism victims, too  + ("These [[terrorist]] … "These [[terrorist]]s ([[Taliban]]/[[al-Qaida]]/[[Islamic State|ISIS]]), so-called Muslims, have no religion. No religion in the world teaches you to kill innocent people, especially children and women. [...] These so-called Muslims are not only killing non-Muslims, they are also [[Islam/violence/on|killing Muslims]]."[[Islam/violence/on|killing Muslims]].")
• 2014/06/03/The Perfect Social Conservative Storm  + ("These days, [[transgenderism|transgender people]] … "These days, [[transgenderism|transgender people]] bring out the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ipSU2logPY crazy], [http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-Texas/2014/05/20/Ordinance-Allowing-Transgendered-Men-in-Womens-Restrooms-Spurs-Protest mean], and ignorant in [[right wing|social conservatives]] like nothing else. They are accused of being rapists, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxqYqY7vwt4 child molesters], [http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/09/02/dont-let-your-kids-watch-chaz-bono-on-dancing-with-stars/ delusional], and mentally ill. Social conservatives in very public positions have offered many "solutions" to the perceived transgender menace, ranging from mistreating us until we self-deport back to our birth gender, to [http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/09/02/dont-let-your-kids-watch-chaz-bono-on-dancing-with-stars/ forced institutionalization], to "[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/parker-marie-molloy/todd-kincannon-transgender-camps_b_4100777.html putting them in camps].""s_b_4100777.html putting them in camps]."")
• 2015/02/18/Sex redefined  + ("These discoveries do not sit well in a wo … "These discoveries do not sit well in a world in which sex is still defined in binary terms. Few legal systems allow for any ambiguity in [[biological sex]], and a person's legal rights and social status can be heavily influenced by whether their birth certificate says male or female."ir birth certificate says male or female.")
• 2013/02/14/A 2011 Study Exploded One Of The Biggest Fears About Raising The Minimum Wage  + ("This far from settles the fight over raising the [[minimum wage]], but does address concerns that a rise in the minimum wage would lead to across the board job losses.")
• 2012/09/09/Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius  + ("This is a challenge to regulations issued … "This is a challenge to regulations issued under the [[Obamacare|2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]] that would force [[religious]]ly-motivated business owners like Plaintiffs to violate their faith under threat of millions of dollars in fines."r threat of millions of dollars in fines.")
• 2014/04/08/What is Sexism & How Does it Work in STEM  + ("This post covers the scientific and legal … "This post covers the scientific and legal definitions of [[sexism]], [[sexual harassment]] and [[sexual discrimination]]. We include an overview of the different ways in which sexism is described, such as hostile, benevolent, accidental or unintentional. These qualifiers of sexism can sometimes confuse people, as they invite people to see sexism as an individual or subjective idea. Sexism is neither – it is about how the collective interactions that happen at the everyday level are connected to institutional practices of harassment and discrimination. We provide examples of how sexist culture operates in at various levels of [[STEM]], from undergraduate courses to gender inequality in pay, science publishing and recognition of women's achievements. STEM Women seeks to move beyond superficial arguments about what sexism is and isn't. The scientific evidence, some of which is included here, has established that [[gender inequity|inequality]] exists. We are looking for practical solutions to address inequality and lift the participation of women in STEM."the participation of women in STEM.")
• 2014/04/03/Would Walmart's Prices Spike If They Paid Their Employees More  + ("This video crunches the numbers on how much [[Wal-Mart|Walmart]], the single biggest [[corporate welfare|beneficiary of the food stamp economy]], might have to raise prices across the board to help a typical worker earn a living wage.")
• 2014/01/26/Publicly Funded Schools That Are Allowed to Teach Creationism  + ("Thousands of schools in states across the country can use taxpayer money to cast doubt on basic science.")
• 2014/05/02/Images and Video from East Ukraine that the Corporate Media Will Never Show You  + ("Today the provisional government in Kiev launched a military offensive against the eastern city of Slavyansk using tanks and helicopters, but the [[mainstream media]] will never show you what actually happened.")
• 2014/04/12/Cattle Gather Operation Concluded  + ("Today we announced the decision to conclude the cattle gather because of our grave concern about the safety of employees and members of the public.")
• 2014/03/19/Expensing Misogyny  + ("Today, yet another of the professional me … "Today, yet another of the professional men I've hired to provide services for Triskele Media made the mistake of calling it Sean's corporation, and that's twice for this person. In all, the tally so far is two bankers, an insurance agent and an accountant in the last year alone."and an accountant in the last year alone.")
• 2014/04/12/The Super Rich Are Hiding Vast Sums of Money  + ("Two new studies have revealed the wealthy … "Two new studies have revealed the wealthy have even more wealth than anyone probably thought they did. A study by [[Emmanuel Saez]] and [[Gabriel Zucman]] has shown that income has only been increasing for the top one-thousandth, while another study by Gabriel Zucman shows exactly where that money is going." shows exactly where that money is going.")
• 2014/05/07/US Patent Office Grants 'Photography Against A White Background' Patent To Amazon  + ("Udi Tirosh at DIY Photography has uncover … "Udi Tirosh at DIY Photography has uncovered a recently granted patent for the [http://www.diyphotography.net/can-close-studio-amazon-patents-photographing-seamless-white/ previously-unheard of process of photographing things/people against a white backdrop]... to of all companies, [[Amazon.com|Amazon]]."[[Amazon.com|Amazon]].")
• 2018/03/28/Is J.K. Rowling Transphobic  + ("Ultimately, the answer is yes, she is [[transphobic]] … "Ultimately, the answer is yes, she is [[transphobic]], at least in the ways that so many average [[cisgender]] people can be. However, because she’s [[J.K. Rowling]], creator of the [[Harry Potter|best-selling book series of all time]] and an idol to so many LGBTQ+ children and now adults, she gets called out for it. I think it's fair that she receives criticism from trans people, especially given her advocacy on behalf of queer people in general, but also because she has a huge platform. Many people look up to her for creating a singular piece of popular culture that holds deep meaning for fans from different walks of life, and she has a responsibility to handle that platform wisely."nsibility to handle that platform wisely.")
• 2014/04/23/Get ready to pay more for the stuff you love online  + ("Under the new rules, service providers may not block or discriminate against specific websites, but they can charge certain sites or services for preferential traffic treatment if the ISPs' discrimination is 'commercially reasonable.'")
• 2014/04/08/Survey Estimates Net Gain of 9.3 Million American Adults with Health Insurance  + ("Using a survey fielded by the [[RAND]] American Life Panel, we estimate a net gain of 9.3 million in the number of American adults with health insurance coverage from September 2013 to mid-March 2014.")
• 2015/01/16/Hundreds expected to protest Islamic meeting in Garland  + ("We asked if he saw a distinction between families going in, and terrorists who committed the [[Charlie Hebdo/2015 shooting|murderous attacks in Paris]]. "I see common ground," he replied.")
• 2014/04/29/Is your job at risk from robot labor  + ("We compared three variables related to the American workforce: the median wage for various jobs; the number of people employed in those positions in the United States; and the likelihood that [[jobsolescence|these jobs will become automated]].")
• 2014/07/24/Jeremy Scahill On U.S. Media Coverage Of Israel-Gaza Conflict  + ("We could say this every time I come on yo … "We could say this every time I come on your show and talk to you: we've hit all-time lows with media coverage in this country. [..] When you look at what's happening right now in Gaza, this is a massive massacre and one epic series of war crime after war crime, child after child being killed. [...] Israeli propagandists are largely given carte blanche to say what they want on American television with very little pushback."can television with very little pushback.")
• 2014/08/12/Only Stupid People Call People Stupid  + ("We shouldn't call people stupid. And when other people resort to name calling, we should discourage them by expressing public disapproval, because calling people stupid... makes people stupid.")
• 2015/01/12/Jeremy Scahill on Paris Attacks  + ("We speak to the reporter who broke this story, <i>[[The Intercept]]</i>'s [[Jeremy Scahill]], about al-Awlaki’s background and the [[Charlie Hebdo/2015 shooting|Paris shooters]]' claims of militant ties.")
• 1972/06/17/Libertarian Party Platform of 1972  + ("We, the members of the [[US Libertarian Party|Libertarian Party]], challenge the cult of the omnipotent state, and defend the rights of the individual.")
• 2014/05/03/Odessa Massacre Pushes Ukraine to the Edge  + ("Western headlines have attempted to spin … "Western headlines have attempted to spin into ambiguity the death of over 30 anti-fascist [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] protesters cornered and burned to death in the Trade Unions House in the southern port city of Odessa. The arson was carried out by [[Neo-Nazi]] mobs loyal to the unelected regime now occupying Kiev." the unelected regime now occupying Kiev.")
• 2014/04/09/Ray Massia Hewitt and Bobby Seale in Scandinavia  + ("When Ray Massia Hewitt (our then BPP mini … "When Ray Massia Hewitt (our then BPP minister of education) and I went to the Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland) in January of 1969 little did I realize that I was being set up by the FBI-CIA [[COINTELPRO]] operations to go into exile."[[COINTELPRO]] operations to go into exile.")
• 2014/04/11/The Nevada Tortoise War Is A Right-Wing False Flag  + ("When [[Cliven Bundy|Bundy]] … "When [[Cliven Bundy|Bundy]]'s grazing rights were modified by [[US/Bureau of Land Management|BLM]] in 1993, it was in part to protect [[desert tortoise|the species]], which inhabits the same publicly-owned desert areas trodden by Bundy's cattle and was at the time on the brink of extinction. [..] That's where the connection to the tortoise ends, however."connection to the tortoise ends, however.")
• 2013/09/30/The Barilla Boycott, A Lesson In Respect  + ("When [[Guido Barilla]] gave a radio interview last week, he stepped on a land mine of LGBT issues. While attempting to write about it from a mass market retail angle, this contributor did too.")
• 2012/06/01/How marriage has changed over centuries  + ("Whenever people talk about traditional [[marriage]] or traditional families, historians throw up their hands," said Steven Mintz, a history professor at Columbia University. "We say, 'When and where?'")
• 2015/03/23/Students upset they had to attend Ted Cruz's Liberty University event or face a fine  + ("While Sen. [[Ted Cruz]] … "While Sen. [[Ted Cruz]] (R-Texas) received a very warm welcome from most of the 10,000 [[Liberty University]] students present at his [[US/president/election/2016|presidential campaign]] kickoff, not all were happy that they had to attend the event or face a fine."y had to attend the event or face a fine.")
• 2011/09/04/Voters' zero-sum faceoff with wealthy campaign donors  + ("While most citizens gripe about politicians or "the system" for operating beyond their influence--do any voters understand the "how" and "why" when elite interests wield far greater force?")
• 2014/10/06/Climate response estimates from Lewis & Curry  + ("While of some scientific interest, the im … "While of some scientific interest, the impact for real-world mitigation policy of the range of conceivable values for the TCR is small (see also [http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/earth-will-cross-the-climate-danger-threshold-by-2036/ this discussion in Sci. Am.]). For targets like the [http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2014/10/limiting-global-warming-to-2-c-why-victor-and-kennel-are-wrong/ 2 K guide-rail], a TCR on the lower end of the Lewis and Curry and IPCC ranges might just be the difference between a achievable rate of emissions reduction and an impossible one..."ssions reduction and an impossible one...")
• 2014/04/23/The American Middle Class Is No Longer the World's Richest  + ("While the wealthiest Americans are outpac … "While the wealthiest Americans are outpacing many of their global peers, a New York Times analysis shows that across the lower- and middle-income tiers, citizens of other advanced countries have received considerably larger raises over the last three decades."arger raises over the last three decades.")
• 2011/06/Overworked America  + ("Why "efficiency" and "productivity" really mean more profits for corporations and less sanity for you.")
• 2014/03/26/How one college went from 10 percent female computer-science majors to 40 percent  + ("With a three-step method, [[Harvey Mudd College]] in California quadrupled its female [[computer science]] majors.")
• 2012/10/27/CNBC Exec's Children Murdered 1 Day After CNBC Reports Bankster Lawsuit  + ("Within hours the original page for the article was taken down, and CNBC senior vice president Kevin Krim received news that his children were killed under very suspicious circumstances.")
• 2015/07/20/Holding The Line Against Christian Fascism  + ("Yes, [http://littlegreenfootballs.com/art … "Yes, [http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/44832_The_Huge_Right_Wing_Anti-Choice_Fake_Outrage_of_the_Day they are liars]. They [http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a43326/center-for-medical-progress-planned-parenthood-abortion/ are lying] little [http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2015/07/14/lila_rose_and_live_action_have_another_planned_parenthood_sting_yet_again.html liars] who tell [http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/07/14/planned-parenthood-isnt-selling-baby-parts-unpacking-the-lies-in-a-new-undercover-video/ wicked lies]. How do you know that a forced-birth activist is lying? Simple: if they carry a sign or open their mouths, [http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/what-you-didnt-see-planned-parenthood-video they are lying]. They are never not lying. They only ever lie. Fibbing and fraud are their primary weapons."bing and fraud are their primary weapons.")
• 2008/07/11/HYSTERIA MARKS MYERS AND HIS ILK  + ("Yesterday, [[Catholic League (US)|Catholic League]] … "Yesterday, [[Catholic League (US)|Catholic League]] president [[Bill Donohue]] issued a news release calling attention to the plea that [[PZ Myers|Paul Zachary Myers]] made on his blog: he solicited the [[communion wafer|Communion Host]] for the express purpose of desecrating it. Donohue now responds to the reaction he has received from the University of Minnesota Morris professor, as well as others:"sota Morris professor, as well as others:")
• 2011/01/11/20 Deadliest Gun States  + ("You're five times more likely to die from a gun in Arizona than Hawaii. In the wake of the Giffords massacre, The Daily Beast ranks which states have the worst record of gun fatalities.")
• 2014/07/21/Children Exposed To Religion Have Difficulty Distinguishing Fact From Fiction  + ("Young children who are exposed to [[religion]] … "Young children who are exposed to [[religion]] have a hard time differentiating between [[fact]] and [[fiction]], according to a new [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cogs.12138/abstract study] published in the July issue of ''[[Cognitive Science]]''."[[Cognitive Science]]''.")
• 2013/10/10/The Time Jeff Bezos Went Thermonuclear on Diapers.com  + ("[[Amazon.com|Amazon]] tracks its competitors extremely closely. So when an upstart called [[Diapers.com]] began catching on with parents by allowing them to easily schedule recurring orders of diapers and other essentials, [[Jeff Bezos]] took notice...")
• 2014/05/08/My personal Wal-Mart nightmare  + ("[[Barack Obama|The president]]'s visiting [[Wal-Mart|my store]] Friday. He won't see how I sleep on my son's floor and eat potato chips for lunch.")
• 2015/10/29/GOP and the Rise of Anti-Knowledge  + ("[[Ben Carson]] … "[[Ben Carson]]'s rise to the top of the [[US Republican Party|Republican]] presidential field shows that many Republicans, especially [[Christian fundamentalist]]s, have decoupled from the real world – and are proud of it. The more that GOP candidates embrace "[[Antiepistemics|anti-knowledge]]" the more popular they become, as Mike Lofgren explains."y become, as Mike Lofgren explains.")
• 2013/06/10/Bill Kristol's History Of Terrible Predictions And Bad Advice  + ("[[Bill Kristol]] rightly finds the [[IRS]]'s targeting to be exemplary of abuse, overreaching government. But the [[NSA]]? Not really a concern.")

• 2014/03/21/Which Professions Have the Most Psychopaths  + ("[[CEO]] is the profession with the most [[psychopathy|psychopaths]].")

• 2014/05/05/Occupy Wall Street activist found guilty of assaulting police officer  + ("[[Cecily McMillan]] … "[[Cecily McMillan]] was on Monday afternoon found guilty of deliberately elbowing Officer Grantley Bovell in the face in March 2012. After a trial lasting more than four weeks, the jury of eight women and four men reached their verdict in about three hours."ached their verdict in about three hours.")
• 2015/01/15/The Criticism Of The New Charlie Hebdo Cover Explained  + ("[[Charlie Hebdo/2015 shooting/next issue|This week]] … "[[Charlie Hebdo/2015 shooting/next issue|This week]]'s front page is a lot less defiant, if it is defiant at all, when compared to the caricatures previously published by the satirical newspaper. So how can these reactions be explained? HuffPost asked religious anthropologist and psychoanalyst Malek Chebel, author of the book ''L'Inconscient De L'Islam'' (The Unconscious of Islam)." De L'Islam'' (The Unconscious of Islam).")
• 2014/04/24/Rancher says he's not racist, still defiant over grazing battle  + ("[[Cliven Bundy]] … "[[Cliven Bundy]] -- the Nevada rancher turned [[Americonservatism|conservative]] folk hero for [[Cliven Bundy/BLM dispute|bucking]] the federal government's attempts to stop his cattle from grazing on public land -- admits he doesn't understand the bipartisan uproar over his comments suggesting blacks might have been better off under slavery."might have been better off under slavery.")
• 2014/05/09/Elizabeth Warren Slams Chair of the GOP's New Benghazi Committee  + ("[[Elizabeth Warren|The Massachusetts senator]] says she knows "a little bit about the way [GOP Rep.] [[Trey Gowdy]] pursues oversight" – because in 2011, she "was on the other end of it."")
• 2014/05/13/Karl Rove says he thinks Hillary Clinton might have brain damage  + ("[[Fox News]] commentator [[Karl Rove]] said to a conference in California earlier this month that he suspects that former Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] is brain-damaged from a fall and concussion she suffered in 2012.")
• 2014/04/14/Frazier Glenn Miller, charged in Kansas killings at Jewish Center, participated in deadly Greensboro confrontation  + ("[[Frazier Glenn Miller]] … "[[Frazier Glenn Miller]] was 39 years old and a leader in the North Carolina [[white supremacy|white supremacist]] movement in 1979 when he participated in a deadly [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oxh5-hq6mc confrontation] in [[US/NC/Greensboro|Greensboro]] between the [[Ku Klux Klan]] and the [[Neo-Nazism|Nazi]]s on one side and on the other, black and white members of the [[US Communist Party|Communist Party]], who were holding an anti-racist rally."], who were holding an anti-racist rally.")
• 2014/04/22/13 Things You Won't Believe The Man Who Could Be North Carolina's Next Senator Said  + ("[[Greg Brannon]] … "[[Greg Brannon]] is a doctor and former [[Tea Party|tea party]] activist running for Senate in [[US/NC|North Carolina]]. Brannon, who is most likely headed for a [[US Republican Party|Republican]] Senate primary run with North Carolina state House Speaker [[Thom Tillis]], led incumbent Democratic Sen. [[Kay Hagan]] 42-40 in an April Public Policy Polling poll."0 in an April Public Policy Polling poll.")
• 2015/04/12/Hillary Clinton: I'm running for president  + ("[[Hillary Clinton]] … "[[Hillary Clinton]] announced on Sunday that she was [[US/president/election/2016|running for president]] of the United States, promising to be a champion of middle-class Americans if she made it to the White House as the country’s first female commander in chief."ountry’s first female commander in chief.")
• 2014/07/01/3/4 of Hobby Lobby's investment funds include contraception, abortion services  + ("[[Hobby Lobby]] … "[[Hobby Lobby]] is so offended by the idea of contributing to its employees' [[contraception|birth control]] expenses that it fought all the way to the Supreme Court over the issue. But its retirement plan has over $73M sunk into funds that include companies that make contraception."nclude companies that make contraception.")
• 2014/04/13/Israel destroys aid projects in West Bank to make room for settlements  + ("[[Israel]] has gone ahead and destroyed several EU-funded humanitarian projects in a settlement zone in the West Bank, despite diplomatic threats and repeated calls to desist, it has been revealed by EurActiv.")
• 2014/07/22/Al-Jazeera Gaza offices evacuated after direct hit by Israeli fire  + ("[[Israel]]'s army has denied targeting the [[Gaza]] offices of [[al-Jazeera]] TV after the network's correspondents reported that the building had come under fire on Tuesday.")
• 2014/04/24/Chase Bank exploiting FDIC warning to close accounts of adult entertainers, sex workers  + ("[[JPMorgan Chase Bank|Chase Bank]] sent hundreds of letters this week to account holders who work in the adult entertainment industry informing them that they have until May 11 to close their accounts and find another bank.")
• 2014/06/20/Runaway maids tracked down on Kuwaiti Instagram  + ("[[Kuwait]]i [[domestic servant|domestic worker]]s are being [http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/kuwaiti-instagram-vigilantism-hunting-runaway-domestic-workers named and shamed] on an [[Instagram]] account called Mn7asha, or "runaway".")
• 2014/05/08/Lloyd's calls on insurers to take into account climate-change risk  + ("[[Lloyd's of London]], the world's oldest and biggest insurance market, has for the first time called on insurers to incorporate [[global warming|climate change]] into their models.")
• 2014/04/08/Obamacare Armageddon for Republicans in November Midterms  + ("[[MSNBC]] … "[[MSNBC]] anchor [[Rachel Maddow]] investigates this swing of public support in favor of [[Obamacare]], and describes a political scene where the Affordable Care Act's success converts into a literal Armageddon for the [[US Republican Party|conservative party]] – and not just temporarily."[[US Republican Party|conservative party]] – and not just temporarily.")
• 2014/04/15/Transgender Europe applauds Malta for naming gender identity  + ("[[Malta]] has become the first European state to have [[gender identity]] in its constitution following the proposed amendment that was approved yesterday evening in parliament.")
• 2015/01/08/How Muslim Scholars View Paris Attack  + ("[[Muslim]] … "[[Muslim]] scholars responded quickly to the [[Charlie Hebdo/2015 shooting|attack on the French satirical magazine ''Charlie Hebdo'']] which killed 12 and injured 10. Slamming the incident as un-Islamic, scholars express anger towards the perpetrators who "betrayed and tainted" Islam rather than defended it."d tainted" Islam rather than defended it.")
• 2014/04/22/We can only survive if we are a multi-planet species  + ("[[National Aeronautics and Space Administration|NASA]] administrator [[Charles Bolden]] said Tuesday that humanity faced certain extinction unless it developed the technology to [[space colonization|colonize other planets]].")
• 2015/01/13/Farage blames Paris attacks on immigrants, UK foreign policy  + ("[[Nigel Farage|Farage]] … "[[Nigel Farage|Farage]] sparked yet more outrage when he claimed European governments have some 'culpability' for the [[Charlie Hebdo/2015 shooting|shooting at satirical magazine ''Charlie Hebdo'']] and a Jewish supermarket. [..] He further blamed the EU’s open door immigration policy for 'much of what has happened.'"n policy for 'much of what has happened.'")
• 2014/05/21/Patent reform stalls in Senate as legislation is pulled from agenda  + ("[[Patent troll]] … "[[Patent troll]]s can claim a major victory today thanks to Sen. [[Patrick Leahy]]. The Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman has removed [[patent reform]] legislation from the agenda, citing a lack of "sufficient support behind any comprehensive deal." [...] This stall in the Senate comes after the House passed a bipartisan bill designed to crack down on frivolous lawsuits with strong support on both sides of the aisle. The White House also stands behind reform."he White House also stands behind reform.")
• 2015/02/05/Russian Patriarch Again Supports Blasphemy Laws  + ("[[Patriarch Kirill]] … "[[Patriarch Kirill]], the supreme leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, is unsurprisingly criticizing the publishing of cartoons that are viewed as blasphemous by some Muslims. Kirill was the main force pushing for harsh [[anti-blasphemy law]]s in Russia, so this is expected."[[anti-blasphemy law]]s in Russia, so this is expected.")
• 2015/01/07/Political Cartooning is Almost Worth Dying For  + ("[[Political cartooning]] … "[[Political cartooning]] in the United States gets no respect. I was thinking about that this morning when I heard NPR's Eleanor Beardsley call [[Charlie Hebdo]] "gross" and "in poor taste." (I should certainly hope so! If it’s in good taste, it ain't funny.) It was a hell of a thing to say, not to mention not true, while the bodies of [[Charlie Hebdo/2015 shooting|dead journalists]] were still warm. But these were cartoonists, and therefore unworthy of the same level of decorum that a similar event at, say, ''The Onion'' – which mainly runs words – would merit."nly runs words – would merit.")
• 2014/04/17/Rachel Maddow Calls Out Fox News' 'Hilarious And Pitiful' Coverage  + ("[[Rachel Maddow]] criticized [[Fox News]] Wednesday for their coverage of Nevada rancher [[Cliven Bundy]] -- what she called a "dead" story that could potentially lead to violence.")
• 2010/04/16/Solar power in Ontario could produce almost as much power as all U.S. nuclear reactors  + ("[[Solar power]] in southeastern Ontario has the potential to produce almost the same amount of power as all the nuclear reactors in the United States, according to two new studies.")
• 2014/05/18/Switzerland Votes on World's Highest Minimum Wage  + ("[[Switzerland]]'s citizens voted Sunday on whether to create the world's highest [[minimum wage]] of 22 Swiss francs ($24.70) an hour.")
• 2014/03/22/Turkey reportedly cuts off Twitter backdoor by blocking Google DNS  + ("[[Turkey]] has reportedly blocked [[Google]] DNS inside its borders, eliminating a backdoor that briefly helped Turks stay connected to [[Twitter]] after the country banned access.")
• 2014/04/24/Conservatives begin backing away  + ("[[US Republican Party|Republican]] … "[[US Republican Party|Republican]] politicians began backtracking on their support of Nevada anti-government rancher [[Cliven Bundy]] after the ''[[New York Times]]'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/24/us/politics/rancher-proudly-breaks-the-law-becoming-a-hero-in-the-west.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-thecaucus&_r=1 caught Bundy] making [[racism|racially-inflammatory remarks]] blaming African-Americans for willingly submiting to dependency on federal assistance."lingly submiting to dependency on federal assistance.")
• 2012/07/15/Deconstructing Conservative Myths  + ("[[US conservatism|Conservatives]] … "[[US conservatism|Conservatives]] have taken to a new spin on [[truth]], by refashioning definitions of words and terms in order to provoke new connotations. [[Socialism]] is now defined as a government take over, [[Capitalism]] is now defined as [[patriotic]], and the wealthy are now defined as [[job creator]]s. But simply redefining these words will not change their true meaning, it is only myth making."eir true meaning, it is only myth making.")
• 2014/05/01/Seattle Announces $15 Minimum Wage, Highest In The U.S.  + ("[[US/WA/Seattle|Seattle]] … "[[US/WA/Seattle|Seattle]] will raise its [[minimum wage]] to $15 an hour over the coming years under a deal brokered by Mayor Ed Murray and blessed by labor and business groups alike, city leaders [http://www.kirotv.com/videos/news/kiro-live-event-1/vt6Gk/ announced Thursday afternoon]."t-1/vt6Gk/ announced Thursday afternoon].")
• 2000/08/18/Wake up parents  + ("[[US/education/primary/public|Schools]] … "[[US/education/primary/public|Schools]] have already taken over the decision as to when and in what manner your child will be introduced to sex. Some schools are teaching various techniques of [[homosexual]] acts and some have gay activists visiting the schools, passing out cards giving the addresses of local homosexual hangouts."e addresses of local homosexual hangouts.")
• 2014/05/26/Transgender travelers singled out in TSA screenings  + ("[[US/gov/DHS|Department of Homeland Security]] documents obtained last month reveal details of incidents in which [[transgender]] travelers were subjected to heightened scrutiny when passing through airport security checkpoints.")
• 2014/04/16/Why CIA Director Brennan Visited Kiev  + ("[[Ukraine]] … "[[Ukraine]] is [[Ukraine/2014 coup|on the brink of civil war]], [[Vladimir Putin]] has said, and he should know because the country is already in the midst of a covert intelligence war. Over the weekend, [[US/gov/CIA|CIA]] director [[John Brennan]] travelled to [[Ukraine/Kiev|Kiev]], nobody knows exactly why, but some speculate that he intends to open US intelligence resources to Ukrainian leaders about real-time Russian military maneuvers."out real-time Russian military maneuvers.")
• 2015/02/06/Ukraine’s currency just collapsed 50 percent in two days  + ("[[Ukraine]], to use a technical term, is broke. That's what you call a country whose currency has lost half its value in just two days.")
• 2014/03/23/UN scientists see grim future if no action taken on climate change  + ("[[United Nations|UN]] … "[[United Nations|UN]] scientists are set to deliver their darkest report yet on the impacts of [[global warming|climate change]], [[predictions|pointing to a future]] stalked by floods, drought, conflict and economic damage if carbon emissions go untamed."ic damage if carbon emissions go untamed.")
• 2015/02/22/Willie Soon is going down  + ("[[Willie Soon|Soon]] … "[[Willie Soon|Soon]] is a dishonest hack, one of the [[global warming denial|climate change deniers]] who exploited his prestigiously titled position as a researcher at the [[Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics]] (Oooh! Sciencey!) to claim authority in attacks on more credible climate scientists, and he’s been very popular on the [[global warming denial|denialist]] side of things. [..] Now his own boss is [http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2015/02/21/ask-not-for-whom-the-bell-tolls-it-tolls-for-soon/ admitting that he violated disclosure principles by failing to reveal his industry connections]."ling to reveal his industry connections].")
• 2014/04/10/Turkey to maintain YouTube block despite free speech ruling  + ("[[YouTube]] … "[[YouTube]] will remain blocked in [[Turkey]] in spite of a court order ruling that the ban is a violation of [[freedom of speech]]. The prohibition of social media in Turkey sparked public ire and mass protests against [[war against the internet|internet censorship]]."[[war against the internet|internet censorship]].")
• 2013/01/11/The Hitler gun control lie  + ("[[gun rights activism|Gun rights activists]] who cite [[Adolf Hitler|the dictator]] as a reason against [[gun control]] have their [[history]] dangerously wrong.")
• 2013/10/12/Germany's transition to renewable power has been a stunning success  + ("[[mainstream media|Major English-language media]] … "[[mainstream media|Major English-language media]] have been propagating a false narrative about the stunning success of Germany's transition to renewable energy: the Energiewende. To hear them tell it, the transition has been a massive failure, driving up power prices, putting Germany's grid at risk of blackouts, and inspiring a mass revolt against renewables. Nothing could be further from the truth." Nothing could be further from the truth.")
• 2011/05/27/Water Use May Decide Future of Centralized Solar Power  + ("[[nuclear power|Nuclear]] … "[[nuclear power|Nuclear]] and [[coal power|coal]] may be big offenders, but wet-cooled [[solar power/heat engine|concentrating solar power]] [[water conservation|uses even more water]] per MWh of electricity generated. Dry-cooled CSP cuts water consumption significantly, but it's still far more than solar power from [[solar power/photovoltaic|photovoltaics]] (or [[wind power]])."[[wind power]]).")
• 2014/06/02/School Accused of Shaming Girls for Wearing Shorts  + ("[[slut-shaming|Shaming women]] … "[[slut-shaming|Shaming women]] has become almost a sport in [[US/education/primary|schools]]. Every day, it seems we are confronted with a new instance of a yearbook [[2014/05/29/Utah High School Photoshops Yearbook Pics|editing female students to make them less sexy]] or a girl being kicked from prom because it was likely that [http://aattp.org/christian-homeschool-dads-get-girl-kicked-out-of-prom-because-they-cant-stop-lusting-after-her/ she was going to drive a crowd of middle-aged men wild with lust]."crowd of middle-aged men wild with lust].")
• 2014/05/Transgender Malaysians await court decision  + ("[[transsexuality|Transgender]] [[Muslim]] women say law criminalising 'posing as a woman' violates [[Malaysia]]'s constitution.")
• 2014/06/02/Google reportedly launching 180 satellites for global internet service  + ("[http://online.wsj.com/articles/google-in … "[http://online.wsj.com/articles/google-invests-in-satellites-to-spread-internet-access-1401666287?mod=rss_whats_news_us&cb=logged0.8194229840300977 The ''Wall Street Journal'' reports] that [[Google]] is planning to spend more than $1 billion on satellites that will offer [[internet access]] worldwide from space. The publication's sources say that Google will begin with 180 small satellites that will orbit the Earth at a lower altitude than most other craft, before possibly expanding the fleet in the future."e possibly expanding the fleet in the future.")
• 2014/03/19/A remarkably accurate global warming prediction made in 1972  + ("[http://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=15752468459985585088&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5 A paper] published in ''Nature'' in [[1972]] accurately predicted the next 30 years of [[global warming]].")
• 2014/04/26/234 Girls Kidnapped from Physics Test  + ("[http://www.timeslive.co.za/africa/2014/0 … "[http://www.timeslive.co.za/africa/2014/04/22/230-schoolgirls-still-missing-after-boko-haram-raid 234 young women were abducted] from a physics test in [[Nigeria]], specifically to keep them from getting an education. Nothing is being done to find them. [http://www.change.org/petitions/over-200-girls-are-missing-in-nigeria-so-why-doesn-t-anybody-care-234girls Collective public outrage] is the only tool that can possibly get a search started."l that can possibly get a search started.")
• 2014/04/15/Women Need To Be Paid Less So They Can Find Husbands  + ("a prominent member of the Republican move … "a prominent member of the Republican movement further undermined the party's campaign to appeal to women voters by suggesting that the current pay gap [http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/schlafly-increase-pay-gap-so-women-will-have-better-opportunities-find-husband isn't wide enough]. In an [http://www.christianpost.com/news/facts-and-fallacies-about-paycheck-fairness-117959/ op-ed] published by the Christian Post, [[Phyllis Schlafly]] – the founder of the [[Eagle Forum]] – maintained that increasing the pay gap will help women find suitable husbands..."men find suitable husbands...")
• 2009-11-06 Democrats spend too much, accomplish too little  + (“For months, I've been calling on my Democ … “For months, I've been calling on my Democratic colleagues to press the 'reset' button and embrace commonsense, targeted solutions to strengthen and reform health care. Democrats have instead left Republicans with no alternative but to propose our own plan.” but to propose our own plan.”)
• 2009-07-27 Chris Mooney is Not My Friend Anymore  + (“It was not until a [[2009-07-26 The formula|Boston Globe article]] in which Mooney and Kirshenbaum place the blame and responsibility squarely on the shoulders of scientists that the camel's back broke.”)
• 2018/06/27/Portland Police Saw Right-Wing Protesters as Mainstream  + (“Newly released draft reports from a city review of how Portland police handled dueling demonstrations last summer reveal cops admitting what activists have long suspected: They saw right-wing protesters as less of a threat than leftist ones.”)
• 2018/06/22/Woman who set self on fire in Portland park remembered  + (“The 31-year-old woman walked on crutches … “The 31-year-old woman walked on crutches into a downtown [[US/OR/Portland|Portland]] park. Minutes later, she set herself on fire. Bystanders put out the fire that consumed [[Chloe Sagal]], but she died from her injuries. It was an act, witnesses and friends say, that was a [[political protest]] as well as a [[suicide]].”suicide]].”)
• 2017/09/01/How Russian & Alt-Right Twitter Accounts Worked Together to Skew the Narrative About Berkeley  + (“The narrative surrounding [[2017-08-27 Berkeley protest|last weekend’s protests in Berkeley]] too … “The narrative surrounding [[2017-08-27 Berkeley protest|last weekend’s protests in Berkeley]] took shape on social media and was picked up, at least in part, by [[mainstream media|mainstream news outlets]]. The result was a skewed presentation of events that was almost entirely devoid of the context in which they took place. Even more troubling: [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-01/russia-linked-bots-hone-online-attack-plans-for-2018-u-s-vote that narrative was influenced by pro-Russian social media networks], including state-sponsored propaganda outlets, botnets, cyborgs, and individual users.”yborgs, and individual users.”)