By Glenn Greenwald, As I’ve written many times before, “terrorism” is, and from the start was designed to be, almost entirely devoid of discernible meaning. It’s a fear-mongering slogan, lacking any consistent application, intended to end rational debate and justify virtually any conduct by those who apply the term. But to the extent it means […] Continue reading → 
A first-of-its-kind ranking of 401(k) plans at the 250 biggest companies in the U.S. found that ConocoPhillips and Abbott Laboratories are among those that provide the most lucrative retirement benefits. Among the least generous are Facebook Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Whole Foods Market Inc. The natural-foods grocer offers a maximum contribution of $152 annually. ConocoPhillips, […] Continue reading → 
A law expanding background check requirements on Colorado gun sales has been in effect for about a year, and an Associated Press analysis of state data compiled during that span shows the projected impact was vastly overstated in a key budget report. The discovery has prompted a prominent Democratic lawmaker to question whether the Legislature […] Continue reading → 
The Senate agreed Wednesday on an $11 billion measure to temporarily fix a multibillion-dollar shortfall in federal highway and transit programs, setting up a vote next week on several alternatives. But senators will likely end up simply adopting a measure that passed the GOP-controlled House by a sweeping bipartisan vote last week, which would send […] Continue reading → 
Cortney O’Brien Just when you thought there couldn’t be another Planned Parenthood scandal, the pro-life group Live Action finds this: an employee encouraging a 15-year-old girl to engage in sex fantasy games with her boyfriend. In the second episode of a series entitled “SexEd: Planned Parenthood’s Dangerous Sex Advice for Kids,” a Live Action volunteer […] Continue reading → 
Economics is the study of human behavior — of how people interact to get what they want and whether what they want is possible for them to get. It’s a science in the sense that there are uniform laws guiding the field of economics — invisible forces at work that guide the market. But it’s […] Continue reading → 
Trouble is looming at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant, as a leak has forced the shutdown of a cooling system that could cause temperatures to exceed dangerous levels. Fukushima operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) was forced to switch off the cooling system at Reactor Unit 5, after engineers discovered it had been leaking water. If […] Continue reading → 
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that if reports that a German intelligence employee spied for the United States are proven true, that would be a “clear contradiction” of trust between the allies. The comments marked Merkel’s first public remarks on the arrest last week of a 31-year-old man suspected of spying for foreign intelligence […] Continue reading → 
Cop Block If you’re a reader of CopBlock.org, or if you are stay attune to issues related to police employee accountability, you’re likely very aware of the frequent, unnecessary, lethal force employed by some badge-wearing men and women against puppies and dogs, almost always accompanied by zero accountability, which some have likened to puppycide, Concern about […] Continue reading → 
Dane Wigingtongeoengineeringwatch.org What happened to Jesse Ventura? No matter what there was not to like about Jesse, one always felt that he at least was making an effort to expose uncomfortable truths. Now, with Ventura’s latest piece which focused on “chemtrails” (of course Ventura avoided the scientific terms of “geoengineering” and “climate engineering”), he has […] Continue reading → 
It’s crunch time at the Supreme Court, where the justices are racing to issue opinions in 17 cases over the next two weeks. The religious rights of corporations, the speech rights of abortion protesters and the privacy rights of people under arrest are among the significant issues that are so far unresolved. Summer travel, European […] Continue reading → 
In what is undoubtedly another “foot in mouth” statement by Biden, he explains that he and Barack never promised good paying jobs. Leave it to Biden to look for a loophole. As if you would campaign on getting people low paying jobs?! Biden defended the economic recovery (that never happened) and admitted that the White […] Continue reading → 
Do checked-bag fees, $2 junk food “snack packs” and chronic overbooking make you nostalgic for an earlier, even less glamorous era of air travel? Then PeoplExpress is the airline for you. This week the relaunched version of People Express, the somewhat iconic 1980s-era discount carrier, began selling tickets for the first time in more than […] Continue reading → 
Whistleblower reveals new Veterans Affairs scandal A Veterans Affairs whistleblower has exclusively revealed to Infowars that the facility at which he works has engaged in a of cover-up in response to the VA hospital scandal, while also relating the story of how one supervisor expressed his desire to see older veterans “taken outside and shot […] Continue reading → 
E-commerce company eBay Inc said client identity information including emails, addresses and birthdays was stolen in a hacking attack between late February and early March. EBay urged users to change their passwords after the attack on a database that also contained encrypted passwords, physical addresses and phone numbers. The company said it found no evidence […] Continue reading → 
Confessions of a College Professor Rants and raves about the mess of higher education in the United States. The above map, from here, really demonstrates how completely insane higher education has become. That’s a map of highest paid public employees, by state. State by state, every state, the highest paid public employee is in higher […] Continue reading →