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Goodbye, Chrome: Google’s web browser has become spy software
You open your browser to look at the Web. Do you know who is looking back at you? Over a recent week of Web surfing, I peered under the hood of Google Chrome and found it brought along a few thousand friends.
America Is Losing Its Edge for Startups
Lately, there’s been talk of a shift in innovation and high-tech startups from expensive, increasingly unaffordable hubs like Silicon Valley to more affordable, up-and-coming locales such as Pittsburgh, Detroit, Cincinnati, and Nashville.
Working a 10-hour day a week increases risk of stroke by nearly a third, study finds
People who work an average of one 10-hour day a week see their risk of suffering a stroke rise by a third compared to someone who does not regularly work “long hours”, a French study has found.
'Corporations Are People' Is Built on an Incredible 19th-Century Lie
Somewhat unintuitively, American corporations today enjoy many of the same rights as American citizens. Both, for instance, are entitled to the freedom of speech and the freedom of religion.
Amazing Images Reveal How the Exclusion Zone Around Fukushima Has Been Abandoned to Become an Overgrown Wilderness
A stunning new photo project offers unprecedented insight into the wild and desolate exclusion zone surrounding the Fukushima nuclear power plant – where tonnes of contaminated soil lie untouched and overgrown forest is engulfing hundreds of abandoned vehicles and homes. The 12.
The Future Is Canada—and It’s Open for Business
The vision and hard work of generations of trailblazers have led Canada to become an internationally known destination for tech. The Canadian government stands fully behind its researchers and innovators, and today they’re leading the pack.
The sensational story of Mike Bloomfield: from prodigy to tragedy
Bob Dylan isn’t usually one for banter between songs, but tonight is an exception.
United States Spend Ten Times More On Fossil Fuel Subsidies Than Education
A new International Monetary Fund (IMF) study shows that USD$5.2 trillion was spent globally on fossil fuel subsidies in 2017. The equivalent of over 6.5% of global GDP of that year, it also represented a half-trillion dollar increase since 2015 when China ($1.
Judge rules against lesbians rejected from retirement home
Bev Nance, 68, and Mary Walsh, 72, were denied an apartment in Missouri’s Friendship Village because their marriage is not “understood in the Bible.
‘I Can No Longer Continue to Live Here’
What’s driving so many Honduran women to the U.S. border? The reality is worse than you’ve heard. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — In a small town tucked in the hills outside Tegucigalpa, there is a stuffed gray bunny rabbit that knows a little girl’s secrets.
The world's largest king penguin colony has collapsed, losing nearly 90 per cent of its population
The biggest colony of king penguins on the planet has collapsed, with nearly 90 per cent of the population vanishing since the 1980s, ecologists said.
Gov. DeWine and Lt. Gov. Husted should prioritize Third Frontier innovation bond renewal: editorial
Ohio voters have twice approved Third Frontier bond money, which kick-starts promising Ohio technology startups, supports early tech ventures, lures innovation capital and brainpower to the state and has helped put Ohio on the map nationally of places friendly to tech inventors and their investors.
The IMF Confirms That 'Trickle-Down' Economics Is, Indeed, a Joke
If there’s one person most often associated with the origins of of trickle-down economics, it’s President Ronald Reagan.
Top 10 most LGBT-friendly places to retire in America
An estimated 4.5% of the U.S. adult population, or about 11 million people, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, according to a May 2018 Gallup report. Research also shows that the gay population skews younger, with just 23% age 50 or older.
Brazil guts environmental agencies, clears way for unchecked deforestation
The Bolsonaro administration has launched policies that undermine IBAMA, Brazil’s environmental agency, and ICMBio (The Chico Mendes Institute) which protects the nation’s federal conservation units, by effectively dismantling environmental law enforcement and allowing deforestation to proceed u
Are Innocent People Pleading Guilty? A New Report Says Yes
Defendants in federal cases face life changing choices once they have been charged, plead guilty and take a less severe penalty, or exercise their right to a trial and risk years (decades) in prison.
Interactive Time-Lapse Map Shows How the U.S. Took More Than 1.5 Billion Acres From Native Americans
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It Is Expensive to Be Poor
Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson made a move that was unprecedented at the time and remains unmatched by succeeding administrations.
Meet the Money Behind The Climate Denial Movement
The overwhelming majority of climate scientists, international governmental bodies, relevant research institutes and scientific societies are in unison in saying that climate change is real, that it's a problem, and that we should probably do something about it now, not later.
I work in the environmental movement. I don’t care if you recycle.
I’m at my friend’s birthday dinner when an all-too-familiar conversation unfolds. I introduce myself to the man to my left, tell him that I work in the environmental field, and his face freezes in terror. Our handshake goes limp. I knew what was coming.
Keystone XL Construction Begins Despite Pending Lawsuits
Categories: Environmental Protection, Hunting and Fishing Rights, Native Lands, Religious Freedom/Sacred Sites/Repatriation TransCanada has begun construction of the Keystone XL pipeline near the Rosebud Reservation, just a week after the Rosebud Sioux Tribe (Sicangu Lakota Oyate) and the Fort B
After a biblical spring, this is the week that could break the Corn Belt
Corn Belt farmers are used to being at the mercy of the weather. But they are not used to the weather being quite this merciless.
Forbes Insights AI: Issue 6
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‘High likelihood of human civilisation coming to end’ by 2050, report finds
Human civilisation as we know it may have already entered its last decades, a worrying new report examining the likely future of our planet’s habitability warns.
Extreme Flooding Across Midwest 'Exactly In Line' With Scientific Warnings of Climate Crisis: Experts
While a rainy season is not necessarily indicative of the effects of the climate crisis, the nonprofit climate action group Earthjustice wrote that the relentlessness of the current flooding and its level of destruction "is not normal." Historic flooding continues to wreak havoc on the Midwest.
83 Environmental Rules Being Rolled Back Under Trump
President Trump has made eliminating federal regulations a priority. His administration, with help from Republicans in Congress, has often targeted environmental rules it sees as burdensome to the fossil fuel industry and other big businesses.
Trump's trade wars have cost the stock market $5 trillion and counting: Deutsche Bank
President Trump's trade battles are costing the U.S. stock market $5 trillion and counting, according to Deutsche Bank. Given the bulk of equity returns come from equity price appreciation, in an escalated trade war with China and now Mexico, the U.S.
Trump’s War on Worker Rights
The administration is making life easier for business owners and harder for workers. The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher. It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.
The 30 Best Places to Retire in America
Imagine waking to your local diner for coffee or strolling through the crime-free streets of your new town. What about finding a place that has a lower cost of living, so you can save up for a cruise? There may be a growing local economy with opportunities too, even in your senior years.
Trump pushes up to 20 years in prison for pipeline protesters
The Trump administration is seeking to dramatically escalate federal penalties for pipeline protesters. Under newly proposed changes, pipeline protesters could face up to 20 years in prison for disrupting the construction of oil and gas infrastructure.
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Neoliberalism Is Dead—But the Neoliberal Elite Didn’t Get the Memo
The evidence keeps piling up. Neoliberalism is dead. Just look at the record. Trump—a cross between a carney barker and a conman—beat a neoliberal in 2016. Right-wing populists have scored big in Austria, Italy, Britain, and Brazil since then.
Trump faces giant 'USS John McCain' and Obama approval ratings projected onto London landmarks during state visit
Donald Trump has been faced with giant projections of ‘USS John McCain’ and Obama approval ratings on London landmarks during his state visit. The anti-Brexit campaign group Led By Donkeys tweeted the US president an image of a USS John McCain cap projected on to Madame Tussauds in the capital.
Giant robot Trump tweeting on toilet while shouting 'I'm a very stable genius' shipped to UK for protests
Ahead of Donald Trump’s controversial state visit to the UK next month, protesters are wasting no time in preparing the most imaginative means possible of ridiculing the US president.
Scientists Warn the UN of Capitalism's Imminent Demise
Capitalism as we know it is over. So suggests a new report commissioned by a group of scientists appointed by the UN Secretary-General.
New Report Suggests ‘High Likelihood of Human Civilization Coming to an End’ Starting in 2050
A harrowing scenario analysis of how human civilization might collapse in coming decades due to climate change has been endorsed by a former Australian defense chief and senior royal navy commander.
Before 'Cat in the Hat,' Dr. Seuss drew cartoons to fight America First, racism, fascism
It's Dr. Seuss' birthday today. What would he have to say about Donald Trump's 'America First' slogan.
The Awesome Hike In Ohio That Will Take You Straight To An Abandoned Castle
Most people don’t realize just how many castles are hiding in Ohio. From gorgeous inns to historic structures that were never fully completed, each one has its own unique story to tell.
Finding Your Tribe: Language and the Context of Bloodshed
“These people are my tribe!” laughs some well-meaning left-leaning big-hearted person in reference to their friend group… and I cringe. Every fiber of my being has been marinated in more than a decade of identity politics and representation in media studies.
A Russian 'troll slayer' went undercover at a troll factory and found that hundreds of Russians were working as paid trolls in rotating shifts
Slaying online trolls can be a lonely business. Just ask Russia's Lyudmila Savchuk, who first exposed the story of Russia's disinformation campaign back in 2014.
Dear John Cleese: Why Was My White, Nordic Immigrant Family Never Accused of Making England Less English?
In 1979, my family moved from the United States to England. The four of us were born in four different countries, and held three different nationalities: US, Danish, Swedish.
“I am Too Drunk to Consent” A Step by Step Guide on Campus Sexual Assault
This spring I was sexually assaulted by a guy that I met on a dating app and went to a party to. There is a lot of shame and guilt in me towards this situation.
Do Americans Know How Much Trouble They’re In?
A President who invokes absolute authority to…pardon himself. An ambassador to Germany who declares he wants to…topple the German government. Senators — the most powerful people in democracy, save…
Do Americans Know How Much Trouble They’re In?
A President who invokes absolute authority to…pardon himself. An ambassador to Germany who declares he wants to…topple the German government. Senators — the most powerful people in democracy, save…
‘When I run about it, people will notice’: Rosalie Fish runs for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
CHENEY, Spokane County — Rosalie Fish was the most recognizable athlete at the small-school state track and field meet last weekend. The five trips to the awards podium to receive three gold medals, a silver and a sportsmanship award helped.
The Trauma of Toxic Masculinity
During the two years I reported from the 2016 campaign trail, I watched stump speeches in cramped union halls and polished addresses to thousands, survived the major conventions, dodged flash bangs and retreated from burning limos at an inaugural riot, and generally dove headfirst into one of the m
Never forget that the first-ever Pride was a riot against police brutality
Pride Month is almost over and it’s been a time of celebration for the queer community. While the joy of Pride might still be struggling to gain a foothold in some places, in most major cities across the United States this month will be marked with parades and parties.
Midwestern GOP: We voted for Trump, but we're not out to wreck the environment
Pulsating floods and the steady beat of warnings from respected in-state university scientists are making a difference in how swingable Midwestern Republican suburban-exurban voters assess climate change, especially when their beloved Great Lakes and safe clean water are seen at risk.
The vast incoherence of President Tariff Man
The cascading effects of U.S. protectionism on U.S. producers and consumers constitute an ongoing tutorial about what Daniel Patrick Moynihan called “iatrogenic government.” In medicine, an iatrogenic ailment is one inadvertently caused by a physician or medicine.
Climate Denying Trump Administration Rebrands Fossil Fuels as "Freedom Gas"
The sheer scale of the challenge that all of us face in fighting climate change is once again laid bare by the news that the top ten energy companies are planning to invest even more in fossils fuels and the Trump Administration is redoubling its assault against the climate.
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