Who will check Facebook's 'fact checkers?'
In response to recent concerns about “fake news” and opinion-swaying hoaxes, Facebook has unveiled new measures to address the issue. But unless done right, these steps may create more problems…
Rising Seas, Sinking Coasts Spell Doom for Eastern US
The devastating impact of global warming induced sea level rise has become increasingly clear as powerful surges, coastal flooding and rapid erosion are more and more frequently wreaking havoc along…
The Growing Movement Putting Sustainability and Community Back in the Forefront
In the midst of climate change, "big box" stores, frequent lack of community connections, and ubiquitous fast and processed food, a flourishing movement stands in stark contrast. Reporting by Agence…
US Has Become 'Planet's Dirty-Energy Dealer'
While the Obama administration continues to boast reductions in U.S. carbon emissions through the incorporation of renewable energy resources such as wind and solar, the darker side of America's changing…
US Blesses Egyptian Repression with Apache Attack Helicopters
Orchestrated overthrow of democratically-elected government: check. Repression, arrest, and death sentences for political opponents: check. Mass crackdown on journalists and critical media: check. Shipment of U.S.-made Apache attack helicopters to…
Bill Clinton: Comey 'cost' my wife the election
Former President Bill ClintonWilliam (Bill) Jefferson ClintonWill the 'law and order' president pardon Roger Stone? Five ways America would take a hard left under Joe Biden The sad spectacle of…
Cable Users Among Loudest Critics of Comcast/Time-Warner Deal
The proposed merger of the nation's two largest cable companies, Comcast and Time-Warner, into one gigantic mega-telecom corporation is being slammed by the people that will be most impacted if…
North Carolina: Where the Politics are as Murky as Coal-Polluted Water
Standing outside the Duke Energy Center in Charlotte, North Carolina Tuesday, roughly one hundred protesters chanted, "Shame!"—scolding the company responsible for last month's coal ash spill into the Dan River.…
'Very Worrying': New Ozone-Destroying Gases Discovered
Scientists have made a "very worrying" discovery of four new ozone-destroying gases. The research from scientists at the University of East Anglia was published Sunday in the journal Nature Geoscience.…
Clapper Confesses: NSA Searching Americans' Calls and Emails
Despite professions by intelligence officials that "backdoor" searches have been strictly limited to foreign individuals, reporting Tuesday has revealed that the NSA has also conducted warrantless searches of Americans' calls…
Amidst the Guns, Free Choice for Crimeans
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine - Crimean officials have reported that roughly 97 percent of Crimeans voted for independence from Ukraine on Sunday, with a turnout of about 80 percent. Yet the security…
Suit Charges FBI Used No-Fly List as Retribution Against Muslim Men
Four Muslim-American men filed a lawsuit against the FBI on Tuesday, charging that the bureau placed them on the "no-fly list" in retaliation for their refusal to inform on their…