Senate Bill Seeks to Roll Back NSA Surveillance

Four senators have unveiled a measure to rein in the surveillance powers of the National Security Agency. The bill from Continue reading →

As IPCC Warns of Climate Disaster, Will Scientific Consensus Spark Action on Global Warming?

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is set to issue its strongest warning yet that climate change is caused by Continue reading →

Jon Stewart and Richard Dawkins: Will It Be Science or Religion That Dooms Us All?

Originally posted on Believers vs Non-Believers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqAyg5u3GN4 Scientist and celebrity atheist Richard Dawkins joined Jon Stewart on Tuesday night’s Daily Show for…

Symbolic Book Burning: North Carolina school board to rethink its ban on classic novel

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – A North Carolina school board is rethinking its ban of Ralph Ellison’s heralded novel “Invisible Continue reading →

Oh snap! Chuck (facts are not my job) Todd to moderate tonight’s Virginia Gubernatorial Debate

Tonight’s Virginia gubernatorial debate between Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe and Republican candidate Ken Cuccinelli will be “moderated” by Chuck Todd Continue reading →

Why is NBC giving a Wall Street banker a prominent voice in its ‘Education Nation’ extravaganza?

One of the most popular shows on TV currently centers on a high school chemistry teacher whose cancer diagnosis and Continue reading →

President of Brazil slams U.S. over NSA surveillance operations

Today at the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil – Continue reading →

Protest against the secret negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal (ADVOCACY)

This afternoon, September 23rd, protesters concerned about the looming Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) covered the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Continue reading →