Noam Chomsky, in an interview earlier this year, stated that it’s much easier to ignore the major issues of the day and pretend information is inaccessible than it is to take action.
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Glenn Greenwald was the journalist to break the story about Edward Snowden’s stolen NSA files which revealed to the world the United States’ extensive surveillance of law abiding private citizens. He recently gave a TED Talk on the importance of privacy, and the hypocrisy of those who are happy to give theirs away. “There […]
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Fan favorite rock band Staind showed why they have legions of loyal fans. While performing at “Rockfest” in Kansas City frontman Aaron Lewis stopped singing mid-song to call out men that were physically groping a teenage girl who was crowd surfing. Lewis demanded: Alright listen up you fucking assholes! That fucking girl right there […]
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A new group named Abolish Human Abortion, which insidiously uses the same AHA acronym as the American Heart Association, has started to gain momentum. Founded from Norman, Oklahoma by former drug dealer Toby Harmon and former graduate student Russell Hunter, the group now has chapters nationwide. Shunning the phrase “pro-lifer” they prefer to be called “abolitionists” and encourage […]
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During a hearing on marijuana policy (D) Rep. Steve Cohen did not mince words when he said, “It is ludicrous, absurd, crazy to have marijuana at same level as heroin. Ask the late Philip Seymour Hoffman if you could. Nobody dies from marijuana. People die from heroin.”
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A combination of contradictory talking points about marijuana by corporate shill and sensationalist Nancy Grace has set the pundit up for a special humiliation where Grace literally debates herself on the safety of marijuana.
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We’ve all heard these terms now, “Fat-Shaming”, “Slut-Shaming”, “transphobe”, and the ever so popular term “racist.” These words are used so often that it’s almost second nature to most people. I recall a story about myself when I was a child, no more than 10, when I asked my father why some people were black […]
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A 10-year- employee of McDonald’s named Nancy recently called the McDonald’s ‘help line’ to ask for help on how she could afford to feed her two children on just $8.50 an hour. The representative fielding questions patronized Nancy and told her there are ‘federal programs’ like foodstamps, and that perhaps she should visit a food […]
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The film Samsara shocked the world and offered the perspective of a monk traveling the planet and visiting a variety of different societies in a search for enlightenment. While the monk’s struggle for knowledge is admirable, the footage that was uncovered on this journey raises many questions for many individuals regarding the food they regularly put […]
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