63 Percent Of All U.S. Jobs Created Since 1990 Have Been Low Wage Jobs
By Michael Snyder If you have a good paying job, you should probably try to hold on to it as hard as you can, because…
Activism
Habeas Corpus? Trump Administration Uses Patriot Act Provision 412 To Indefinitely Detain Man
By Aaron Kesel The Trump administration has enacted Section 412 of the PATRIOT Act to keep a Palestinian man behind bars. The provision of the…
All Eyes Are On You! The Five Eyes Surveillance Network and the #1vs5i Campaign
By Jason Bermas There is a much greater overarching network of surveillance that is tracking, tracing, and databasing nearly everyone on a global scale. Jason…
Polish Minister of Health Proposes Carcinogenic 5G Emission Levels as National Norm
By Julian Rose Hundreds of letters are pouring into the office of Polish Minister of Health, Lukaz Szumowski, from Polish citizens and people all over…
Animal Shelter Receives Overwhelming Response After Inviting Children To Read To Rescue Animals
By Mayukh Saha Is reading only limited to human beings? We may not remember, but we had to go through great lengths to learn our…
How to Put Your Money Where Your Morals Are
By Laura Williams Several Christmases ago, I stopped buying NCAA-branded gifts for my football fanatic in-laws, because the NCAA’s treatment of student-athletes is abysmal. Recent…
Cameroon Activist Uses Plastic Bottles to Create Boats For His Community
By Amanda Froelich To reduce the prevalence of plastic in the environment, a young man in Cameroon is transforming littered bottles into “EcoBoats.” Ismaël Essome…
Paws Win: Trump Signs Historic Animal Cruelty Bill Making Abuse A Federal Crime
By Aaron Kesel In a win for our furry friends, U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an animal cruelty bill (H.R. 724) that seeks to…
Activists in Angola Continue to Face Repression for Online and Offline Activities
By Liam Anderson This story is the second in a two-part series on limited reforms introduced under JLO that affect media freedom and activism in…
DEEP DIVE: EFF to DHS: Stop Mass Collection of Social Media Information
By Saira Hussain and Sophia Cope The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently released a proposed rule expanding the agency’s collection of social media information…
This is Your Wake-up Call: You. Are. Not. The. Government!
By Carey Wedler Do hundreds of millions of Americans write laws and enforce them? Which historical events are “we” responsible for? Why does government have…
Hundreds Protest Decision Allowing Google to Turn Toronto Neighborhood into a “Smart City”
By B.N. Frank “Smart Cities” are great for those who collect, analyze and sell residents’ and visitors’ data. Everyone else seems to be getting a…
Don’t Just Give Thanks — Pay Your Blessings Forward
By John W. Whitehead “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live…
To Keep Strangers Warm This Winter This 87-Year-Old Lady Spent Months Knitting 75 Hats
By Mayukh Saha Grannies love to care for all, don’t they? Well, one granny from Massachusetts has gone well beyond her family and has provided…