Capitalists and Other Psychopaths
THERE is an ongoing debate in this country about the rich: who they are, what their social role may be, whether they are good or bad. Well, consider the...
Where do you stand on gun control?
On Thursday nights edition of "The Young Turks," Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, told guest host Michael Shure that...
Losing Your Religion: Analytic Thinking Can...
Scientific American... . Losing Your Religion: Analytic Thinking Can Undermine Belief A series of new experiments shows that analytic thinking can...
Symbols of Suffrage: The Unlovable Feminist
Equality? Voting Rights? Government Representation? You wouldn't be hurting your pretty little girl head with politics if spent your energy doing what women...
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5having a baby really a great achievement that anyone can personally take credit for? It’s simply nature isn’t it? The reality is most females are...
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6Researchers are just beginning to study the phenomenon, but the few who do estimate that openly polyamorous families in the United States number more than half a...
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7George Zimmerman, who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, may find protection under Florida's 2005 "stand your ground" law. The law, which was...
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8A new study by Marcus Arvan, PhD, appearing in the peer-reviewed research journal, Neuroethics, confirms and extends upon the results of an earlier study linking...
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9“Multiculturalism” has become a loaded term over the last several years. Across the Western world, politicians have recently begun to attack the once...
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10Are you a conservative, or a Liberal? The true answer may not be what you think it is. Watch this video to discover a simple tool that will help you decide. Who...
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11From A Martha Beck Article. Someone insults you (and your little dog, too)............... The first time I saw a T-shirt that said "mean people...
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12Have you thought about the privilege of whiteness? If you haven’t, it’s never too late (or too early) to start, especially since the potential payoff is...
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13People from the wealthy upper classes are more likely than poorer folks to break laws while driving, take candy from children and lie for financial gain, said a US...
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14A Pew study suggests that finally, finally human beings--and especially women--have begun to prune their alleged friends on Facebook. Could there be rational, even...
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15This article discusses a very interesting study. As a conservative/liberal I am considered a smart idiot on the issue of nuclear power (other issues no). I reject...
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16From Edge -- To arrive at the edge of the world's knowledge, seek out the most complex and sophisticated minds, put them in a room together, and have them ask...
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17Here's the follow-up story that I promised folks yesterday: ...our system of education is producing tremendous numbers of people with access to great...
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18"A former Chicago alderman turned political science professor/corruption fighter has found that Chicago is the most corrupt city in the country. He cites data...
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19Barack Obama's politics meant nothing to Samuel L. Jackson because the "Pulp Fiction" star only voted for the president for one reason and one reason...
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20What I do know is that this is the defining characteristic of the people who dominate public discussions on things like the economy and Climate Change these...
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