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Anonymous Hacks Supremacy Site to Say “Good Night, White Pride”

Hackers identifying themselves as part of  activist group Anonymous (is that an oxymoron?) have breached a white-supremacy website, and left a message of equality. I’m not promoting hacking — but if...

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Wisconsin Republicans Push for 7-Day Work Week

Article courtesy of The Raw Story – Wisconsin Republicans propose 7-day work week at behest of business lobby (via Raw Story ) A pair of Republican legislators in Wisconsin are circulating a draft of a...

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The Death Penalty Around the World: Infographic

photo credit: danielito311 via photopin cc Think you know which country executes more people through the death penalty than any other combined? This infographic from Amnesty International has the...

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Prison Inmates are Now Picking Your Fruit (Seriously)

Odds are, you have at least some prisoner-picked fruits or vegetables in your fridge right now. Yep, farmers are turning to prison inmates to pick apples, watermelons, potatoes and more because they...

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Study: 93 Percent of Straight Men Have Cuddled with Another Male

The bromance is far less taboo these days among straight men, says a new British study. In fact, a stunning 93 percent of the male college athletes interviewed had cuddled with another guy — some of...

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Help Save Net Neutrality by Signing This Petition

Corporations don’t deserve the power to choose what we can and can’t access on the web, but they just may get it. Without some fast policy changes, Internet providers like Verizon and Time Warner will...

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Study: 40 Percent of Young Men Have Been Pressured into Unwanted Sexual Acts

We all know that sexual harassment is an ugly, rampant fact of life for most women. But nobody talks much about harassment against men — because, of course, males are all supposed to be sex-crazed...

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Monsanto is Suing Vermont to Fight GMO Labeling – Sign This Petition to Stop...

Vermont is doing what all states should: requiring labeling for GMO foods. But Big Agriculture doesn’t want that — so Monsanto is preparing to sue the state, claiming the requirement is a violation of...

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Watch the Brilliant Anti-Oil Ad Once Banned from Youtube

Is there anything you can’t make with Legos? As Greenpeace discovered, you can even create social change (or try to, at any rate). They got creative with the building blocks in this video urging the...

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Are Atheists More Compassionate than the Religious?

Every once in a while, an uber-religious conservative stumbles onto my Twitter feed and tries to stick it to me with some fire-and-brimstone BS. The latest such troll professed that only two sides...

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This Woman Was Gunned Down for Not Giving Out Her Number

Every woman — no matter what their size, color or facial features — knows what it’s like to be approached by a stranger demanding attention. And at that moment, the instinctual thought usually is, “how...

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These Are The World’s Happiest Countries (Think the US Made It?)

The World Happiness Report has spoken, and this is how they rank the happiest countries in the world.  They weighed factors like longevity, social services and freedom – and although everyone has their...

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How the NFL is Royally Screwing American Taxpayers

Did you know the NFL is a nonprofit organization? So the same league that can afford to pay commissioner Roger Goodell a ridiculous $44 million per year doesn’t pay one cent of federal tax. But that...

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How Small Farmers Took On – And Beat – Monsanto

Between Ebola, Isis and crop-killing drought, there’s enough bad news piled up to last a few lifetimes. So now, a cheery story. In a victory for small farmers and a blow to Big Ag, the Guatemalan...

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Yes, ‘Sexy Ebola Nurse’ Halloween Costumes Are Real (Pics)

There’s nothing wrong with owning your sexuality, but must EVERY woman’s costume on the market be a “sexy this” or “sexy that?” Call me old fashioned, but I’d rather not imagine whatever sexy time may...

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These Are The World’s Worst Places to be Gay

While I normally encourage people to live true to themselves, in some countries you need to stay in the closet if you want to live at all. As this graphic shows, homosexuality is punishable by...

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Use Verizon or AT&T? ‘Supercookies’ May Be Spying On You

photo credit: mirkuz via photopin cc I’ve long given up the delusion of privacy on the Internet. But it’s still jarring to learn that corporate espionage on citizens is even worse than most of us...

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Walmart Workers Return Food Bin to Walton’s Park Ave Home: ‘We Want A Raise,...

Remember those obnoxious charity bins set up at Walmart stores last holiday season, so needy employees could receive canned-food donations instead of a fair paycheck? Well they’re back this year  –...

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Why Do White Cops Shoot Black Men? Here’s What Science Says

  You don’t have to think you’re racist to feel racist. You can subconsciously fear Black people even if you voted for Obama and cringe every time you hear the “N” word.  And if you happen to be an...

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Watch: This is Where America’s Deported Immigrants Go

Whether you call them “undocumented immigrants,” “illegals” or just “human beings,” nobody deserves to go through what America’s deportees experience when they’re dumped back into Mexico with no money...

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