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Another Failed War

The “war on drugs” is failing; a teen in China sells his kidney for an iPad 2; and “Sesame Street” admits to spreading propaganda. These discoveries and more after the jump.

Posted on Jun 5, 2011 READ MORE  | 687 READS



How the IMF Raped the Globe

Disregard for human rights runs rampant in the International Monetary Fund; computers are being designed with human DNA; and Playboy reveals the ins and outs of Americans’ sex lives. These discoveries and more after the jump.

Posted on May 25, 2011 READ MORE  | 1540 READS



Ahmadinejad May Be a Quitter

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad considers resigning his post as president of Iran; Google Maps will let users inside buildings; and Bill Gates dips his mouse into American education. These discoveries and more after the jump.

Posted on May 9, 2011 READ MORE  | 602 READS



Cinematic Racism

Major American movies primarily star white actors; poor white students fall behind black peers in the U.K.; and a Chinese college nixes its plan to prohibit PDA. These discoveries and more after the jump.

Posted on Apr 29, 2011 READ MORE  | 735 READS



Your iPhone Is Not a Spy

iPhones are not stalking users, video games may be therapeutic, and Zuckerberg woos Obama, or is it the other way around? These discoveries and more after the jump.

Posted on Apr 22, 2011 READ MORE  | 347 READS



‘Gaylingual’ Code Invented in Myanmar

Gay men in Myanmar make up a language, women disappear in new-order Egypt and the Civil War divides Americans in 2011. These discoveries and more after the jump.

Posted on Apr 17, 2011 READ MORE  | 1383 READS



Chinese Cows Produce ‘Human’ Milk

Cows produce milk with the properties of human breast milk, telenovelas turn serious, a new HIV vaccine is set to go into trials and Arizona passes a new race-based law ... this time about abortion. These discoveries and more after the jump.

Posted on Apr 5, 2011 READ MORE  | 598 READS



Republicans Heart Wall Street

The GOP begins to roll back Wall Street reform, college graduates are snubbing law school, and Washington’s pro-nuke consensus. These discoveries and more after the jump.

Posted on Mar 20, 2011 READ MORE  | 962 READS



In Defense of NPR

Bill Moyers comes to the defense of NPR, a London university was warned against taking money from the Gadhafi family, and communism’s role in universal Wi-Fi. These discoveries and more after the jump.

Posted on Mar 13, 2011 READ MORE  | 670 READS



Anonymous Returns

Hacker group Anonymous takes down a Koch-backed website, two GOP groups plan to spend $120 million on the 2012 campaign, and sex in a Northwestern University classroom. These discoveries and more after the jump.

Posted on Mar 4, 2011 READ MORE  | 1365 READS



The Lopsided Law of Wall Street

The lopsided law of immigration vs. Wall Street, humans actually do make it rain, and Glenn Beck goes after Google. These discoveries and more after the jump.

Posted on Feb 20, 2011 READ MORE  | 1188 READS



Behind the Fox News Facade

Sheep are the smartest animals in the farmyard, Fox News is ... a propaganda machine, and Julian Assange may have four love children.These discoveries and more after the jump.

Posted on Feb 13, 2011 READ MORE  | 3102 READS



FBI Is Breaking the Law

The FBI breaks the law a thousand times a year, the Glenn Beck Conspiracy Theory Generator, and potential jail time for calling someone an “ass.” These discoveries and more after the jump.

Posted on Feb 6, 2011 READ MORE  | 2184 READS



MLK’s ‘Missing Years’

Martin Luther King Jr.’s “missing” final years, questioning the capacity of our undergraduate graduates, and a new California law that allows cops to snoop our smart phones. These discoveries and more after the jump.

Posted on Jan 22, 2011 READ MORE  | 1044 READS



Dalai Lama: I Am a Marxist

The Dalai Lama is a Marxist, the power that comes with being tall, and the continuing discrimination against the transgendered people in the U.S. military. These discoveries and more after the jump.

Posted on Jan 15, 2011 READ MORE  | 2533 READS


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