This week the European Parliament will be debating the general EU budget for 2017/18. The main focus of the debate is likely to be the…

WASHINGTON — Democrat Hillary Clinton’s bid for the presidency has drawn more support from Wall Street fundraisers than President Obama received from the industry four years…

Back in March I published a post titled, “Now some schools are testing kids for their ‘grit’ and ‘joy’ levels. Really.” For years we’ve heard…

More evidence of extensive crony ties. Action Alert! Recently we’ve reported on the crony ties between top US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…

It’s getting hard to give a shit about this election, though you might still care about this country. The damage has been done to the…

“I have survived the past three wars, but that is not the problem. In this place, wars come and go. The bigger struggle is not…

In most of the United States, even a $15 minimum wage isn't enough to make ends meet—and the gap becomes a chasm if you factor…

A group of schoolgirls in Iran have been flogged because their parents owed less than eight pounds in school fees, according to an opposition group…

Brown University students are returning to classes this semester to find free tampons and sanitary napkins in academic building bathrooms. The students leading the initiative…

Last month was the hottest September on record, which means 2016 is all but locked into being the hottest year on record, according to new…

October 21, 2016   Dear Michael,   I have known you for many years as a fellow film director and have admired your productions and…

From Kartik Dhara’s home, the trucks at the top of the garbage mountain look like the toys he sees city children playing with on his…