News & Research

Are smartphones really making our children sad?

US psychologist Jean Twenge, who has claimed that social media is having a malign affect on the young, answers critics who accuse her of crying wolf

August 13, 2017
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Category: Science

Endangered Species Act Under Attack As Extinction Crisis Hits U.S.

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William Snape III of the Center for Biological Diversity says "special interests" are pushing Republicans to roll back regulations that have been successful at protecting wildlife and natural habitat.

August 13, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

Type: Video

Unleashing the Transformative Potential of an Equitable Economy

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The Institute for Policy Studies' Chuck Collins says that to reverse inequality in the US, we need a "next system" for the economy.

August 13, 2017
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Category: Justice

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Police Stood By As Mayhem Mounted in Charlottesville

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State police and National Guardsmen watched passively for hours as self-proclaimed Nazis engaged in street battles with counter-protesters. ProPublica reporter A.C. Thompson was on the scene and reports that the authorities turned the streets of the city over to groups of militiamen armed with assault rifles.

August 13, 2017
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Category: Justice

For Media, Driving Into a Crowd of Protesters Is a ‘Clash’

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The Washington Post, Boston Globe, AOL News, The Hill, BBC and Sky News UK all chose to frame the ramming of a car into anti-fascist protesters as “clashes.”

August 13, 2017
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Category: Media

China Monopolizes Crucial Rare Earth Minerals

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Crucial technologies developed in the United States, from smart phones to advanced weapon systems, can only be produced with rare earth minerals from China. How did the US get to a