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Harvard Scholar Naomi Oreskes – The Greatest Scam in History: How the Energy Companies Took Us All (Long Read)

Post published:November 13, 2019

"It’s a tale for all time. What might be the greatest scam in history or, at least, the one that threatens to take history down with it. Think of it as the climate-change scam that beat science, big time," writes Naomi Oreskes, Harvard University (Nov. 13th, 2019)

Billionaires Declare OPEN War on Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders

Post published:November 13, 2019

"The exceedingly wealthy are usually content to stay in the shadows while their combined financial leverage and media power keep top government officials more or less in line. But the grassroots strengths of the Warren and Sanders campaigns have jolted some key oligarchs into overt action," writes Norman Solomon, Institute for Public Accuracy and RootsAction.org (Nov. 13th, 2019)

Brand versus Reality: Trudeau should actually start fulfilling important promises

Post published:November 13, 2019

"With the lack of checks and balances, the position of prime minister is perhaps the most unchecked head of government among the democracies," writes Julia Rodgers, Dalhousie University (Nov. 13th, 2019)

Should you kill spiders in your home? A scientist explains why not to

Post published:November 13, 2019

"I know it may be hard to convince you, but let me try: Don’t kill the next spider you see in your home. Why? Because spiders are," writes Matt Bertone, North Carolina State University (Nov. 13th, 2019)

KAMADIA – Pinned Note (very brief): As Editor-In-Chief, Will I keep Writing?

Post published:November 6, 2019

"I'm happy to report," writes Aly Kamadia, Editor-In-Chief of iDose (Nov. 6th, 2019)

I was Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton: The Economy is Rigged, and only two Democrats have the agenda that’ll beat Trump

Post published:November 6, 2019

"The only way Democrats win is with an agenda of fundamental democratic and economic reform, such as provided by," writes Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor (under Bill Clinton), University of California (Nov 6th, 2019)

How Coffee may help alleviate Depression

Post published:November 6, 2019

"But coffee may have other mood benefits that simply elevating mood shortly after its intake," writes Berit Brogaard, University of Miami (Nov. 6th, 2019)

If Trump gets impeached, don’t take the U.S. founders and their elitist constitution

Post published:November 6, 2019

"But while no one can deny that the founders were brilliant political architects, no one should mistake them for champions of democracy in any modern sense, either," writes J.M. Opal, McGill University (Nov. 6th, 2019)

CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg is a Rich Jerk

Post published:November 6, 2019

"Imagine if we turned to LeBron James, a truly great basketball player, to get advice on how best to deal with global warming. LeBron is a smart guy, but no one would expect him to have special insights into dealing with global warming, in spite of his incredible skills on the basketball court. In the same vein, why would anyone think that Zuckerberg would know or care about how Facebook should be run in a way that protects democracy?" writes Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington D.C. (Nov. 6th, 2019)