FDA's New Rules on Factory Farm Antibiotics Are Flawed—and Voluntary

FDA's New Rules on Factory Farm Antibiotics Are Flawed—and Voluntary

Encouraging Corporate Crime

Encouraging Corporate Crime

Leaf-bagging under scrutiny as a wasteful expense and pointless chore

Leaf-bagging under scrutiny as a wasteful expense and pointless chore

Women Relax, Men Mountaineer: What Backpacks Reveal About Gendered Marketing of Outdoor Sports

Women Relax, Men Mountaineer: What Backpacks Reveal About Gendered Marketing of Outdoor Sports:

stupid sexist companies strike outdoor gear

Serving Life for This?

Serving Life for This?

Airline Deregulation : A Triumph of Ideology Over Evidence : Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Airline Deregulation : A Triumph of Ideology Over Evidence : Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Why Elizabeth Warren baffles pundits: “Economic populism” isn’t just a campaign slogan

Why Elizabeth Warren baffles pundits: “Economic populism” isn’t just a campaign slogan

Our Democracy Is at Stake

Our Democracy Is at Stake

Slow Ideas

Slow Ideas:

bedside manner matters as much as facts

David Morris: What’s Good for Bill Gates Turns Out To Be Bad For Public Schools

David Morris: What’s Good for Bill Gates Turns Out To Be Bad For Public Schools

An insecticide-infection connection in bee colony collapses | Ars Technica

An insecticide-infection connection in bee colony collapses | Ars Technica:

Was bee death caused by infection or insecticide?  Turns out, the insecticide weakens the bee’s immune system, allowing infection to run rampant. 

Make $377,000 trading Apple in one day

Make $377,000 trading Apple in one day:

Socially useless activity that makes BIG money.  I know it’s politically popular to do things like drug tests for welfare recipients, but these high-frequency traders are exploiting latency for profit.  Total. Fscking. Wankers.

The world reacts to the crisis in Syria - The Oatmeal

The world reacts to the crisis in Syria - The Oatmeal:

If only real journalists provided this kind of context.

What Works In Education: Scientific Evidence Gets Ignored - Slashdot

What Works In Education: Scientific Evidence Gets Ignored - Slashdot:

We already know what works.  What need to apply what we’ve learned.

NSA Officers Spy on Love Interests - Washington Wire - WSJ

NSA Officers Spy on Love Interests - Washington Wire - WSJ

Who is Your Favorite President (v2) (by FairVote MN) An...

Who is Your Favorite President (v2) (by FairVote MN)

An excellent, brief description of ranked-choice voting, a better method to elect people.

Let Me Explain Why Miley Cyrus’ VMA Performance Was Our Top Story This Morning | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Let Me Explain Why Miley Cyrus’ VMA Performance Was Our Top Story This Morning | The Onion - America's Finest News Source:

The disappointment in this story is that it’s from the Onion, but it’s true.

No, thanks: Stop saying “support the troops” - Salon.com

No, thanks: Stop saying “support the troops” - Salon.com:

He uses a lot of big words, but the general notion is that we should think carefully about who ‘the troops’ are and what we are ‘supporting’.  A seemingly apolitical slogan actually has a lot of political baggage.

A City Invokes Seizure Laws to Save Homes - NYTimes.com

A City Invokes Seizure Laws to Save Homes - NYTimes.com:

Summary: rich bankers get angry when people decide to ask for a square deal.

A Shuffle of Aluminum, but to Banks, Pure Gold - NYTimes.com

A Shuffle of Aluminum, but to Banks, Pure Gold - NYTimes.com:

Activity of no value, costing consumers billions.  Big banks are the enemy of the common (wo)man.