How economic growth has become anti-life
Limitless growth is the fantasy of economists, businesses and politicians. It is seen as a measure of progress. As a result, gross domestic product (GDP), which is supposed to measure the wealth of
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Comedian Russell Brand's Surprisingly Good Essay on the Possibilities of a
Note: The following essay by U.S. resident UK comedian Russell Brand has caught a lot of attention on both sides of the Atlantic. It's worth reading for his own personal insights and the growing ...
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We're About to Lose Net Neutrality - And the Internet as We Know It
The implications of such a decision would be profound. Web and mobile companies will live or die not on the merits of their technology and design, but on the deals they can strike with AT&T ...
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Everyone In America Is Even More Broke Than You Think
The massive and growing gulf between rich and poor is one of the direst challenges facing the U.S. economy. Highlighting this gap, more than half of U.S. wage earners made less than $30,000 last ...
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Shocking Study: 4 out of 5 in USA Face Near-Poverty and Unemployment
By Hope Yen and Micah Naziri According to The Associated Press, four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of...
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Row over US 'cockroach backpack'
A US company that has developed an "electronic backpack" that fits onto a cockroach allowing its movements to be controlled by a mobile phone app has defended itself against cruelty claims. The ...
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'Killer robots' ban must be part of Geneva talks, says campaign group
An international coalition of disarmament and human rights groups has said that UN-sponsored talks in Geneva this week must seize the opportunity to ban the development of fully autonomous weapons ...
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How Online Mapmakers Are Helping the Red Cross Save Lives in the Philippines
It will be months before we know the true damage brought about by super typhoon Haiyan. The largest death tolls now associated with the storm are only estimates. Aid workers from across the world ...
We are Ben Wizner (ACLU, and legal advisor to Edward Snowden), filmmaker Cullen
To continue the fight for online privacy, sign up at www.trackoff.us We are filmmaker Cullen Hoback (cullenhoback), Ben Wizner (benwizner) Director ...