| Jul 2, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyTelevangelist James Robison recently declared that he’s praying for a merger of the tea party and the religious right. Is he kidding? That merger is well underway. And it’s getting a hefty push from a couple of billionaire brothers. No, not Charles and...
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| Jun 25, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyEvery four years, Brazilians wrap themselves in their cheerful green, yellow, and blue flag emblazoned with the Portuguese words “ordem e progresso.” The slogan, which translates as “order and progress,” stretches across a puddle of stars....
| Jun 11, 2014 | Food / FarmingUpper-class, über-rich Brits pay a price. In exchange for being blessed with wealth and social standing, they’re expected to be at least slightly amusing to the general public, offering some combination of doofus, daffy, and scandalous. Crispin Odey fits this...
| | Economy / BusinessFast-food workers in hundreds of cities across the country and the world went on strike in mid-May to demand higher pay and better working conditions. These workers targeted the richest and most powerful fast-food corporations such as McDonald’s and Burger King....
