Developers evict historic women’s shelter to build luxury hotel

The 104-year-old Anna Louise Inn has ended its two-year legal battle with a Fortune 500 company and will now move

Friday, May 24, 2013 8:24 PM UTC 11
Women's Rights

3 possible solutions to international tax avoidance

Apple is the latest multinational to come under fire, but it's only taking advantage of what the law allows

, On the Economy Friday, May 24, 2013 6:17 PM UTC
On the Economy, Apple, Google, GE

David Vitter’s hypocritical, punitive, horrible new amendment

Senator's new measure denies food stamps for life to certain classes of ex-convicts (solicitation not included)

Friday, May 24, 2013 4:16 PM UTC 77
David Vitter, Farm Bill

No women allowed: Summer music festivals are dudefests, again

Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and the Austin City Limits festivals have something in common: very male lineups

Friday, May 24, 2013 4:15 PM UTC 14
Music, Editor's Picks, VIDA, Wilco

Democrats may be even worse than Republicans at regulating Wall Street

A new bill making its way through Congress permits the kind of derivatives trading that bankrupted our economy

, ROBERTREICH.org Friday, May 24, 2013 3:08 PM UTC 16
RobertReich.org, Democrats

There’s no substitute for government disaster relief

The Oklahoma tornado is just the latest reminder that we rely on the state to provide for us in our time of need

Friday, May 24, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 37
Oklahoma, tornado, Twister

Billionaire hedge funder: Babies, breast-feeding “kill” focus, keep women from succeeding

“As soon as that baby’s lips touched that girl’s bosom, forget it," says hedge fund executive Paul Tudor Jones VIDEO

Thursday, May 23, 2013 9:06 PM UTC 31
Video, Finance, Gender

“Bookless library” set to open in Texas

An all-digital "bookless library" is coming soon to a San Antonio suburb

Thursday, May 23, 2013 8:00 PM UTC 12
Books, reading, Libraries, Texas

Greek yogurt, toxic waste hazard?

Its production creates millions of gallons of acid whey, leaving the food industry scrambling for means of disposal

, AlterNet Thursday, May 23, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 50
Health, Greek Yogurt, Acid Whey

Incoming BBC news director on journalism gender gap: “We can do better”

"I think that as an outsider there is clearly an issue about the number of female broadcasters," James Harding says

Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:08 PM UTC
BBC, Gender Gap, gender parity

Illegal construction, shoddy materials at fault in Bangladesh factory disaster

A report on the disaster that killed 1,127 people reveals that simple building inspections could have saved lives

Thursday, May 23, 2013 3:32 PM UTC
rana plaza

Destroying the planet for record profits

Despite reports of historically high CO2 levels, it's business as usual for companies like ExxonMobil and Chevron

, TomDispatch.com Thursday, May 23, 2013 2:34 PM UTC 22
TomDispatch.com, Carbon Dioxide

Lawsuit alleges anti-gay hiring practices at ExxonMobil

A paired resume experiment reveals anti-gay bias at the gas and oil giant, a lawsuit alleges

Thursday, May 23, 2013 1:15 PM UTC
enda, LGBT Rights

The Maker kids are alright

I want my electric-powered cupcake car and I want it now. A trip to the Maker Faire

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 10:14 PM UTC
Maker Faire, makers

Portland’s senseless war on fluoride

The city has rejected yet another plan to fluoridate its water supply, flouting modern medicine in the process

, Scientific American Wednesday, May 22, 2013 9:41 PM UTC 126
Scientific American, Portland

Is Pittsburgh the next Portland?

The bloom is off the City of Roses thanks to a flagging economy and wealth of new options for the creative class

, Pacific Standard Wednesday, May 22, 2013 5:30 PM UTC 61
Portland, Portlandia, Florida

“Original Coca-Cola had a very small amount of cocaine”

An expert explains how the company's ruthless business tactics helped create the world's most recognizable brand

, AlterNet Wednesday, May 22, 2013 5:27 PM UTC 18
AlterNet, Coca-Cola, Soda, Coke

Justin Bieber will destroy you if you live-tweet his parties

The pop singer is forcing friends and acquaintances to sign a waiver before entering his California home

, The Daily Dot Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:55 PM UTC
the daily dot, Justin Bieber

Corporations accused of wrongdoing win battle to keep identities secret

An unprecedented new legal case could allow corporations to use the courts to do their bidding -- anonymously

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:53 PM UTC
Corporate America

Wall Street firm’s “Golden Pitchbook” is totally sexist, full of lies

"Don't pitch the bitch" and other pearls of wisdom from top brokers at John Thomas Financial VIDEO

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:48 PM UTC
Video, Wall Street, Sexism

Apple’s biggest sin: Popularity

Why was CEO Tim Cook standing trial for "crimes" all his peers have committed? Because everyone loves their iPhones

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:47 PM UTC 30
Apple, Tim Cook, Taxes, Ireland

Facebook’s hate speech problem

Facebook removes photos of women breastfeeding, but rape videos seem to last for days. These women are sick of it

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:39 PM UTC 61
Facebook, Internet Culture

Amazon set to launch fine-art gallery

This summer, the retail giant will throw its cap into the fine-art market by opening an online art store

, Hyperallergic Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:24 PM UTC
Hyperallergic, Art, amazon

Rand Paul: Congress should apologize to Apple, not the other way around

At a Tuesday hearing on Apple's tax avoidance strategies, Paul chastised Congress and gushed about Apple VIDEO

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:56 PM UTC 33
Video, Apple, Rand Paul, Taxes

Hundreds of low-wage federally contracted workers strike in D.C.

The walkouts in federally owned buildings by non-union workers have been "unprecedented"

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 5:38 PM UTC
federal contracts, Low wage

When America became a third-world country

Public investment has been a key to U.S. prosperity for the past century. Sequestration will undo all that

and , TomDispatch.com Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:33 PM UTC 57
TomDispatch.com, Education

Wikipedia cleans up its mess

Banned, blocked, investigated; the online encyclopedia casts a harsh eye on Robert Clark Young, aka "Qworty"

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:31 PM UTC 23
wikipedia, Robert Clark Young

Should wunderkinds be allowed to drop out of high school?

Skeptics maintain that success stories like Tumblr founder David Karp are the exceptions that prove the rule

, Associated Press Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:06 PM UTC
Associated Press, David Karp

Former IRS commissioner to testify on Capitol Hill

The Senate Finance Committee has launched an investigation into the improper targeting of Tea Party groups

and , Associated Press Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:34 PM UTC
Associated Press, IRS

Apple uses foreign companies to avoid billions in taxes

According to a Senate investigation, the world's most valuable company has stashed $102 billion in cash overseas

Monday, May 20, 2013 9:26 PM UTC
Associated Press, Apple, Senate

IRS meltdown was long overdue

Its Exempt Organizations division has been horribly dysfunctional since the agency was restructured in 1998

and , ProPublica Monday, May 20, 2013 6:55 PM UTC
ProPublica, IRS, Tea Party

Pentagon adviser pushed Anthrax drug, which his firm produced

Biowarfare consultant prodded government to stockpile antidote, bringing $334 million to his biotech company

Monday, May 20, 2013 6:19 PM UTC
anthrax, Pentagon, Lobbying

Corporate greed is poisoning America — literally

Thank lax regulations for increased levels of arsenic in our chicken and unsafe conditions in our plants

and , BillMoyers.com Monday, May 20, 2013 5:04 PM UTC
BillMoyers.com, New York Times

How to screw up Tumblr

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer promises not to bungle a good thing. Easier said than done

Monday, May 20, 2013 4:25 PM UTC
Yahoo, Tumblr, GeoCities

Big Soda SNAP-ing up billions off government programs

Federal aid like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is proving to be a sweet deal for softdrink groups

, AlterNet Monday, May 20, 2013 4:15 PM UTC
AlterNet, Soda, SNAP

Yahoo shells out $1.1 billion for Tumblr

It's the company's biggest acquisition since it bought the online search engine Overture for $1.3 billion

, Associated Press Monday, May 20, 2013 2:49 PM UTC
Associated Press, Tumblr, Yahoo

Xenophobia only benefits the 1 percent

"Giant corporations are holding governments and citizens up for ransom" as they squabble with each other

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:48 PM UTC
Robert Reich, Xenophobia

Paul Krugman’s right: Austerity kills

Austerity kills -- radical cuts destroy economies and lives, and the honest numbers and economics keep proving it

and Sunday, May 19, 2013 6:45 PM UTC 214
Austerity, Books, New Deal

How Guantanamo affects China: Our human rights hypocrisies

The U.S. uses the ideology of human rights as a political tool, embracing -- or ignoring -- it when convenient

Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 20
China, Guantanamo, Cold War

Growing, lurking threat: “Paper terrorism”

Massive financial schemes by anti-government zealots and sovereign citizens have states scrambling for protection

Sunday, May 19, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 74
Sovereign Citizens