Indre Viskontas at Mother Jones has posted an interview with Dr. Steven Novella of Yale. “Novella is a prominent voice in the skeptical movement, a scientific movement that, as he describes it, focuses heavily on explaining the truth behind common myths—things that people believe that aren’t true.” It is worth reading the whole article but…
Play With the Mother Jones 1% Calculator
The rich have been getting richer at an amazing rate over the last 5 decades. People who suffer from conservatism like to blame their lack of money on taxes which they blame in turn on people who are even poorer than them. A recent Mother Jones article sums it up: “The richest 1 percent of…
Steubenville Whistle Blower Could Do More Time Than the Rapists
Deric Lostutter (a.k.a. KYAnonymous) is probably the person most responsible for calling national and international attention to the rape of a teenage girl by Steubenville high school football players. Now, he may be facing up to 10 years in prison for the hacking which unearthed evidence against the rapists. In an interview with Mother Jones…
Game of Thrones Attack Ads
Game of Thrones, most pirated show in the world two years running, returns with Season 3 this weekend. The folks at Mother Jones have created some political ads to help you decide where your allegiances lie before it all gets started: “Created, written, and directed by David Corn, Dan Schulman, Nick Baumann, Adam Serwer, Tim Murphy, and…
Game of Thrones Attack Ads
Game of Thrones, most pirated show in the world two years running, returns with Season 3 this weekend. The folks at Mother Jones have created some political ads to help you decide where your allegiances lie before it all gets started: “Created, written, and directed by David Corn, Dan Schulman, Nick Baumann, Adam Serwer, Tim Murphy, and…