High cost of college: the truth behind the myths The Seattle Times’ Katherine Long runs though “eight myths (and some truths) about why college costs
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Supreme Court of Canada delivers huge victory for Internet privacy Blogger Michael Geist breaks down the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R. v Spencer,
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The core of all this is political… What we’re facing today is not al-Qaeda, and Prime Minister Maliki wants us to focus on ISIS as
LaunchWho lost Iraq? The Iraqis did, with an assist from George W. Bush
Who lost Iraq? The Iraqis did, with an assist from George W. Bush Fareed Zakaria places the blame on Iraq’s security problems where it belongs:
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Neoconservatives who were in charge of setting and selling national policy during the Bush years have been coming out of the woodwork this week to
LaunchFacebook’s latest privacy announcement is a political smokescreen
The privacy announcements today are a political smokescreen to enable Facebook to engage in more data gathering… They claim to protect user privacy at the
LaunchNation’s cable companies announce they’re just going to take $100 from everyone
Nation’s cable companies announce they’re just going to take $100 from everyone The Onion has done it again, brilliantly satirizing America’s greedy and inefficient cable
LaunchThe real price of cheap food: Slavery
The real price of cheap food: Slavery The Guardian reports that U.S. stores such as Costco and Walmart are selling shrimp from Thailand produced using
LaunchHey conservatives: Forbes says Washington is the best state to make a living!
Hey conservatives: Forbes says Washington is the best state to make a living! Forbes Magazine, that bastion of progressivism, has come out with a list
LaunchFlorida’s Joe Garcia suggests Eric Cantor use remaining time in office to work on immigration reform
Why do you hold power if you’re not doing the right thing for your country? If you’re doing the right thing people tend to send
LaunchJudge Treu’s ruling is a victory for the education industry, not students or parents, CFT says
We believe the judge fell victim to the anti-union, anti-teacher rhetoric and one of American’s finest corporate law firms that set out to scapegoat teachers
LaunchNetflix fires back at Verizon in spat over slow connection messages being shown to Netflix customers
As an ISP, you sell your customers a connection to the Internet. To ensure these customers get the level of service they pay you for,
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New apple variety, Cosmic Crisp, ready for production Apple breeders at Washington State University have developed a new kind of apple that will be landing
LaunchGrocery workers in California see wages shrink, study finds
I try not to cut back on food for my kids… If I have to, I let the phone get cut off. Or I don’t
LaunchLessons from corporatized college: Even PhDs are being squeezed out of the middle class
Lessons from corporatized college: Even PhDs are being squeezed out of the middle class. A college degree, or two or three, is not necessarily a
LaunchBowe Bergdahl said he was tortured, kept in a cage by Taliban
It would have been offensive and incomprehensible to consciously leave an American behind, no matter what, to leave an American behind in the hands of
LaunchTwo Las Vegas police offers killed by suicidal maniacs with guns
Two Las Vegas police offers killed by suicidal maniacs with guns The slaughter goes on… and on… and on… and on. Every week, gun violence
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Oso neighborhood never should have been built The Seattle Times has an in-depth article today about the neighborhood that was destroyed in the Oso mudslide
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Major technology companies building technical defenses against NSA The New York Times reports that technology giants like Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Facebook are finally resisting
LaunchFrance’s President offers a toast to a long and fruitful alliance with Britain
I lift my glass to the great British people, ally and friend of the French people. — French President Francois Hollande, offering a toast at
LaunchRepublicans were for bringing Bowe Bergdahl home before they were against it
Republicans were for bringing Bowe Bergdahl home before they were against it Some Republicans are backing away from their initial praise of Bowe Bergdahl’s release,
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