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Soybeans

A throwback is just that, even if it is shrouded in organic hemp cloth.

How music plagiarism ruined a composer’s career and literally drove him mad.

Digital surveillance

Search engine executives warn about invasive government surveillance, but the digital arms trade begins with their own technologies.

Myanmar police

Buddhism is marked by concern for the welfare of all “sentient” creatures. But when it is harnessed to ethnic intolerance and extreme nationalism, it can turn violent.

bookstore

Walking libraries... a God named “Word”.. what Sherlock Holmes never said... read it here!

Mary Thom

The feminist author and long-time editor of Ms. magazine died tragically in a biking accident.

chemical fire

How Americans unwittingly entered—and become exposed to biohazards in—the greatest uncontrolled experiment ever launched.

New York Times

From climate change to financial meltdown, the worst of our journalism is becoming the norm. 

Anwar al-Awlaki

How three US citizens were killed by their own government in the space of one month in 2011.

Violentacrez

Unmasking racists and trolls on the Internet may feel like justice, but it does not drive social progress.

Blogs

Increased militarization of police forces led to the seven-year-old's death. It's time we all recognize that.

June 19, 2013

A new media community takes root.

June 19, 2013

Our checks and balances have broken down. It's time to rein in the national security complex.

June 19, 2013

Let's remember: ogling isn't journalism.

June 19, 2013

The Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs put on a game for the ages, reminding me of a similar one almost twenty-seven years ago.

June 19, 2013

The Rolling Stone and BuzzFeed reporter whose reporting ended General Stanley McChrystal's career died yesterday.

June 18, 2013

How are we supposed to abide by strict budget caps when adding ten million new Americans?

June 18, 2013

Why finding yourself in the sights of the Guardian journalist and those who love him can be such a frustrating thing.

June 18, 2013

The High Court defended voting rights yesterday—striking down part of an Arizona proposition that nevertheless leaves undocumented immigrants vulnerable to deportation. 

June 18, 2013

Media continue to neglect important arguments against further US engagement in the civil war. 

June 18, 2013