The NewsTrust format and idea are interesting for the possibility of a democraticly influenced news source. It provides another channel for getting news and views out to the public, a channel without a visible filter of the corporate press.
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Badger reports on a study trying to understand why some people's beliefs are not disturbed by facts. Quite interesting, but not as deep as one might hope. The report itself looks more informative.
they were actively engaged in reasoning that the belief they already held was true. More »
The short summary provides a link to the whole study. It provides an important insight into the corruption of the political process by big corporations with very short term financial interests.
our team pieced together the story of a far-reaching, multinational backlash by fossil fuel industries and other heavy carbon emitters aimed at slowing progress on control ... More »
The article mostly states the obvious, but does put forward a basic obvious way to reduce carbon generation from burning gas.
Lohan provides counter information to Republican claims, and provides information on political bribes that may be influencing their posturing on climate change. The exasperated tone is notable.
their stunt is pure bogus and their motivation is equally sad. More »
Carter brings together brief descriptions of 10 focus areas for looking at the continuing unstable financial system in the US.
Not very surprising news to us Washingtonians. I find it a bit strange to categorize rural eastern Washington as "blue collar." The story focuses on the "religious" ties of sexual orientation bigots, and barely mentions the large religious support for human rights in the Seattle area. Journalistically quite so-so.
Historical parallels are drawn between Afghanistan and other military debacles in recent history. Digestibility may depend upon your view of Vietnam.
It is good journalism in alarming the public that the health care bill contains a provision that flies in the face of scientific medical practice, violates the separation of church and state, is stupid, and costs taxpayers.
Dr. Norman Fost, a pediatrician and medical ethicist at the University of Wisconsin, said the measure went against the goal of reducing healthcare costs by improving ... More »
Monbiot looks at the firming opposition to the clear science of man-caused climate change, and develops an interesting hypothesis for the denial and the particular centering of the denial in older people. No mention is included of the oil industry funding of the disinformation campaign.
The debate about global warming that’s raging on the internet and in the rightwing press does not reflect any such debate in the scientific journals. More »
Monbiot looks at the firming opposition to the clear science of man-caused climate change, and develops an interesting hypothesis for the denial and the particular centering of the denial in older people. No mention is included of the oil industry funding of the disinformation campaign.
The debate about global warming that’s raging on the internet and in the rightwing press does not reflect any such debate in the scientific journals. More »
Goforth looks at the Boeing management decisions as they persistently look for cheap cost of labor and ignore the benefits of experienced and productive labor. It provides stark contrast to numerous opinions advocating state subsidies and cheap labor to keep Boeing in Washington state.
Call your congress critters. Remove the provision.