Wire Your Brain For Gratitude In 30 Seconds
Forbes “Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.” ~William Faulkner At Thanksgiving many of us reflect on what we [...]
Can Indigenous Beliefs Save the Contemporary World?
Indian Country Many people, including many indigenous people, think indigenous worldviews are an archaic part of the past and have no bearing on present-day life and issues. However, indigenous [...]
Texas becomes a key frontier for bitcoin digital currency
Statesman Michael Cargill teaches a concealed handguns safety class at his Austin firearms store while the online version of the business initiates FBI background checks on out-of-state buyers [...]
Solving the Riddles of an Early Astronomical Calculator
NT Times A riddle for the ages may be a small step closer to a solution: Who made the famed Antikythera Mechanism, the astronomical calculator that was raised from an ancient shipwreck near Crete [...]
How oligarchs destroyed Houston
Salon Central Houston, once a bastion for the creative class, has been converted into an exclusive playland for the rich A startling change for the worse has occurred in the physical appearance [...]
U.S. to leave more troops in Afghanistan than first planned
(Reuters) – The United States is preparing to increase the number of troops it keeps in Afghanistan in 2015 to fill a gap left in the NATO mission by other contributing nations, according [...]
Social media, journalism and wars: ‘Authenticity has replaced authority’
Guardian Time, Vice News, Storyful and BBC Trending talk Twitter, BuzzFeed, hoaxes and whether breaking news is ‘bullshit’ The growth of social media has changed the way news organisations cover [...]
Documents: Houston Police Use “StingRay” Surveillance Technology to Sweep Up Cellphone Data
Truthout For the past several years, the Houston Police Department (HPD) has been quietly using contentious surveillance equipment that can amass records from cellphone calls and text messages [...]
CITY OF HOUSTON KEEPS SECRET INVESTIGATIONS INTO OWN EMPLOYEES
HOUSTON (KTRK) –The Houston Office of Inspector General, the city’s watchdog to find Houston employees wasting taxpayer dollars and breaking rules, refuses to release any information [...]
SENATOR WHO PUT PENTAGON PAPERS INTO PUBLIC RECORD URGES UDALL TO DO SAME WITH TORTURE REPORT
The Intercept Article 1, Section 6 of the Constitution establishes an absolute free-speech right for members of Congress on the floor or in committee, even if they are disclosing classified [...]
