Progressives Mourn Passing of Author and Activist Jonathan Schell

The progressive community on Wednesday was celebrating the life, work, and activism of longtime writer and Yale University professor who passed away late Tuesday at his home in Brooklyn after a battle with cancer. A journalist who reported on the Vietnam War as a staff writer for The New Yorker and whose book, The Fate…

Musicians, Artists Make Plea to FCC: 'Protect the Open Internet'

A group of nearly 50 noted musicians, actors and other creators sent a letter Tuesday to the head of the Federal Communications Commission, urging him to “protect the open Internet as a vehicle for free expression and collaboration” and to ditch his current plans they say would kill net neutrality. Among the signatories are Tom…

Brazile: DNC was no match for Russian hacking

Democratic National Committee (DNC) interim chairwoman Donna BrazileDonna Lease BrazileTrump complains Fox News is ‘doing nothing to help’ him get reelected Nervous Democrats are sweating the small stuff Trump blasts Fox News, says he wants ‘an alternative’ MORE said on Sunday the DNC was not a match for Russian cyber attacks throughout the presidential campaign….

Ocean Acidification Dissolving Shells of Key Marine Creature

Scientists have documented how ocean acidification, sometimes referred to as climate change’s “evil twin,” is already taking a toll on an essential part of the marine food chain in an area off the U.S. northwest coast, and with runaway greenhouse gas emissions continuing, it looks like the problem is only set to worsen. As oceans…

'Mass Surveillance at Its Most Severe': Mobile Phone Giant Reveals Direct Govt Wiretapping

Mobile phone giant Vodafone revealed Friday that in some countries where it operates, governments have a direct and permanent link to their customers’ communications, allowing them “unfettered access” that allows for “uncontrolled mass surveillance.” The UK-headquartered company made that information public in its first Law Enforcement Disclosure Report. While stating that it respects its users’…