Houston mayor Annise Parker has been sent between 500 and 1,000 Bibles at her home, part of a bizarre protest effort orchestrated by Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz, and with enthusiastic support from Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity. That quartet of geniuses claims that Parker, Houston’s first openly gay mayor, is spearheading a sinister, very gay effort to shut down …
McDonalds & Burger King in Denmark Raise Worker’s Wages to a Living Wage
Imagine a world where fast food workers can pay their rent and utility bills, plus buy their children food and clothes. Well, you don’t have to imagine it because such a place exists. It’s called Denmark. A New York Times article on Tuesday chronicled the life of a Danish fast food worker named Hampus Elofsson, who works 40 hours a …
Election Results: Is It Time To Give Up The Keystone Pipeline?
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How Working Women, Cheap Cars, and Starbucks Killed Carpooling
Sitting alone in your car through the morning rush is commonplace these days. But not long ago, many of us were packing in together to get to work. In 1970, more than 1 in 5 workers drove to work with others as their main mode of transportation. That didn’t hold for long. Today, less than 1 in 10 workers rely …
Google To Change The Way We Diagnose Cancer
Google’s continuing efforts to change the world are certainly commendable, to say the least. It’s revolutionized the internet and is in the process of developing a self-driving car and sending weather balloons into the sky to give remote areas access to the web. Now, it’s set on postponing death by changing the way we diagnose disease. Announced on October 28 …
AT&T Accused of Deceiving Customers With Unlimited Data Plans
WASHINGTON — Three years ago, AT&T warned smartphone customers with “unlimited” data plans that their connections might be slowed if they used a lot of data. On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission said AT&T’s disclosure was deceptive because it was not specific enough. The commission filed a federal lawsuit against AT&T on Tuesday, saying the company had misled customers by …
Inventor Of ‘Operation’ Can’t Afford Real Operation
John Spinello earned a small spot in pop culture history 50 years ago when he invented Operation, the battery-powered game that lets kids play surgeon. But now, the 77-year-old Illinois man needs $25,000 in oral surgery and can’t afford to pay for it, having sold the rights to his creation for just $500. Spinello says he’s not bitter and prefers …