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Bye, Facebook

Bye, Facebook

After fifteen years on the platform, it’s time I said farewell to Facebook.

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I Debunked a Covid-19 Conspiracy Video

I Debunked a Covid-19 Conspiracy Video

The staged press conference yesterday by ‘America’s Frontline Doctors’ was all spectacle and no substance.

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What Does ‘Black Lives Matter’ Mean to You?

MANHATTAN, NY - JUNE 07:  An African American protester wearing a mask around his neck and a hat that has Black Power in Times Square holds up a large sign that reads, "Black Lives Matter" with thousands of people behind him.  This was part of the Black Lives Matter New York (BLMNY) protest that offered a Blueprint for change and called on New York state legislators and members of Congress to end the slaughter of Black persons by the very institutions charged with protecting them.  The Blueprint is a policy platform to reform failed statutes and regulations and to  begin reforming to a more civil and just society. This includes the I Can't Breathe Act, the Blue Wall Act, repealing of 50-A statute and includes housing and education reforms. Protesters keep taking to the streets across America and around the world after the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer Derek Chauvin that was kneeling on his neck during his arrest as he pleaded that he couldn't breathe. The protest are attempting to give a voice to the need for human rights for African American's and to stop police brutality against people of color.  Many people were wearing masks and observing social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Photographed in the Manhattan Borough of New York on June 07, 2020, USA.  (Photo by Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images)

In which I respond to an old friend who thinks my support for Black Lives Matter is misguided.

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Finland Is Winning Against Fake News. Why Aren’t We?

Finland Is Winning Against Fake News. Why Aren’t We?

The results of Finland’s push to counter fake news are clear, as are the reasons for US inaction.

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The End of Prison

The End of Prison

In her 2003 book, longtime antiprison activist Angela Davis shines a light on the catastrophe of mass incarceration and points us toward a new vision of justice.

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Review: On Tyranny

Review: On Tyranny

Holocaust historian Timothy Snyder imparts lessons for resisting modern assaults on democracy.

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Review: The Making of Black Lives Matter

Review: The Making of Black Lives Matter

No matter one’s politics, color, or creed, it is incumbent upon all decent people to lend a fair and honest hearing to our generation’s defining social justice movement.

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Rebutting Climate Denial, One Source at a Time

Rebutting Climate Denial, One Source at a Time

Some sources really are just better than others. When in doubt, follow the expertise.

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More Climate Horrors for Bangladesh

More Climate Horrors for Bangladesh

Higher salinity concentrations in their freshwater supply may be increasing the rate of miscarriages in Bangladesh, adding to the onslaught of other climate issues plaguing the region.

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On Jim Acosta and the Link Between Journalism and Activism

On Jim Acosta and the Link Between Journalism and Activism

We should be more concerned about attacks on the free press than with members of the press choosing to fight back.

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Are Pro-Life Views Resurging Among Millennials?

Are Pro-Life Views Resurging Among Millennials?

If pro-life sentiment is growing among young people, why don’t the polls reflect that?

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Kanye Comes to the Oval Office

Kanye Comes to the Oval Office

The Kanye-Trump summit was surreal — like a slow-motion trainwreck in which the only victims were brain cells.

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