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Fraction Magic -- Part 1: Votes Are Being Counted As Fractions Instead Of Whole Numbers | Bev Harris
Bev Harris -- BlackBoxVoting.org May 12, 2016 SUMMARY This report summarizes the results of our review of the GEMS election management system, which counts approximately 25 percent of all votes in ...
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'Tired of Waiting' for Politicians, Minimum Wage on Ballot in Four States | Lauren McCauley
"We all know that our economy is broken. We have seen that elected officials are just failing to do anything about it," said Jonathan Schleifer, executive director of The Fairness Project. (Photo: ...
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Education’s Challenge: Don’t Play It Again Sam! | Emanuele Corso
Heron. Nimbus Park, Oregon. By Keith Todd. Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust Nov. 4, 2016 First a bit of history. I wrote this essay in 1971 when I was at the time finishing ...
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The Last Gasp of the American Dream | John Michael Greer
John Michael GreerNov. 2, 2016 (Archdruid Report) -- Just at the moment, many of my readers -- and of course a great many others as well -- are paying close attention to which of the two most ...
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Why Palestinians Want to Sue Britain: 99 Years since the Balfour Declaration | Ramzy Baroud
Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Nov. 2, 2016 Last July, the Palestinian Authority took the unexpected, although belated, step of seeking Arab backing in suing Britain over the Balfour ...
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Forrest Gump was Right On!! | Philip A. Farruggio
Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Nov. 1, 2016 If one remembers the 1994 film Forrest Gump one should recall his famous quote: Stupid is as stupid does. Well, he must have ...
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5 Pointz/5 Images | Mickey Z.
Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Nov. 1, 2016 The artwork was always changing but the looming presence of 5 Pointz felt permanent. Rumors swirled as gentrification advanced but ...
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The Beginning And The End | Emanuele Corso
Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust Oct. 27, 2016 My first day teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was an eye-opener. Following my PhD, I was asked to stay and teach in the Department of ...
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The War on UNESCO: Al-Aqsa Mosque is Palestinian and East Jerusalem is Illegally Occupied | Ramzy Baroud
Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 26, 2016 Did Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, actually read the full text of the UNESCO resolution on Palestine and Israel, before he raved ...
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Hurricane Mathew vs. Shock and Awe of Empire | Philip A. Farruggio
Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Oct. 26, 2016 On Friday, Oct. 7, we were awaiting the hurricane named Mathew that was fast approaching Daytona Beach, Florida. My wife and ...
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Being the smartest kid in your class can be a problem | Mickey Z.
Louis Sergent, 16, Lejunior, Kentucky. Sept. 13, 1946. Russell Lee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Oct. 26, 2016 In the third grade, our teacher asked us what ...
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