Georgia Peach Awards: Evan Oglesby
The Elberta Peach Award goes to Evan Oglesby “I believe that every person is born with unlimited potential, and that a person’s ability to maximize their potential is highly correlated…
Sony planning limited release of ‘The Interview’ – Dec. 23, 2014
main NEW YORK (CNNMoney) “The Interview” is not over, after all. Despite threats from hackers, Sony (SNE) is making the controversial Seth Rogen comedy available at a limited number of…
Your first glimpse at the polarizing ‘religious liberty’ proposal | Political Insider blog
There’s a reason why many lawmakers choose to pre-file their legislation long before the session begins: To stoke conversation, and media attention, about their proposals. State Rep. Sam Teasley didn’t…
Supreme Court adds same-sex marriage cases to agenda | The Rundown | PBS NewsHour
WASHINGTON — Gay marriage cases are on the Supreme Court’s agenda with enough time for the issue to be argued and decided by late June. The justices could decide as…
Native American Attends #NativeLivesMatter Police Brutality Rally, Next Day He’s Killed by Police
By John Vibes Rapid City, North Dakota – This Saturday evening, 30-year-old Allen Locke was shot and killed by police, just one day after attending a protest against police brutality.…
Good news on health care in 2014, but we’re still spending too much
By Wendell Potter The end of the year is always a good time to reflect on what went right and what didn’t and to speculate about what might happen in…
Using weights to target belly fat
Healthy men who did 20 minutes of daily weight training had less increase in age-related abdominal fat than men who spent the same amount of time doing aerobic activities, according…
Watch this Law Student Completely Shut Down an Off Duty Officer on a Power Trip
By Cassandra Rules Charleston, SC — Here at The Free Thought Project we consistently stress the importance of knowing your rights, and this video is a shining example of why.…
In Alabama, A Public Hospital Serves the Poor — with Lawsuits
By ProPublica by Paul Kiel More than a century ago, Alabama enshrined a basic protection in the state’s constitution shielding its poorest citizens from being forced to pay debts they…
Typical American “Justice,” Cop Caught with 4 lbs of Weed Won’t Face Charges
By The Free Thought Project A California police officer already being investigated by the District Attorney’s office was discovered with four pounds of marijuana in his home, but he won’t…
Kepler ‘rising from the ashes’
To paraphrase Mark Twain, the report of the Kepler spacecraft’s death was greatly exaggerated. Despite a malfunction that ended its primary mission in May 2013, Kepler is still alive and…
Stephen Colbert leaves the pundit behind to play himself
By PBS NewsHour RELATED LINKSRemembering ‘The Colbert Report’ — a friend to the NewsHour Stephen Colbert to replace David Letterman on ‘The Late Show’ How big money super PACs are…