Lily Salter's Blog, page 1093
May 30, 2015
The American’s dilemma: Jane Addams, Barack Obama & the urge to help others
In Chicago, both Addams and Obama struggled to balance conflicting demands of individualism & community assistance
Extremists fear the Web: politics, liberty and the new Internet of things
Digital media not only kill off propaganda, they let democracy advocates go viral. But there are still dangers
Conservatives are in denial: America is no longer a superpower (and it hasn’t been for years)
Washington hawks are still talking tough on China and Ukraine. They're living in another century
Google is not the answer: How the digital age imperils history
From floppy disks to thumb drives, we get better at storing things -- while trapping history in obsolete formats
Walk the Moon: It’s hard to believe we’re still having this conversation about equality
The indie rock band on their newfound success, the LGBTQ community and how best to address climate change
Ted Cruz’s rainy day socialism: How a right-wing fanatic learned to stop worrying and love redistribution
When New Jersey was underwater, Cruz slammed federal relief spending. Now he's asking for some of his own.
Monsanto’s sick new power play: Why we could all be eating their GMOs
The biotech giant is close to the biggest agribusiness merger in history. Our food supply hangs in the balance
America’s never-ending war on poor people: Why “The Briefcase” is just the latest assault
As a new study from the CDC and a new show from CBS expose, America's attacks on the impoverished are relentless
May 29, 2015
Why Bill Nye really pissed off the Ted Cruz right: It’s no longer possible to avoid talking about climate change
Not talking about how climate change plays into Texas' floods is tantamount to denial
May 28, 2015
“Results”: Cobie Smulders and Guy Pearce will pump you up in this buff and delightful rom-com
Indie auteur Andrew Bujalski gets in shape for this unlikely Texas fable of fitness, weed, money and love
