To save money, officials in Flint, Michigan stopped using water from Lake Huron to draw it instead from the Flint River. The problem: Flint River water was polluted and corrosive causing lead to leach from the city’s old pipes. Eden Wells, Michigan’s chief medical executive, has said that all children… Read More
As the standoff in the Oregon desert draws close to a very American end—a barricade, a shoot out, one dead cowboy, several arrests—the conflict over western lands is far from over. During the first week of the three-and-a-half week standoff, things were fairly amicable between the militants and local authorities…. Read More
Before you read a word, please watch the film above. It features one of the more exciting projects I have heard about in years. Okay? Watched it? If you did, you saw the future—empowered women from around the world reaching out through the internet to tell their stories. We are… Read More