Author: Justin Lane

65% of Americans feel that climate change is a serious problem and many want the president to use his executive power to do something about it. Robert “Bobby” Kennedy, Jr., was arrested Wednesday along with other celebrities and protesters like Daryl Hannah, Julian Bond and Michael Brune after handcuffing themselves to fences outside the White House. The protest was intended to increase awareness of the present threat posed by the Keystone XL pipeline. Plans for the pipeline were introduced in 2008 and since then environmental awareness groups have been successful in delaying its implementation and encouraging the rerouting of...

LGBT and women’s rights groups are taking note of who backs who, and this evening Mark Zuckerberg is hosting a fundraiser for New Jersey governor, Chris Christie (R-NJ) at his home in Palo Alto. Groups are taking to the web and the streets in protest of Zuckerberg’s implied support for the governor. Chris Christie has a history of being against same-sex marriage and on women’s issues Christie is regularly a source of setback. Whether it’s slashing funding for reproductive care in the name of budget conservatism or crushing health insurance funds to be “fiscally responsible”, Christie repeatedly and consistently...

UPDATE:  Press conference regarding Carnival Triumph: Another Carnival Cruise Ship, the Carnival Triumph, is dead in the water in the Gulf of Mexico and being towed to port in Mobile, AL according to a statement on from Carnival’s CEO, Gerry Carhill. This comes almost two years after Carnival’s abrupt abandoning of its port in Mobile. The ship is expected to arrive at port on Thursday, without power or basic amenities. “Currently, public and cabin toilets are operational in certain sections of the ship, power has been restored to a limited number of elevators, and some power in the Lido...

Mike Rogers (R-MI) should learn from his prior foray into the American People’s privacy and President Obama’s vehement opposition to his once-defunct, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). According to Bloomberg, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is seeking to raise this piece of legislation from the dead. Sources expect President Obama to act on the issue of cyber security after his State of the Union Address tonight. The claim that there is a need for increased cyber security is strengthened by recent attacks on the Federal Reserve as part of Anonymous’s reaction to Aaron Swartz’s suicide...