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Mississippi's Anti-LGBTQ Segregation Law Is on Thin Legal Ice

Mark Joseph Stern Slate
Reeves’ injunction barred all “agents, officers, employees, and subsidiaries” of Mississippi from treating same-sex couples differently from opposite-sex couples. HB 1523 explicitly contravenes this order, granting circuit clerks the total freedom to turn away same-sex couples while continuing to license opposite-sex couples.

Trump University Shows Why For-Profit Motives Don’t Belong In Education

Jeff Bryant Campaign for America's Future
Trump University is an outrage. But the lesson to learn goes beyond Trump himself and his alleged crookedness. What’s also likely true is that this egregious institution is yet another example of how profit-making and education are a bad mix for all except the few who are able to bank the results.

Neanderthals Built Underground Structures

We can only guess as to why a group of Neanderthals built a series of large and mysterious stalagmite structures in a French cave - but the fact they did provides a rare glimpse into our cousin species’ potential for social organisation in a challenging environment.

Neanderthals Built Mystery Underground Circles 175,000 Years Ago

Colin Barras New Scientist
We can only guess as to why a group of Neanderthals built a series of large stalagmite structures in a French cave 175,000 years ago – but the fact they did provides a rare glimpse into our extinct cousin’s potential for social organisation in a challenging environment.

Prophets of Rage

Prophets of Rage combines the sonic firepower of Rage Against The Machine, Public Enemy and Cypress Hill. 

Gente-fied | Series Trailer

GENTE-FIED is a web series produced by America Ferrera that follows seven characters as they deal with the effects of change in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights. An explosion of fusion tacos, LGBTQ raza, micheladas, defiant murals, generational clashes and more.

Trump University Was Textbook Fraud

Donald Trump is in a lot of trouble since a judge unsealed the documents of the Trump University case. Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks breaks it down.