The crafty little feckers... A new study from Companion Animal Research Lab at Azabu University in Japan has shown that dogs aren't just making those cute [puppy dog eyes at...

A team at IBM recently developed what they call a High Concentration Photo Voltaic Thermal (HCPVT) system that is capable of concentrating the power of 2,000 suns, they are even claiming to be able to concentrate energy safely up to 5,000X, that’s hu ...

A federal judge in Las Vegas has ruled that FBI agents went too far when they shut off Internet service to a Las Vegas hotel room last summer, then posed as repairmen so they could get a peek into the room without a search warrant.

Two bills targeting social services in Kansas and Missouri offer a window into our twisted pathology

A GOP official argues Christianity should be taught and practiced in public schools because “there’s only one true God.”

Over the past ten years, quietly, trans people have been securing Federal rights in employment, education, health care and housing. Some of these have come in the form of guidance from the Obama administration, and some from favorable court rulings; ...

Montgomery County, Maryland police and Child Protective Services officials recently detained 10 year old Rafi Meitiv and his 6 year old sister Dvora, for hours merely because they were seen walking home from a local park alone They were picked up by ...

Five Walmart stores across the country have been temporarily closed for repair. All workers were notified Monday that they would lose their job immediately.

[E]quality is not liberation. Paradoxically, even as gay concerns become increasingly mainstream and everyone from major corporations, to the English Defence League, to apartheid Israel scramble to feel the benefits of positive pink PR, we are hardly ...

A US mega church whose leader’s preaching appears regularly on New Zealand television claims Pokemon was designed to “turn” youths gay. The Creflo Dollar Ministry has reportedly released a ‘study’ claiming teens of the late 80s and 90s “had their se ...

http://snapzu.com/t/civilrights/ is right in my natural interest zone. I'll get it fluffed and looking serious soon. Drop by and join up - it's a meaningful and very underused topic that applies to many /t/news and /t/politics stories.

At least a few cities wonder if they couldn't do it better - or at least more affordably - than Google Fiber.

IBM has sent a letter to the governor of Louisiana warning that a pending religious freedom bill would create a hostile environment for the tech company's employees.

‘Florida dislikes gays so much they’re willing to take it out on the kids, and in a way this is worse than the Indiana discrimination bill because it’s not adults vs. adults, it’s kids who are sitting in the system who are going to lose out on a home ...

After claiming they oppose discrimination, Indiana's Republican leadership rejected all attempts to protect against it.

Thanks to everyone at @allure magazine for making me feel so comfortable taking off my clothes for the camera for your May issue. #NormanJeanRoy you're a genius. #CelebrateYourBody #TransIsBeautiful #OITNB @oitnb #BodiesThatMatter shout out to B ...

Back in 2012, more North Carolinians voted for Democrats than Republicans in North Carolina’s Congressional elections. But Republicans ended up winning nine out of the state’s 13 seats that year. Those numbers piqued the interest of researchers at Du ...

Hey, budding adults! Welcome to college! Now, kindly shut up for the next few years. Cal Poly Pomona’s campus policies impose a web of restrictions before students can distribute literature on campus: They must check in with the Office...

Most children don't get diagnosed with autism until they start school, a study finds, though the signs may be visible much earlier. Earlier diagnosis means more time to get therapy.