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Stories by Scott Thill

Scott Thill runs the online mag Morphizm.com. His writing has appeared on Salon, XLR8R, All Music Guide, Wired and others.

Those Stories About Religious Groups Taking Over the World with Birth Rates Are for Suckers

Many have fallen sway to demographically data about cultural or religious birth rates -- here's why it's a fool's game.
Posted on Nov 14, 2009, Source: AlterNet

As Foreclosure Nightmares Increase, Will More Homeowners Pay Off Their Bankers in Violence?

The economic crisis revealed late-capitalism's central offense: Human beings are being transparently treated if they were mere transactions. And they're going postal over it.
Posted on Nov 9, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The Robber Barons Are Back -- Hide Your Money!

The Dow's at 10,000, and the bankers are reaping huge bonuses, but the economy in which the rest of us live is a disaster.
Posted on Oct 19, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Step Aside McDonald's, Why Subway Has the Most Fast Food Stores in the Country

What Subway's focus on being a healthy alternative to greasy junk foods says about the future of the lucrative fast-food industry.
Posted on Oct 13, 2009, Source: AlterNet

No More Clunky Rooftop Panels: The Latest Solar Can Go on Everything From Your Home to Your Car to Yourself

Thin-film solar is revolutionizing the renewables industry. How soon can you get in on the action?
Posted on Sep 2, 2009, Source: AlterNet

House 'Under Water'? Do Like the Banks Do and Just Walk Away

Banks aren't taking possession of houses after foreclosure, creating a "shadow inventory" that may derail the recovery.
Posted on Aug 19, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Why Are Cops Tasering Grandmothers, Pregnant Women and Kids?

Police officers are brutalizing innocent civilians with accelerating lunacy. How did this happen? How can we make it stop?
Posted on Aug 17, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Why Corporations, Emerging Powers and Petro-States Are Snapping Up Huge Chunks of Farmland in the Developing World

In the past six months, big players in the global economy have grabbed 50 million acres of arable land, from Africa to Southeast Asia.
Posted on Aug 11, 2009, Source: AlterNet

What Really Causes Autism? Thousands of Parents Blame Vaccines, and Are Taking on the Medical Establishment

Tens of thousands of parents are refusing to accept the medical research that shows little correlation between vaccines and autism.
Posted on Jul 21, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Thanks to Our Fossil Fuel Addiction, We May Be Setting Ourselves Up for a Catastrophic Natural Event

Too much CO2 in the air and not enough oxygen in the oceans may release a toxic dose of hydrogen sulfide -- an unheralded executioner.
Posted on Jul 3, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Will the 'Dollar Wars' Kill What's Left of the American Dream?

Countries yoked to America's currency, and therefore its cratering empire, want to kick the dollar to the curb. And that's bad news for the U.S.
Posted on Jun 26, 2009, Source: AlterNet

California's Water Woes Threaten the Entire Country's Food Supply

Nearly a third of the country's food supply comes from California, but drought there may be a catastrophe for farmers -- and the rest of us.
Posted on Jun 6, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Sea Levels Are Rising: It's Time to Decide Which Coastal Cities Are Worth Saving

Ice cubes the size of American states are melting into the ocean; we face frightening scenarios and tough choices for coastal habitation.
Posted on Apr 17, 2009, Source: AlterNet

China Hates Us -- How Much Longer Will They Back Our Debt-Ridden Economy?

At worst, it could spell the end of America as a superpower and destroy the global economy as we know it.
Posted on Apr 3, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Can Humans Cause Earthquakes and Use Them As Weapons? We'll Probably Find Out Soon Enough

Once the topic of arcane science, defense research and conspiracy theories, wider questions emerge on the role humans played in recent earthquakes.
Posted on Mar 10, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Firestorms and Deep Freeze: Climate Change May Bring Both

Global warming deniers keep pointing to snowstorms as proof that climatologists are wrong. But both extreme heat and cold are on tap.
Posted on Feb 16, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Could Obama's Pro-Marijuana Commerce Secretary Spell a Golden Era for Pot Reform?

Bill Richardson believes we need to "rethink and decriminalize" our cannabis laws. Now that he's in office, he has the chance to achieve it.
Posted on Dec 18, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Are Pentagon Nerds Developing Packs of Man-Hunting Killer Robots?

A dystopian sci-fi fantasy may soon be coming to fruition on a battlefield near you.
Posted on Nov 20, 2008, Source: AlterNet

When Will Los Angeles Run Out of Water? Sooner Than You Think

L.A. has two options: Pray for rain, or suck off Northern California's supply. Guess which one it's going to try first?
Posted on Oct 4, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Will Wall Street's Meltdown Turn America Into a Police State?

Failing banks? Endless war? Call Homeland Security.
Posted on Sep 30, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Why T. Boone Pickens' 'Clean Energy' Plan Is a Ponzi Scheme

The controversial oil magnate has made headlines for a supposed conversion to cleaner energy, but there's ample reason to be suspicious.
Posted on Aug 21, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Introducing DisneyIraq: The Unhappiest Place on Earth

An American financier is pitching a vast theme park in Baghdad, not out of kindness, but as he says, "for profit."
Posted on Aug 1, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Massive Economic Disaster Seems Possible -- Will Survivalists Get the Last Laugh?

With multiple crises on the horizon, survivalist views don't seem as marginal as they did before.
Posted on Jul 26, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Are Fannie and Freddie Screwed? Bush Hopes So

Bush has set about destroying the decades-old lenders for good, plunging his knife into the backs of programs that helped normal Americans.
Posted on Jul 21, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Lightning Strikes: Get Used to Catastrophic Wildfires and Worse

In California there were 8,000 lightning strikes in one event, and that was months before fire season. There is more of that in store across the West.
Posted on Jul 18, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Africa: The Next Victim in Our Quest for Cheap Oil

The new book Curse of the Black Gold shows how Nigeria may be the epicenter of the full-blown resource wars to come.
Posted on Jul 14, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Google: Good or Evil When It Comes to the Environment?

Google's motto is "Don't be evil." But when it comes to its environmental impact, some think the company can't live up to its own hype.
Posted on Jul 3, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Fat Cat CEOs Too Dumb to Use Computers

Will their ignorance ever catch up with them?
Posted on Jun 11, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Is Famine Inevitable?

The fate of global food production has now become the chief terror of the future.
Posted on Jun 6, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Climate Destruction Will Produce Millions of 'Envirogees'

The rise of environmental disasters from climate change and destruction of ecosystems will create a surge of refugees across the planet.
Posted on May 27, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Hedge Fund Titans Are Treating Us Like Pawns in Their Economic Chess Games

Hedge funds exploited the misfortunes of those caught beneath currency, housing and internet bubbles, and got paid by the boatload.
Posted on May 13, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Who's Illegal? The Politics of Immigration

For every Minuteman who beats his chest at the border, there are many more immigration rights supporters.
Posted on Apr 30, 2008, Source: WireTap

The Sick and Crazy Science Tobacco Companies Pursue to Get You Hooked

Injecting nitric oxide into the penises of sedated cats is just one of the newly discovered bizarre studies conducted by the tobacco industry.
Posted on Apr 26, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Over the Top Fed Actions Feed Conspiracy Thinking

By rewarding the criminals and screwing the victims, the Federal Reserve's behavior feeds into rumors and conspiracy about its true function.
Posted on Apr 7, 2008, Source: AlterNet

No One Really Knows If HGH Is Bad for You

While scientists hash out human growth hormone's health risks, stars like Sly Stallone and ordinary guys are shelling out millions for fast results.
Posted on Mar 25, 2008, Source: AlterNet

'Frankenfoods' Giant Monsanto Plays Bully Over Consumer Labeling

Monsanto doesn't want consumers to know the truth about the milk they're drinking. The corporation's monopoly is at stake.
Posted on Mar 6, 2008, Source: AlterNet

HGH: Clemens Denies Taking It to Get Buff, Stallone Loves It -- Will It Go Mainstream?

Despite the Clemens saga in Congress, money, not morality will determine whether human growth hormone becomes an every day drug.
Posted on Mar 3, 2008, Source: AlterNet

National Mall Redesign Could Seriously Restrict Free Speech

The National Park Service is considering confining protests to a designated area.
Posted on Feb 27, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Prescription Drugs, Not Illegal Ones, Killed Heath Ledger

The media pounced on his admitted love of weed and coke but did little to investigate the prescription drugs that did him in.
Posted on Feb 14, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Breaking the Drug Taboo: Group of Traumatized Veterans Gets Ecstasy Treatment

An experimental study that treats PTSD veterans with the drug MDMA could make life after war a lot more livable.
Posted on Feb 11, 2008, Source: AlterNet

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