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.
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
For every Minuteman who beats his chest at the border, there are many more immigration rights supporters.
Posted on Apr 30, 2008
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
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
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
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
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
The National Park Service is considering confining protests to a designated area.
Posted on Feb 27, 2008
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
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
As housing markets tank, "trash-outs" are on the rise, leaving owners, lenders and banks fighting over who should pay the clean-up bill.
Posted on Feb 1, 2008
The government-backed lender is embroiled in a murky battle.
Posted on Jan 28, 2008
Meet the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act.
Posted on Jan 17, 2008
Desalination plants are popping up all over the world, but they may very well make the environmental crisis worse.
Posted on Jan 15, 2008
If our government really is a corporation and Bush is its CEO, we're all likely to be self-employed contractors out of a job.
Posted on Oct 26, 2007
Bush has a socialized health plan, yet he is against offering one to low-income kids. Find out why and how you can help overturn his veto of a children's health insurance bill.
Posted on Oct 17, 2007
Under Bush, terror has become a justification for any and every abuse of power.
Posted on Aug 29, 2007
Hedge funds have helped create a counterfeit economy that some experts say could lead to another full-blown economic depression.
Posted on Jul 26, 2007
It may sound like urban legend but it's not. A frightening trend of bee colony collapses could lead to everything from a radically transformed diet to an overall wipeout of the world's food supply.
Posted on Jun 11, 2007
Your representatives in Washington have worked less than any Congress in almost 60 years. But what's even worse is that on those rare times they do work, they work to pass laws that screw us all over.
Posted on Oct 10, 2006
The League of Young Voters -- born in 2003 as the League of Pissed Off Voters -- is mobilizing young people across the country to make a difference in the midterm elections and a neighborhood near you.
Posted on Sep 20, 2006
Cannabis is proven to be a fairly harmless drug -- so why is the American right still waging a massive war on weed?
Posted on Aug 9, 2005
Steve Nash's MVP selection reaffirms that race has everything to do with sports at every juncture, not just when a white guy wins an award.
Posted on Jun 15, 2005
Adam Mansbach's novel interrogates the idea of white privilege via the character of Macon, who considers himself the downest white boy ever.
Posted on May 6, 2005
The REAL ID Act would construct a military fence along the whole Southwestern border and require all immigrants to carry ID cards. It's a perfect example of how anti-immigrant, anti-privacy legislation is snuck through Congress in the name of "immigration reform."
Posted on Apr 22, 2005
In Brian K. Vaughan's 'Ex Machina,' the comic book hero paradigm is turned upside down – a gay mayor of New York dealing with rather more real – but no less heroic – situations.
Posted on Mar 25, 2005
Are Apple's strong-arm tactics – aggressively targeting reporters who leak information – putting the highly-lauded company at risk for a backlash?
Posted on Mar 18, 2005
Jeff Chang's new book sheds light on – and puts in context – the contingencies of American youth who are using hip hop as a point of departure for their own generational rebellion.
Posted on Feb 11, 2005
Art-punk poetess Lydia Lunch tells you things you don't want to hear. She lays it on the line with her new album.
Posted on Feb 1, 2005
Dan Clowes releases a new 'Eightball' and follows up 'Ghost World' with another feature film, 'Art School Confidential.' At what point does 'undergound comic artist' lose its meaning?
Posted on Nov 24, 2004
Pop-punk progenitors the Pixies cast a long shadow over modern rock's past – and future.
Posted on Nov 19, 2004
With their new album, the indie-rock impresarios of Pinback have crafted their most exquisite offering, a release equally packed with dark, foreboding lyrics and meticulous sonic structures.
Posted on Nov 9, 2004
When anti-war sentiment garnered blues-rock trio The Soledad Brothers no love from the American music industry, they found support abroad.
Posted on Oct 27, 2004
The ever-opinionated Steve Earle muses on the current state of events, the intersection of art and politics and media consolidation. (And he also has an album out.)
Posted on Sep 24, 2004
Art and politics blur at your local concert venue, where artists from Ani DiFranco to Pearl Jam are making voter turnout their mission.
Posted on Sep 17, 2004
Margaret Cho is taking her revolution to the streets. The most difficult part of revolution? Feeling you deserve one.
Posted on Aug 27, 2004
The broker for "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "Super Size Me" is not afraid to take chances backing controversial indie films.
Posted on Aug 24, 2004
Slam poet Saul Williams' reality is a lyrical one. But don't tell him he's keepin' it real.
Posted on Aug 19, 2004
Seminal punk rocker Mike Watt says that all politics is about power. But power isn't just about killing and bombing – there is also the power to create. And he's got the power.
Posted on Jul 19, 2004
A stellar lineup couldn't bring music fans to Lollapalooza this year. Has the alternative music and lifestyle road show breathed its last gasp, again?
Posted on Jun 29, 2004
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