Author: Izzy

On August 11, 1965, police in Los Angeles arrested a man named Marquette Fry, along with his brother and his mother, sparking the infamous Watts riots.  The violence lasted six days, leaving 34 dead and 1,000 injured. The...

This week, we at Unbossed hit the road running with a look at privatizing the highways and we’re drivin’ that puppy till the wheels fall off.  Or this weekend, whichever comes first.  Blog-pooling along...

Ever feel like we’re under siege by the right?  Do you read the next outrageous legislation or proposal and wonder where they come up with this stuff?  Do you feel dazed after having been blind-sided by some...

This is the second of two parts. Part one can be found here Yesterday I wrote about the U.S. government’s once-secret mycoherbicide program in which scientists are genetically altering fungi to kill certain plants....

In the category of Worst Ideas You’ve Probably Never Heard Of, some Republican politicians are once again pushing the use of mycoherbicides — fungi that kill plants — for use in their beloved drug war. Like a...