I don’t think I exaggerate when I say that Green Day was, unequivocally, the best band of the 1990s and early 2000s. Now that that’s out of the way, what songs from their incredible discography make the top ten? 10. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life). 9. American Idiot 8. Hitchin’ a Ride 7. Platypus …

Negotiate with airlines if you volunteer to give up your seat. If they offer a few hundred bucks or a flight voucher, jump and go for it. Then, when it’s time to seal the deal, ask for a bit more. They gate attendant might just do it rather than try to find a new person. …

Both Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union have filed lawsuits over Alabama’s strict abortion restrictions. Last week, Alabama passed one of the strictest anti-abortion bills in the country, banning abortions in nearly every case and creating the possibility of a 99-year prison sentence for doctors who perform abortions. The move has led to …

Attorney General William Barr, whose summary of the Mueller report drew ire from many critics––including Mueller himself––is even more political trouble after his testimony before Congress on Wednesday. According to a source in the justice department speaking to the AP, Mueller wrote a letter to Barr days after the report dropped. According to the source, Mueller’s …

The number of confirmed measles cases has reached 704 spread across 22 states, the highest number since 1994. There have been thirteen outbreaks across the country. Of those, six occurred within closely knit, under-immunized communities. Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, has said, “Forty-four cases were directly …

The Satanic Temple has announced that the IRS has deemed it a tax-exempt organization, meaning in the eyes of the government the Satanic Temple is an official religion. The group was founded in 2012. It was conceptualized as a result of President George W. Bush’s initiative to fund all religious groups. Its founders, Malcolm Jarry and …

Despite the increasing calls for impeaching Trump, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has called for caution. She is struggling to bridge a divide within the party between those who worry that impeachment will fail and those who worry that failing to impeach is tantamount to approving of Trump’s bad behavior. Pelosi therefore leaned heavily …

Users of Uber and Lyft are quite familiar with surge pricing. Basically, when demand is high, drivers are supposed to get a pay boost to encourage them to get on the road and pick up passengers. The idea is that a financial incentive will keep drivers and passengers happy. But there’s a problem: Uber and …

A judge in Brooklyn ruled against a group of parents who attempted to challenge New York’s mandatory measles vaccinations order. The parents claimed the city’s public health authority exceeded its bounds. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public emergency in parts of Brooklyn experiencing a measles outbreak. The declaration required that unvaccinated …

The House voted to reinstate Obama-era net neutrality rules by a vote of 232-190. Predictably, the vote fell along party lines, with only a single Republican––Bill Posey of Florida––breaking ranks with his party to support the bill. Supporters of net neutrality should not get their hopes up yet, however. The bill stands little chance in …