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Thomas Paine

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Saturday, July 10, 2010

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IPS - Inter Press Services

  • Talks Continue on Arms Treaty, an Instrument for " ...
    Experts from over 100 U.N. member states will convene Monday for two weeks to discuss the elements to be included in a long-awaited Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) - what will be a multilateral, legally-binding document regulating the transfer of conventional weapons and small and light arms.
  • Greenpeace Gets New Wind in its Sails
    Exactly 25 years after French secret agents sank its flagship and killed one of its crew, Greenpeace has begun construction of a new Rainbow Warrior. The group's leaders say its environmental campaigning is needed more than ever.
  • Stirrings of a New Push for Military Option on Ira ...
    "From a marketing point of view, you don't introduce new products in August," explained then-White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card back in September 2002, in answer to queries about why the administration of George W. Bush had not launched its campaign to rally public opinion behind invad ...
  • Controversy Dogs Brazil's Racial Equality Law
    The Statute of Racial Equality, soon to be signed into law in Brazil, is at the centre of a controversy between those who consider it a historical achievement, like the abolition of slavery in 1888, and those who see it as failing to satisfy the demands of the black movement.
  • LATIN AMERICA: Time to Value Women's Unpaid Work
    The time has come for Latin American countries to put an economic value on the work that women do as they take care of households, children and the elderly, says ECLAC, the United Nations regional economic agency.

Scoop - NZ

  • Aust construction contracts as rates bite
    Australia's building industry shrank in June at the fastest pace in 10 months, a sign the most aggressive round of interest rate increases among Group of 20 members is eroding demand for new dwellings. The index fell 6.8 points to 46.4 from May, according to a survey by the Australian Industry Grou ...
  • Sarkozy scandal rocks French government
    Popular disgust is mounting over revelations that, while demanding huge social cuts from working people, top French officials took money from billionairess Liliane Bettencourt and helped her evade taxes. The 87-year-old Bettencourt's net worth of a4¬17 billion, largely in holdings of stock in cosme ...
  • A day tending the Warrior
    In May 2010 Greenpeace volunteers, friends and staff spent a couple of days in May 2010 doing track maintenance at the Rainbow Warrior memorial in Matauri Bay, Northland, New Zealand. In this short video they talk of the significance of the place, the Rainbow Warrior and the bombing. ��� PLIGG_Visua ...
  • Relief well days away from leaking oil pipe
    After 76 days, 190 million gallons of oil, and a $22.5bn (£15bn) clean-up and compensation bill so far, BP is poised to plug its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico. Drilling engineers have only one chance to get it right. One wrong move as engineers break through the cement and steel pipe of the M ...
  • Gulf Seabed Life: Many Unknowns
    The deep seabed was once considered a biological desert. Life, the logic went, was synonymous with light and photosynthesis. The sun powered the planet's food chains, and only a few scavengers could ply the preternaturally dark abyss. Then, in 1977, oceanographers working in the deep Pacific stumbl ...

Independent - London

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Innovation Canada

  • Keeping phones focused
    The transparent silicon wafer is smaller than a pencil’s eraser tip and as thin as a sheet of paper. But the LensVector autofocus camera lens — the world’s tiniest — has big prospects. And it may soon turn the cellular-phone industry on its ear. Developed by Tigran Galstian, a physics and engineerin ...
  • Fertilizer from the sea
    When the first European settlers arrived to scratch out a living on the thin soils across Atlantic Canada, they quickly made use of the seaweed on the beaches around them as a plentiful source of crop fertilizer. This age-old European practice continues in the region to this day, and now a Nova Scot ...
  • i2eye with Rick Hansen
  • i2eye with Stephen Hawking and Neil Turok
    It takes a special kind of communicator to make physics understandable to the average person. But more than 20 years ago, Stephen Hawking did just that with the publication of “A Brief History of Time,” a popular account of what was known about the origin and evolution of our universe. The book beca ...
  • Paleo art
    All that’s left of the most numerous, diverse and successful creatures that ever walked the face of the Earth are bones. Dinosaurs left behind on YouTube videos, photographs or even cave drawings. Yet we can get a glimpse into the natural existence of these “terrible lizards” through the work of Alb ...

Signs of the times

  • Vancouver: Negative Taser Report bad for Business ...
    A commissioner's damning report on the use of Tasers in British Columbia is bad for business, a lawyer for the company that makes the stun gun argued in a Vancouver courtroom on Monday. Taser International is challenging the findings of the first phase of an inquiry probing the use of the weapons i ...
  • Scientists develop 'fake' genetically-engineered b ...
    American scientists have developed 'artificial' blood that could soon be used to treat wounded soldiers in battle. The genetically-engineered blood is created by taking cells from umbilical cords and using a machine to mimic the way bone marrow works to produce mass quantities of usable units of r ...
  • Vermont, US: Tasered man says he'll sue city of Ba ...
    Eugene Magoon says he'll meet next week with his lawyer to discuss his plans to sue the City of Barre for a bizarre chain of events Monday that led to his being shocked by a Taser wielded by Barre police. The incident began when police were asked by a mental health official to make sure Magoon was ...
  • Video: US General Mattis - "It's fun to kill in Af ...
    The Pentagon has picked General James Mattis as the new head of Central Command. If confirmed, Mattis will replace General David Petraeus in overseeing the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq along with US military operations across the Middle East. Mattis oversaw US troops at the bloody battle of Falluj ...
  • It's fun to kill in Afghanistan, says top US comma ...
    The US military, still recovering from the shock of the sacking of General Stanley McChrystal, its top commander in Afghanistan - is facing fresh problems over revelations that another top commander declared that it was "fun to shoot people" in Afghanistan. A video of General James Mattis making ...

The Galloping Beaver

  • G20 : Who gave the orders?
    Oddly, Media Co-op has an opinion piece up, criticizing Paul Jay for doing this opinion piece. Meanwhile, in an alternate universe : After an emotional morning-long debate, city council voted 36-0 to "commend the outstanding work" of Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair, his officers and other police for ...
  • Anatomy of a clusterfuck
    Go here , and read. It was a weird feeling being locked in a cage like animals. Told by my captors that it was wrong (but also laughed at by others), begging for food and water. Then, down the hall across from my cell I saw this: the bald Barrie officer was dragging in a kid with mild cerebral p ...
  • Stairway to the Senate: lose an election as MP
    There's a lady who's sure All that glitters is gold And she's buying a stairway to heaven When she gets there she knows If the stores are all closed With a word she can get what she came for Led Zepplin Stairway to Heaven It's a great system if you can make it work. Harper froths at t ...
  • Lies, Damn Lies and BC's Campbell government
    This is a nice shiny 16 page report telling you, dear taxpayer, what a good deal Gordon Campbell's Olympic orgy turned out to be. It's also an attempt to blow sunshine up your ass, being so far from an accurate accounting of the cost of the 2010 Olympic Games as to constitute a joke. As far as the ...
  • Sometimes, things work right (2) . . .
    This image shows the atomic structure of the antibody VRC01 (blue and green) binding to HIV (grey and red). The precise site of VRC01-HIV binding (red) is a subset of the area of viral attachment to the primary immune cells HIV infects. (Credit: NIAID VRC) SCIENCE DAILY has an exciting report: " An ...

Media Matters for America

  • Meet the conservative U.S. Commission on Civil Ri ...
    Media figures have emphasized the fact that the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is technically "bipartisan" to hype its investigation of the Justice Department's actions in the New Black Panther Party case. In reality, the commission's chair has acknowledged that conservatives "gam[ed] the sys ...
  • "Real food" advocate Limbaugh falsely claims "le ...
    Rush Limbaugh attacked the Center for Science in the Public Interest as a "wacko bunch of leftist kooks" who "want to ban Chinese food." In fact, CSPI, which advocates for nutrition, health, and food safety, has lauded Chinese restaurants and labeled most Chinese dishes "healthy." Limbaugh: CS ...
  • Right-wing media launch bizarre attack on electri ...
    Following President Obama's recent visit to Smith Electric Vehicles (SEV U.S.), right-wing media have criticized the start-up electric truck company, which received stimulus grants in 2009 and 2010. For instance, Fox called the company a "Total Joke" and claimed that SEV U.S. "has not been able ...
  • Legal experts -- including Fox's Napolitano -- dis ...
    On� Fox & Friends , senior legal analyst Peter Johnson, Jr. claimed that the Justice Department's lawsuit against Arizona's controversial illegal immigration law is "baseless," "nonsensical," and "almost laughable." But legal experts -- and even Fox's own Judge Napolitano -- dispute this claim, say ...
  • Fund won't let go of outdated lawsuit in smear of ...
    John Fund continues to promote an outdated lawsuit connected to the Bush-era politicization of the Justice Department to smear the Obama Justice Department as hostile to enforcing voting laws, which he called "outrageous" and "suspiciously like the Black Panther case." But the Justice Departmen ...

Global Research.ca

TPM Cafe

  • Jeff Goldberg: Still Lying After All These Years
    There is a great bumper sticker that reads: "America's Labor Unions: The People Who Gave You The Weekend." That slogan came to mind after reading three blog posts this week on attacking Iran from the Atlantic's Jeff Goldberg . It made me think of a bumper sticker that could be made about those p ...
  • The IMF Wants the U.S. Government to Default on th ...
    This is what we can understand from the IMF's call to reduce the budget through the "reform" of Social Security. Since benefits can be fully funded for almost three decades by the bonds held in the trust fund, the IMF is effectively suggesting that the government default on these bonds and not give ...
  • Another Twist in the Russian Spy Story
    As I wrote a few days ago , I was informed that alleged Russian spy Mikhail Semenko had my business card. Turns out I had his information as well in my personal lap top and had hoped to meet him before my next trip to China -- as his blog on the Chinese economy interested me. There are rumors th ...
  • The End Of A Two-State Solution?
    Over the past six months, a number of influential articles have raised the question of whether a two-state solution is, or was ever, feasible. Consider this nuanced article by Meron Benvenisti in Haaretz , or this overtly skeptical article by John Mearsheimer, a version of which was published in Fo ...
  • Netanyahu 1, Obama 0
    Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said it best at his joint press conference with President Barack Obama yesterday. Speaking of the urgency of beginning talks with the Palestinians, he said "we need to begin negotiations in order to end them." One has to wonder if it will even get that f ...

TruthOut

  • "Well-Oiled" 5th Circuit Panel Rejects Emergency S ...
    A three judge panel of the heavily-Republican 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans rejected the Department of Interior's (DOI) request for an emergency stay of Judge Martin Feldman's June 22, 2010 preliminary injunction , which prevents enforcement of the DOI's six month moratorium on exp ...
  • Emptier Prisons: Inmate Population Drops for First ...
    Cranston, R.I. - Three years ago, Rhode Island's prisons were straining to house the state's booming inmate population. With cells overflowing and bed space maxed out, dozens of inmates were being housed in holding cells, Spartan quarters designed to hold prisoners for a few days. read more
  • Protesters, Waxman Urge Clinton to Vote No on Tar ...
    Washington - Sweltering heat was not enough to keep away the 60 to 70 protesters who pulled on "Oil Spill Prevention Team" t-shirts over their already-damp clothing. For the protesters who massed next to the Canadian embassy on Pennsylvania Avenue, the issue at hand was the neighbor up north and nex ...
  • Coast Guard Blocks Out Media at the Gulf; Activist ...
    Journalists and independent observers of the oil cleanup in the Gulf of Mexico could be fined up to $40,000 and be charged with a felony if they get too close to booms and oil cleanup areas, and activist group Seize BP wants to know how authorities can justify such a muzzle on independent informatio ...
  • Playing the "Too Big To Fail" Card
    The phrase "Too big to fail" entered the modern American lexicon with a terrible vengeance a couple of years ago, after billions of tax dollars were deployed as spit and mortar to hold up failing companies which, if they actually did fail, would have sent the US and the rest of the world spiraling i ...

Planetsave

  • The Strata: World’s First Skyscraper with Bu ...
    It rises 143 meters  above central London, making it the district’s tallest residential structure. Its nickname is ‘The Razor” owing to its sharp angular design. It’s also the first skyscraper to have electricity-generating wind turbines built into its core design “fabric”. In a city not as suited ...
  • National Parks (10 Friday Photos)
    In this week’s 10 Friday Photos post, enjoy great photos of 10 beautiful national parks. Since this week’s 7 Green Bloggers post was about top nature destinations and some of the bloggers chose national parks, I decided to make sure some of the photos in this post are of those national parks. Read ...
  • Europe Should Freeze Deep Water Drilling
    A top member of the European Commission has said that European countries should freeze new deep water drilling until the causes behind the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are investigated. EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said in prepared remarks he was to deliver to the European Parliament in St ...
  • Climategate Scientists Vindicated by Inquiry
    An independent report into the climategate scandal has left the involved scientists mostly vindicated, with only a minor slap on the wrist. The panel of inquiry, led by former U.K. civil servant Muir Russell, found that the scientists ârigour and honesty as scientists [is] not in doubt.â The rep ...
  • Commonplace Heatwaves by 2039
    One degree of warming may be too much for some countries, with heat waves possibly commonplace by the year 2039. A new study by Stanford University climate scientists has looked at two dozen climate models to project what could happen in America if carbon dioxide emissions raised the planetâs tem ...

Water Quality - WordPress

Dandelion Salad - Featured Writers' Posts

Axis of Logic

  • “It was a very zen flight” - First Solar-Powered A ...
    Watch it fly and take a look at the men who built it and flew it in the photos below. � � � The huge solar dragonfly made a final historic loop over Payerne airfield then gently glided onto the runway to loud applause – just over 26 hours after...
  • Louisiana and Scientists Spar Over How to Stop Oil ...
    With oil hitting Barataria Bay, a vast estuary in southeast Louisiana that boasts one of the most productive fisheries in the country, local parish officials hatched a plan in May to save the fragile ecosystem: they would build rock dikes across several major tidal inlets between the bay an ...
  • Pennsylvania cattle quarantined from gas fracking ...
    Agriculture officials have quarantined 28 beef cattle on a Pennsylvania farm after wastewater from a nearby gas well leaked into a field and came in contact with the animals. The state Department of Agriculture said the action was its first livestock quarantine related to pollution from ...
  • Oakland shooting verdict sparks riots after Johann ...
    Friday, July 9th 2010, 8:06 AM Riots broke out days after a 2009 New Year's Day shooting of an unarmed black man in Oakland. Related NewsWife charged in Westchester slay of hotel scionQueens boy shot in leg near schoolNewark man sentenced to more than 200 years for execution-style murders Ang ...
  • Palestinians face being walled by Israeli security ...
    Palestinian farmer Ahmed Bargouth looks at his family's land where Israel's controversial security barrier will pass in the West Bank village of Al Walaja. Photograph: Gali Tibbon � Sixty-three-year-old Ahmed Bargouth sits in the shade of a walnut tree and contemplates the view before h ...

They Gave Us a Republic

  • Memo to Congress: Unemployment Trumps Everything
    The midterm elections look unfriendly to the Democrats at the moment. �They could change that picture, but it might require a challenge to their ostensible leader. For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning Shears . No Associated Press content was harmed in the writing of this post Sever ...
  • The Nightowl Newswrap
    What Spies Really Do. Bruce Bartlett on how spying is and has been more about justifying yourself to the bureaucracy than actual espionage. Must be a lot easier to cap now that most of the entire oil field has gushed out into the Gulf. "The BP oil leak could be completely contained as early as Monda ...
  • Rebuild a Community by Restoring Its Books
    Successful, responsible, valuable citizens are readers. Readers of books. Make the world a better place: Donate a book. Katha Pollitt in The Nation: St. Bernard Parish, three miles from downtown New Orleans, was hard hit by �Hurricane Katrina. All its buildings were damaged, and all its schools were ...
  • Parasites 15 - Working Class 0
    From Adrianne Appel at Common Dreams Wealthy Reap Rewards While Those Who Work Lose BOSTON - Times are tough for workers in the U.S. where a recession has a stranglehold on much of the economy, but life is perfectly rosy for those at the top . I seriously doubt that anyone is going to be surprised b ...
  • Rand Paul: American Poor Are Lucky
    This vicious, inhuman motherfucker isn't funny any more. This somehow led to a lesson Paul said Kentuckians should hold dear: Sure there are "problems" with the way America deals with the poor, but when they think about it, poor folks should thank goodness they're not stuck in one of those other hor ...

Care 2

  • Summit yields human rights violations report
    A group of southwestern tribes has filed a collective report for the United Nations Human Rights Council, documenting the human rights violations imposed on the indigenous peoples of the area by the United States government. Submitted by Cal Mendelsohn to Society & Culture �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add a ...
  • Yes, We Can Afford Clean Energy!
    One of the persisting myths about comprehensive, carbon-pricing legislation is that it would cost the nation an arm and a leg to enact. This simply is not the case, as a recent bipartisan, independent analysis of the dying Kerry-Lieberman clean energy... Submitted by Ben Oscarsito to Environment �| ...
  • No-kill ethic the only way for those who come face ...
    It is time we as a community make this commitment: No animal that comes through YHS's doors will be killed out of convenience or a lack of space. For every one of them, there is somewhere a kind and loving person or family, and it is our mission to bring Submitted by Animalib No Emails Please to Ani ...
  • GOOD NEWS: San Francisco considering banning buyi ...
    On Thursday night, the San Francisco Commission of Animal Control and Welfare will meet to continue a discussion of prohibiting the same of dogs, cats, other small animals and birds pretty well every common pet but fish. Animals from shelters or rescue Submitted by Animalib No Emails Please to ...
  • U.S. will announce new drilling moratorium soon
    The Obama administration promised on Friday it would announce a new deepwater oil drilling moratorium shortly, and a U.S. company became the first to pull a rig out of the Gulf of Mexico because of uncertainty surrounding the ban. Submitted by Cal Mendelsohn to Environment �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add a ...

Smirking Chimp

  • How Harry Reid Might Respond to Sharron Angle's Pl ...
    � from FindLaw Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle has indicated that she is going to sue her opponent Harry Reid, the Democratic Majority Leader of the US Senate, for republishing her primary-campaign website at therealsharonangle.com . Such a suit would be bizarre, for it would make ...
  • Newsweek's Evan Thomas: "Journalists like war"
    This is hardly breaking news, but every once in a while, a mainstream media player lets down their guards, and plainly states what the shrill reactionaries on the internets have been stating for years. Today, Evan Thomas, the assistant managing editor at Newsweek , offered that validation. Evan brou ...
  • Capitalism is an Anti-Social Disease
    Looking at the catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, where the impact of the greed of corporate executives at British Petroleum, TransOcean and Halliburton, not to mention the greed of paid-off regulators in the Minerals Management Service and the members of the House and Senate who took dirty money to ...
  • LeBron James: The bum who would sell you the $150 ...
    As a born and bred New Yorker, I had hoped that LeBron James would sign with the Knicks. As a citizen and human being I had hoped he would resign with Cleveland. But above all, to me LeBron James, in the end, is just another bum looking out for himself, full of vanity and ego oozing from every pore ...
  • From the Hall of Fame of Hypocrisy, The Heritage F ...
    If you've been wishing, hoping (or praying) for any good news regarding British Petroleum's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, you will not have to wait much longer. On Tuesday, July 6 -- in what can only be interpreted as a classic fox-guarding-the-henhouse move -- Ed Fuelner, the Presid ...

Paul Krugman

No Quarter

  • Obama, Self-Inflicted Wounds
    Jon Stewart did an excellent piece last week highlighting Republican hypocrisy on the political blame game. Republicans now like to whine that Democrats are heaping blame on Bush for their own current incompetence. Stewart puts all of this in appropriate perspective: The Daily Show With Jon Ste ...
  • BP & Gov’t Endanger Unwitting Beachgoers &#8 ...
    Although I’ll never forgive Huffington Post for its treatment of Hillary Clinton, I have to give HuffPo its due for its outstanding coverage of the BP oil spill. HuffPo has a fascinating page that you can scan through, with links to its countless stories on the spill. Among the latest stories (and ...
  • Boris and Natasha Missing Persons
      Cold War By Pixar.  The so-called swap of the ten Russian deep cover ops for four genuine Russian security officials who are charged and/or convicted with betraying Russian national security has now moved into the motive stage of the caper. A Russian voice opines that “hawks” in the U.S. ...
  • Dear Commander-in-Chief, The Oil Spill Is Winning!
    Dear Commander-in-Chief: Mayday, Mayday, Mayday!  This is the American people.  It is day 81.  The oil invasion is spreading.  We will soon be surrounded on two sides! Our food supplies are tainted.  Our moral is low.  Our information unreliable.  Our front lines are falling to illness and fatigue. ...
  • An Open Thread With Questions For You
    I want to recommend an article I ran across today that is one of those rare gems — thoughtfully and logically written revelations that explain how the unionization of public sector employees has become a ravenous monster, gobbling up more in wages, benefits and pensions than taxpayers and private in ...

Environmental Graffiti

  • Is The Proton Smaller Than We Thought?
    New research suggests that the tiny proton may actually be smaller than previously thought! Will this discovery usher in the next revolution in physics? read more This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article
  • 5 Most Bizarre Forms of Soccer on Earth
    When you need your soccer fix, get out there and play, no matter what the surface! read more This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article
  • Urban Bicycle Polo Has Arrived
    Bicycle Polo is an amazing new hodgepodge of a sport that is slowly taking the world by storm! read more This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article
  • Dutch Report Declares Climate Change a Reality
    An independent Dutch agency has produced the first official evaluation of the 2007 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. read more This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article
  • How Disposable Cups Can Become Biofuels
    With billions of paper cups being thrown away each year, two microbiologists were inspired to turn them into alternative fuels. read more This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article

Foreign Policy in Focus

Global Elite

Al Jazeera

Green Inc. - NYT

  • Spill Commission Hires Science Adviser
    The seven-member commission assembled by President Obama to investigate the BP spill has hired Richard A. Sears, a longtime Royal Dutch Shell scientist, engineer and offshore drilling expert, to be its chief technical adviser.
  • Despite the Best Intentions...
    Even as the Bloomberg administration promoted tap water over bottled water, the city spent over $1 million on bottled water in the year that ended June 30.
  • On Our Radar: Toxic Cleanup in Germany
    German officials pledge a cleanup of one of Europe's most toxic sites: a leaking nuclear waste dump in a former salt mine.
  • Might We Do What Some Romans Do?
    An Italian energy giant finds that raising the thermostat slightly results in big energy savings each summer.
  • The Heat Wave and the Climate Divide
    As the weekend approached, the heat receded somewhat on the East Coast - but not before discussion had begun on what the temperatures meant to the climate change debate.

Dot Earth News

Doug Feith : Hong Pong

  • Hot night in Oakland: Oscar Grant killed by Mehser ...
    NadiartTwo : RT @ phyrecracker : Once the protest is labelled as a riot it's time for pocs to keep it movin #oscargrant "riots" began before they started. A good point there. Kind of like how the Toronto police recently parked a couple cars in front of the ragin' black bloc and vanishe ...
  • Sunset of Chicago's Handgun Ban: Shots on Lawrence ...
    Back now from the US Social Forum in Detroit; stayed at friends' in Chicago and my sister's in Madison. On the way out of Detroit Saturday, I took Michigan Avenue west into Dearborn before cutting down to I-94. On the way out of Chicago Sunday, I took Lawrence Avenue out to I-90. Michigan and La ...
  • Diamond Dave & Direct Democracy in Detroit: Crib n ...
    A decade after the first World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil, more than ten thousand activists have arrived from around the world in Detroit for the 2010 US Social Forum , the first since 2007's Atlanta conference. Over four days USSF is hosting a huge program with more than a thousand work ...
  • Assange == Auction the leaks? Lamo was a Honeypot ...
    Vatican Endorses "The Blues Brothers" - ABC News - nothing else matters too much. " The issue here is that Assange and Manning (the primary source of Wikileaks Iraq and Afghanistan leaks) hoped to jointly profit by selling some of the data by auction " -- Supposed "Wikileaks Insider" @ Cryptome ...
  • Daily Show: Obama == "Respect My Authoritah"
    Great stuff from tonight's Daily Show. It contrasts with the right-baiting on MSNBC right now nicely :) Update 15 mins later: - look what the photo host service I tweeted it from did! TAKEN OVER BY HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP advertising. Dark times. here: http://tweetphoto.com/27442324

Daily Censored

  • It’s Oscar (Grant) Season
    PUBLISHED ORIGINALLY 1/19/2009, two weeks after Oscar Grant was shot and killed by BART officer Johannes Mehserle.  Mehrsele was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter today, 7/8/2010. Here is the video of Oscar being executed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZTbJH6BNaU&feature=related In Oscar-co ...
  • Is the US government protecting BP and what’s real ...
    For months now, we have read stories and watched videos of what’s actually happening in the gulf. These stories come from people who are there, who are being lied to and feel that the internet is the only way to get the information out. While the major media is covering the story, often they skip [. ...
  • How We Get Out, Fraqing Amazing.
    It sounds like Obama did something right in firing McChrystal.  Listening to NPR, I am pleased to hear that the State Department finally caught up to the 1970’s.  If McChrystal was upset with the policy that the State Department is pushing, he was definitely the wrong person for the job. When I firs ...
  • Ray McGovern and Robert Parry on Truth Unflinching ...
    Michael Collins (Washington, DC) Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern and investigative journalist Robert Parry spoke at the National Press Club in Washington, DC last night. They were guests of The McClendon Group which holds periodic meetings at the press club featuring investigative reporters and news ...
  • CENSORED IN 1999: MONSANTO’S GENETICALLY MODIFIED ...
    CENSORED IN 1999: MONSANTO’S GENETICALLY MODIFIED SEEDS THREATEN WORLD PRODUCTION Over the 12,000 years that humans have been farming, a rich tradition of seed saving has developed. Men and women choose seeds from the plants that are best adapted to their own locale and trade them within the communi ...

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Equality Trust

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  • VAT rise would hit the poorest
    Bill Wilson's VAT motion to the Scottish Parliament reads as follows: That the Parliament notes the warning issued by Save the Children in Scotland that raising VAT to 20% could mean a £31 a week bill for the poorest families in Scotland and that the poorest 10% of the population currently spend ...
  • Excessive pay and bonuses in public sector under s ...
    Daily Telegraph reports on bold moves in the public sector . But what about the private sector which originated the "crazy" bonus system and still leads the way on excessive top pay...?
  • Splendid: government targets second homes
    As reported in today's Daily Telegraph , proposed hike in capital gains tax aims to part-fund increase in tax allowances for those on lower incomes. David Cameron describes second homes as "not .... necessarily splendid" for the economy.
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PDA AMERICA

  • The Agitator: Voices of PDA Episode 9 with John Bo ...
    We only need think of the Gulf of Mexico to be reminded that corporate abuses have deadly consequences–especially when the corporations are considered people with the same rights we have, as in the case of ...
  • Amend to Suspend Corporate Personhood July Call
    At this meeting of the Amend to Suspend Corporate Personhood Action Group, participants discussed the Monahan Brothers walk across the country, upcoming events in Colorado and Florida, and MoveOn’s 98% campaign. In addition, the group ...
  • Inside the Democratic Party July Call
    On this call we ratified the national endorsements of Marleine Bastien (http://www.votebastien.com/) and Dr David Gill (http://www.gillforcongress.com/).
  • July 2010: Are PDA’s vision, goals and strategy s ...
    By Bill Bianchi, PDA Chicago Chapter Leader After just six years, Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) has established itself as the predominant grassroots organizations affiliated with the Democratic Party. It has done this by advocating and ...
  • Dennis Kucinich: “From Roxbury to Cleveland ...
    I am writing you today to ask you to join me at PDA’s national conference in my home town, Cleveland, from July 23rd-25th. Almost 6 years ago, at the conclusion of my 2004 primary campaign ...

Marler Blog

  • 14 more hit with E. coli in Colorado - no link to ...
    Little Sailors Child Development in Northglenn, Colorado have been linked to an E. coli outbreak that has affected more than a dozen people. The Tri-County Health Department has announced that 14 people, 13 children and a teacher have been diagnosed with a mild strain of E. coli. The source of the ...
  • Senator Reid, it is time to move S 510 to a vote - ...
    I assume by now that Senator Reid or his staff has viewed Val Willingham’s CNN interview with Linda and her husband (both his constituents). Senator Reid, the time has come to move on S 510.
  • Colorado Raw Milk Sickens 30
    Yesterday between visits at ancient Minoan historical sites and churches that pre-date Columbus by 300 years, we did a bit of hiking in search of the Kri-kri, the Cretan goat. Clearly, something that looks difficult to milk. I was reading this morning the press release from the Boulder County Depar ...
  • First Colorado E. coli Lawsuit filed against Rocky ...
    This morning we filed the below lawsuit on behalf of one of the victims of the E. coli outbreak linked to illnesses in Colorado and New York.
  • More Buffalo Recalled in Nevada Due to E. coli O15 ...
    The July 2 Recall has been expanded to include approximately 776 additional pounds of Bison Products that were distributed to a firm in Nevada for further processing. FSIS became aware of the problem during the course of an on-going investigation into a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in Color ...

AutoblogGreen

  • AutoblogGreen for 07.06.10
    Quick Spin: Amp Equinox shakes, rattles but doesn't roll us A "Leaf beater"? We're not so sure. Elon Musk nets much needed $24M profit from Tesla's IPO He was "broke" not too long ago. ...
  • AutoblogGreen for 07.02.10
    Nissan Leaf hits 15,000 pre-orders, Aqua Globe blue most popular And that's just in the U.S. General Motors adds New York and Austin, TX to Chevy Volt launch markets These towns are ready. ...
  • AutoblogGreen for 06.30.10
    Nissan to offer tens of thousands of Leaf test drives starting this fall Want one? You'll probably get your chance. Tesla lets 13.3M shares fly at $17, raises $226M on IPO Not a bad day. ...
  • AutoblogGreen for 06.29.10
    Average American auto expenses: $5,477 (that's more than food) What do you pay? Report: Honda to offer Fit Hybrid for $16,570, let the price wars begin Reuters wonders if more competition wi ...
  • AutoblogGreen for 06.28.10
    Texas energy company to offer unlimited charging for EVs at flat rate of $60-80 per month Fill 'er up in Houston, TX. Ghosn says Nissan-Renault partnership makes EVs doable, companies couldn't go it alone ...

Rafe's Radar

  • Reporters' Roundtable: What's the iPhone 4's probl ...
    The iPhone 4's radio woes are well-documented. The most recent tests, like our own , show dramatic radio performance issues when a part of the external antenna is gripped. This week on the Roundtable, we delve into the electronic and radio engineering issues affecting the iPhone 4's antennas, as ...
  • CNET to the Rescue: Rafe and Josh talk keyboards
    If you're going to spend more time touching your keyboard than your spouse, you might want to put some time into picking a good one (keyboard, that is). Here are our tips for keyboards. Plus, of course, your questions answered. And the obligatory Evernote tip. Listen now: Download today ...
  • Reporters' Roundtable: Space programs (podcast)
    Why go to space? And how? This week, two great guests talk about how our space program has changed since Apollo, whether we're going back to the moon or pressing on to Mars, and how we need to build the "Interstate for Space" to get to either of those rocks. Our first guest is space journalist Mi ...
  • CNET to the Rescue: Road trip road test
    This week on the show: Road tripping. We've got real-world road tests from road warriors Daniel Terdiman of CNET Road Trip 2010 and Darren Kitchen, of Hak5 and his own cross-country motorcycle trip. Also, Android and networking tips. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: � ...
  • CNET Showcase wrapup: Readers sound off on iPad vs ...
    Brian Cooley wraps up the second CNET Showcase Live event with an overview of the debate and videos of the products behind it. Originally posted at CNET Showcase ...

Camera Obscura

  • Pathos and pathology: the cinema of Todd Haynes.
    http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-126935025/pathos-and-pathology-cinema.html September 1, 2004... Because infinity--for the eye--begins just a few meters away from the retina.... --Roger Caillois, "The Image" There are at least two shots in Todd Haynes's work that recur so fre ...
  • The incredible shrinking star: Todd Haynes and the ...
    http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-126935026/incredible-shrinking-star-todd.html September 1, 2004... Critics have consistently characterized the films of Todd Haynes within the terms of what B. Ruby Rich described in 1992 as the "new queer cinema"--films whose style displayed traces of ...
  • Written on the screen: mediation and immersion in ...
    http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-126935031/written-screen-mediation-and.html September 1, 2004... Recently, while engaging in one of my favorite forms of procrastination--using my computer to search for mid-century modern bargains on eBay rather than using it to engage in more rigorous ...
  • Traumatic postmodern histories: Velvet Goldmine's ...
    http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-126935030/traumatic-postmodern-histories-velvet.html September 1, 2004... If modernity was characterized by and imagined itself in terms of a particular awareness of time and history--the unfolding of social, political, and technological projects of pro ...
  • Dangerous spaces: Safe.
    http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-126935029/dangerous-spaces-safe.html September 1, 2004... For me, the problem is always in content; we want to define the perspective of a film solely through its content, and not through its form. --Todd Haynes No matter how much we desire, w ...

Democracy Now!

  • Amy Goodman to appear on CNN's _John King, USA_
    Democracy Now! ’s award-winning host Amy Goodman will appear on CNN’s John King, USA , on Wednesday, July 7th at 7pm Eastern Time.
  • If Only Information Flowed as Freely as Oil
    “Deep Spill 2” sounds like a sequel to a Hollywood thriller. Unfortunately, it is more of a reality show. “Deep Spill 2” is the name of an ambitious series of proposed scientific experiments that should be happening right now. Scientists from around the globe are ready, literally, to dive in to un ...
  • Are Sports Boring? Arun Gupta Debates Dave Zirin
    As the World Cup draws to a close, we turn to a lively debate on the political and social relevance of sports. Arun Gupta, a founding editor of the Indypendent, debates Nation Magazine sports columnist Dave Zirin. The Indypendent hosted the event at the Brecht Forum in New York City.
  • Detroit Poet Jessica Care Moore at the U.S. Social ...
    Jessica Care Moore is an acclaimed Detroit poet. She participated in the U.S. Social Forum as well as the Allied Media Conference, both of which were held in Detroit last week. Democracy Now! producer Mike Burke caught up with Jessica outside of Cobo Hall, where the U.S. Social Forum was held.
  • Amy Goodman to appear on CNN's _John King, USA_
    Democracy Now! ’s award-winning host Amy Goodman will appear on CNN’s John King, USA , on Wednesday, June 30th at 7pm Eastern Time.

Farming Pathogens

  • Does Influenza Evolve in Multiple Tenses?
    The past may possess a power greater than prologue. Any one with a social networking account knows that. All of a sudden you find yourself daily interacting with people long thought boxed away. People mature, yes, but sensibilities remain largely intact and an old year, fine wine or vinegar, pours b ...
  • Influenza’s Historical Present
    I delivered the following speech, co-written with economic geographer Luke Bergmann, at the NIH-FAO-sponsored ‘Second International Workshop on Community-based Data Synthesis, Analysis and Modeling of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 in Asia’ held in Beijing earlier this month. The speech is b ...
  • The Alan Greenspan Strain
    First, a question with which few biogeographers bother. If a goodly chunk of their discipline is dedicated toward obfuscating the impact capitalism imposes on the natural world (discussed here and here), how can researchers interested in paying their bills study the crises that threaten the croupier ...
  • King Leopold’s Pandemic
    The origins of HIV offer a great example of the ways treating human impact as an afterthought—discussed in our previous post—locks the study of pathogens into limited and oftentimes downright drunken trajectories. In 2006 Beatrice Hahn and her colleagues identified the likely source for the SIVcpz p ...
  • The Expulsion
    In 1845 a diplomat delivered a letter from Friedrich Wilhelm to Louis Philippe of France protesting the insults leveled at the Prussian king by expatriates living in Paris. King Louis had the radicals’ newspaper closed down and the group, along with one Karl Marx, deported. This was not the first ti ...

Suzie-Q

  • Papers reveal Nixon plan for North Korea nuclear s ...
    Planes on alert after US spy plane shot down had weapons 20 times size of Hiroshima bomb Chris McGreal in Washington, The Guardian/UK, July 7, 2010 Richard Nixon is believed to have ordered nuclear bombers to be put on standby for an immediate strike on North Korea. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images It i ...
  • Keep Glenn Beck away from the Lincoln Memorial
    Reading Eagle Bill Press 7/5/2010 Glenn Beck already launched a radio and TV show, written several best-selling books, organized Tea Party rallies, launched a voter-registration drive and performed his own stand-up comedy tour. So what’s the self-described recovering alcoholic rodeo clown do next to ...
  • Obama Administration: Israel Has ‘Right’ to Nukes
    Call for a Nuclear Free Middle East ‘a Mistake’ by Jason Ditz, Antiwar.com,  July 7, 2010 A statement released yesterday by the Obama Administration has made public America’s long-standing support for the Israeli government’s large, undeclared nuclear arsenal, and insists that Israel has an inherent ...
  • Report: Secret document affirms U.S.-Israel nuclea ...
    According to Army Radio, the U.S. has reportedly pledged to sell Israel materials used to produce electricity, as well as nuclear technology and other supplies. By Haaretz Service, Barak Ravid and Reuters, Haaretz/Israel, July 7, 2010 Israel’s Army Radio reported on Wednesday that the United States ...
  • First Amendment suspended in the Gulf of Mexico as ...
    Yep, this sort of Conscientious behaviour is no longer allowed, if you want to see the wildlife, you had better keep your distance. If, however, you happen to accidently spot an oil covered bird, be sure to contact BP’s Wildlife Response Service,  for expertise and downright honest concern for any m ...

Solari

  • Gold Swap Mystery Deepens
    By C. Powell Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: The Wall Street Journal this evening updated and corrected its report about the gold swaps undertaken by the Bank for International Settlements, disclosing an e-mailed statement from the BIS stating that the swaps were with commercial banks, not central ba ...
  • Europe’s New Approach to Biotech Food
    By James Kanter After decades of pushing nations to surrender more power to Brussels, the European Union is about to throw in the towel on one highly contentious issue: genetically modified foods. On Tuesday, the European Commission will formally propose giving back to national and local government ...
  • Solari Report - Options For Storing Precious Metal ...
    Excerpts from “Options For Storing Precious Metals” By Catherine Austin Fitts and Carolyn Betts “With prices for gold denominated in US dollars at record high levels, increasing discomfort with prolonged global financial market uncertainties and increasing recognition of the risks inherent in inves ...
  • Money & Markets Charts ~ 7.07.10
    View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The Solari Report this Thursday, July 8, 2010. Click here to view all charts as a pdf file. See previous Money & Markets Charts blog posts here. Currency charts ar ...
  • Home Ownership And The Banks
    Dear Jim, Allow me to chime in here and bolster your comments to CIGA Arlen. First and foremost, what your readers need to understand is that no one who has a loan secured by a mortgage on his home is safe.  Mortgage servicing companies, including Wells Fargo Bank, CitiBank, JPMorgan Chase, and Ban ...

Insurgency Watch - Newswire

  • Times Scare
    ISLAMABAD–The apparent links between Pakistan and Faisal Shahzad are certainly cause for concern, but let’s not lose site of things here. The attack in Times Square was a fizzle. The rush to claim credit is a bit embarassing for the TTP and looks like it was — like the attack itself — a rush job. [. ...
  • Stepping up - University at Buffalo The Spectrum
    Stepping up University at Buffalo The Spectrum The president of Pakistan , Asif Ali Zardari, recognized the direness of the situation and began to mobilize military forces to combat the Taliban . ... and more��
  • Obama, us leaders should contemplate future of Afg ...
    BBC News Obama, us leaders should contemplate future of Afghan women Chicago Tribune Would nuclear-armed Pakistan become even more vulnerable to its own Taliban insurgency ? Will a defeat embolden America's enemies? That line of thinking must ... Vietnam syndrome has begun in Afghanistan Sri Lanka ...
  • Officials: Campus blasts perplexing - United Press ...
    Officials: Campus blasts perplexing United Press International ISLAMABAD, Pakistan , Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The International Islamic University, where bomb blasts killed at least six people, is a unique Pakistani institution ... and more��
  • Schools closed in Pakistan after bombing - GMA new ...
    Schools closed in Pakistan after bombing GMA news.tv An Associated Press reporter met three Taliban fighters Tuesday traveling in a car with darkened windows at Shaktoi, a town close to the border between ... and more��

AlterNet - Rights and Liberties

Sideways News

  • Is swapping the new shopping?
    As people tighten their purse strings, swap parties are becoming an increasingly popular way to refresh tired wardrobes without hitting the high street.
  • Green your cat
    Mars Petcare brands Sheba and Whiskas are to sell products using sustainably caught fish, allowing Britain’s 8 million cat owners to feed their pets with a clean conscience. The Marine Stewardship Council Certified cat food will be available later in the year. Environmentalists have been greening up ...
  • Sporting glory 'is hereditary'
    New research suggests that athletic people are more likely to pass on their sporting prowess to their children. Doctor Tony Vernon of the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada, has published a study suggesting that genetics play a more significant role in determining how sporty an individu ...
  • Grow your own drugs in the garden
    Instead of popping to the local pharmacy every time he feels a sore throat coming on, ethnobotanist James Wong gets his medical fix from his own back garden. The 27 year old believes that safe, cheap natural remedies for ailments like sore throats, eczema and insomnia can be made from common plants, ...
  • Being a culture vulture boosts wellbeing
    Taking part in artistic hobbies such as dancing, painting or playing a musical instrument can make people feel healthier and happier, according to new research.

Fabius Maximus

  • FM newswire for July 10, interesting articles abou ...
    Todayâs links to interesting news and analysis.   If you find this useful, please pass it to friends and colleagues. Debunked, but Republicans still repeat the lie:  “Oil Spill, Foreign Help and the Jones Act“, Fact Check (U Penn), 23 June 2010 — Lies travel as well as truth on the information ...
  • Should we worry about 2010′s near-record mel ...
    Summary:   No.  It’s weather, not climate change.  Many of the people sounding the alarms know they are exaggerating the situation.  This is a follow-up to Itâs time to worry (again) about disappearing arctic ice (8 June 2010); see that for excellent graphs of the long-term sea ice history. ...
  • FM newswire for July 9, interesting articles about ...
    Todayâs links to interesting news and analysis.   If you find this useful, please pass it to friends or colleagues. “Exumâs Challenge: Game On!“, Kelley B. Vlahos, AntiWar, 6 July 2010 — Andrew asks a silly question.  Yes, people have given many alternatives to the Af-Pak War. “Hard times for ...
  • Congress acts to stop DoD from saving dimes by tra ...
    Summary:  More about an out-of-control and despicably abuse practice of DoD.  As pressure grows to cut costs, expect DoD to short-change vets — and protect defense contractors. “Mkae admin exits harder”, Marine Corps Times, 12 July 2010: When former sailor Kevin Stein developed a muscle tic disord ...
  • Let’s play round 3 of “Name That Liber ...
    Summary:  Americans know so little of our own history, our own politics.  So it’s fun and educational to play Name That Liberal.  In round 3 we see how the meaning of “conservative” in America has evolved during the past few generations. This man was one of the men who shaped American political ...

Open Your Eyes News

  • US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,412
    Associated Press – As of Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at least 4,412 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes nine military civilians killed in action. At least 3,488 military personnel died as a result ...
  • USA: NSA setting up secret ‘Perfect Citizen’ spy s ...
    Register – The US National Security Agency (NSA) is embarking on a secret domestic surveillance project dubbed “Perfect Citizen”, intended to monitor and protect important national infrastructure such as power grids and transport systems. The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed government and indust ...
  • Russia pushes for domestic drug development
    Nature News – Russia’s nascent commercial drug industry could get a shot in the arm from a US$163-million project announced yesterday. But the project – which is partly bankrolled by a state-owned non-profit corporation – faces a challenging future, despite government backing. The Russian Corporatio ...
  • No anti-junk food laws, health secretary promises
    The Guardian – Beer companies, confectionery firms and crisp-makers will be asked to fund the government’s advertising campaign to persuade people to switch to a healthier lifestyle and, in return, will not face new legislation outlawing excessively fatty, sugary and salty food, the health secretary ...
  • Revealed: How East German communists helped fund 1 ...
    Daily Mail – East Germany’s communist leaders provided secret funds to striking miners in their bitter battle with the Thatcher government during the 1980s, newly uncovered documents reveal. In an attempt to undermine the British government and its hardline stance against the strike, substantial ca ...

Monkey Smashes Heaven

  • Book review part 2 of 2 of Teresa Hayter’s The Cre ...
    Book review part 2 of 2 of Teresa Hayter’s The Creation of World Poverty by Prairie Fire (monkeysmashesheaven.wordpress.com) Teresa Hayter’s The Creation of World Poverty was first published in 1981 as a response to the World Bank’s Brandt Report. Even today, decades after it was first published, Ha ...
  • Book review of Malcolm Caldwell’s The Wealth of So ...
    Book review of Malcolm Caldwell’s The Wealth of Some Nations by Prairie Fire (monkeysmashesheaven.wordpress.com) Malcolm Caldwell was one of the only Westerners to have ever visited Cambodia under the “Khmer Rouge” regime. He is mostly remembered as the academic activist who was assassinated in Demo ...
  • Organisasyong Komunistang Patnubay Liwanag
    Mapulang Pagbati! Ang makasaysayang unang kongreso ng kilusang Maoista-Third Worldista ay naganap nitong nakaraang maagang tag-init. Nagtipun-tipon ang mga lider mula sa iba’t-ibang bansa upang planuhin ang ating estratehiya sa mga susunod na taon. Ang ating kilusan ay nasa panahon ng matatag na pag ...
  • Video: Lin Biao’s Long Live the Victory of P ...
    Lin Biao’s 1965 article Long Live the Victory of People’s War! is one of the most important works produced by the Chinese revolution. Here is MSH’s video adaptation of Lin Biao’s important work in Tagalog. HD-mp3 torrent title: Long Live the Victory of People’s War Part 1 (Tagalog) HD-mp4 torrent ti ...
  • First Congress of the Leading Light Communist Orga ...
    Red Salute! The historic first congress of the Maoist-Third Worldist movement took place over the early summer. Many leaders convened from around the world to plan out our strategy for the coming years. Our movement is in a period of strong growth at the moment. Many within our movement decided that ...

PakAlert

  • Israeli Air Force landed at Saudi Base
    The Israeli Air Force recently unloaded military equipment at a Saudi Arabia base, a semi-official Iranian news agency claimed Wednesday, while a large American force has massed in Azerbaijan, which is on the northwest border of Iran.Both reports follow by less than a week the Pentagon’s confirmatio ...
  • Video: ISI will bury India, US in Afghanistan: Zai ...
    Former Chief of IB Brig. Imtiaz (Rtd) and renowned Pakistani defence analyst Syed Zaid Zaman Hamid in a candid discussion on the recent history of Afghanistan and why it lives up to its reputation of being a graveyard of empires. Must watch analysis (English language) Read More at http://pakale ...
  • Alert: Obama Warns World Leaders ‘Millions Could D ...
    A sobering report circulating in the Kremlin today from President Medvedev’s meeting with other World leaders at the G8 summit in Muskoka, Ontario states that President Obama has warned his counterparts that the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster “will most likely kill millions, perhaps tens of millions” o ...
  • Is Israel Involved In Other Nations Elections?
    As the Official Story of the 1980 October Surprise case crumbles with new revelations that key evidence was hidden from investigators of a congressional task force and that internal doubts were suppressed history must finally confront the troubling impression that remains: that disgruntled elements ...
  • Freedom Fighters, Terrorism, World Financial Colla ...
    If you do not think Zionism controls the USA and its Might, Wealth, Military, Congress, President, Media, Commerce, and just about every other aspect, you are naive. Read More at http://pakalert.wordpress.com/

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Buzzflash

  • Russian Spies Get Quick "Justice" While Wall Stree ...
    DANNY SCHECHTER FOR BUZZFLASH 1500 Bankers went to Jail After the S&L Crisis. Almost None Today � By Danny Schechter, author of The Crime of Our Time� We just witnessed justice on steroids. Ten Russian “spies”—even if we still don’t know what they were spying on or why—were brought to court, cop ...
  • State-Owned Banks: Putting Money Back in the Hands ...
    LORENZO A. CANIZARES FOR BUZZFLASH Michigan has an unemployment rate of 14 percent, and has been particularly hard hit by the economic downturn. Verg Bernero, Mayor of Lansing, the state’s capital, and a leading democratic candidate for governor, proposes to relieve the state’s economic ills by ...
  • The Reliability of Human Ignorance
    Body "The sheer power of herd behavior" was how Paul Krugman, appearing on "Charlie Rose" last week, explained today's utterly irrational urge to restrain government spending at precisely the wrong time. His assessment came packaged in the frustrated body language of a whimsical sigh ...
  • GOP Senator Caught Lying; Aide Who Knifed Girlfri ...
    TONY PEYSER FOR BUZZFLASH This is a big problem for David Vitter And his agitation he hasn’t masked. He must pine for the good old days When Pampers questions were asked. � http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/vitter-says-womens-issues-aide-who-abused-his-girlfriend-didnt-work-on-womens-issues ...
  • The Flawed Good Cop-Bad Cop Democratic Strategy
    Body It appears the Democratic Party and White House's coordinated strategy for the midterms will be something akin to a good cop-bad cap routine, in that respective order. If true, some grace can be found in the straightforward fact of actual coordination -- historically, not the Dem ...

Glenn Greenwald - Salon

  • Washington Post and transparency: total strangers
    (updated below) Earlier this week, I  noted -- with multiple illustrative examples -- how media outlets crusade for the virtues of transparency while frequently exempting themselves.  Establishment news organizations are, ironically, among the most opaque institutions.   Recall how most ...
  • Octavia Nasr's firing and what the liberal media a ...
    (updated below) CNN yesterday ended the 20-year career of Octavia Nasr , its Atlanta-based Senior Middle East News Editor, because of a now-deleted tweet she wrote on Sunday upon learning of the death of one of the Shiite world's most beloved religious figures: "Sad to hear of the passi ...
  • Adventures in media transparency
    Journalists like to claim that they are devoted to transparency, but it's striking how so many of them exempt themselves and their own media outlets from those "principles."� Here are five recent, somewhat similar episodes illustrating that syndrome: (1) �On Monday,� I noted that this Associated ...
  • Rules of America's rule of law
    The�U.S. today charged Bradley Manning with a variety of crimes relating to his alleged leaks of classified material to WikiLeaks, most prominently including the Apache attack video that spawned worldwide debate over the�American occupation. �The 22-year-old whistle-blower faces 52 years in prison . ...
  • The crux of our endless War on Terror
    As I wrote last week , the Obama administration finally purported to defend its presidential assassination program aimed at American citizens, when Obama's Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Michael Leiter, offered patently misleading claims to justify it.  Yesterday, Newsweek 's Mich ...

The BiPartisan Report

Sciencebase

  • Switching off the Intute Spotlight
    These are the last physical sciences news headlines I’ll publish for the Intute (previously PSIgate) site. I’ve written for the organisation on a pretty much monthly basis for the last decade, first as PSIgate Spotlight, then as Hot Topics on Intute. But, July 2010 is the last issues as Intute goes ...
  • Summer science reading
    Following on from yesterday’s summer book review, we go from inner space to outer space: Exploring the Solar System with Binoculars: A Beginner’s Guide to the Sun, Moon, and Planets by Stephen James O’Meara. Stephen James O’Meara shows you how to observe our Solar System’s wonders with ease, using n ...
  • Wot gorilla?
    The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons. This book by the psychologists who ran the famous Gorillas in our midst experiment tell us that they found that half the people asked to count passes among one team missed seeing a person in a g ...
  • The hidden, invisible, and private web
    Everyone knows that Google and the other search engines between them crawl, spider, and slurp up the whole internet, right? Wrong! The millions of websites that are obviously available on the internet are readily searchable, Google Bing, Yahoo, and their ilk have seen to that, we can usually find do ...
  • DNA search, iPhone chemistry, electronic waste
    Latest bookmarked science news, including my current Alchemist column on ChemWeb.com: How to build a better DNA search engine – The techniques for indexing Chinese language websites could dramatically improve the speed of bioinformatic searches, according to research by SOSO, the third largest Chine ...

Common Dreams-Progressive Newswire

  • UFW President Joins Stephen Colbert in Calling on ...
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2010 United Farm Workers (UFW) United Farm Workers President Arturo S. Rodriguez appears with comedian Stephen Colbert on "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, July 8 as part of the national "Take Our Jobs" campaign aimed at recruiting U.S. ...
  • Group Welcomes Announced Release of 52 Political P ...
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2010 Human Rights First Human Rights First today welcomed the Cuban government's announcement that it would release 52 political prisoners. Today's announcement comes seven years after some 75 human rights defenders, independent journalists, economists and librarians ...
  • Lebanon: Drop Charges Against Facebook Critics of ...
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2010 Human Rights Watch (HRW) The Lebanese government should immediately drop criminal charges against three men for posting comments critical of President Michel Suleiman on Facebook, Human Rights Watch said today. The charges cannot be justified given that a major el ...
  • Russian Scientist Could Face Forcible Exile
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2010 Amnesty International - USA Amnesty International has said that any deal over the release of a nuclear scientist, Igor Sutyagin, which requires him to leave Russia against his wishes, will amount to forcible exile, which is prohibited under international law. Sutya ...
  • Nationwide Day of Action Condemns Risky Canadian D ...
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2010 Friends of the Earth Clean energy advocates, landowners, and indigenous activists are uniting today to condemn a proposed pipeline that would bring toxic tar sands oil from Canada to the U.S. in demonstrations, community events and meetings with government offic ...

Common Dreams-Views

  • Chez Sludge: How the Sewage Sludge Industry Bedded ...
    by John Stauber The celebrity chef Alice Waters is probably the world's most famous advocate of growing and eating local, Organic food. read more
  • Blackwater Strikes Again
    by Christopher Brauchli The Gods have their own rules. -Ovid, Metamorphoses One of the many nice things about being a United States Senator is that you can ask just about anyone in government to explain actions being taken and anticipate a response and, in many cases, a change in conduct. Here i ...
  • Growing Up Globally
    by David Michael Green God (if only there was one) only knows where the story of human development is leading next.  We live in time unlike any other in history, in the sense that lightening-fast technological acceleration guarantees just one thing for sure, that the future will be very differen ...
  • Can We All Get Along?
    by Randall Amster The cauldron of hatred and anguish bubbles over like oil slowly seeping into fragile marshlands. The ravages of perpetual warfare rend the fabric of society and sow the seeds of mass insanity. Racism forms a patina over our relations as four centuries of unspeakable atrocities are ...
  • Fish and Oil: Sorrow, Survival and Solidarity in L ...
    by Mitchell Anderson I spent last week in southern Louisiana, in a region I had never visited before.  My first impression was one of sadness; a long profound melancholy that seemed to reside in the landscape: the spires of drilling rigs, the rising murky water, the stagnant sinking marshes, the fai ...

Karl Burkart

Water Privatization

  • Korea Water to keep $440-million Angat deal
    Despite perils of protracted legal battle, Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-Water) is sticking it out in the $440 million deal it clinched for the Angat power facilitys privatization. A highly-placed source said there is one thing they are fearful about in far as walking away from the transactio ...
  • Yo, Philly in the News
    Photo by Flickr user michaelwm25 A female's body was recovered from the Delaware River this morning; authorities have not yet confirmed whether the body is that of the missing 16-year-old girl from Wednesday's Duck Boat accident. [ Philadelphia Inquirer ] One natural question from the accident: Who' ...
  • Stop corporate takeover of agriculture, food secur ...
    The private sector's increasing role in agriculture will lead to greater food insecurity, a network of advocacy groups said on Thursday.
  • Liberals put on hold talk of a super corporation
    Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak called the idea to merge four crown corporations into a super corporation, and then sell shares on the open market, as continuing a failed Liberal policy of out-of-control spending.
  • SNAP-Benguet: Ambuklao rehabilitation 75% complete
    Rehabilitation of the civil and electro-mechanical components of the 75-megawatt Ambuklao Hydroelectric Power Plant in Bokod, Benguet is 75 percent complete, co-owner SN Aboitiz Power-Benguet Inc. (SNAP-Benguet) said in a disclosure Thursday with the Philippine Stock Exchange.

Guardian

  • US and Russia complete spy swap
    At least one freed western spy to remain in UK after Vienna tarmac exchange for 10 Russian 'sleepers' caught in US Moscow and Washington orchestrated the biggest and least secret spy swap in decades today, a face-saving handover that transferred 10 Russian "sleepers" arrested in America last week to ...
  • Raoul Moat dead say police sources after single gu ...
    Fugitive had been in tense standoff with armed police for over six hours before shooting himself A tense, six-hour standoff between armed police and Raoul Moat, Britain's most wanted man, ended early this morning when the fugitive shot himself. At 1.10 this morning a single gunshot was heard at the ...
  • Natascha McElhone: My grief
    The actor Natascha McElhone was pregnant with her third child when her husband collapsed and died. She kept a diary of her loss and has now decided to publish it... It is a strange undertaking to publish a book that you don't, in some ways, want people to read. Eighteen months after her husband's de ...
  • Do you know this man?
    He was found by the bins of a Burger King restaurant, with no clothes, no memories, nothing. Six years on, Benjaman Kyle is no nearer to answering the question that haunts him: who am I? At 5am on 31 August 2004, staff at the Burger King in Richmond Hill, Georgia, prepared for the day ahead. Ovens w ...
  • Atlanta's ArchAndroid
    Loved by Prince, 'endorsed' by P Diddy, and doing it for the working class: we meet Atlanta's ArchAndroid Prone to psychobabble about "connecting energies" and "internal compasses", it's difficult to dissect Janelle Monáe . She's certainly sombre and takes her art seriously, rarely cracking a smile, ...

McClatchey

  • Commentary: Food fight over the Commerce Clause
    U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma wanted to know whether Congress could pass a law requiring Americans to eat three fruits and veggies every day.
  • Is it almost over? BP will try to stop oil flow ne ...
    WASHINGTON — In a dramatic turn of events, the Obama administration has given BP the go-ahead to remove the containment cap atop the runaway Deepwater Horizon oil well and replace it with a tighter fitting one in an attempt to stop all the oil now flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, perhaps as soon as ...
  • Coming health care changes you may not know about
    WASHINGTON — Several little-known provisions of the new health care overhaul law take effect in coming months that could have a lasting impact on the nation's health care system.
  • Greene had legitimate sources for South Carolina e ...
    Alvin Greene, the obscure jobless man whose come-from-nowhere victory in the June Democratic primary for U.S. Senate created a national furor, had legitimate sources of income to finance his $10,400 primary entry fee, law enforcement sources said Friday.
  • Kansas cracks down on obesity
    High school students will have to wait until after lunch for their Flamin' Hot Crunchy Cheetos fix.

BBC - Richard Black's Earth Watch

  • Food for thought on 'Fish Debt Day'
    If you live in the European Union and you like fish, then there's some bad news for you: as of the time I started writing this (1000BST Friday 09 July), you're in debt to the rest of the world. That's a fairly oblique thought, without a bit of explanation. A group of environmentally-minded economi ...
  • Climate data: what's hidden?
    I started Monday's post with the words "it's beginning to look like a pattern"... and already, by Wednesday, the pattern is in evidence once more. Another inquiry into allegations made against climate science has reported - and again, the conclusions are broadly along the lines that there have been ...
  • Dutch courage for climate mainstream
    It's beginning to look like a pattern. An apparent scandal is unveiled that threatens to rock climate science to its very core, a scandal that usually ends in the suffix "-gate". Himalaya , Amazon, and Climate itself are just three of the stems that have borne the suffix in recent months. Sectio ...
  • Petrolheads steer for green track
    I know some regular readers have me pegged as a bleeding heart liberal who's racked with pangs of self-hatred if I should so much as cycle over a worm or eat anything more technological than home-knitted organic muesli; so it may come as a shock that I really enjoy the high-octane buzz and top-end t ...
  • Whaling commission: What's missing?
    En route from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Agadir, Morocco: So the whales have been put to bed for another year ; and at Agadir airport, amid all the tanned Europeans making their way back from their beach holidays (well, lobster-red in the case of Brits, obviously) I'm thi ...

The Wonk Room

  • Colorado Ballot Initiative Would Ban State Borrowi ...
    Last November, voters soundly defeated anti-tax, anti-spending ballot initiatives in both Maine and Washington, dealing a setback to conservatives. In the same election, voters in Oregon “handily” approved ballot measures increasing taxes on the wealthy and increasing the minimum corporate tax rate, ...
  • Lubchenco: ‘Highly Toxic’ Undersea Clo ...
    The undersea cloud of “highly toxic” oil emanating from BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster “is undoubtedly poisonous,” according to President Obama’s federal oceans chief. Marine scientist Dr. Jane Lubchenco, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) director, described the threat pose ...
  • Can Republicans Simply Defund Health Reform in Nov ...
    Earlier this year, several prominent Republicans including House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Newt Gingrich suggested that they could repeal the new health care reform law by defunding it if they regain Congressional majorities in November. “I canât imagine a Republican Congress is goin ...
  • DADT Survey Released, Asks Troops To Speculate On ...
    The Palm Center has released one of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell surveys distributed to some 400,000 servicemembers to gauge their reaction to repealing the policy. Yesterday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has described the questionnaires as âvery importantâ to moving forward with repeal and promi ...
  • VIDEO: Conservatives Repeat False Claim That Phoen ...
    Last night, former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) defended SB-1070, telling On the Record host Greta Van Susteren that Arizona was perfectly justified in passing the draconian immigration law partly because the state is the “number one kidnapping capital in the world.” Huckabee isn’t the first person to ...

thwap's schoolyard

  • Moscow Victory Celebration - 1945
    I didn't really have anything to say today, or the time to think of anything. I've been reading about the Second World War recently (also, Montefiore's Court of the Red Tsar ) and for the heck of it, I look for films of the various actors. While looking for footage of Marshall Zhukov, I saw this vic ...
  • G20 Reflections
    Thinking about the police riot at the Toronto G20 Summit made me think about the processes I wrote about when I blogged about having watched the film " Jarhead ." A lot of people took "Jarhead" the wrong way. They got the impression that the movie is asking us to feel sorry for US-American soldiers ...
  • Mass Starvation and Mass Extinctions
    That's the forecast . stephen harper thinks it's a better idea to spend $1.1 billion on a two-day summit than to seriously address global warming.
  • stephen harper is Evil
    Example Number 62,547: Three Canadian CITIZENS, identified as "terrorist suspects" by mouth-breathing CSIS cretins during the Liberal era, tortured by the Syrian government (whereupon the aforementioned mouth-breathing CSIS cretins passed along other questions for the Syrian torturers to ask them, ...
  • A Depressingly Accurate Description of the State o ...
    " Living the Regressive Dream " If the product of this slow and silent coup wasn’t so bloody and so ruinous to so many lives, you’d really have to hand it to these guys for their political acumen and patience. It took a while, and it required the building of a broad and robust infrastructure, sp ...

Whistleblowers Protection Blog

  • Aviation's margin of safety, regulatory capture an ...
    Two letters to the editor printed in today's Washington Post reminded me of a meeting I attended in May of the FAA Whistleblowers Alliance . One of today's letters was from the Potomac TRACON local of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. The other letter, by FAA Administrator Randy Babb ...
  • Workers blow whistle on Moe Hamdan's wage theft
    Moe Hamdan owns the upscale Washington restaurant called The Reserve on L St. NW.� Instead of using the restaurant's income to pay the workers' wages, he used it for his own lavish lifestyle. Some workers went six months without being paid what they are owed.� "I worked really hard as a bar boy at t ...
  • EPA nixed study of treating oil spilled in Gulf of ...
    My client, Dr. David L. Lewis , was a top microbiologist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He raised the standards for dental hygiene worldwide when he showed how previous practices were inadequate to protect dental patients from the transmission of HIV.� He showed how EPA's rules f ...
  • Peace Warriors visit NWC
    I just had a delightful visit this morning from the Peace Warriors.� They are a group of middle and high school students from the Southeast neighborhood of Washington, DC.� They are spending the summer learning about how individuals can make a positive difference through nonviolent action. Today the ...
  • Jamaica encounters opposition to whistleblower bil ...
    The Jamaica Gleaner News is reporting that parliamentarians pushing a new whistleblower protection are facing opposition. The majority's latest draft of the proposed bill will protect whistleblowers only if they have made their disclosures through certain official channels. If any officials in any o ...

Science Express

  • Fermi maps an active galaxy's 'smokestack plumes'
    If our eyes could see radio waves, the nearby galaxy Centaurus A (Cen A) would be one of the biggest and brightest objects in the sky, nearly 20 times the apparent size of a full moon. What we can't see when looking at the galaxy in visible light is that it lies nestled between a pair of giant radio ...
  • Pollution from Asia circles globe at stratospheric ...
    The economic growth across much of Asia comes with a troubling side effect: pollutants from the region are being wafted up to the stratosphere during monsoon season. The new finding, in a study led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, provides additional evidence of the glo ...
  • After growth spurt, supermassive black holes spend ...
    Supermassive black holes found at the centers of distant galaxies undergo huge growth spurts as a result of galactic collisions, according to a new study by astronomers at Yale University and the University of Hawaii. Their findings appear in the March 25 edition of Science Express.
  • Research team finds structure of 'swine flu' virus
    A team of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and other institutions has solved the structure of a key protein from the virus that caused last year's "swine flu" influenza epidemic. The structure reveals that the virus shares many features with influenza viruses common in the early 20th c ...
  • New approach precisely tracks evolution's footprin ...
    (PhysOrg.com) -- Fossils may provide tantalizing clues to human history but they also lack some vital information, such as revealing which pieces of human DNA have been favored by evolution because they confer beneficial traits - resistance to infection or the ability to digest milk, for example. T ...

TechDirt

  • Lack Of Food Copyright Helps Restaurant Innovation ...
    We've discussed over and over again how a lack of copyright protection in the fashion industry helps that industry thrive , because it helps disseminate fashion trends faster, helps better segment markets and (most importantly) gives designers more reasons to keep working on the next thing to stay a ...
  • Andy Grove Suggests US Protectionism For Tech Jobs
    Former Intel CEO Andy Grove is one of those guys who I always pay attention to when he speaks. Usually, he makes me look at things in a different light and, more often than not, shift my thinking on a certain subject. It's quite rare that I finish reading something he's written in near total disag ...
  • Do We Really Want An ASCAP For News?
    We've spent a long time detailing the massive problems that come up when you build up an unnecessary collection society bureaucracy for something like music. Operations like ASCAP lead to massive inefficiencies in the market, greater protectionism and a never-ending quest for more control over perf ...
  • Are Geographic Restrictions On Content Obsolete?
    I know that every time we embed a Hulu video here or link to another content site that has geographic restrictions, our comments light up with complaints. There is something just naturally frustrating about some internet company deciding I can't see a video because of where I happen to be sitting p ...
  • Lawyers Doing Real Time Jury Googling
    There have been questions lately about whether or not it makes sense for jurors and judges to use Google in the court of a trial, but what about lawyers? Obviously, they can use Google in general, but what about in court to do instant Google background checks on potential jurors . That ABA Journal ...

VacTruth

  • Brain perfusion SPECT and EEG findings in children ...
    Brain perfusion SPECT and EEG findings in children with autism spectrum disorders and medically intractable epilepsy http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20594786 Brain Dev. 2010 Jun 29. Sasaki M, Nakagawa E, Sugai K, Shimizu Y, Hattori A, Nonoda Y, Sato N. Department of Child Neurology, National Cent ...
  • Girls fail to take up vaccine
    DAVID KILLICK themercury.com.au 07/04/2010 JUST 55 per cent of Tasmanian schoolgirls have taken up the offer of free vaccination against cervical cancer. Health authorities say they are surprised and disappointed at the low take-up rate. Although more than 100,000 Tasmanian women and girls have been ...
  • Protesting parents arrested
    By Li Shuang Global Times 06/29/2010 Eight parents from five provinces whose children fell ill after receiving improperly stored vaccines were arrested Monday for protesting outside the gate of the Ministry of Health. They were warned by the police to stop protesting and released later in the day. T ...
  • Vaccine fails to meet US standards
    Mark Metherell theage.com.au July 3, 2010 AUSTRALIAN vaccine company CSL is again under scrutiny because of a failure to meet United States manufacturing standards. However, the problems are not linked to the unexplained surge in convulsions among infants vaccinated with its product, regulators say. ...
  • It is official, the Flu Vaccine has been listed as ...
    Christina England American Chronicle 07/04/2010 That is right, the American public are being encouraged by the FDA and CDC to inject their tiny babies aged 2 months, with a vaccine, that has been identified as being listed as a Category C drug. This devastating news was exposed by Richard Gale and D ...

BroadSnark

  • Things You Might Have Missed
    It still burns, the treatment I got as a teen.  I think the guy who wrote the Case Against Adolescence is still pissed too.  Glad he did something constructive with it. This article on reconciliation is a must read for anyone who cares about ending conflicts, especially genocidal ones. I hope you al ...
  • Things You Might Have Missed
    This article kinda freaked me out.  I’m going to have to step up my training a la Sarah Connor. (HT @PunkJohnnyCash) Very cool video on Spontaneous Order.  (HT @JamesTulsaALL) So here is a question for you.  Can you have multiculturalism – respect for other cultures – without succumbing to moral ...
  • Things You Might Have Missed
    I don’t know how I never heard about Spot.us.  I love that. Also loving that India plans to seek extradition of the former chairman of Union Carbide for the Bhopal disaster.  What amazing things could happen if states no longer gave protection to businesses. This article Against School that has be ...
  • Growing up Jewish – Kosher Edition
    I’ve shared with you all the tortures of Sabbath and Passover.  But I have not yet shared with you the biggest torture of all. My mother keeps kosher. Being kosher means no shellfish and no pork.  Shellfish and pork are, as you may have heard, an abomination! The food that you can eat is classifie ...
  • Things You Might Have Missed
    I don’t often get to say nice things about my home state of Florida.  Usually it is only in the news when somebody is stealing an election or trying to ban transpeople from bathrooms.  So I would just like to give props to my fellow Floridians who have decided to take matters into their own [...]

Executive Intelligence Review - LaRouche

Armies of Liberation

  • The blockade of South Yemen follows tactics of Saa ...
    As Yemen’s blockade on southern Yemen enters its third week, stocks of food, medicine and oil have dwindled to dangerous levels. Prices have skyrocketed and already malnourished children bear the brunt of the military action. The blockade began 17 days ago when the Western Armored Division establish ...
  • بقلم الكاتبة الامريكية جين نوفاك : ثلاثة أسابيع من ...
    مع دخول الحصار اليمني على اليمن الجنوبي أسبوعه الثالث ، إنخفضت المخزونات من المواد الغذائية والدواء و المشتقات النفطية الى مستويات تنذر بالخطر. و ارتفعت الأسعار و أصبح الأطفال يعانون بالفعل من سوء التغذية تحت وطأة العمليات العسكرية. وبدأ الحصار قبل 17 يوما عندما قامت وحدات المنطقة الغربية المدرعة بإ ...
  • السلام مع الكرامة في اليمن: هل يمكن ايقاف دوامه ال ...
    اÙسÙام مع اÙÙرامة Ù٠اÙÙÙ…Ù: ÙÙ ÙÙ…Ù٠اÙÙا٠دÙام٠اÙØ­Ø±Ø¨Ø Ùتبت: جÙÙ ÙÙÙاÙ*- ÙصحÙÙØ© “إجسامÙÙر” ترجمة/ عبداÙÙ٠عبداÙÙÙاب ÙاجÙ- ترجمة خاصة بÙ: اÙمستشار Ùت Ù٠حرب م٠حرÙب صعدة ...
  • Peace with Dignity in Yemen, Can the Cycle of Endl ...
    Each of the six Sa’ada wars in Yemen was a photo copy of the one before, except the bombs got bigger, the children more frail and the jails more crowded. The Yemeni government systematically denied food, medicine and international aid to civilians in the northern Sa’ada province as a tactic of war s ...
  • Would Yemeni law find Anwar Awlaki guilty?
    Yemen’s Foreign Minister Abu Baker al Qirby urged Anwar Awlaki to turn himself to be tried under Yemeni law, vowing that no Yemeni citizen would be extradited to the US or any other country. The US announced last week that it had authorized Awlaki’s kill or capture, having determined he is an active ...

Dark Politricks

  • Establishment Exploits OKC Bombing Victims To Push ...
  • Knee-Jerk No Fly Ban Discredits Global Warming Ala ...
    Fearmongering by Met Office voodoo scientists about planes dropping out of the sky contradicted by numerous successful test flights Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Monday, April 19, 2010 With European governments coming under increasing pressure from airline groups to re-open airspace follow ...
  • Air France, Lufthansa Press for Airspace Re-Openin ...
    Gregory Viscusi and Brian Parkin Bloomberg April 19, 2010 Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Air France- KLM Group and industry groups pressed European governments to loosen the unprecedented closing of the region’s airspace from last week’s Icelandic volcanic eruption as losses from the grounding of aircraft p ...
  • NPR and CNN worry that Global Warming may have cau ...
    John Lott’s Website April 19, 2010 This is just too bizarre: Diana Rehm (NPR): We do wonder whether there’s human involvement in all of these eruptions, earthquakes, storms - Elise Labott (senior State Department producer for CNN): – and how much global warming has a role in it. You know we’ve seen ...
  • Poll: Americans’ distrust of federal government is ...
    Steven Thomma McClatchy Newspapers April 19, 2010 Already wary of the federal government, Americans have grown even more critical, less trusting and even fearful of Uncle Sam since President Barack Obama took office, according to an exhaustive new study being released Monday. The in-depth poll found ...

food and water watch

  • USDA Goes Back to the Drawing Board On Better Trac ...
    In early February, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) pleasantly surprised small farmers and food protection advocacy groups alike by abandoning its National Animal Identification System (NAIS). NAIS was a program put in place after a 2003 occurrence of mad cow disease with intention ...
  • Two options for tap water at Vancouver Olympics: O ...
    Metro Vancouver recently took on the task of promoting the consumption of tap water over bottled water and is now battling it out with Coca-Cola at the Olympic games. As one of the Olympics biggest official sponsors, Coca-Cola, who claims their bottled water “doesn’t compete with tap water,” is of ...
  • Farm to School Needs More Support
    It seems the Obama administration is starting to take some steps toward addressing the childhood obesity epidemic. The President recently requested the inclusion of an additional $1 billion in funding for child nutrition programs in the national budget. This commitment preceded the unveiling of Fir ...
  • Food & Water Watch Partners With University of New ...
    Today, Food & Water Watch and the University of New Hampshire’s Office of Sustainability kickoff  “Tap In,” a series of films and lectures about water privatization, access, and quality. An initiative of our Take Back the Tap campaign, the series will commence with a showing of, and discussion abou ...
  • USDA Admits Lack of Food Safety Follow-Through
    The USDA finally admitted to a small group of consumer group representatives last week that its official policy is to take very little action when it finds ground beef contaminated with E. coli in commerce. That is, unless several human illnesses have already been identified with the product. I pre ...

treehugger

  • 'Psychic' Octopus Picks Spain as World Cup Champ ( ...
    'Pulpo Paul' sits on a box with decorated with a Spanish flag. AFP photo via Hürriyet Daily News While fans of Spain and the Netherlands wait with bated breath to see which team will come out on top in tomorrow's World Cup championship match, the owners of a Ger... Read the full story on TreeHu ...
  • In New York City, Clothing Recycling Program Could ...
    Image via Ecouterre . Come September, one of the largest textile recycling initiatives in the nation will launch in New York City, the Associated Press reports (via Ecouterre ). In 2008, over 190,0... Read the full story on TreeHugger
  • Urchin Poufs are Hand-Knit by Dutch Designer
    Image from flocks Dutch designer Christien Meindertsma is a bit of an obsessive personality. She is very very interested in "the products we consume and the materials they are made of". To that end she spends years researching every aspect of the material that she is working with. These la ...
  • Melting Glacier in Italy Gets a Giant Thermal Blan ...
    Photos via MeteoLive In hopes of slowing the rate at which ice is melting in the mountains of northern Italy, officials have begun covering one their most threatened glaciers with insulating fabric, creating what is essentially a giant security blanket to help keep the ice from melting in the su ...
  • Thoughts on Cheese, Chores, and Harvesting Pigs At ...
    Episode five in week four of The Fabulous Beekman Boys . As far as I know, neither the number four nor five are considered lucky or holy or particularly special. But this episode, I'm betting this episode is something special. Real special, real real, superduper special. As always, I'll be worki ...

Biosingularity

  • Novozymes reveals knowledge on new antibiotic agai ...
    Scientists from Novozymes have now found the mechanism by which plectasin, an anti-microbial peptide, kills bacteria that cause severe infections in humans. Peptide antibiotics such as plectasin have retained antibiotic activity throughout evolution. The new knowledge shows that plectasin and other ...
  • First Self-Replicating, Synthetic Bacterial Cell C ...
    Researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute JCVI, a not-for-profit genomic research organization, published results today describing the successful construction of the first self-replicating, synthetic bacterial cell. The team synthesized the 1.08 million base pair chromosome of a modified Mycoplas ...
  • Bran Reduces Heart Disease Deaths
    People with diabetes who eat plenty of bran-rich whole grains appear to have a reduced risk of death from heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular causes, a new study shows. Researchers from Harvard University followed almost 8,000 nurses with type 2 diabetes for almost three decades. They fou ...
  • Examining Individual Tumor Cells
    Despite decades of research into cancer biology, researchers still dont fully understand what happens to the malignant cells DNA as they mutate. Its not an idle question: The better biologists appreciate how DNA changes, the better they can create therapies that specifically target the disease. Now ...
  • Olive Oil May Cut Risk of Ulcerative Colitis
    Two or three tablespoons a day of olive oil may help protect against ulcerative colitis, preliminary research suggests.In a new study, people with the highest consumption of oleic acid — a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid found in olive oil, peanut oil, and grapeseed oil, as well as in butter and ...

CFACT ( Panned by SourceWatch )

  • CFACT update from the Gulf coast
    As we boarded the boat, our captain told us we would be traveling 50 miles. Before we knew it, we arrived at Queen Bess Island, a habitat preserved just for pelicans and other birds.
  • A few questions for President Obama
    President Obama sounds like an anti-business Community Organizer in Chief: pointing fingers, making baseless claims about ending our “addiction to oil,â€Â and leaving no crisis unexploited. His June 15 “visionâ€Â raised more questions than it answered.
  • BP and the unmitigated disaster
    The Gulf of Mexico could turn into a giant dead zone if some means cannot be found to staunch the flow of oil and toxic gases emerging from beneath the Deepwater Horizon. Industry insiders are beginning to speak openly among themselves of an unmitigated disaster.
  • Oil addiction lies
    The biggest lie being told to Americans these days is that we are “addictedâ€Â to oil. The real “addictionâ€Â that threatens the United States is a Congress that will not stop borrowing and spending an unsustainable amount of money on programs that should have been abandoned or adjusted ye ...
  • Making good science decisions
    We live in a world where the leaders of African nations prefer to let their citizens starve to death rather than import genetically-modified food grains

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Pruning Shears

  • Memo to Congress: Unemployment Trumps Everything
    No Associated Press content was harmed in the writing of this post Several months out from election day the Democrats’ prospects are not encouraging. If nothing else, history is against them since midterm elections usually go poorly for the president’s party. Theoretically their base should be fir ...
  • This Week In Tyranny
    No Associated Press content was harmed in the writing of this post Harvard released a study about the New York Times’ unwillingness to call waterboarding torture when the US began using it. What followed was one of those “bless the blogs” moments because there was a lot of great commentary. Glenn ...
  • Why Looking Back Matters
    No Associated Press content was harmed in the writing of this post Washington has generally been an accountability-free zone, most glaringly in the case of war crimes. George Bush, Dick Cheney, David Addington, John Yoo, and all the other high level architects of our torture program have been allow ...
  • This Week In Tyranny
    No Associated Press content was harmed in the writing of this post Since I wasn’t around for the first half of the week I didn’t have the usual accumulation of links to go through. From Marcy a couple weeks ago: In other words, this was one of the few torture briefings CIAâs Office of Congressiona ...
  • Still Recovering
    From the fabulous trip to southern California.� No post this week.

Organic Consumers.org

  • Chez Sludge: How the Sewage Sludge Industry Bedded ...
    How the Sewage Sludge Industry Bedded Alice Waters The celebrity chef Alice Waters is probably the world's most famous advocate of growing and eating local, Organic food. In February 2010 her Chez Panisse Foundation chose as its new Executive Director the wealthy "green socialite" and liberal polit ...
  • LATEST ON THE SFPUC/CHEZ PANISSE SLUDGE SCANDAL: W ...
    Since 2007, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has given away "free organic biosolids compost" to gardeners and school gardens in San Francisco. Of course, their "organic" compost could not be legally applied on an organic farm because its made of sewage sludge - what the sewage industry ...
  • Most Stupid Government Move of the Week: Treasury ...
    On Tuesday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency effectively shut down an innovative green financing program called Property Assessed Clean Energy, or PACE, by restricting the ability of homeowners to take out loans to install solar panels and make other energy efficiency improvements. Click here to ...
  • Canadian Politicians Cancel Oilsands Pollution Pro ...
    Federal politicians from the government and opposition benches have mysteriously cancelled an 18-month investigation into oilsands pollution in water and opted to destroy draft copies of their final report, Canwest News Service has learned. Click here to read this article
  • The United States Needs 13 Million More Acres of F ...
    We don't produce enough fresh fruits and vegetables in the United States for everyone to eat a balanced and nutritious diet," says Jon Scholl, President of American Farmland Trust (AFT). Click here to read this article

fotoFrontera

  • Las fotos más recientes y bonitas en 1x.com
    Hoy por hoy, 1x.com se ha convertido al igual que sitios como Flickr , Smugmug, DeviantArt , Panoramio , Etc., en un lugar de visita obligada para quienes siempre estamos en la búsqueda de nuevas fotografías para distraer un poco nuestra mente y darle gusto a la pupila. Por eso y sólo por eso, aquí ...
  • Grandes talentos; Ami Vitale por el mundo...
    Ami Vitale , es un extraordinario fotógrafo que ha invertido varios años de su vida a viajar por el mundo visitando países como Afganistán, China, África, India, Guinea Bissau, Kosovo, Turquía y muchos lugares más. De sus visitas, ha surgido una maravillosa colección de fotos que hoy les quiero comp ...
  • 14 fotos inéditas a color de la FSA-OWI 1930-1940
    Incluso hoy, algunos fotógrafos le dirán que fueron influenciados por los trabajos de la Administración de Seguridad del Campo (FSA). Sin embargo, existen muchas fotos en blanco y negro , pero muy pocas a colores como es el que caso de la colección que hoy les presento. Verdaderas obras de arte. Not ...
  • Yo quiero ir ahí y sé que tú también...
    A través del blog de Krisatomic , tenemos la oportunidad de disfrutar una bonita colección de paisajes fantásticos, pero reales . Cada lugar incluye los datos de ubicación y de verdad que se antoja estar ahí aunque sea un fin de semana. Nota: Haz click aquí o sobre la imagen para entrar y ver todas ...
  • Playas paradisiacas parte I (20 lugares sugeridos)
    Algunas personas ya están de vacaciones y otras empiezan a prepararse para descansar un poco de la rutina diaria. Para todos ellos, aquí les tengo 20 fotografías de playas paradisiacas que seguro le darán ideas más claras sobre qué lugar o lugares podrían visitar. Las aguas azules y cristalinas de e ...

Center for a Livable Future

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Food Animals: FDA Takes S ...
    Leadership at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made it abundantly clear last week that the low-dose usage of antibiotics in food animals, simply to promote growth or improve feed efficiency, needlessly contributes to the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria and poses a serious threa ...
  • ‘Diet for a Hot Planet’ Explores Links between Die ...
    Anna Lappé’s new book Diet for a Hot Planet is critical. It is critical because it helps fill a significant gap in the literature that was previously identified by the Johns Hopkins Center for Livable Future. And thus, in an accessible and comprehensive manner, Diet for a Hot Planet is critical to ...
  • Baltimore School District Food Survey Reveals Pare ...
    As the Baltimore City Public Schools system continues the transformation of its food service for more than 80,000 kids (see food revolution), a new survey reveals that students and parents are hungry for more. Melissa Mahoney, the district’s “top chef”, nutritionist and dietitian, sent out the surve ...
  • Poultry Processing Plant Receives Maryland’s Highe ...
    Wow:  The state of Maryland has issued its highest ever occupational safety and health fine, to a poultry plant run by Allen Family Foods: $1.03 million.  I wanted to blog about it both because I think it is important that those working on food systems and public health issues keep in mind not only ...
  • International aquaculture course stresses natural ...
    Last week I had the pleasure of attending the 12th annual International Aquaponics and Tilapia Aquaculture Course in St. Croix at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI). I was able to meet and learn from many wonderful people who traveled from about 21 U.S. states and 18 countries including Cana ...

Norwegianity

  • Distracting us from the real issues
    As usual my deep thoughts take a day or two to catch up to my impulsive reactionary side, and so it is with Mitch and Swiftee. Mitch, who’s still probably trying to figure out what this is about, in all likelihood had no clue he was accusing me of wanting to have sex with Trig [...]
  • Sports literacy
    I’m nominating Canis Hoopus for most literate sports blog of the year based on this thread (follow the progression): I liked the idea of getting David Lee, but… Call it splitting hairs, but I was gonna feel comfortable with $10M-$12M for Lee per year⦠he got over $13M, which is more than I wanted ...
  • More links, less sputtering
    Links, links, links! Tild has a very nice photo commentary on Tom Emmer and the tip credit, so let’s start there. Moving right along, Mediaite reports on Kos being blacklisted from MSNBC, but in classic gutless media fashion, they don’t say why. I guess it’s considered rude to point out that one of ...
  • Another tiresome post you should skip
    I’m not without vanity and it’s irksome to post about something as whiny as a comment thread spat knowing that it will subject me to catcalls and mockery from special needs version of Mouthpiece Theatre. Mitch is a bit of a bystander in all of this, but just for the fuck of it here’s his [...]
  • Zombie Reagan wept
    Good thing President Obama wasn’t vacationing at the ranch when this report came in. - Good news from Secretary of State McCain and Ambassador to Israel Joe Lieberman: See also Nick Kristof on “good Jews” (the kind who help Palestinians and then get beat up by the thuggish settlers). Joe Lieberman w ...

Public News Service

  • Report: Suicide Rates Climb for Middle-Aged Men
    Report: Suicide Rates Climb for Middle-Aged Men Phoenix, AZ – A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that suicide rates have jumped for people in middle age (45-54), and the rates for men are higher than for women. And Arizona's suicide rate is much worse than ...
  • Congress Closer to Protecting AZ Consumers from Fa ...
    Congress Closer to Protecting AZ Consumers from Faulty Imports Phoenix, AZ – For Arizona consumers concerned about dangerous foreign-made toys, medical products and defective drywall, Congress is moving closer to taking action. Hearings were held last week on a measure that would make foreign manufa ...
  • AZ Payday Loans End After Tomorrow
    AZ Payday Loans End After Tomorrow Phoenix, AZ – The legal authority to make payday loans in Arizona ends at midnight tomorrow (Wednesday). A state senator who helped lead the fight to end the high-interest loans calls it a “victory for the people of Arizona.” Comments from Arizona state Senator Deb ...
  • Survey Shows Wide Support for Paid Sick Days
    Survey Shows Wide Support for Paid Sick Days Phoenix, AZ – Going to work sick is often the only option for the 40-million in the U.S. who do not have paid sick days. A new survey sponsored by the Public Welfare Foundation shows Americans think that’s wrong, with 75% saying paid sick days are a basic ...
  • Congress May Take a Bite Out of COBRA – Ariz ...
    Congress May Take a Bite Out of COBRA – Arizonans in Limbo Phoenix, AZ – A bill to extend fiscal relief for Arizonans relying on programs like unemployment, Medicaid and COBRA failed to pass a procedural hurdle Wednesday. The bill is being revised for another try, but it could be leaner than before, ...

My Care2 Picks

  • Did The Military Stop Cheney From Destroying The W ...
    In 2007, a bizarre event occurred. Six nuclear weapons showed up on a B-52 out of nowhere. Key personnel at Minot Air Force Base, origin of the loading mistake began to have accidents. Loaders and pilots from Minot became some of the unluckiest people Submitted by John Farnham to US Politics & Gov ...
  • CFL bulbs are not a safe choice for people with Mu ...
    Compact fluorescent lighting (CFL) is a classic example of something being touted as green but in fact being anything but. Submitted by Sandra Watson to Health & Wellness �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add a Comment
  • World`s Largest Mining Company Responsible for Aus ...
    River Murray, Australia's largest river and main water supply has lost around two thirds of its water due to underground mining by the world's largest mining company, BHP Billiton. Submitted by John Farnham to Environment �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add a Comment
  • Russian-US relations: Wooing the West
    The Russian leader has re-enacted the famous American goodwill tour of his predecessor a half century ago, but faces the same Cold War scheming. Will his attempts to befriend Europe have more success? Submitted by Eric Walberg to US Politics & Gov't �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add a Comment
  • Whistleblower: Relief payments get slashed if fish ...
    According to Gulf resident Kindra Arnesen, who turned whistleblower and full-time activist when she saw how many people were put out of work by the spill, BP will deduct money from individual payments on claims for lost income if the claimant refuses .. Submitted by Kemsa Amon-Ra to Business �|� �N ...

Angry Indian News

  • Mercenaries run amuck?
    Mercenaries run amuck?-finalcall.com: "WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - Jerry Torres, CEO of Torres Advanced Enterprise Solutions, has a motto: “For Torres, failure is not an option.” A former member of the... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]
  • OF JAMES BYRD JR, ANTHONY HILL, AND DEATH BY DRAGG ...
    OF JAMES BYRD JR, ANTHONY HILL, AND DEATH BY DRAGGING IN POST-RACIAL AMERICA � BEAUTIFUL, ALSO, ARE THE SOULS OF MY BLACK SISTERSToday is the 12TH anniversary of the death of Mr. James Byrd, Jr., of... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]
  • ISRAEL GETS AWAY WITH MURDER … AGAIN
    ISRAEL GETS AWAY WITH MURDER … AGAIN � Desertpeace When the Israeli Navy raided the Mavi Marmara, a Turkish ship that was part of an aid flotilla attempting to break the blockade of Gaza, and killed... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]
  • Afghan war: Petraeus expands US military presence ...
    Afghan war: Petraeus expands US military presence throughout Eurasia � PinoyPress � Philippines news, breaking news, reports, blogs, opinion, multimediaOn July 4 General David Petraeus assumed... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]
  • Indigenous Leaders from Ecuador and Louisiana Come ...
    Indigenous Leaders from Ecuador and Louisiana Come Together Over BP Oil Spill-yesmagazine.orgA delegation of indigenous and community leaders from Ecuador visited Louisiana this week at the... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]

Farm Wars

  • A Question of Sovereignty
    How entangling alliances with groups like the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization, Codex Alimentarius, the United States and even multinational corporate interests have become so powerful that they literally threaten to make elected officials in Parliament irrelevant.
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  • CODEX ALIMENTARIUS: The Elephant in the Room that ...
    Why is there so much denial by consumer advocate groups such as the National Health Federation(1) (NHF) about Barry Soetoro implementing the U.S. Codex council via Executive Order(2)? What is it that they don't want you to see? Just do the research, and you will discover that we have been up to our ...
  • Rosa Delauro cranks up her broom: The wicked witch ...
    Marti Oakley (c) 2010 All Rights reserved ________________________________________ DeLauro (D) CT  http://delauro.house.gov From the statements by Rosa Delauro to the House committee: While the administration asked for $14.2 million for this program, we do not feel it is a good use of resources to f ...
  • Water theft and the beginning of the end of indepe ...
    While many a cattleman (not all) in the west are cheering the unlawful herding and slaughter of wild horses and burros believing that ending the existence of these animals would somehow increase their access to below fair market value grazing permits, a wholly separate plan was being put in place by ...

True/Slant Headline Grabs

Citizens for Legitimate Government

  • 1.8M acres of Alaska drilling leases go up for bid
    ShareThis 1.8M acres of Alaska drilling leases go up for bid 09 Jul 2010 The Interior Department is offering oil and gas leases on 1.8 million acres of Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve... Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Friday that the Bureau of Land Management will offer 190 tracts, covering ...
  • 2 US-led soldiers killed in Afghanistan
    ShareThis 2 US-led soldiers killed in Afghanistan 10 Jul 2010 A bomb explosion has killed at least two more US-led soldiers in southern Afghanistan against a backdrop of increased violence in the war-ravaged nation. The troops were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in the province of Qandahar on F ...
  • New Palin biography aimed at 9- to 12-year-olds
    ShareThis New Palin biography aimed at 9- to 12-year-olds [ her academic peers ] 09 Jul 2010 You might call it Sarah Palin's introduction to the cubs [that�she wants to kill]. A biography of the former Alaska [half] governor and self-described "mama grizzly" is set for release in September by Christ ...
  • U.S. Judge Finds Defense of Marriage Act Invalid
    ShareThis U.S. Judge Finds Defense of Marriage Act Invalid 08 Jul 2010 A U.S. judge declared that the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defines the institution as being between a man and a woman, is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Joseph L. Tauro in Boston today decided that Congress exce ...
  • 'Spy swap' under way as 10 plead guilty in US cour ...
    ShareThis 'Spy swap' under way as 10 plead guilty in US court --Two Obama administration sources said tonight that the Russian government would release four alleged western agents . 08 Jul 2010 Ten people accused of spying for Russia have tonight pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge, setting up wha ...

The Briefing Room | Investigate

  • Air Con Climategate Edition now avail in NZ
    Due to an ongoing series of requests, we've decided to import the US version of the Air Con Climategate Edition. It's now available direct from the Howling At The Moon website, in either hard copy for $39.90, or PDF for...
  • Ray Stevens Global Warming Song
    They may call him the Streak, but you can't keep Ray Stevens down evidently...witness his lastest on Global Warming
  • Breaking news: Chinese security attack NZ politici ...
    Chinese security forces have attacked and injured a New Zealand politician in the grounds of the New Zealand parliament buildings, because the MP had the temerity to be holding a Tibetan flag at a ceremony to Welcome the Chinese Vice-Premier...
  • The environmentalist who doubts global warming the ...
    Meet Peter Taylor, author of "Chill": The science around climate change is not as settled as it’s presented as being. I used to think it was, until about 2003 – and then, feeling that the remedies being proposed for climate...
  • ETS Campaign heats up, unlike climate
    ETS Meetings: Come to one of John Boscawen's next Public Meetings. Join the movement to defer the ETS well armed with the facts, not the mistruths National are peddling. Paihiatua - Wednesday 9 June - 10.00am, Tararua Club, 15 Tararua...

Mondoweiss

  • JFK threatened to abandon Israel over nukes
    Re your post, JFK was first (to thank Jews for his political elevation). Warren Bass's Support Any Friend is a very good book. The episode you quote however is only the beginning of the JFK-Ben Gurion relationship. Read chapter 6, "The Delicate Matter: Kennedy's Struggle to Deny Israel the Bomb," es ...
  • ‘NYT’ announces terms of peace deal
    Adding to Ahmed Moor's piece above, I'd like to add this about the New York Times investigative piece on settlements being funded by tax deductible contributions. First, it's a great victory, that the Times even did the piece, and it should be celebrated and congratulated. It's great. Times, you cam ...
  • Pastel settlers
    One of the pleasures of reading the New York Times is learning to recognize different writers’ structural biases. I don’t really know Jim Rutenberg or Mike McIntire, but I’ve been reading Ethan Bronner’s work for years now. His work is tendentiously pro-Zionist; he’s the commensurate ‘hugger and w ...
  • NYT’s Roger Cohen valorizes ‘Palestini ...
    Roger Cohen also scores Obama's "lovefest" with Netanyahu here, and is shrewd in pointing out the conflation of Israel's permanent war with the U.S. "war on terror." I don't like his sardine can metaphor for Gaza; it dehumanizes 1.5 million people in an open-air prison. (I don't get his love affair ...
  • Today in Palestine: Palestinian healthcare paralyz ...
    And other news from Today in Palestine:Land theft and destruction/Ethnic cleansing Netanyahu: “Settlement Activities To Resume By The End Of September” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that he will not renew the so-called settlement freeze in the occupied West Bank after it expires ...

Vaccine Resistance Movement

  • Polio – United Nations & The Great Cull
    According to the World Health Organization vaccines aren’t to blame for the spread of Polio in Nigeria; but rather low vaccine uptake amongst the poorest communities. This despite the fact that, by their own admission, children receiving the LIVE POLIO VIRUS MIST will continue shedding the virus amo ...
  • Vaccine Resistance Movement To Launch Major New Au ...
    Vaccine Resistance Movement is spearheading a worldwide census type study over the coming months to determine the number of unvaccinated autistic children vs those unvaccinated kids who have not become autistic. Parents in vaccine court need more leverage as the Pharmaceutical Industry & Media houn ...
  • VRM: The Vanishing Sperm Count
    There has been an alarming drop in the male sperm count over the past few decades; as much as a 50% reduction in most studies. As vaccine uptake continues, the systemic exposure to Bisphenal A Plastics, Sodium Fluoride, toxic chemicals & pesticides, GMO foods coupled with the widespread elimination ...
  • VRM: World Health Organization & Vaccine Manufactu ...
    A stunning new report reveals that top scientists who convinced the World Health Organization to declare H1N1 a global pandemic held close financial ties to the drug companies that profited from the sale of those vaccines. This report, published in the British Medical Journal, exposes the hidden ...
  • VRM: Lupus Disease – Natural Cure Succeeds W ...
    Lupus Disease is a chronic degenerative disease caused by systemic auto-immune breakdown in the body; where-by the immune system of the body attacks its own cells and tissues. Specifically, the joints, skin, kidneys, lungs, heart, nervous system, and other organs of the body are affected. While beli ...

B.C. Preppers Network

  • Strawberry Picking
    Our family went strawberry picking this morning, it's a fun thing to do once in a while and I think it's a good way to help our 3-year old daughter realize where food comes from. While my wife picked berries with our oldest I went for a walk around the farm with our youngest in the stroller. T ...
  • Pioneer Solar: PV System For Free?
    I received a flyer from Pioneer Solar in the mail the other day which claims to help people get a solar system installed on their house, farm, or business for free. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, like most things there's good and bad points about it and what might be a good deal for o ...
  • Green Building and Remodeling for Dummies: Book Re ...
    I love the Dummies series of books.� They're quick reads packed with info that's presented in a clear and organized way. Plus I love the fact that most of them are available in Kindle versions for much less than the paper version. With the popularity of the Dummies books though, there are oft ...
  • Still think Organic Lawn Care Doesn't Work?
    Wonder if they still think I'm nuts for planting clover, not mowing my lawn as short as possible and not using "weed and feed"? Sure mine still has some brown but it's a lot less than the other yards.� Now that we've had a couple days of rain my yard is completely green while the others are ...
  • Welcome to the Waterpik Experience!
    A few days back my wife mentioned that the showerhead was getting clogged again and that we'd need to soak it in vinegar again. Our last waterbill is still on my mind so when she told me this I thought, "What a great excuse to get a new water-saving showerhead!". The model that had gotten bloc ...

Michael Yon

  • Even as the World Watched III: Getting Hit to Get ...
    Published: 07 July 2010 Chiang Mai, Thailand During the Bangkok fighting in May, radio interviewers back America kept asking about the overuse of force by the Thai Army.  I answered that’s not happening, and there seem to be hundreds of journalists crawling over the streets, and I see them with ...
  • Even as the World Watched II: Tasting the Kool-Aid
    Published: 05 July 2010 Chiang Mai, Thailand This journalist was all over the place.  She stood out from the crowd for obvious reasons.  One evening, as the sun was setting, she was walking down a mostly desolate street not far from Dusit Thani hotel, and she was alone with that little camera.  ...
  • Big Guns
    28 April 2010 The intention was to write a detailed dispatch on the 3-17th Field Artillerly.  Unfortunately, General Stanley McChrystals’ crew broke an agreement I had with the Army to stay until 5/2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team leaves Afghanistan, and so the research on this dispatch was not comp ...
  • Battle for Kandahar
    Battle for Kandahar Baghtu Valley 25 April 2010 Afghanistan The counteroffensive has begun.  More accurately, it might be called a counter-counteroffensive.  Close to a decade ago, we beat the Taliban and al Qaeda here.  The Taliban regrew and waged an increasingly successful counteroffensive.  ...
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The Killing Train

  • The G20 Debacle
    What it might have looked like inside the fence read more
  • Shlomo Sand's "The Invention of the Jewish People"
    I just read Shlomo Sand's "The Invention of the Jewish People". It could easily be in my top 20 books. It is really awesome - historically rich, beautifully written, clearly looks at the past, and has a beautiful vision for the future, even though the author is pessimistic (realistic) about the pros ...
  • Dan Freeman-Maloy on Israel's Flotilla Raid
    Dan discusses the international aspects of the raid. His website is notesonhypocrisy.com
  • Israel's Flotilla Massacre
    Overnight, Israeli commandos attacked an aid flotilla in the high seas, some 65km from Israel. The commandos killed at least 10 people and injured dozens of others, mostly Turkish nonviolent activists bound for Gaza who were aiming to break Israel's siege with humanitarian supplies. Israel attacked ...
  • Contested spaces worth defending
    Introductory Note: The Sociology and Equity Studies in Education (SESE) at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Graduate Student Conference this year took place on April 3, 2010. It had the theme “Contested Spaces: The (Re)Organization of Schooling Under Neoliberalism”. From the con ...

treehugger

  • 'Psychic' Octopus Picks Spain as World Cup Champ ( ...
    'Pulpo Paul' sits on a box with decorated with a Spanish flag. AFP photo via Hürriyet Daily News While fans of Spain and the Netherlands wait with bated breath to see which team will come out on top in tomorrow's World Cup championship match, the owners of a Ger... Read the full story on TreeHu ...
  • In New York City, Clothing Recycling Program Could ...
    Image via Ecouterre . Come September, one of the largest textile recycling initiatives in the nation will launch in New York City, the Associated Press reports (via Ecouterre ). In 2008, over 190,0... Read the full story on TreeHugger
  • Urchin Poufs are Hand-Knit by Dutch Designer
    Image from flocks Dutch designer Christien Meindertsma is a bit of an obsessive personality. She is very very interested in "the products we consume and the materials they are made of". To that end she spends years researching every aspect of the material that she is working with. These la ...
  • Melting Glacier in Italy Gets a Giant Thermal Blan ...
    Photos via MeteoLive In hopes of slowing the rate at which ice is melting in the mountains of northern Italy, officials have begun covering one their most threatened glaciers with insulating fabric, creating what is essentially a giant security blanket to help keep the ice from melting in the su ...
  • Thoughts on Cheese, Chores, and Harvesting Pigs At ...
    Episode five in week four of The Fabulous Beekman Boys . As far as I know, neither the number four nor five are considered lucky or holy or particularly special. But this episode, I'm betting this episode is something special. Real special, real real, superduper special. As always, I'll be worki ...

Democratic Voice of Burma

Telegraph - Climate Change

National Geographic | Environment

  • Two New "Walking" Batfish Species Found
    Two new species of bottom-dwelling "walking" fish have been found in the Gulf of Mexico—right in the path of the Gulf oil spill, a new study says. Gulf of Mexico - Oil spill - Fish - Species - Environment
  • Photos: Leaking Nuclear Waste Fills Former Salt Mi ...
    NoneMore than a hundred thousand barrels of radioactive waste are to be removed from "the most problematic nuclear facility in Europe"—a first. Radioactive waste - Nuclear power - Nuclear - Environment - Energy
  • Photos: Glowing Oil Could Aid Gulf Spill Cleanup
    NoneA crime scene tool reveals that beached oil from the Gulf spill glows in ultraviolet light, which could be a boon to cleanup crews. Oil spill - Environment - Energy - Business - Waste Management
  • Photos: New Species, "Living Fossils" Found in Atl ...
    NoneA recent Atlantic expedition discovered many rare sea creatures, from swimming sea cucumbers to potential, pink "missing links." Atlantic Ocean - Marine biology - Sea cucumber - Earth Sciences - Flora and Fauna
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Jurist - Legal Research

  • Canada man charged with advocating genocide
    [JURIST] The Ontario Provincial Police [official website] on Thursday announced hate crimes charges [press release] against a Bangladeshi-born Canadian man after he posted comments on a website calling for the extermination of Jewish people. Salman Hossain was charged with three counts of willfully ...
  • Canada government accountability officer to probe ...
    [JURIST] Ontario Ombudsman Andre Marin [official website] announced Friday that he is launching an investigation [press release] into the enactment of a local regulation [O Reg 233/10 text] that broadened the scope of police search and seizure powers in certain areas of Toronto during the recent Gro ...
  • NTP sues Apple for alleged patent infringement
    [JURIST] Patent holding company NTP on Thursday filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF] against Apple [corporate website] and several other smart phone makers for patent infringement related to the use of e-mail systems that utilize technology patented by NTP. The complaint, filed in the US District Court ...
  • Italy media strikes to protest wiretapping bill
    [JURIST] A majority of Italian media went on strike Friday to protest a bill [materials, in Italian] currently under consideration that would restrict the use of wiretaps [JURIST news archive] and criminalize the reporting of wiretap transcripts by the news media. The Italian press union, FNSI [unio ...
  • Ex-Khmer Rouge leader fires international lawyer w ...
    [JURIST] The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official website] announced Friday that former Khmer Rouge leader Kaing Guek Eav [case materials; JURIST news archive], more commonly known as "Duch," has fired his international lawyer, just weeks before the court is expected to ...

Atlantic | Mark Ambinder

  • Administration Will Take its Time on DOMA Decision
    So how will President Obama's Justice Department finesse its commitment to gay rights with its precedence-rooted�commitment to defend the Defense of Marriage Act? The answer isn't clear, but what is clear is that Justice will take its sweet time trying to figure a way out. The government was surpris ...
  • Cyber Accountability: Should ISPs Quarantine Bad U ...
    As Congress figures out how to legally and appropriately secure critical�infrastructure�like power plants from cyber attacks, another set of arguments about cyber accountability is percolating. In a soon-to-be-released report, the Center for Strategic and International Studies will call on individua ...
  • Another New Base the U.S. Wants to Build in Afghan ...
    Here's yet another sign that the U.S. military is entrenching itself deeply into the soil of Afghanistan.� The Army Corps of Engineers is soliciting bids for work designing and building "multiple facilities in support of specialized task force missions at Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan." �Included: h ...
  • 8 Political Lessons From LeBron's Decision
    I'm sure physicists can find ten ways to make LeBron James's decision to ditch the Cleve for the Heat relevant to their profession, so, hey, especially on a Friday during Congressional recess, political reporters can do the same. ONE , if you're going to pull a Hamlet, keep those thoughts inside y ...
  • Question Time With Marc Ambinder
    At 2:30 p.m. EST today, I'll try to answer your questions on ... just about everything. Start asking them now.� Marc Ambinder - Question Time - Ask an Expert - Searching - Metasearch

COAT - Coalition to oppose the Arms Trade

Bulletin of American Scientists - News

Tikun Olam

  • Facebook Offers Furtive Peek at Israel’s Nuclear M ...
    Israel maintains a studied ambiguity about its nuclear capability that is only unmasked in rare instances of candor like that of Ehud Olmert when he was prime minister and admitted it possessed WMD.  Despite this ambiguity there are facets of Israel’s nuclear program that are widely known–at least ...
  • ‘Because of Their Sins We Expelled Them From Their ...
    Because of our sins we were exiled from our land. –Jewish liturgy I never did appreciate the theological outlook of this prayer since it seemed to blame us for our own victimization.  But I did think of it when I read Amira Hass’ latest report about the expulsion of four Hamas legislators from the ...
  • Links for 2010-05-04 [Digg]
    Dershowitz Incites Hate Against Michael Lerner It is absolutely no accident that Alan Dershowitz singled Rabbi Michael Lerner out for special opprobrium in his most recent Jerusalem Post and Huffington Post column...
  • Grossman: Free Shalit, Free Israel from Its Hamas ...
    David Grossman is a perfect example of an artist who has a better political mind than the leaders of his nation.  In a column he wrote for Haaretz, he showed that he has a far more deft strategic approach than anyone in Israeli politics today.  So many of Israel’s decent politicians (Shulamit Alon ...
  • NY Times ‘Discovers’ $200-Million American Jewish ...
    It only took them three years since bloggers like Phil Weiss and I first covered this issue and wrote about it intensively, but you’ve got to give credit to the NY Times.  They’ve finally discovered that the funding network among pro-settler American Jews who abuse U.S. tax law in order to funnel h ...

Ode Magazine

  • Pros beat cons for bicycling
    By: VictoriaKlein Today is a great day for the positives. A Dutch studied published in Environmental Health Perspectives found that the benefits of riding a bicycle in urban areas far outweigh the risks . They compared the potential increase of “inhaled ai ...
  • NYC beta testers wanted to share cabs
    By: Laura_Silver David Mahfouda came up with the idea for New York City cab sharing while he was riding Trans-Siberian Railroad in 2006. Now Weeels.org hits the steamy streets of Gotham. Weeels Infomercial from Weeels on Vimeo . Weeels is an iPhone-application and ri ...
  • Beyond organic
    Made famous by The Omnivoreâs Dilemma , Polyface Farm is the destination of choice for discerning tourists with a passion for great foodand sustainable agriculture. “I’m from a long line of out-of-the-box thinkers, and we’ve been on this lunatic train for a long, long time ...
  • Capitalism to the rescue!
    Whatâs the best way to fight poverty in the developing world? Treat people like producers and consumers, argues Bangladeshi entrepreneur Iqbal Quadir. Iqbal Quadir has nothing against low salaries. “That’s not a bad thing,” he says calmly, though his eyes are piercing. ...
  • “Cultural activities improve mental health”
    Sweden has recently launched a pilot project to help patients suffering from chronic depression; stress; anxiety; or back, shoulder and neck pain by prescribing cultural activities. Karin Berg, project manager at Capio clinic in Helsingborg, which hosts the trials, explains. ...

OpEd News

  • Justice for Oscar Grant: If Only the System Worked ...
    The murder of the young black male, Oscar Grant, on a BART platform in Oakland along with the trial and verdict are further examples of systemic racism. The videos clearly showed what happened: murder. Yet, the transit officer, Jonathan Mehserle, who shot Grant, was found guilty not of second-degree ...
  • Who is Rajiv Shah, What are Haiti concerns about S ...
    Article examines Rajiv Shah connections to agribusiness, Monsanto, the spread of GMOs and US foreign policy to depopulate Black nations. It focuses on a recent report that maintains a USAID-supported Bio tech firm develop HIV tainted GM corn and that HIV Infection Rates Increase with eating US Corn ...
  • Obama and Netanyahu Plan Conflict, not Resolution
    The meeting shows a rock-solid relationship
  • Elecricity for Venezuela - Chinese Funding
    Here is a special edition of Electricity for Venezuela where I am publishing a newsletter I was sent by friends who work at Sidor.
  • Voting News: Internet voting helps WHO? Groups cle ...
    Internet security expert Eric Riscorla makes the case "Against internet voting pilots." Technologist Collin Lynch addresses claims that i-voting is convenient: "It bears mentioning that we have to ask, convenient for whom?" and points out that under-served groups are least likely to have easy access ...

Switchboard

  • Stronger environmental protections are good for th ...
    Colorado's new oil and gas rules have been criticized by the industry as being harmful to�business. To the contrary, here is the latest news on industry strength in Colorado during the first two quarters of 2010: Industry has gotten more permits to drill in Colorado than in any othe ...
  • India Climate Change and Energy News - Week of Jun ...
    Climate Change   MRV and Equity Critical Issues in Climate Change Discussion   “Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State for Environment and Forests said the MRV on finance assumes urgent importance in Climate Change negotiations. Making a statement at the 7th Major Economies Forum on E ...
  • The "new" ACCF Michigan report: recycling old bunk ...
    Part I: The report According to the GOP , a “new” study  released by the American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF) purportedly shows that comprehensive climate and energy legislation would be a disaster for Michigan. Curiously, there’s actually no new modeling of climate legislati ...
  • Nighttime adventures in the Louisiana bayou
    The first rule when you come to the Louisiana bayou is never dis LSU baseball. The second? Don’t ever get in a boat heading into the reeds unless the boat captain knows damn sure where he’s going. I learned that lesson the hard way my last trip down. One hot afternoon I hitched a ride ...
  • Colbert on Carp: Can Kentucky Tuna keep invasive s ...
    I've blogged previously on re-branding , Asian carp , and the re-branding of Asian carp . This week, in inimitable fashion, the Colbert Report brought them all together in a segment about�a Kentucky State University effort to re-brand the invasive fish as "Kentucky Tuna."�Frankly, I th ...

Lawyers,Guns,& Money

  • Semi-Apology
    While pride prevents me from fully withdrawing my critique of Dusty Baker for letting Mike Leake hit last week while Scott Rolen sat on the bench, I will concede that Leake is rather on a hot streak with the bat. That is all. ….oh, for crying out loud. Related posts:Funny Because it’s Funny, Funn ...
  • James Hudnall seems to have forgotten about the ot ...
    I get mail: If this combination of two of your favorite topics doesn’t rouse your from your blogging doldrums, nothing will. To which I replied: My my. Then I started writing this post, which is, as per the title, about James Hudnall’s remarkably unselfconscious rant about Wonder Woman. Hudnall’s n ...
  • Lazy Friday Blogging: Cliff Lee, Austerity Budgets ...
    I’ve been paying a lot of attention to this, and like Rob, I’m delighted — even though it’s a rare deal within the same division.  This seems to be a better deal than the mooted Yankees offering.  It’s only a shame that the M’s couldn’t put together a season that justified keeping Lee around all [ ...
  • Whew
    Apparently, Cliff Lee not going to the World’s Greatest Manifestation of Evil. Particularly since the Yankee offer wasn’t overwhelming (if Montero could actually catch, maybe), this must be considered an unequivocal good. Related posts:1965! There Is A Crack In Everything The Presidency of George ...
  • The DOMA Invalidation
    Obviously, in the short term ruling the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional is an improvement in public policy.  Unfortunately, one of the arguments used in the rulings was a 10th Amendment argument that is both specious and dangerous, and I think it’s unlikely that the better argument will su ...

Desert Research Institute

Earth Techling

National Law Journal | U.S.

  • Law librarians can play a vital role
    They are ideally situated to manage and deliver the intelligence that is critical in this economy.
  • Washington's Most Influential Women Lawyers
    In a profession still dominated by men, these power players have taken a sledgehammer to the glass ceiling to grab their place among the elite of the Washington bar.
  • Hope drives rise in law school applications
    Despite grim job statistics in nearly every corner of the legal world, law school applications increased by 7%, compared to last year, according to the Law School Admissions Council. A handful of law schools saw their applicant pools swell by 30% or more. Applicants are apparently banking on a turna ...
  • An FCC fight over medical discovery
    The technology allowing paralyzed people use of their limbs needs bandwidth. But there's a catch: interference with the Department of Defense, emergency mobile radio and commercial land mobile radio.
  • Veteran Phoenix lawyer raising Arizona's defense
    No stranger to high-profile, political litigation, John Bouma is now representing his third Arizona governor and has faced off against a fourth on behalf of the state Legislature. But the immigration fight may be his biggest battle for the state.

How Shall We Do The Mountain ?

  • Clean Water Action-June 22nd!
    On Tuesday, June 22nd all Pennsylvania Clean Water Action offices will converge on Harrisburg to demand better regulation and oversight of natural gas drilling. We need your help and support to pressure our state legislators. Join us as we meet with elected officials to discuss HB 2213 and the Safer ...
  • Basic Waterdog Training in June
    This training is for anyone interested in knowing what to look for in the way of problems caused by the natural gas industry’s activities. Waterdog training also teaches you how to discriminate real problems from non-problems, how and where to report these, and how to do it all safely and legally. H ...
  • Gasland in Elmira
    The film “Gasland” about the Marcellus Shale drilling will play one night only at the Elmira Heights Theater on Wednesday, June 9th, with a  Q&A with the writer/director Josh Fox.  Admission fee: $5.00.
  • Increased Gas Drilling Activities Bringing New Cha ...
    HARRISBURG, Pa., May 24, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Counties and municipalities across Pennsylvania where natural gas drilling is taking place â particularly in the Northern Tier region â are also struggling to meet a number of additional challenges associated with the industry’s increas ...
  • HB 2213 Proposal
    On May 25th the Pennsylvania House environmental committee passed crucial legislation to protect our rivers and streams from dangerous gas drilling.  This proposal, HB 2213, does several important things, including: • Prohibiting gas drilling near rivers, lakes and drinking water sources;  • Requiri ...

News Blaze

environment 360

  • Heat Waves to Intensify Across U.S. in Next 30 Yea ...
    Intense heat waves similar to the one that struck the eastern U.S. this past week will become increasingly common in the next three decades , according to a detailed study by Stanford University scientists. Analyzing U.S. temperature data from 1950 to 1999, and then using numerous models to extrapol ...
  • Interview: A Scientist Foretells the End For Hudso ...
    No polar bears have been more closely studied than Canada’s western Hudson Bay population. Biologists have compiled an impressive store of data on everything from the weight of females at denning, the decreasing body mass of bears of all sexes, the increasing length of time the bears spend annually ...
  • Louisiana Oil Spill Projects Increasingly Questio ...
    Scientists and Louisiana leaders are once again clashing over a major engineering project designed to prevent spreading oil from reaching coastal wetlands. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this week blocked a plan to construct rock dikes across major tidal inlets to Barataria Bay , concluding it wou ...
  • Indonesia’s Sinar Mas Accused of Continuing Forest ...
    Sinar Mas, one of the world’s largest paper and palm oil companies, is continuing to illegally clear rainforests and peatlands in Indonesia and is planning a massive expansion of its pulp mills there , according to Greenpeace. In a report entitled “ How Sinar Mas is Pulping the Planet ,” Greenpeace ...
  • China Looks to Mine for Key Metals in Internationa ...
    The Chinese government has applied for the rights to conduct deep-sea mining for valuable metals in the international waters of the southwestern Indian Ocean. Using remotely operated underwater vehicles, China identified a reserve of sulphide deposits near a pocket of hydrothermal vents, located mor ...

Red Ice Creations

  • Baghdad Gates, New Multi-Million Building Project ...
    Work will soon begin on one of the biggest real-estate projects in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq, which some say is a sign things are looking up for the country's economy. Iraqi-Jordanian real estate company Amwaj International is behind the ambitious Baghdad development, called Baghdad Gates. The scheme ...
  • Pope launches team to 're-evangelise' the West
    The Pope launched a team to stem the secularisation of Catholic countries and "re-evangelise" the West. Benedict XVI announced the creation of a new Vatican department dedicated to tackling what he called "a grave crisis in the sense of the Christian faith and the role of the Church." He expressed d ...
  • Dr David Kelly: The damning new evidence that poin ...
    The official story of Dr David Kelly is that he took his own life in an Oxfordshire wood by overdosing on painkillers and cutting his left wrist with a pruning knife. He was said to be devastated after being unmasked as the source of the BBC’s claim that the Government had ‘sexed up’ the case for wa ...
  • Oh No, It Just Can’t Be - Gulf Disaster
    I received this note: "Thanks for the Gulf update! But you forgot one important recommendation - MOVE OUT OF THERE IMMEDIATELY! Pack up your wife and kids and get the heck out of there NOW!!! Many already in those Gulf States are being slowly poisoned, but now with the new storm or anyone storm yet ...
  • Gulf Disaster: First Amendment Has been Suspended
    As BP makes its latest attempt to plug its gushing oil well, news photographers are complaining that their efforts to document the slow-motion disaster in the Gulf of Mexico are being thwarted by local and federal officials - working with BP - who are blocking access to the sites where the effects o ...

Russia Today

Dad2059′s Webzine of Science Fiction, Science Fact and Esoterica

  • Graham Hancock and Daniel Pinchbeck Video
    Graham Hancock and Daniel Pinchbech, two of alternative research’s leading personalities get together to discuss various topics of esoterica, history, and science. This is a rare piece and probably should be viewed a couple of times to fully take in the subject matter. Very entertaining. … ] …
  • Asteroid Living
    In spaceflight (and sci-fi lore), nothing can be more basic than setting up an asteroid colony. The idea can be traced back to Konstantin Tsiolkovsky himself, but it wasn’t fleshed out until J.D. Bernal proposed his ‘Bernal Spheres’ in 1929 the concept of using extra-planetary materials to construc ...
  • Martian Structures 2
    Here is part two of Martian Structures in which we ask the old question: Do intelligent beings currently occupy Mars, are they long dead, or are we just hallucinating? Answer: We love the Google-Plex! Huh? ]:/ … ]
  • Martian Structures
    For years NASA (Never A Straight Answer) has denied any strange structures or any evidence for intelligent life on our Moon, or Mars. Now, with the miracle of YouTube, Google Mars and other technical wonders, ordinary folks can pick apart released photos from the aforementioned organization. Is it r ...
  • First Ever Real Photo of Exoplanet
    Well, it had to happen eventually. We finally developed the technology to observe planets from outside the Solar System from the ground. From Space.com: A planet outside of our solar system, said to be the first ever directly photographed by telescopes on Earth, has been officially confirmed to be o ...

Tippers News

  • Nutritional value of fruits, veggies is dwindling
    While we've been dutifully eating our fruits and vegetables all these years, a strange thing has been happening to our produce. It's losing its nutrients. Submitted by Kathy B. to Health & Wellness �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add a Comment
  • Glenn Beck's Fingernail Message To MSNBC: No Ratin ...
    On his Fox News show, Beck devoted over 17 minutes to a segment about the liberal media ignoring stories he deemed critical. Midway through that segment, he took a page out of Lohan's book by sending MSNBC a message written on his fingernails. Submitted by Kathy B. to Offbeat �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add ...
  • High Above the Earth, Satellites Track Melting Ice
    The surest sign of a warming Earth is the steady melting of its ice zones, from disappearing sea ice in the Arctic to shrinking glaciers worldwide. Submitted by Kathy B. to Science & Tech �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add a Comment
  • The 10 worst forms of pollution (slide show)
    For everything we take from the Earth, there is a byproduct or consequence. Perhaps pollution is a symptom of nature's imbalance. Submitted by Kathy B. to Environment �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add a Comment
  • Your morning adorable: Man sings boxer puppies to ...
    You may already have seen the above video, in which a "dog whisperer" of sorts sends a litter of boxer puppies off to dreamland with the sheer power of his singing voice. Submitted by Cher C. to Offbeat �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add a Comment

The Freeman

  • Book Review: Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond St ...
    Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One by Thomas Sowell Basic Books • 2004 • 222 pages • $30.00 Reviewed by Craig M. Newmark This book works well on two levels. First, it explains the basic principles of economics in an unusual way—without equations, graphs, and jargon. It could be read easily ...
  • Book Review: The Not So Wild, Wild West: Property ...
    The Not So Wild, Wild West: Property Rights on the Frontier by Terry L. Anderson and Peter J. Hill Stanford University Press • 2004 • 250 pages • $24.95 Reviewed by George C. Leef I remember very well the images of the American West I received as a child. Movies, TV shows, and books convinced [...]
  • Book Review: Colossus: The Price of America’s Empi ...
    Colossus: The Price of America’s Empire By Niall Ferguson Penguin • 2004 • 240 pages • $25.95 hardcover; $16.00 paperback Reviewed by Doug Bandow It’s always easy to spend other people’s money. Unfortunately, some people have an equally easy time spending other people’s lives. Over the last decade, ...
  • Book Review: Wilson’s War: How Woodrow Wilson’s Gr ...
    Wilson’s War: How Woodrow Wilson’s Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin and World War II by Jim Powell Crown Forum • 2005 • 341 pages • $27.50 hardcover Reviewed by Richard M. Ebeling It is difficult for many of us to understand the almost euphoric enthusiasm with which millions of Europeans m ...
  • Book Review: The Morality of Everyday Life: Redisc ...
    The Morality of Everyday Life: Rediscovering an Ancient Alternative to the Liberal Tradition by Thomas Fleming University of Missouri Press • 2004 • 270 pages • $44.95 Reviewed by Brian Doherty In his new book, The Morality of Everyday Life: Rediscovering an Ancient Alternative to the Liberal Tradit ...

Teaching Online Journalism

  • Online video still growing, gaining viewers
    Just because comedy or humorous videos are the most popular among U.S. adults ( source ) does not mean journalists should wring their hands and despair about public tastes. What’s more important, I think, is that among people who have broadband Internet access at home, 75 percent watch online video ...
  • Is J-school relevant? (#wjchat)
    @killbutton Q1 Yes, because the foundation of journalism is SO important. Journos need a strong foundation in ethics! #wjchat @dnvolz Brian Williams never got any college degree and is considered a top journalist even in an ever-changing market #wjchat @mhinojosa Q1 Yes, I think it’s more importa ...
  • Top Teaching Online Journalism posts: Past 6 month ...
    According to Google Analytics, this is what you’ve been reading here (Dec. 1, 2009, up to today): 21 examples of Flash journalism A few words about digital audio recorders Now printable! Reporterâs Guide to Multimedia Proficiency Recording phone calls: For reporters Why does anyone major in ...
  • Tips for HTML5, part 6: A look at CSS3
    Although I hear there are still some journalism programs where CSS is not taught, I’m going to assume that all those Luddites are working on bringing their design and presentation curriculum into the 21st century. CSS is essential to design and presentation for the Internet. In this post I’m just g ...
  • Two good books for learning JavaScript, jQuery
    Since about March this year, I’ve been searching for a few good, clear books to recommend to journalists and students who are interested in learning to use jQuery — with an eye toward getting ready for HTML5. You could just leap straight into jQuery, but I think it would make more sense to get a ha ...

Facing South

  • Gulf drilling moratorium rejected by oil-soaked ap ...
    The three-judge panel that rejected the Obama administration's effort to enforce a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has extensive ties to the oil and gas industry, according to a report from a judicial watchdog group. The panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals ...
  • INSTITUTE INDEX: De facto censorship of disaster
    Date on which the U.S. Coast Guard established a "safety zone" around oil cleanup operations and booms in the Gulf: 6/30/2010 Size of the safety zone the Coast Guard originally considered: 300 feet Size of the safety zone it ultimately established: 65 feet Distance booms are typically plac ...
  • Solar power now cheaper than nuclear in North Caro ...
    While the price of solar photovoltaic systems has been falling for decades, the cost of new nuclear plants has been climbing -- and a historic crossover point has been reached in North Carolina, where solar power is now cheaper than nuclear. That's the finding of a report by the former ch ...
  • Jet-fuel dumping behind Tenn. crop damage some bla ...
    When a Tennessee TV station aired a report last month on mysterious damage afflicting crops in an area of the mid-South, it set off a firestorm of speculation as to the cause -- with some bloggers blaming it on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. But it turns out the damage was due to ...
  • ALTERNATIVES, BABY, ALTERNATIVES: How to win the o ...
    One of the most striking things we learned meeting with community leaders in the Gulf Coast recently is how deeply conflicted coastal residents are about offshore oil drilling. All of the people and groups Facing South talked to -- from Dulac, Louisiana to Moss Point, Mississippi -- were suffe ...

Survival International

  • British environmental activist reprieved as expuls ...
    Brother Paul McAuley, targetted by Peru's government for expulsion from the country. © Marc de Jersey/Survival The Peruvian government’s attempt to expel British environmental activist Paul McAuley from the country has been blocked. A statement from the Ministry of the Interior was given to Mc ...
  • Tribe fights rainforest destruction with blockade
    Penan armed with blowpipes block road as Shin Yang logging trucks approach. © Survival 2009 Nomadic tribespeople in Borneo are blockading a road to stop loggers destroying their rainforest. Members of the Penan tribe have mounted the blockade in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, to stop the destructi ...
  • Spotted: the tribe that hides from man
    Four Ayoreo-Totobiegosode men make first contact with the outside world in 2004. © GAT / Survival A man belonging to the only uncontacted tribe in South America outside the Amazon basin has been sighted near a region targeted for deforestation by Brazilian cattle-ranchers. When spotted, th ...
  • Peru expels British environmental activist
    Paul McAuley has spoken out against oil exploration and logging on indigenous land. © © 2005 FUNAI Peru’s government has announced plans to expel the British environmentalist Brother Paul McAuley from Peru. McAuley has spoken out in defence of the Amazon rainforest and indigenous rights in P ...
  • Vedanta’s mine under investigation by Indian gover ...
    A Dongria Kondh man. © Jason Taylor Indiaâs Ministry of Environment and Forests is sending a new team of experts to investigate Vedanta Resourcesâ planned Niyamgiri mine , before making a decision on granting official clearance for the project. The team must report back by the 29th July â ...

Greg Palast

  • Getting into Massa's Drawers:Truly Creepy Detailsa ...
    Exclusive for Buzzflash.com by Greg Palast For the two weeks before tickle-and-grope charges busted open on him, and before his resignation from Congress, our BBC Television investigations team was hunting for Representative Eric Massa. We wanted to know what he had hidden in his drawers. Not his ...
  • Stop Feeding the Vultures
    by Greg Palast for In These Times I get the idea that Eric Hermann doesn’t want to talk to me. When I came to his office suite, his hedge fund’s name plaque had been unbolted from the building’s wall, the suite number removed and all the employees locked in. I’m not surprised. Hermann is a vulture ...
  • Vulture Financier AttacksBanned in Britain
    by Greg Palast April 8 - London - Update for In These Times We've stuffed the bird and nailed it to the wall: Today, the British Parliament effectively banned financial vulture funds from the British Isles. The law, merely awaits the expected touch of the Queen's scepter. "Vulture funds" are int ...
  • Heart of Coal
    by Greg Palast from Armed Madhouse We've seen this dreadful movie before. In 2005, another coal mine in West Virginia imploded. We wrote about it then .... War is hell, especially class war. Just ask the Sago mine workers. Billionaire Wilbur Ross purchased Sago of West Virginia in November 200 ...
  • Behind the Arizona Immigration Law:GOP Game to Swi ...
    Our investigation in Arizona discovered the real intent of the show-me-your-papers law. by Greg Palast for Truthout.org [Phoenix, AZ.] Don't be fooled. The way the media plays the story, it was a wave of racist, anti-immigrant hysteria that moved Arizona Republicans to pass a sick little law, ...

Telegraph UK - oil

Ian Welsh

  • Democrats Face 200 million Republican War Chest Wi ...
    It seems, that in the wake of the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United, which allowed uncontrolled corporate money into elections, that (surprise!) Republicans have a huge warchest from outside actors like the Chamber of Commerce: On the left hand side of the chart is a list of ten Republican a ...
  • Another journalist down for saying something &#822 ...
    Latest victim is Octavia Nasr, who tweeted: “Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah… One of Hezbollah’s giants I respect a lot.” Hezbollah, of course, are designated terrorists by the US state department, for the 1983 bombing of marine barracks in Lebanon. Two things about ...
  • UNIFIL presence in Lebanon will increase civilian ...
    Intentional, or a side effect? In the last war, much of the fighting took place on open scrubland, Merli said. But the deployment of United Nations forces in southern Lebanon had forced Hezbollah into built up areas where troops from the international UNIFIL force have no authority. Not good.  No ...
  • Some scenarios for Mexico
    Mexico is in trouble. It is facing a significant narco-insurgency that is threatening the state’s monopoly on legitimate force, there are cartels (La Familia for instance) that are taking the Capone model for Chicago as an instruction manual, and its hard currency earning sectors are either in d ...
  • Serious People Notice Banks Are Gouging Consumers ...
    Well, better late than never: rates on 10-year Treasury bonds are only about 3 percent, many consumers still carry tens of thousands of dollars of credit card debt at 20 percent or more. This burden has been a continuing drag on spending. The federal government could reduce it by borrowing at 3 ...

Age of Autism

  • Staying Afloat
    By Cathy Jameson Summer vacation is here! As grown up as I may look, I still find myself feeling giddy thinking about past summer vacations not only from my childhood but also from the time when I was a teacher....
  • Steven Higgs Tracks Autism's Generation Gap
    Please read the full article at The Bloomingon Alternative. Autism's generation gap, a lesson re-learned by Steven Higgs July 4, 2010 MOUNT VERNON, IND. -- Every conversation I've had with parents of autistic Americans has been riddled with salient moments,...
  • Dr. Andrew Wakefield To Speak At The Rebecca Schoo ...
    From our friends at the NAA NY Metro Chapter: Date: Thursday, July 8, 2010 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Social/Networking, Light Refreshments 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Dr. Andrew Wakefield Location: Rebecca School, 40 East 30th Street, 5th Floor, Manhattan...
  • ABC Nightline To Feature Controversial Shock Treat ...
    Watch ABC Nightline Tonight and go to ABC News HERE to learn more. Students at the Judge Rotenberg School in Massachusetts are subjected to electric shocks, with parental knowledge and approval. This school has been part of an ongoing debate...
  • Skepticism: It's a Good Thing, Unless it's Vaccine ...
    By Julie Obradovic Kids still asleep. Coffee in hand. Open shades and a window. Beautiful day in Chicago. Pop on the TV to see what's happening in the world. Good Morning America. George Stephanopolous. Like him. Tune in. What's this?...

Global BDS Movement

Farm Wars

  • A Question of Sovereignty
    How entangling alliances with groups like the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization, Codex Alimentarius, the United States and even multinational corporate interests have become so powerful that they literally threaten to make elected officials in Parliament irrelevant.
  • Please help us out if you are able!
    Please help us by donating whatever you can to keep the site updated and online, and to help purchase much needed software updates.
  • CODEX ALIMENTARIUS: The Elephant in the Room that ...
    Why is there so much denial by consumer advocate groups such as the National Health Federation(1) (NHF) about Barry Soetoro implementing the U.S. Codex council via Executive Order(2)? What is it that they don't want you to see? Just do the research, and you will discover that we have been up to our ...
  • Rosa Delauro cranks up her broom: The wicked witch ...
    Marti Oakley (c) 2010 All Rights reserved ________________________________________ DeLauro (D) CT  http://delauro.house.gov From the statements by Rosa Delauro to the House committee: While the administration asked for $14.2 million for this program, we do not feel it is a good use of resources to f ...
  • Water theft and the beginning of the end of indepe ...
    While many a cattleman (not all) in the west are cheering the unlawful herding and slaughter of wild horses and burros believing that ending the existence of these animals would somehow increase their access to below fair market value grazing permits, a wholly separate plan was being put in place by ...

Open Your Eyes News

  • No anti-junk food laws, health secretary promises
    The Guardian – Beer companies, confectionery firms and crisp-makers will be asked to fund the government’s advertising campaign to persuade people to switch to a healthier lifestyle and, in return, will not face new legislation outlawing excessively fatty, sugary and salty food, the health secretary ...
  • Revealed: How East German communists helped fund 1 ...
    Daily Mail – East Germany’s communist leaders provided secret funds to striking miners in their bitter battle with the Thatcher government during the 1980s, newly uncovered documents reveal. In an attempt to undermine the British government and its hardline stance against the strike, substantial ca ...
  • Europe: Work until 70 to pay for pension crisis
    Express – A European Commission green paper said that state pensions across Europe are no longer affordable and in danger of collapse unless ­official retirement ages are drastically hiked. It also suggests workers will have to pay a greater ­proportion of their salaries into pension pots througho ...
  • Extremely obese children have 40 percent higher ri ...
    PhysOrg.com – Extremely obese children have a 40 percent higher risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and children who are moderately obese have a 30 percent higher risk of GERD compared to normal weight children, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published online in the International ...
  • UK CCTV turning schools into ‘prisons’
    Telegraph – Researchers found the widespread use of CCTV, ID cards, electronic registration systems, fob-controlled gates and fingerprint technology as schools attempt to crackdown on troublemakers. Staff at one comprehensive patrolled corridors and playgrounds with radios to make sure children beha ...

L.A. Times - Greenspace

  • Gulf oil spill: Turtle deaths spark legal actions ...
    Appalled that turtles may be getting caught up in BP's burn-offs of surface oil in the gulf, two environmental groups have put the oil giant and U.S. Coast Guard on notice that they intend to file lawsuits. The Center for...
  • Got storm water? L.A. now has standardized plans f ...
    During the rainy season, the city of L.A. sends 100 million gallons of untreated runoff into the Pacific Ocean. Tuesday, the city's engineering department signed off on six standard plans that can be used to prevent some of the flow...
  • Gulf oil spill: Most Texas tar balls unrelated to ...
    Lab tests indicate that most of the tar balls that washed up on Texas shores over the Fourth of July weekend were not related to the April 20 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Test results on tar balls from the Bolivar...
  • BP fined for falsifying royalty records on tribal ...
    The news gets worse for BP. On Wednesday, the Department of Interior assessed BP America Inc. a civil penalty of $5.2 million for submitting “false, inaccurate, or misleading” reports for energy production on Southern Ute tribal land in southwestern Colorado....
  • U.S. accepting international help with gulf oil sp ...
    The United States is accepting help from 12 countries and international organizations in dealing with the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the State Department said Tuesday. The State Department said in a news release that the U.S....

Mark I. Moore | Deepwater Horizon

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Cryptogon

  • Tesla to Deliver Prototype Electric Autos to Toyot ...
    Via: Bloomberg: Tesla Motors Inc., an electric carmaker working with Toyota Motor Corp. on battery-powered autos, said it will deliver two rechargeable prototypes to Toyota this month as a first step in their alliance. Toyota, the world’s largest seller of hybrid autos, in May said it would invest $ ...
  • Public Universities Face “Funding Cliff&#822 ...
    Via: Bloomberg: Many public universities face “dramatic declines” in funding and possible ratings downgrades as states cut and delay annual appropriations, Moody’s Investors Service said. States are reducing funding to public universities by as much as 6 percent this fiscal year compared with last, ...
  • Thousands of Old Wells Possibly Leaking in Gulf of ...
    Via: AP / CBS: More than 27,000 abandoned oil and gas wells lurk in the hard rock beneath the Gulf of Mexico, an environmental minefield that has been ignored for decades. No one – not industry, not government – is checking to see if they are leaking, an Associated Press investigation shows. The old ...
  • Biggest Defaulters on Mortgages Are the Rich
    Via: New York Times: The housing bust that began among the working class in remote subdivisions and quickly progressed to the suburban middle class is striking the upper class in privileged enclaves like this one in Silicon Valley. Whether it is their residence, a second home or a house bought as an ...
  • China Cuts Rare Earth Export Quota 72%
    In other news: Afghan Mineral Deposits Actually Worth $3 Trillion, Not $1 Trillion. Via: Bloomberg: China, the world’s largest rare- earths producer, cut export quotas for the minerals needed to make hybrid cars and televisions by 72 percent for the second half, raising the possibility of a trade di ...

The Economic Collapse

  • Mortgage Horror Stories: The U.S. Housing Industry ...
    Back about five or six years ago, when the housing bubble was still rising, just about anyone could get a mortgage.  Lending institutions were handing out ridiculously bloated home loans to almost anyone who breathed.  It didn't matter if you had a rotten credit history, it didn't m ...
  • What Do You Believe Is America’s Biggest Eco ...
    Today there are literally dozens of major threats to the U.S. economy.  Each one of these threats alone could cause a major economic implosion.  The Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the derivatives bubble, the housing crisis, the exploding U.S. national debt and the burgeoning European deb ...
  • What To Do
    Today, more Americans than ever are absolutely convinced that we are headed for an economic collapse.  After all, it doesn't take an advanced degree in economics to understand that American consumers, American businesses, local governments, state governments and the U.S. federal gov ...
  • The Coming U.S. Real Estate Crash
    This week headlines across the United States screamed that new home sales in the U.S. had declined to the lowest level since the U.S. government began keeping track in 1963.  But in the news stories covering this data in the mainstream media, they were always very careful to give th ...
  • 25 Signs That Almost Everyone Is Expecting An Econ ...
    At times like these, it is hardly going out on a limb to say that we are headed for hard economic times.  In fact, it seems like almost everyone in the financial world is either declaring that a recession is coming or is busy preparing for one.  The truth is that bad economic signs ...

Desertification

  • Desertification in Brazil (Google / Helium)
    Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.helium.com/items/1884405-desertification-in-brazil Desertification in Brazil by Aldo Bonincontro In Brazil, desertification is advancing in many States of the North-East, in the south-eastern State of Espirito Santo and in the north of Minas Gerai ...
  • Changing lives in Ghana with water filters
    Read at : NGO News Africa Ghana: Changing lives in Ghana with water filters By Gwendolyn Glenn Last year, Laurel resident Beverly Hunt visited the West African nation of Ghana for the first time with a close friend, Sylvia Baffour, … Continue reading →
  • Plantation Trees and Water Use (Geasphere / EcoDoc ...
    Read at : Forest Policy Info Mailing List Plantation Trees and Water Use Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6LY9CGDdR4 Part 2 Seventy years of Jonkershoek Paired Catchment Experiments A Tour with Arthur Chapman Plantations use significant amounts of water and South Afri ...
  • Global Food for Thought
    Read at :The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Global Food for Thought In February 2009, a group of interested Americans, convened by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, developed a set … Continue reading →
  • Biosand Filter (CAWST)
    Read at : a message of Dino GALBUSERA BIOSAND FILTER MANUAL Design, Construction, Installation, Operation and Maintenance Sept. 2009 Edition Biosand Filter Manual_Version 10_Sep 09 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv4NDTVQe9w&NR=1

The Paper Trail

  • FINANCE: Stockbrokers, Credit Raters, Fannie Among ...
    When faced with some of the toughest issues in writing the financial regulation reform bill , Senate and House negotiators resorted to a classic Washington approach: They ordered up studies.
  • ENVIRONMENT:  Florida Lawsuit Cites Center&#8 ...
    A class-action lawsuit against BP seeking compensation on behalf of Florida condominium owners for decreased property values as a result of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill cites Center for Public Integrity data analysis as part of an effort to show willful criminal conduct by the oil giant.
  • INTERNATIONAL: Investigations Around the World
    Here is this week's round up of Investigations from Around the World by the Center's International Consortium of Investigative Journalists :
  • FINANCE: Big Banks Sued Over Credit Card Protectio ...
    In 2008, Anna Trachtenberg, a 53-year-old unemployed Pennsylvania homemaker, enrolled in a payment protection service for her credit card from Citigroup Inc. The plan promised to make the minimum monthly payment on her credit card balance for one year if she experienced certain “life changing” event ...
  • ACCOUNTABILITY: Arlington Cemetery Management Fail ...
    Arlington National Cemetery management “demonstrated an obvious failure” when it fired Gina Gray, the cemetery’s former spokeswoman and a whistleblower, according to a Pentagon internal watchdog’s letter obtained by the Center for Public Integrity.

backofthebook.ca

  • The UVic rabbit problem: lessons from the woods
    By Bev Schellenberg Imagine Avatar with a few plot changes.  Keep the introduction, the meeting with newly-blue Jake and nimble Neytiri, and the seeds of Eywa floating around Jake in ethereal, foreshadowing bliss.  Keep Jake’s hunting mission and the introduction of the Turuk. However, change the ...
  • Maclean’s gives the G20 The Onion treatment
    By Alison@Creekside It's been pretty difficult to find any humour in G20, hasn't it? Inside -- a billion dollar bunfest in which leaders talk about implementng austerity. Outside -- 20,000 police decline to confront a hundred or so rioters in favour of spending the following day assaulting ...
  • A post-Steve Carell “The Office”? Cue ...
    By Rachel Krueger Steve Carell made the more-or-less-already-official rumors official when he announced that he really will be leaving "The Office" after his contract is up in 2011, thoroughly surprising everyone who thought "That will probably be my last year" was Italian for "I’m holding out fo ...
  • Emphasis on the Strip
    by Jodi A. Shaw When I think of burlesque, I immediately picture Liza Minnelli in Cabaret. So when I went to a burlesque show for the first time, I was expecting high heels, garter belts, and tight, sexy clothing. I saw the outfits I expected, though I didn’t expect ...
  • Book Review: Daemon, by Daniel Suarez
    On reading Daemon, one can't help but compare it to William Gibson's Neuromancer, perhaps because they both deal with rogue artificial intelligences (AI) and can probably be considered as science fiction. If I sound a bit tentative about that, it's because while Neuromancer neatly fits the mold ...

Worldnews

  • Hackers can tap smart phone data
    LOS ANGELES - Security researchers have discovered a seven-digit numerical code that can unlock all kinds of secrets about you. It's your phone number. Using relatively simple techniques, security researchers Nick DePetrillo and Don Bailey can use your cell phone number to figure out your name, ...
  • World Cup 2010: Netherlands Winger Arjen Robb ...
    Dutchman hails Spain midfield instead... By Luis Mira Share Spain striker David Villa is co-leading the World Cup's scoring charts with five goals, but Netherlands winger Arjen Robben believes that El Guaje will not be La Furia Roja's most dangerous player when the two teams face each other on ...
  • Shakira pinning her hopes on Paul's prophecy ...
    Johannesburg - Colombian popstar Shakira said Saturday she was pinning her hopes on Paul, the 'psychic' Germany-based octopus who has prophesied a Spanish victory in Sunday's World Cup final. The blonde songstress said she would be rooting for Vicente del Bosque's side against the Netherlands a ...
  • Vicente del Bosque: Time for Spain to deliver ...
    JOHANNESBURG — Now that the initial excitement of reaching the World Cup final has passed, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque expects his team to get down to business and leave South Africa with a victory against the Netherlands. Spain plays the Netherlands on Sunday and one team will leave South A ...
  • Mosquito population highest in 2-3 years
    The waves of hungry mosquitoes this summer have only been a nuisance, so far. "We've had very significant numbers of nuisance mosquitoes," said biologist Paul Geery, assistant manager of the Des Plaines Valley Mosquito Abatement District in western Cook County. "It's worse than the last two or ...

Alex in Wonderland

The Intelligence Daily

My AntiWar

CASMII - Campaign against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran

  • India Rejects US Sanctions on Iran
    Summary: Iran India On Thursday, India and Iran began a two-day meeting aimed at increasing bilateral cooperation in the economic sector, which can be considered as a challenge to the unilateral sanctions imposed by Washington to Teheran. source: Global Research, Canada read more
  • US War On Iran Would Be A Serious Mistake
    Summary: The United States would make a serious mistake by getting involved in a war on Iran, an Iranian political analyst told Prensa Latina, saying a U.S.-Israeli military attack was a real threat. source: Global Research, Canada read more
  • Transparent Lies
    Summary: Hillary Clinton The BBC reported on July 4 that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the US ballistic missile base in Poland was not directed at Russia. The purpose of the base, she said, is to protect Poland from the Iranian threat.Why would Iran be a threat to Poland? What ...
  • Sanctions against Iran and the Next War
    Summary: Are these sanctions legal? The answer is no, because the Security Council is obligated to determine that the case of Iran represents a threat to peace, and that requirement has not been fulfilled. The declarations of the International Atomic Energy Agency cannot substitute for the ful ...
  • Secret Document Affirms U.S.-Israel Nuclear Partne ...
    Summary: Dimona nuclear plant According to Army Radio, the U.S. has reportedly pledged to sell Israel materials used to produce electricity, as well as nuclear technology and other supplies. source: Haaretz read more

The Daily Galaxy

  • The "140" EcoAlert: Himalayan Glaciers Missing Ato ...
    In 2008, Lonie Thompson, the renowned glaciologist discivered something very disturbing missing from ice cores from a huge Tibetan glacier: The radioactive particles from the atomic tests of the 60's were missing -melted away by temperatures rising a tenth of...
  • Red Dwarfs -Are They the Most Likely Hot Zones for ...
    So far, among the 500 plus exo-planets discovered none have shown themselves to be twin Earths. But, in the next two to three years NASA’s Kepler space telescope will provide the statistical bedrock for estimating the number of Earth clones...
  • Are We Witnessing the Birth of a Cosmic Internet?
    "Over the next million years, a descendant of the Internet will maintain contact with inhabited planets throughout our galaxy and begin to spread out into the larger universe, linking up countless new or existing civilizations into the Universenet, a network...
  • Image of the Day: The Most Ancient Light in the Un ...
    This image taken over the course of a year by the Planck Observatory Planck observatory during a whole year shows the microwave radiation of our galaxy, the Milky Way created using data covering the electromagnetic spectrum from 30 to 857...
  • The Ghost Dragon: New Milky Way Object Imaged
    This new Spitzer Space Telescope infrared image has revealed a dark cloud called M17 SWex that is forming stars at a furious rate but has not yet spawned the most massive type of stars, known as O stars. Such stellar...

Natural News

  • FDA allows unsafe drugs to be fed to livestock
    (NaturalNews) The FDA continues to allow use of a dangerous livestock drug banned in 160 countries, including across Europe, China and Taiwan, even though the agency itself admits that the chemical is highly toxic to humans. The drug in question is known as ractopamine, and it increases the body's s ...
  • US opposes honest labeling of GMO foods
    (NaturalNews) The official U.S. position on genetically-modified organisms, also known as GMs or GMOs, is that there is no difference between them and natural organisms. Crafted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the position set forth to the Cod ...
  • U.S. consumers left defenseless against toxic chem ...
    (NaturalNews) U.S. law leaves consumers vulnerable to poisoning from thousands of unregulated chemicals in regular household products, warns Kathleen Schuler, a contributing author to the report "The Health Case for Reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act." "We must reform the outdated, ineffecti ...
  • Wildcrafted Acai berries from Brazil pack a nutrit ...
    (NaturalNews) Over the last several years, there has been a flood of information on the internet about the health benefits of Acai berries. Some of those claims have gotten out of hand, like "Lose 10 pounds in 10 days with Acai!" Acai isn't some sort of weight loss miracle, but it is an antioxidant- ...
  • Dr James Martin reveals ways to slow aging, joins ...
    (NaturalNews) This week's NaturalNews Talk Hour presents "How to Stop Accelerated Aging". We'll reveal the unknown toxins that people use and are exposed to every day. Discover the underlying cause of accelerated aging and dis-ease. If you're interested in preserving life, don't miss this show. Can ...

Threat Level

  • NSA Denies It Will Spy on Utilities
    The NSA is denying a report from the Wall Street Journal that a secret program code-named “Perfect Citizen” will be monitoring civilian networks. That’s from a rare public statement by the ultra-secret agency responsible for spying on outsiders and defending classified networks. The NSA, as a wing o ...
  • Judge Guts Whopping RIAA File Sharing Verdict
    A federal judge on Friday slashed by 90 percent the damages a jury awarded the recording industry in a lawsuit against a  university student caught file-sharing. The judge declared the original $675,000 award as “unconstitutionally excessive.” U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner reduced last year’s v ...
  • Consumer Group Sniffs Congresswoman’s Open Wi-Fi
    We’re not sure what’s more humorous: That California Rep. Jane Harman, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, maintains two unencrypted Wi-Fi networks at her residence, or that a consumer group sniffed her unsecured traffic in a bid to convince lawmakers to hold hearings about Goog ...
  • FBI Raids ‘Elektronic Tribulation Army’ Over Witne ...
    FBI agents have raided the homes of three alleged members of a hacker gang that harassed a security expert who helped put the group’s leader in jail, according to a recently unsealed search warrant affidavit. Jesse William McGraw, aka “GhostExodus,” pleaded guilty in May to computer-tampering charge ...
  • NSA to Spy on Critical Infrastructure, Says WSJ
    The NSA has a new program called “Perfect Citizen” that lets it monitor the networks of utilities and other “critical” infrastructure to identify potential electronic attacks, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Under the $100 million program, the nation’s top spying group will embed survei ...

PERRspectives : Blog

  • The Wealthy are the Biggest Mortgage Defaulters
    While Republicans continue to block jobless benefits for those they deem undeserving , a different morality play is at work in the nation's foreclosure crisis. As the New York Times reported this morning, the biggest defaulters on mortgages are the rich . Even as U.S. income inequality hit levels ...
  • Lebronomics in Cleveland
    When my family left Cleveland in the early 1970's, it had about 725,000 people; in 2009 , what was once the 8th largest city in the nation had shriveled to 431,000. Now as basketball superstar Lebron James prepares to announce his next stop on the road to becoming a $1 billion, one-man brand , the ...
  • Berwick Pick Highlights GOP's Rationing of Health ...
    Back in February, Wisconsin Republican Paul Ryan defended his " Roadmap for America's Future ," which among other things would privatize - and inevitably ration - Medicare. "Rationing happens today!" Ryan revealingly protested, "The question is who will do it? The government? Or you, your doctor an ...
  • An Offer Republicans Can't Refuse on Jobless Benef ...
    During the comparatively mild 1991 recession, President George H.W. Bush twice vetoed the extension of unemployment insurance because the $5.3 price tag would add to the deficit. After taking a pounding in the polls, he eventually made a deal with Democrats, who funded the program in part through h ...
  • A Constitution Only the Tea Party Could Love
    On Friday, Gallup became just the latest pollster to confirm the obvious: "Tea Party supporters overlap the Republican base." Despite the fact that the Tea Party movement is simply a continuation of the losing 2008 GOP presidential campaign by other means, the Washington Post today examined how its ...

Blackspot News Feed

Consortium News

  • Neocons, Likud Conquer DC, Again
    Gen. David Petraeus wrote fawning e-mails to a key neocon and President Obama pandered to Israel's leader, reports Robert Parry. July 8, 2010
  • The Second Coming of Petraeus
    With Washington pundits gazing on in reverence, Gen. David Petraeus returns as the saviour of the Afghan War, notes Ivan Eland. July 9, 2010
  • BP Ruined a Mississippi Way of Life
    A Mississippi tourist boat captain sees a three-generation business -- and way of life -- devastated by BP's oil, says Dennis Bernstein. July 9, 2010
  • Obama's Bungled Military Strategies
    President Obama staffed his national security bureaucracy more with an eye toward politics than reform, writes Melvin A. Goodman. July 8, 2010
  • McGovern, Parry Speak in Washington
    Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern and investigative reporter Robert Parry discussed their lessons learned in DC, reports Michael Collins. July 8, 2010

CounterPunch

Institute for Middle East Understanding

Water - AlterNet

Public Citizen in Texas

  • TCEQ Continues to Fail the People of Texas
    The TCEQ ruled today on the air permit for the proposed Las Brisas pet-coke plant in Corpus Christi. The good news is they didn’t grant the permit (yet), instead they remanded the permit back to the State Office of Administrative Hearings on a number of issues. However, they refused to acknowledge s ...
  • 90 Days to Tell the EPA We Want Strong Safeguards ...
    EPA offers two options for coal ash: one good, one very, very bad The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency started the 90-day clock for public comments on its plans to set federal safeguards for millions of tons of dangerous coal ash waste currently being stored in dry dumps and waste ponds. This m ...
  • South Texas nuke expansion project cuts staff
    About 20 of the roughly 100 contractor personnel working on the proposed addition of two new 1,350-MW nuclear units at the South Texas nuclear station have been let go. Nuclear Innovation North America (NINA), an 88/12 joint venture of NRG Energy and Toshiba, currently owns 92.35% of the planned exp ...
  • Want a Public Meeting on EPA Coal Ash Waste Rules ...
    Requests for a public meeting should be submitted to EPA’s Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery by July 21, 2010.  For a sample request letter and where to send it, click here. Filed under: Coal Tagged: coal ash, EPA, public hearing
  • EPA disapproves Texas “flex permitting” program at ...
    The EPA announced today that Texas’s much-discussed and derided flex permitting program does not follow the federal Clean Air Act (big surprise  ).  This was an action that began when the EPA under George W. Bush called into question the transparency and efficacy of the program which all ...

Unexplained Mysteries

Grassroots

  • Brazilian Land Rights Activist in Boston
    mst.gif Grassroots International and U.S. Friends of the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement (FMST) are delighted to host Ana Justo, from the Florestan Fernandes National School of the Landless Workers Movement (MST), a Grassroots Internationa ...
  • The Haitian Delegation to the U.S. Social Forum Se ...
    4752513083_4efa842e78_b1.jpg Grassroots International recently supported a delegation of Haitian social movements to attend the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit. This diverse group represented several of our partners and allies on the ground in Ha ...
  • The Popular Struggle at the Heart of the Capitalis ...
    Subheadline:� Twelve thousand people gather at the US Social Forum to present an alternative to U.S. policies Outside Author Info Outside Author Bio:� Joao Alexandre Peschanski is a Brazilian ...
  • Using your vote – not just your wallet – to change ...
    s_children_papaya.jpg In another great piece in GRIST , author Tom Philpott stresses that we can’t change the broken food system only through changing what�food we consume and how, important thought it may be. This echoes what progressive U.S. ...
  • Building Solidarity through our Learning Exchange ...
    Subheadline:� Partner’s Report Back from the Peoples World Conference on Climate Change Outside Author Info Outside Author:� Saulo Araujo and Alisa Pimentel ...

Climate

  • July 9, 2010
    Court Rejects Moratorium on Drilling in the Gulf (New York Times) A federal appeals court on Thursday turned down the Obama administration's effort to enforce a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Fla. Gov Calls Legislature for Oil Drilling Ban (AP)  G ...
  • July 8, 2010
    CBO: Climate Bill Would Cut Deficit by $19B (USA Today) The climate bill now stalled in the Senate would cut the federal deficit by about $19 billion over the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office reported Wednesday.  Germany Targets Switch to 100% Renewables for Its Electricity ...
  • July 7, 2010
    New Rules Issued on Coal Air Pollution (New York Times) Acting under a federal court order, the Obama administration proposed new air-quality rules on Tuesday for coal plants that officials said would bring major reductions in soot and smog in 31 states from Texas to the Eastern Seaboard. ...
  • July 6, 2010
    Tar Balls From Gulf Oil Spill Turn Up in Texas (AP) A top Texas official said Monday that tar balls from the Gulf oil spill have been found on state beaches, marking the first known evidence that crude from the Deepwater Horizon well has now reached all the Gulf states. Obama Decried, T ...
  • July 5, 2010
    Rough Weather Curtails Some Gulf Cleanup Work (AP) Cleanup crews across the Gulf of Mexico surveyed damage done by last week's hurricane while contending Sunday with choppy seas that idled many of the boats dedicated to keeping oil from hitting vulnerable beaches and marshes. BP Oil Spi ...

GreenBiz

Reuters Global

  • Towards a settlement in Afghanistan; on terms and ...
    In the highly charged debate on Afghanistan, few questions are harder to nail down that the timing and terms of any settlement with the Taliban.
  • Japan’s not-so-hot election
    Candidates on the campaign trail in Japan are sweating through the summer heat but voters have been cool towards this Sunday's upper house election. Why aren't they fired up?
  • Pakistan’s Zardari in China; nuclear deal in ...
    Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari is in China this week, making good his promise to visit the "all weather ally" every three months. During his previous trips his hosts have sent him off to the provinces to see for himself the booming growth there, but this trip may turn out be a lot more produc ...
  • Kashmir protests: another tragedy of timing
    The latest protests in Kashmir are a tragedy of timing; and also symptomatic of an unravelling of regional stability across Pakistan, India and Afghanistan.
  • In scramble for Afghanistan, India looks to Iran
    India renews efforts to win Iranian support in Afghanistan to offset Pakistani influence. Yet its opening to Tehran coincides with U.S. moves to impose sanctions on Iran, bringing together some of the most explosive issues in global politics.

Booman Tribune

  • Justice Thomas's Nephew Gets Tased
    Here's an interesting and tragic development that comes, ironically, at the same time that a Bay Area jury gave a BART cop a conviction for involuntary manslaughter for shooting a black man, face down and handcuffed, and killing him at point blank range. His defense was that he mistook his gun for ...
  • Quote of the Day
    What's happening with independent voters? They're moving away from the Democrats. "This is not a liberal country," said Republican strategist John Feehery, "but it is now being governed by liberals in a liberal way, so it was almost a certainty that this reaction would take place." Do you ag ...
  • Casual Observation
    Michael Gerson is one of the few Republicans making any sense. In fact, if he follows the implications of his own logic, he'll be hoping that the Republicans lose the midterm elections. If he were two degrees more sane, he'd just give up and become part of Obama's coalition of sane people.
  • Casual Observation
    Dick Lugar just smacked down Mitt Romney so hard that it will leave a permanent mark all the way through the 2012 primaries and general election (if Mittens is the candidate). Ouch. Just ouch.
  • Dick Morris is Wrong
    Dick is right about one thing (and, I think, only one thing). Midterm elections are always disadvantageous for the Democrats because their voters are less politically engaged. But it's not necessarily a fatal burden, as the 2006 midterms demonstrated. When our base is motivated it will show up i ...

European Tribune

Futurismic

  • Walk a mile in another (wo)man’s virtual shoes
    I’ve often thought the world would be a fairer place if we could all spend a month living as someone of a different gender, race or level of physical ability. Until the gene-mod folks get us to the level of Iain M Banks’ Culture and provide complete plasticity of embodiment (c’mon, people – get a [. ...
  • Three-course specials at The House Of Longpig
    The lines between futurism, architecture and conceptual art continue to blur and fade (if they ever existed anywhere other than our own minds, that is); a chap called Mitchell Joachim is working on making a house from meat. Yes, a house. Made – grown, to be more precise – from in vitro tissue cultur ...
  • The apotheosis of J D Shapely
    Hopeful news from the world of HIV/AIDS research: … U.S. government scientists have discovered three powerful antibodies, the strongest of which neutralizes 91% of HIV strains, more than any AIDS antibody yet discovered. [...] The antibodies were discovered in the cells of a 60-year-old African-Amer ...
  • Fractal market movements predict deep economic dep ...
    It’s a great time to be a prophet of economic doom, because everyone’s still smarting badly enough from the last suckerpunch to take the threat of a groin-kick very seriously. And if you want a really bleak prediction, Robert Prechter’s ananlysis of fractal patterns in the market movements of the 19 ...
  • Stuff the jetpacks, where’s my moving pedway?
    Is the moving sidewalk an sf-nal idea whose time has come? Tom Vanderbilt at Slate asks whether urban transportation networks could be significantly improved by making the walkways of the city move like the ones at the airport [via SlashDot]. It’s actually a much older idea than Heinlein’s “The Road ...

Therapy News

  • GoodTherapy.org Launches New Psychology Bookstore
    A GoodTherapy.org Announcement You are invited to browse GoodTherapy.org’s selection of psychology-related books. The GoodTherapy.org Bookstore features excellent publications for both professional therapists and those interested in self-growth and mental health topics. All proceeds generated from t ...
  • Surprising Psychological Consequences of the Gulf ...
    A GoodTherapy.org News Summary In her “Depression On My Mind” blog at PsychCentral.com, writer Christine Stapleton draws attention to the mental health consequences of the BP Gulf Coast oil leak. There are several issues at play here. With any large-scale environmental and economic disaster, people ...
  • Mental Health and Heart Disease: A Complex Connect ...
    A GoodTherapy.org News Headline The British Heart Foundation has recently released a statement about the connection between mental health and heart disease. Their position, essentially, is that the connection is a complex one that has yet to be fully understood. Studies show that if people have both ...
  • New Research For Assessing Suicide Risk
    A GoodTherapy.org News Headline A new report published in the British Medical Journal provides information that can help mental health professionals better assess suicide risk for people who have already attempted to commit suicide in the past. The findings indicate that the method by which a first ...
  • Proof in Numbers: Not All Therapists Perform Equal ...
    A GoodTherapy.org News Summary There is a lot more to being a good therapist than simply having the appropriate degree and certification. A new study from Ohio State University looks at the competence of individual therapists and compares those levels with patient recovery in both the short and long ...

Mountaintop Removal

  • EPA Inexplicably Greenlights WV Mountaintop Remova ...
    Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) EPA Inexplicably Greenlights WV Mountaintop Removal Permit Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) April 12: US Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), co-sponsor of a bi-partisan bill in Congress that would effectively end mountaintop removal coal mining, ... EPA ...
  • Musician Kathy Mattea speaks on dangers of coal mi ...
    Musician Kathy Mattea speaks on dangers of coal mining Carroll County Times DAVE MUNCH/STAFF PHOTO Kathy Mattea gives a lecture on mountaintop removal during Common Ground on the Hill at McDaniel College Friday. ...
  • Ashley Judd Needs No Defense: Besieged Kentucky Mo ...
    Kansas City Star Ashley Judd Needs No Defense: Besieged Kentucky Mountaineers Need More ... Huffington Post (blog) Just check out the new film documentary on mountaintop removal , Deep Down, based in eastern Kentucky. The Friends of Absentee Big Coal Corporations That ... Congressman Rogers Comment ...
  • Congressman Rogers Comments on Ashley Judd - WYMT
    Kansas City Star Congressman Rogers Comments on Ashley Judd WYMT Fifth District Congressman Hal Rogers is adding his two cents about Ashley Judd's recent comments on mountaintop removal . “Let me tell you this,” Rogers ... Ashley Judd Needs No Defense: Besieged Kentucky Mountaineers Need More ... H ...
  • Statement from Ashley Judd over backlash about rec ...
    Statement from Ashley Judd over backlash about recent comments about ... WYMT When I started speaking out about mountaintop removal , I expected to be attacked personally. I told my husband we should be prepared for it, ... My old Kentucky home: Threatened by mountaintop removal Grist Magazine Envi ...

Memeorandum

  • Tremble, Banks, Tremble - The key to financial rec ...
    James K. Galbraith / The New Republic : Tremble, Banks, Tremble   —  The key to financial recovery: restoring the rule of law on Wall Street.  —  The financial crisis in America isn't over.  It's ongoing, it remains unresolved, and it stands in the way of full economic recovery.  The cause, at the ...
  • With 'One Nation,' liberal groups aim to match tea ...
    Krissah Thompson / Washington Post : With ‘One Nation,’ liberal groups aim to match tea party's energy, influence   —  If imitation is the highest form of flattery, the “tea party” movement must be honored.  —  In an effort to replicate the tea party's success, 170 liberal and civil rights groups a ...
  • WORLD EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: Mel Gibson's Explosive Raci ...
    RADAR : WORLD EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: Mel Gibson's Explosive Racist Rant — Listen To It Here   —  WARNING: This audio may not be reproduced or republished.  —  Mel Gibson was caught on tape spewing a vile, hate-filled racist rant and RadarOnline.com has exclusively obtained the audio proof.
  • Hospital security 'punches, tasers' nephew of Clar ...
    Raw Story : Hospital security ‘punches, tasers’ nephew of Clarence Thomas   —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is reportedly “outraged” after security guards at a New Orleans-area hospital were accused of punching and tasing his epileptic nephew, a news report states.
  • Family Says Nephew of Justice Clarence Thomas Was ...
    Meg Gatto / ABC26 WGNO New Orleans : Family Says Nephew of Justice Clarence Thomas Was Beaten, Tased at West Jeff Hospital   —  MARRERO - The nephew of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he was tased and beaten at West Jefferson Medical Center.  —  24 year old Derek Thomas was admitted ...

Energy & Environment News

5+ quakes - 7 days

  • M 5.8, Solomon Islands
    Saturday, July 10, 2010 12:54:24 UTC Saturday, July 10, 2010 11:54:24 PM at epicenter Depth : 80.00 km (49.71 mi)
  • M 6.2, south of the Mariana Islands
    Saturday, July 10, 2010 11:43:32 UTC Saturday, July 10, 2010 09:43:32 PM at epicenter Depth : 10.00 km (6.21 mi)
  • M 5.0, Solomon Islands
    Saturday, July 10, 2010 08:42:27 UTC Saturday, July 10, 2010 07:42:27 PM at epicenter Depth : 42.20 km (26.22 mi)
  • M 5.5, Guam region
    Saturday, July 10, 2010 05:39:44 UTC Saturday, July 10, 2010 03:39:44 PM at epicenter Depth : 148.00 km (91.96 mi)
  • M 5.0, Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea
    Wednesday, July 7, 2010 10:50:20 UTC Wednesday, July 7, 2010 08:50:20 PM at epicenter Depth : 67.30 km (41.82 mi)

China Dialogue

  • Backward steps at Lake Baikal
    A policy U-turn in Russia once again gives an industrial behemoth the freedom to dump toxic waste in the country’s greatest lake. Wang Qiuxia and Zhang Yadong report. Early this year, Russian prime minister, Vladimir Putin overturned a nine-year-old ban on dumping toxic industrial waste in Lake Baik ...
  • Unlearned lessons of Bhopal
    Washington shows foreign companies such as BP the big stick, but offers a big shield for its own multinationals abroad, argues Randeep Ramesh. We are doomed, he warns, to repeat historical mistakes. While US president Barack Obama is lambasting BP for spreading muck in the Gulf of Mexico, he should ...
  • China’s green washout
    The launch of environmental disclosure rules was hailed as a turning point for eco-protection in China's business world. But two years on, they have all but been forgotten, says Huo Weiya. When chinadialogue organised a talk last May to mark the first year since publication of China’s environmental ...
  • Game-changing China (2)
    In the second instalment of their report on disruptive innovation, David Tyfield, Jin Jun and Tyler Rooker consider seven Chinese case studies and the lessons they hold for policymakers. In the Chinese game  Go , a single unexceptional move may alter the direction of play such that it turns out to s ...
  • Game-changing China (1)
    A novel approach to innovation – where social redefinition of existing technologies is taken as seriously as new inventions – could boost our ability to fight climate change, say David Tyfield, Jin Jun and Tyler Rooker. Big hydro, big solar photovoltaic (PV) and big wind – these are the usual focu ...

AlterNet Top Stories

Threat Level

  • NSA Denies It Will Spy on Utilities
    The NSA is denying a report from the Wall Street Journal that a secret program code-named “Perfect Citizen” will be monitoring civilian networks. That’s from a rare public statement by the ultra-secret agency responsible for spying on outsiders and defending classified networks. The NSA, as a wing o ...
  • Judge Guts Whopping RIAA File Sharing Verdict
    A federal judge on Friday slashed by 90 percent the damages a jury awarded the recording industry in a lawsuit against a  university student caught file-sharing. The judge declared the original $675,000 award as “unconstitutionally excessive.” U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner reduced last year’s v ...
  • Consumer Group Sniffs Congresswoman’s Open Wi-Fi
    We’re not sure what’s more humorous: That California Rep. Jane Harman, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, maintains two unencrypted Wi-Fi networks at her residence, or that a consumer group sniffed her unsecured traffic in a bid to convince lawmakers to hold hearings about Goog ...
  • FBI Raids ‘Elektronic Tribulation Army’ Over Witne ...
    FBI agents have raided the homes of three alleged members of a hacker gang that harassed a security expert who helped put the group’s leader in jail, according to a recently unsealed search warrant affidavit. Jesse William McGraw, aka “GhostExodus,” pleaded guilty in May to computer-tampering charge ...
  • NSA to Spy on Critical Infrastructure, Says WSJ
    The NSA has a new program called “Perfect Citizen” that lets it monitor the networks of utilities and other “critical” infrastructure to identify potential electronic attacks, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Under the $100 million program, the nation’s top spying group will embed survei ...

Reuters - Most Popular Articles

  • Wells Fargo cuts free checking ahead of new rules
    CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co will no longer offer free checking for all new customers opening accounts at the bank, a company spokeswoman told Reuters on Friday.
  • BP set to install bigger cap on leaking Gulf well
    MALIBU, Calif./NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - BP was set on Friday to install a bigger cap that could contain almost all the oil leaking from its blownout Gulf of Mexico well, a top U.S. official said.
  • North Korea shrugs off ship and calls for nuclear ...
    SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday it was willing to return to nuclear disarmament talks and signaled satisfaction that a U.N. Security Council statement did not directly blame it for the sinking of a South Korean warship.
  • U.S. judge slashes penalty in music download case
    BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge slashed the penalty levied by a jury against a Boston Ph.D. student found guilty in 2009 of illegally downloading and sharing songs published by some of the world's biggest recording companies.
  • J&J says latest drug recalls involved 3 mln bottle ...
    NEW YORK, July 9 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson provided additional details on Friday about its two most recent recalls of Tylenol and other over-the-counter drugs, saying the actions on Thursday and June 15 involved a total of about 3 million bottles of the medicines.

IntelNews

  • News you may have missed #389
    Secrecy over attack on Syrian nuclear plant unjustified, says ex-CIA chief. No proof yet of Colombian spying, says Ecuador. GCHQ releases Stalin-era Soviet intercepts.
  • Russia, US, in largest spy swap since World War II
    The Russian and American governments have agreed to conduct one of history’s largest spy exchanges, as ten Russian agents captured in the US last month have been swapped for four Russian citizens imprisoned by Moscow for spying for the US and Britain.
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    Political policing rising in US, ACLU report warns. Mistrust still marks ISI-CIA ties, say US officials. Britain releases secret document at heart of UKUSA agreement.
  • Ex-Panama dictator Noriega describes ‘friendly tie ...
    Panama’s notorious former dictator, Manuel Noriega, has described what he called his “long, friendly relationship” with the CIA in court testimony in France where he is defending charges of money laundering.
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After Downing Street.org

  • We Need Some Journalists With Guts to Take on the ...
    By Dave Lindorff The Obama administration and BP have clearly been conspiring to hide the magnitude of the Gulf oil catastrophe from the public. One way they're doing this is by threatening jail terms and $40,000 fines against those who go to document the fiasco. That is ridiculous. There is not a ...
  • Dr David Kelly,
    a death that won’t be buried From 1991, Dr David Kelly was one of the chief weapons inspectors with the UN in Iraq. He is seen leaving the House of Commons after giving evidence to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee in 2003. His body was found three days later. Johnny Green / PA Archive July 10. 2 ...
  • War Funder Barney Frank Talking Cuts to Non-War Mi ...
  • 40 Years of Talk Talk Talk
    But don't buy into the presidentialism. Take your legislative demands to the legislative branch. read more
  • RUSSIAN SPIES GET QUICK “JUSTICE” WHILE WALL STREE ...
    1500 Bankers went to Jail After the S&L Crisis. Almost None Today By Danny Schechter, author of The Crime of Our Time We just witnessed justice on steroids. Ten Russian “spies”—even if we still don’t know what they were spying on or why—were brought to court, copped a plea, and were on their way ou ...

Grist - News

  • Obama admin announces Alaska drilling. What could ...
    by Jonathan Hiskes. "One of the most frustrating things about the Obama administration is the tendency of its leaders and communicators to project a message that's absolutely demoralizing to progressive political activists," writes left-of-center blogger Matt Yglesias. Demoralizing? ...
  • Obama loses drilling moratorium appeal
    by Agence France-Presse. NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The Obama administration lost its bid to keep a six-month freeze on offshore drilling, and BP was to outline Friday its next steps to cap the well gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico. A federal judge blocked the deepwater drilling moratorium last mo ...
  • 10 weird green news stories flying under your rada ...
    by Randy Rieland. Enough with all the heat wave blather and depressing analysis of the ever-shrinking climate bill. Here are 10 enviro stories you may have missed this week: Green on me:  China has dispatched its own flotilla of ships to battle a massive tide of slime off the coastline. Only it ...
  • Solar-powered plane soars overnight
    by Agence France-Presse. PAYERNE, Switzerland -- His grandfather soared to the highest altitude reached by men in a balloon while his father travelled to the deepest point underwater. Bertrand Piccard himself circled the globe in the first non-stop hot-air balloon flights in 1999. But the Swi ...
  • Sure it’s hot, but here are six reasons not ...
    by Randy Rieland. Spend a week on the sticky east coast and it's easy to go off on the sun. But stay cool. If we have any hope of beating our oil addiction, we need that Great Heat Machine in the Sky. Just last weekend, President Obama committed to $2 billion in loans to solar energy companies , ...

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Washington Independent

  • The Week in Immigration News
    A roundup of the top immigration stories of the week: - The Justice Department filed a suit against the state of Arizona on Tuesday for its controversial immigration bill. This could stop the law from going into effect on July 29 — the DOJ filed an injunction — but the judge assigned to consider the ...
  • Likely Byrd Successors Raked In Donations From Big ...
    Much of the buzz about the late Robert Byrd’s (D-W.Va.) Senate replacement has revolved around what the appointment will mean for the Democrats’ economic agenda: an unemployment benefits extension and financial regulatory reform in particular. But in these areas, Byrd’s successor is expected to be a ...
  • Counting FinReg Votes Again
    A little history: Senate Democrats thought they were done with financial regulatory reform, ready to vote and pass the bill to President Obama. Then Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) decided he did not like how Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) required big banks and hedge funds to pay the $19 billion in impleme ...
  • Manchin ‘Highly Likely’ to Run for Byr ...
    West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D) renewed buzz about a possible run in the special election to replace late Sen. Robert Byrd (D) today, telling The Associated Press that he is “highly likely” to enter the campaign. While Manchin’s run is almost a certainty at this point, the state’s top Republican ...
  • DRIVE Coalition Throws on the Brakes
    In the wake of a stern press conference delivered Wednesday by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the lobbying firm Seward Square Group has announced that it will scuttle its nascent efforts to push back against the “distracted driving” laws that have been sweeping state legislatures. Seward Squar ...

Digg Green

  • Air-Purifying Concrete
    Last fall in the municipality of Hengelo, the Netherlands, researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) resurfaced around 1,000 square meters of the busy Castorweg Road with air-purifying concrete paving stones, while another area of 1,000 square meters was surfaced with normal pavin ...
  • Images BP Doesn't Want You to See [GALLERY]
    In the face of tightening media restrictions, a photographer documents the catastrophe in the Gulf.
  • Debunking the Top 10 Energy Myths
    The road to clean energy is full of enticing opportunities—and perilous pitfalls. Picking the best path requires avoiding both starry-eyed hype and cynical fatalism. In this special report, PM debunks 10 of the most pernicious myths that could derail our progress.
  • Earth at Farthest Distance From Sun - Why the Heat ...
    This week Earth is farther from the sun than it will be at any other time in 2010. So why the heat wave in the U.S. East?
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    NASA Design Contest: Future aircraft aim to have relatively little impact on our environment, including green limits on pollution and fuel consumption. In terms of noise reduction, the future aircraft features an inverted V wing over its engines to reduce the sound of sonic booms. Similar real world ...

Invisible Opportunity

  • Dick and Jane get Crucified on Corfu
    By Les Visible The most important thing I can say today is that BP is majority owned by J.P. Morgan which is owned and controlled by the Rothschild Crime Syndicate and the Queen of England who just waddled into the U.S. with a message of peace. Let me contract and concise that statement; BP is [...]
  • Getting it on with The Great Beyond
    By Les Visible The reason that the dark side got a lot of information is through the weakness of those entrusted with certain things. It’s not just weakness, its ignorance too, because… whatever they sold it out for, the light would have given them without the suffering that attended their giving it ...
  • When False Flags Don’t Fly
  • Wondering What’s Going on Behind the Curtain ...
    By Les Visible I’ve been thinking about the things that have been going on and… knowing that the string pullers do all sorts of things to get the public moving in a particular direction and getting the public to believe certain things, I’ve been wondering and wondering and… wondering. I realize that ...
  • Gulf Coast now a BP police state as law enforcemen ...
    By Mike Adams Normally I would open this article by explaining this is the story the mainstream media won’t dare report. Except in this case, they are reporting it. It’s right on CNN, on the Anderson Cooper “360″ report. What happened is that Lance Rosenfield, a photographer working for ProPublica ( ...

Global Insights

  • Less Than a Week Away
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  • The Georgia Guidestones
    On one of the highest hilltops in Elbert County, Georgia stands a huge granite monument. Engraved in eight different languages on the four giant stones that support the common capstone are 10 Guides, or commandments. That monument is alternately referred to as The Georgia Guidestones, or the Ame ...
  • The Creation
    THE CREATION (A recent message given to George Green from the "guys upstairs") We are pleased to bring understanding and clarification on what is the Creation. This is a challenge because your language of communication has not the words for describing this conception of Creation. So as not to put an ...
  • The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging Catas ...
    In his previous books, James Kunstler focused on the shortsighted vision of suburban planning; now he expands that view to the country's urban growth challenges and the need to drastically change our current course of auto and oil dependency. The Long Emergency is filled with history plus eye-openin ...
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    Dear Friends, Thank you for your interest in our catalog of unusual and informative materials. The knowledge gained will give you choices in the days ahead and lessons of discernment as the chaos increases. It is necessary for those of you who are now in the "know" so to speak, to begin to focus ...

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Twilight Earth

  • Look Inside the FY2011 Budget Reveals Climate Chan ...
    The budget for FY2011 has been released and there are some interesting things happening in reference to Climate Change expenditures. Related posts: Oil Executive Epiphany Leads to $125 Billion Climate Change Funding White House Follow-up on Global Climate Change Impacts Technology Transfer ...
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    It's the 4th of July, 2010 and we bring you not only photos this week, but the text of the Declaration of Independence. Related posts: 5 Great Articles on How to Green Your 4th of July Photo Sunday – Washington DC Fireworks Photo Sunday – Tahiti and Polynesia
  • The Petrolholics 12 Step Program to Oil Addiction
    I ran across an excellent blog by Wallace J Nichols this morning called Petroholics Anonymous. Check out the 12 step Program to Oil Addiction. I ran across an excellent blog by Wallace J Nichols this morning called Petroholics Anonymous. Check out the 12 step Program to Oil Addiction. Relate ...
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    Heather Zichal, Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change will host a live chat today. Related posts: White House Follow-up on Global Climate Change Impacts White House: The Primary Cause of Climate Change is Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reactions to the Clean Energy Bill ...
  • Dances with the Moon: Watch out Moon, They Might b ...
    Water Found on Moon, Researchers Say Follow Joe on Twitter @GreenCartoons Follow the Dances with the Moon series here. Related posts:Dances with the Moon: Does Oil Clot? Dances with the Moon: Earth Has BAD Gas! Dances With the Moon: Earth Day is Coming! Related posts: Dances with the ...

Inhabitat

  • Inhabitat’s Spring Greening Contest Winners on Sal ...
    Read the rest of Inhabitat’s Spring Greening Contest Winners on Sale!!!http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: ebay, Ebay Auction, green d ...
  • R House is a Sustainable and Affordable Passive Re ...
    R-House, designed by Della Valle Bernheimer and Architecture Research Office, is a cozy looking home that meets Passive House standards for energy efficiency and serves as a model for sustainable and affordable residential design. As a winner of Syracuse University’s “From the Ground Up” competition ...
  • Beautiful Balmoral Water Reservoir House by Riddel ...
    Faced with obsolescence, a cylindrical concrete water tower in the Brisbane, Australia suburb of Balmoral has been converted into a unique residence. Riddel Architecture transformed the 1940s concrete behemoth perched on the hilly banks of the Brisbane River into a house with a doughnut plan. Adap ...
  • Inhabitat’s Spring Greening Contest Winners on Sal ...
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  • LIVE LAMP is a Plant-Studded Sphere of Light
    Fluorescent lights might not be your first choice for ambient outdoor lighting this summer, but the LIVE LAMP transforms that unenchanting frigid glow into a beautiful globe radiating with life. Designed by Kara Bartlet for the Summer 2010 to(HOLD) line, this otherworldly piece is a glowing glass or ...

Pogue's Posts

WIRED Magazine | Science

  • Dark Matter May Be Building Up Inside the Sun
    The sun could be a net for dark matter, a new study suggests. If dark matter happens to take a certain specific form, it could build up in our nearest star and alter how heat moves inside it in a way that would be observable from Earth. Dark matter is the mysterious stuff that makes up [...]
  • Turbulence Discovery Could Lead to Better Planes
    With just a single measurement, a new model may deftly describe turbulent fluid flows near an airplane wing, ship hull or cloud, researchers report in the July 9 Science. If the long-sought model proves successful, it may lead to more efficient airplanes, better ways to curb pollution dispersal and ...
  • Soccer Refs Subconsciously Call More Fouls on Play ...
    Until we invent reliable robot soccer referees, fans have one more reason to suspect the refs of bias. Referees are more likely to make foul calls when they see the action moving from right-to-left, or leftward, according to a new study by brain researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. Twelve ...
  • Sun’s Dust Ring Could Help Find Exo-Earths
    Earth-like exoplanets could announce their presence through trailing clumps of dust — and new observations of the Earth’s own dust cloud could provide a way to find them. Over the course of five years, the Spitzer Space Telescope drifted through a diffuse but extensive ring of dust particles that o ...
  • Parasite-Busting Bugs Throw Fruit Fly Evolution In ...
    Fruit flies across North America are evolving at breakneck pace — and it has nothing to do with their genes. Instead they’ve acquired a bacterial infection that protects against the sterilizing ravages of a common parasite. The infection’s spread is much like the spread of a genetic mutation, only ...

The Progressive Realist

  • China Re-Ups on Google
    If I'd been forced to wager, I admit that a week ago I'd have bet  China wasn't going to swallow Google's scheme to offer unrestricted search inside China by directing Chinese people to the Hong Kong version of Google. I'd have lost, it seems. Well worth the hypothetical money. We don't know much ye ...
  • Do the Rest Need the West?
    Three years ago, Naazneen Barma, Ely Ratner and Steven Weber sounded a warning: the rest of the world was not necessarily looking to integrate into a Euro-Atlantic hub. They noted: "The landscape of globalization now looks like this: While connectivity for the globe as a whole has increased in th ...
  • The Pragmatic “Pacific President”
    Newsweek has a story up by Joshua Kurlantzick entitled, “ How Obama Lost His Asian Friends .” The piece brings some much-needed focus back on America’s relationship with East Asia and away from the immediate crises in the Middle East and South Asia. Aside from that shift though, the article has som ...
  • China-Pakistan Military Relations
    Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is on a week-long trip to China where he is strengthening military ties between the two countries. His trip follows that of Pakistani Chief of Staff Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani , who was in Beijing a week ago with the mission of strengthening counterterrorism coope ...
  • First Abrams Tanks for Iraqi Army to Arrive by Aug ...
    The United States military announced on June 30, 2010 that the first shipment of M1A1 Abrams Tanks ordered by Iraq are due to arrive by the end of this summer. In July 2008 Iraq officially requested to buy 140 M1A1 Abrams� and the associated support equipment and vehicles for $150.5 million from Gen ...

TAPPED - The American Prospect

  • Lightning Round: I Am America, And So Can You.
    I think what gets revealed when Rand Paul says the poor don't have it so bad in America or when people freak out over the salaries of bus drivers is how tenuous their commitment to "capitalism = freedom" really is. It must be convenient to believe that those beneath you are there because of some so ...
  • Why a 'Financial Abortion' is a Bad Idea.
    As The Root � reported ,� Frances Goldscheider ,�a sociologist at Brown,�thinks that men should be able to, by law, explicitly tell a female partner that if she becomes pregnant that they do not want to be a father, and that this assertion should�barr�them from any financial responsibility should th ...
  • The Problem With The Invalidtaion of DOMA.
    The problem with Judge Joseph Tauro' s opinion holding that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional isn't the policy outcome. DOMA was a disgrace, and signing it was one of the low points of the Clinton administration and one of many low points of recent Republican Congresses. The prob ...
  • China Re-Ups on Google.
    If I'd been forced to wager, I admit that a week ago I'd have bet �China wasn't going to swallow Google's scheme to offer unrestricted search inside China by directing Chinese people to the Hong Kong version of Google. I'd have lost, it seems. Well worth the hypothetical money. We don't know much ye ...
  • Walking Away: Structural Injustice In The Housing ...
    New data on mortgage defaults reveals that wealthy homeowners are more likely than the rest of the population to walk away from a mortgage loan that is worth more than the property or that they simply can't afford to pay -- it's not just Chamillionaire anymore! The term of art for this move is " s ...

Andy Worthington

  • The Guantánamo Files: An Archive of Articles &#821 ...
    Please support my work! For over four years, I have been providing detailed information about the prisoners in Guantánamo, first through my book The Guantánamo Files, which tells the story of the prison and around 450 of the prisoners held, and then through 12 online chapters, which provide i ...
  • A Cautious Welcome for British Torture Inquiry
    Human rights campaigners have reacted with cautious optimism to the British governmentâs official announcement of a judicial inquiry into the involvement of the British security services — MI5 and MI6 — in torture and rendition since the 9/11 attacks, although many pressing questions are, as yet, ...
  • Bin Laden Cook Accepts Plea Deal at Guantánamo Tri ...
    In an alleged victory for the Military Commission trial system for terror suspects at Guantánamo, revived by President Obama last year despite the fact that he suspended the Commissions on his first day in office, a Sudanese prisoner, Ibrahim al-Qosi, accepted a plea bargain yesterday, and made a gu ...
  • Torture Complicity Under the Spotlight in Europe ( ...
    Last week, in the first of two articles examining how “War on Terror”-related complicity in torture is under intense scrutiny in Europe, I ran through the history of Britain’s post-9/11 involvement in US torture, and its extensive forays into holding people without charge or trial in the UK, attempt ...
  • Calls for Review of Punitive Sentences for Ex-Guan ...
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Environment _ National Geographic

  • Two New "Walking" Batfish Species Found
    Two new species of bottom-dwelling "walking" fish have been found in the Gulf of Mexico—right in the path of the Gulf oil spill, a new study says. Gulf of Mexico - Oil spill - Fish - Species - Environment
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  • Connecticut State Capitol Police Dumps Cold Water ...
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  • Dudchik: News Aggregator or the Big CON?
    Most "news aggregators" are meant to misinform. This is even truer when they are run by ideologues and propagandists more interested in hyper-partisan talking points than reality. In order to be shocked by this I would need to be licking the inside of a light-bulb socket. If anyone else is shocked ...
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  • Image of a word bomb
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SPL Center

  • Strange Twists Reported in Idaho Murder-for-Hire C ...
    The twists and turns in the murder-for-hire case of one-time Aryan Nations attorney Edgar J. Steele could come right out of a novel by Danielle Steel. Since his arrest last Friday, when he was charged with soliciting the murder of his wife and her mother , there have been the following developments ...
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  • As Gulf Oil Spreads, So Do Slippery Conspiracy The ...
    Pelicans and dolphins in the oil-polluted waters of the Gulf of Mexico: Dead. Conspiracy theories about the disastrous BP oil rig explosion: Very much alive. As BP and federal officials struggle to deal with the eruption of millions of gallons of oil from the ocean floor following an April 20 explos ...
  • The FAIR Files: Founder Proposed ‘European-America ...
    Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), has fiercely defended the groupâs founder and current board member, John Tanton, despite his long history of racism. Just this past September, Stein told The Washington Post that Tanton is a âRenaissance manâ of wid ...
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  • Silly Putty Ingredient Found in Chicken McNuggets
    So here's a Friday riddle for you: What do silly putty, McDonald's Chicken McNuggets, and cosmetics have in common? A gummy texture, unnatural colors, and off-putting smells would probably all be technically correct here, but it's not the answer I'm looking for. The shocking similarity amongst these ...
  • The World Cup Loves Gay Marriage
    It's World Cup Final weekend, meaning that soccer will be on almost everyone's mind — and then promptly disappear from everyone's mind for at least the next four years. As you turn on the television this Sunday, will you be rooting for the red shirts of Spain, or the orange shirts of The Netherlands ...
  • Betty White: Pin-up Girl for the Animals?
    Is there anything Betty White can't do? She's been nominated for an Emmy for her historic stint as Saturday Night Live 's oldest person ever to host the show. She took on pet cancer by starring in a public service announcement to raise awareness and funding for research (of the animal-friendly kind, ...
  • Justice Ginsberg Warns That Abortion Is Only in Je ...
    In a recent interview , Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg stated that if Roe v. Wade were to be repealed, "there won’t be any real change for anyone in this audience or any daughters of anyone in this audience." Meaning, nobody privileged, with money, will ever be completely without the opti ...
  • Soldiers and Strays Save Each Other Overseas
    Animals are known to reduce stress, so it's no surprise that troops in a war zone can't help bonding with strays that infiltrate their ranks. In 2008, the book From Baghdad with Love: A Marine, the War, and a Dog Named Lava told the story of a dog who was rescued in Iraq and his journey to a safe ho ...

Common Dreams -News

  • U.S. Casualties to Mount as Afghan War Widens, Gen ...
    by Reid Davenport WASHINGTON - U.S. troops deaths in Afghanistan, which reached record highs in the last two months, will continue climbing, a top U.S. military commander warned Wednesday because the military is trying to oust the Taliban from places they've never been challenged before. read more
  • Deadly Attacks Target Iraq Pilgrims
    More than 60 people have been killed in Baghdad in a wave of bombings targeting Shia Muslim pilgrims over the past three days, security sources say. Iraqi officials said blasts on Thursday, the latest in a string of bombings in Iraqi capital, killed 12 people, pushing the death toll in the recen ...
  • Weighing Safety of Weed Killer in Drinking Water, ...
    by Danielle Ivory, Huffington Post Investigative Fund Companies with a financial interest in a weed-killer sometimes found in drinking water paid for thousands of studies federal regulators are using to assess the herbicide’s health risks, records of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency show. Ma ...
  • Afghan Corruption Doubled Since 2006: Survey
    KABUL - Corruption in Afghanistan has doubled in three years since 2006, despite pledges by the government to clean up graft in one of the world's poorest countries, according to a survey released Thursday. Afghans paid one billion dollars in bribes in 2009, twice the value of those paid in 2006, ac ...
  • When the Police Control the Press
    by Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica The Serbian soldier blocking the bridge cradled his AK-47 assault rifle as he delivered a ruling that brooked no argument: You cannot cross the river. Not today. We implored him to reconsider. We are journalists. We've driven all the way from Belgrade. Here are our ...

Lifehacker

  • A Primer for Setting Up Voice Recognition on Your ...
    Voice recognition is all the rage on mobile devices (particularly Android phones), but if you want similar hands-free action for your desktop, you've got plenty of options. Tech how-to blog Hack a Day's primer can get you started on any platfo ...
  • Ad-Aware Adds Antivirus, Scheduled Scans to Free V ...
    Windows only: After fading from the spotlight a bit, spyware removal tool Ad-Aware keeps rolling out improvements like faster scans and Outlook integration . Now, they've also added the long-awaited virus scanning and automatic scheduler to th ...
  • What Do You Rent Rather than Buy? [Ask The Readers ...
    As with homes , it's often more practical and economical to rent expensive items rather than buy. Finance blog Budgets Are Sexy highlights four items they're convinced you should rent rather than buy, but it also got us wondering: When do you ...
  • Add an Extra (Free) Disc to Your Netflix Queue by ...
    Netflix is a pretty awesome service, but if you want to squeeze a bit more value out of your account, this little workaround from Lifehacker reader Colin Jackson lets you add an extra DVD to your queue. More�� Netflix - ...
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Newshoggers - AfPak

  • Hope
    By Derrick Crowe This evening, I spent a couple of hours at Central Market in downtown Austin, Texas, with 7 other people in one of the first Meetups to Rethink the Afghanistan War. I've been involved in a serious way in the struggle to end the war for a little more than two years. This was the most ...
  • Taliban Killer Monkeys Of Afghanistan!!!! (?)
    By Steve Hynd I have no idea where China's People's Daily got this or what it thinks it's doing by publishing it, but it's too weird/funny not to pass along: Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents are training monkeys to use weapons to attack American troops, according to a recent report by a British-base ...
  • DNC's Unbearable Bushism
    By Steve Hynd I'd just like to add a hearty "ditto" to Robert Naiman's latest: when Democratic National Committee spokesman Brad Woodhouse accused Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele of "betting against our troops and rooting for failure in Afghanistan" after Steele criticized the Afg ...
  • Obama - In Hock To The Hawks
    By Steve Hynd Andrew Bacevitch: "Whereas Bush sought to eliminate terrorism by pursuing his ‘freedom agenda’ (liberty imposed at the point of a bayonet), Obama has demonstrated an inclination to consult, engage in give-and-take, and make room for issues to which Bush gave short shrift. Yet for all t ...
  • Still, With The Cover-Ups
    By Steve Hynd This kind of thing makes me wish McChrystal could be recalled to duty, only so that he can be court-martialled, busted to private and fired again: The follow-up investigation of a botched Special Operations Forces (SOF) raid in Gardez Feb. 12 that killed two government officials and th ...

Water Wars

  • Missouris best watering holes
    Summertime in Missouri means two things: heat and humidity. One can escape the oppressive weather by heading inside to the air conditioning. But wheres the fun in that? Isnt it much better to put on your swimsuit, go out in the air and take a dip in the water?
  • The Summer Extravaganza Hopes to Provide a Bang
    Waynesboro park officials are concerned that it may be too dry to shoot off fireworks.
  • Soaking up the 4th
    ERATH Eager Fourth of July holiday festival-goers in bare feet and swimsuits lined South Broadway Street here Sunday for the annual Water Wars between area fire departments hoping for a soaking to beat the heat.
  • Clean Water Action endorses Ann Arbor's Rebekah Wa ...
    In the first major environmental endorsement in the 18th District state Senate race, Clean Water Action has thrown its support behind Democrat Rebekah Warren of Ann Arbor. The nonprofit agency is the states largest grassroots environmental organization with more than......
  • Heat could douse Extravaganza show
    One of Waynesboros most anticipated annual events the Sunday night fireworks show at the Summer Extravaganza is in jeopardy because of the ongoing dry conditions.

WordPress | Economics

Electronic Intifada

Afghanistan Sun

Futurismic

  • Walk a mile in another (wo)man’s virtual shoes
    I’ve often thought the world would be a fairer place if we could all spend a month living as someone of a different gender, race or level of physical ability. Until the gene-mod folks get us to the level of Iain M Banks’ Culture and provide complete plasticity of embodiment (c’mon, people – get a [. ...
  • Three-course specials at The House Of Longpig
    The lines between futurism, architecture and conceptual art continue to blur and fade (if they ever existed anywhere other than our own minds, that is); a chap called Mitchell Joachim is working on making a house from meat. Yes, a house. Made – grown, to be more precise – from in vitro tissue cultur ...
  • The apotheosis of J D Shapely
    Hopeful news from the world of HIV/AIDS research: … U.S. government scientists have discovered three powerful antibodies, the strongest of which neutralizes 91% of HIV strains, more than any AIDS antibody yet discovered. [...] The antibodies were discovered in the cells of a 60-year-old African-Amer ...
  • Fractal market movements predict deep economic dep ...
    It’s a great time to be a prophet of economic doom, because everyone’s still smarting badly enough from the last suckerpunch to take the threat of a groin-kick very seriously. And if you want a really bleak prediction, Robert Prechter’s ananlysis of fractal patterns in the market movements of the 19 ...
  • Stuff the jetpacks, where’s my moving pedway?
    Is the moving sidewalk an sf-nal idea whose time has come? Tom Vanderbilt at Slate asks whether urban transportation networks could be significantly improved by making the walkways of the city move like the ones at the airport [via SlashDot]. It’s actually a much older idea than Heinlein’s “The Road ...

geopolitics | geoeconomics

on Government Oversight

  • Now on the Watercooler: Interview with Congression ...
    POGO recently wrapped up the 2009-2010 season of its Congressional Oversight Training Series (COTS). Over on the Watercooler, POGO asked one COTS graduate (staffers earn a graduation certificate for attending at least five seminars in the series) to share some...
  • Morning Smoke: Erstwhile MMS Director Looks Back o ...
    Bush MMS Director Defends Tenure: ‘When I Was There It Seemed To Work Well’ by Brad Johnson [ The Wonk Room ] Currency Comptroller Dugan will step down by Vicki Needham [ On the Money ] Mentor program shift delayed by Tom Vanden Brook [ USA Today ] Grassley Airs Concerns As Vote ...
  • Families of Workers Killed at Sea May Soon Be Enti ...
    Just last week, the House approved the Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act (SPILL Act). The SPILL Act amends three maritime laws written almost a century ago that severely limit the ability of families of workers...
  • Morning Smoke: Transocean's Reputation for Testing ...
    Owner of Exploded Rig Is Known for Testing Rules by Barry Meier [The New York Times] Gulf Awash In 27,000 Abandoned Oil And Gas Wells by Jeff Donn and Mitch Weiss [The Huffington Post] New Tanker Bids Due Friday by...
  • Debarment for BP? Don't Be Fuel-ish!
    The long-running ad campaign of British oil giant BP rebrands the company as “Beyond Petroleum.” What many are now wondering is if the company should really be called “Bullet Proof” for its ability to continue receiving lucrative federal contracts despite...

Digital Journal

End Homelessness | Change.org

  • Depression Is a Cause and an Effect
    I met Fiana while visiting Chicago. She lost her parents, then her grandmother and then she made what might be the most difficult choice of all: she gave her baby up for adoption. Living on the streets off and on over the last three years, life has been hard for Fiana. It doesn't help matters that s ...
  • Risky Business: The Harsh Punishments for Civil Di ...
    For the past four months, local activists here in Washington, D.C been trying to organize direct actions around the human right to housing . We had hoped to be part of the " Take Back The Land " month of action in May spearheaded by the U.S. Human Rights Network but knew that we didn't have enough l ...
  • Searching for Specifics in the Federal Plan to End ...
    In our previous post about Opening Doors (pdf), the federal government's first official plan to prevent and end homelessness, we stated that the release of this plan could be a defining moment in the history of the ending homelessness movement. It certainly feels like it is to us. Our initial critiq ...
  • Homeless Teens Have Dreams But Nowhere to Sleep
    It's always a great day when homeless youth somehow nudge gaffe-prone politicians off CNN, however briefly. Today the Cable News Network featured a report on unaccompanied homeless teens in Denver, Colorado, of which there are hundreds. The story opens with Belle, an 18-year-old homeless prostitute ...
  • Section 8 Vouchers Restored for Thousands of At-Ri ...
    The latest victory in the fight to prevent and end homelessness: thousands of New Yorkers are rejoicing now that they will be receiving their Section 8 housing vouchers. The New York City Housing Authority, the federal government's Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Ho ...

Ceasefire.ca

  • Corruption increases in Afghanistan
    A recent report from Integrity Watch Afghanistan has found that corruption is steadily on the rise in Afghanistan. National Corruption Survey 2010 reports that the Afghan population paid twice as much in bribes in 2009 as it did in 2006: today bribery represents “a burden of 1 billion USD on the Afg ...
  • Petraeus to tweak Aghan strategy: More civilian ca ...
    On July 5th, U.S. Senator John McCain told reporters that the new U.S. Commander in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, will probably tweak the current U.S strategy in Afghanistan. After meetings with Petraeus and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, McCain said that “General Petraeus is reviewing the e ...
  • Obama ditches U.S. commander in Afghanistan, repla ...
    On Wednesday, June 23rd, President Obama announced the dismissal of General Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan. McChrystal was terminated due to comments reported in an article in Rolling Stone magazine, in which he and his staff insulted Obama’s National Security Advisor ...
  • Canada sells out on nuclear trade with India
    “If civilian nuclear cooperation is to be a primary fixture and symbol of the cordialization of Indo-Canadian relations,” writes CIGI Fellow Ernie Regehr, “it should be built on the most robust of nonproliferation conditions.” (Ernie Regehr, “The Canada-India civilian nuclear cooperation deal,” Dis ...
  • 77% say “peace and nuclear disarmament” very impor ...
    Protests this weekend will reflect a mix of concern over the G8/G20 summits’ agendas, and objections to the very legitimacy of the meetings themselves, suggests an online survey of “engaged Canadians” by the Rideau Institute. “There is a discussion going on among people participating in the protest ...

Kevin Trudeau Show

  • Consumers Are Defenseless Against Toxic Chemicals ...
    July 9, 2010 NaturalNews By: David Gutierrez U.S. law leaves consumers vulnerable to poisoning from thousands of unregulated chemicals in regular household products, warns Kathleen Schuler, a contributing author to the report “The Health Case for Reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act.” “We must ...
  • U.S. Opposes Honest Labeling of GMO Foods
    July 9, 2010 NaturalNews The official U.S. position on genetically-modified organisms, also known as GMs or GMOs, is that there is no difference between them and natural organisms. Crafted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the position set forth ...
  • FDA Allows Unsafe Drugs To Be Fed To Livestock
    July 9, 2010 NaturalNews  The FDA continues to allow use of a dangerous livestock drug banned in 160 countries, including across Europe, China and Taiwan, even though the agency itself admits that the chemical is highly toxic to humans. The drug in question is known as ractopamine, and it increases ...
  • Overdue Reports Are Concealing ObamaCare Impact on ...
    July 9, 2010 Investors By: Peter Ferrara Every year, the Annual Report of the Social Security Board of Trustees comes out between mid-April and mid-May.  Now it’s July, and there’s no sign of this year’s report.  What is the Obama administration hiding? The annual report includes detailed informat ...
  • Belgium Considers Dumping Dead Bodies Into Sewage ...
    July 9, 2010 MailOnline By: Allan Hall It could hardly be said to be the most dignified of send-offs. Undertakers in Belgium plan to eschew traditional burials and cremations and start dissolving corpses instead. The move is intended to tackle a lack of burial space and environmental concerns as 573 ...

Pambazuka News

  • Global: May for the Cuban 5
    The month of May started with a great number of activities in support of the Cuban 5. On May 1st hundreds of thousands of Cubans marched on International Workers Day in Havana and other cities. They were joined by hundreds of internationalists in de...
  • Haiti: Where solidarity means survival
    Perhaps more than anything today, Haiti needs a new macro-economy, one based above all on meeting the needs of its citizens. Post-earthquake economic restructuring could include equitable distribution of resources, high levels of employment with fair...
  • 45 years after the assassination of Malcolm X
    Malcolm X was assassinated 45 years ago this weekend. Earlier this year, WNYC Radio unearthed a 1960s interview between the civil rights leader and a reporter named Eleanor Fischer. On this somber anniversary, we consider Malcolm X’s legacy through t...
  • Haiti: Private contractors 'like vultures coming t ...
    Critics are concerned that private military contractors are positioning themselves at the centre of an emerging "shock doctrine" for earthquake-ravaged Haiti. Next month, a prominent umbrella organisation for private military and logistic corporation...
  • How NGOs are profiting off a grave situation
    It's now more than a month since the earthquake that laid waste to Port-au-Prince, killing more than 200,000 people and thrusting millions of people into the most desperate conditions. But according to the U.S. government, Haitians have a lot to be ...

War in Context

  • When honesty gets dangerous, liars succeed
    No, Ariel Sharon has not just died. But when he does, will Wolf Blitzer lose his job if he writes a tweet like the one above (a fake of course, created by yours truly)? Certainly not, because as Glenn Greenwald correctly noted yesterday: “The speech prohibitions and thought crimes on the Middle Eas ...
  • UAE ambassador confirms: Palestine is the core iss ...
    During a stage interview with Yousel al Otaiba, the UAE ambassador to the United States, Jeffrey Goldberg made it clear that even when acting as a representative of The Atlantic and helping facilitate a forum in Aspen, Colorado, he still sees himself first and foremost as an Israeli. When the ambas ...
  • Who’s pushing to strike Iran?
    After an exchange between the UAE ambassador to the US Yousef al-Otaiba and Jeffrey Goldberg on Tuesday we learn that “the UAE would sooner see military action against Iran’s nuclear program than see the program succeed” — at least that’s what Goldberg says. But the ambassador also said: “There are ...
  • Integrity — now you see it, now you don’t
    Anyone who believes a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict hinges on the actions of Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu, might as well turn their attention elsewhere — The moral bankruptcy of both men was on full display at the White House yesterday. If before engaging in their vacuous pe ...
  • The war Israel can’t win
    At The Daily Beast, historian Thaddeus Russell writes: When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the White House Tuesday, President Obama will have the chance to be the first American president since the founding of Israel to ask The Question. The Question is never addressed by Israel’ ...

Watts Up With That?

  • Raising Arizona
    By Steve Goddard and Anthony Watts Wikipedia Image NCDC has done an first rate job raising Arizona summer temperatures, as seen in the graph below. How did they accomplish this? – by magic! My favorite Arizona station is Ajo, near … Continue reading →
  • Katla making noise
    Katla volcano in iceland sees 14 earthquakes in 48 hours. This may mean nothing, or it may be a prelude to an eruption. Either way it bears watching. Via Ice Age Now: Fourteen earthquakes have occurred below Iceland’s Mýrdalsjökull glacier … Continue reading →
  • Archibald on our Australian Tour, plus other tidbi ...
    Plus a bonus extra below the fold, “Bulldust, Oz Blogger Hero” (he should be beet red by now). The Australian Lectures by David Archibald David Archibald, July 8, 2010 Anthony Watts runs the worldâs most popular science blog with three … Continue reading →
  • Colorado Summer Trends
    by Steve Goddard Summer 2009 in Breckenridge Colorado Earlier, Anthony reported on a Stanford University report which forecast very hot summers for the four corner states. I found this particularly amusing, because we are having our second cold, rainy July … Continue reading →
  • Aliens Cause Global Warming: A Caltech Lecture by ...
    The “exoneration” by Climategate investigations (like Muir Russell) that never bother to talk to skeptics, create an impossible conundrum of having essentially a trial with judge, jury, reporters, spectators, and defendant, but no plaintiff. The plaintiff is locked outside the … Continue reading →

Dandelion Salad

  • Pentagon Provokes New Crisis With China by Rick Ro ...
    by Rick Rozoff Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Stop NATO Stop NATO-Opposition to global militarism July 10, 2010 News features appearing within two days of each other highlight tensions between the United States and the People’s Republic of China that, at least in relation to the language used to de ...
  • Derrick Jensen: Green is the Color of Money
    http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ stimulator | July 08, 2010 subMedia As environmentalism becomes mainstream, corporations and well funded environmental organizations work hand in hand to divert the public’s efforts into market driven solutions. With runaway climate change looming in the horizon, ...
  • Eva Golinger on US Military in Costa Rica
    http://www.buzzflash.net/story.php?id=1111203 http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ RTAmerica | July 08, 2010 Costa Rica has allowed 46 US warships and 7,000 Marines to enter the country despite objection by the opposition parties, which describe the move as “illegal.” The decision grants US troops p ...
  • Secret document confirms US-Israel nuclear partner ...
    By Jerry Mazza Featured Writer Dandelion Salad www.jerrymazza.com July 8, 2010 “According to Army Radio, the US has reportedly pledged to sell Israel materials used to produce electricity, as well as nuclear technology and other supplies.” This information appeared as the lead article in yesterday’s ...
  • General Atomics Afraid of Peace of the Action by C ...
    http://www.buzzflash.net/story.php?id=1110760 Updated: July 9 added video of the protest on July 8, 2010 by Cindy Sheehan Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox Blog Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox July 7, 2010 Last week I was getting ready to head out to DC for Peace of the Action’s Sizzli ...

Your New Reality

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    Deaths Of 'Conspiracy' Blogger & Artist Boyfriend To Be Subject Of New Film By Bret Easton Ellis & Gus Van Sant By Darryl Mason It's just a short snippet in a longer story from the LA Times about author/screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis' new novel, Imperial Bedrooms , a sequel o his 25 year old deb ...
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    Murdoch Newspaper Proudly Endorses Australian Coup Like no other media outlet in his worldwide empire, Rupert Murdoch's The Australian national broadsheet newspaper is the voice of Rupert Murdoch. He's lost tens of millions on The Australian over the years, but Murdoch keeps the newspaper going bec ...
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    Renovator's Dream Things are financially tougher for the US government than anyone could have possibly imagined. (click to enlarge) It's going for $10 million, which is a hell of a bargain for such a prime Washington DC address. The ad doesn't make clear if the air defence system on the roof is ...
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    Criticize Israel And You're A Terrorist...Even If You're An Israeli Incredible. This is the heart of Middle East democracy? Question the actions of the State, as an elected representative, and be called a 'Terrorist!" and a "murderer", again and again, and then be threatened with physical violence. ...
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Wired - Science

  • Dark Matter May Be Building Up Inside the Sun
    The sun could be a net for dark matter, a new study suggests. If dark matter happens to take a certain specific form, it could build up in our nearest star and alter how heat moves inside it in a way that would be observable from Earth. Dark matter is the mysterious stuff that makes up [...]
  • Turbulence Discovery Could Lead to Better Planes
    With just a single measurement, a new model may deftly describe turbulent fluid flows near an airplane wing, ship hull or cloud, researchers report in the July 9 Science. If the long-sought model proves successful, it may lead to more efficient airplanes, better ways to curb pollution dispersal and ...
  • Soccer Refs Subconsciously Call More Fouls on Play ...
    Until we invent reliable robot soccer referees, fans have one more reason to suspect the refs of bias. Referees are more likely to make foul calls when they see the action moving from right-to-left, or leftward, according to a new study by brain researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. Twelve ...
  • Sun’s Dust Ring Could Help Find Exo-Earths
    Earth-like exoplanets could announce their presence through trailing clumps of dust — and new observations of the Earth’s own dust cloud could provide a way to find them. Over the course of five years, the Spitzer Space Telescope drifted through a diffuse but extensive ring of dust particles that o ...
  • Parasite-Busting Bugs Throw Fruit Fly Evolution In ...
    Fruit flies across North America are evolving at breakneck pace — and it has nothing to do with their genes. Instead they’ve acquired a bacterial infection that protects against the sterilizing ravages of a common parasite. The infection’s spread is much like the spread of a genetic mutation, only ...

Israeli Occupation Archive

  • Winning on points
    Haaretz: "An increasing number of complaints of abuse during the interrogation of Palestinians from the Hebron area can apparently be traced to a computer program that grades police performance. An... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, ...
  • J. Dana: Another Palestinian Gandhi Crushed by Isr ...
    Commentators of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict often complain that there has not yet been a legitimate Palestinian Gandhi or Martin Luther King Jr. to emerge from within Palestinian civil society.... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands ...
  • Norman Finkelstein on GRITtv: Results, Not Rhetori ...
    Norman Finkelstein discusses the Obama - Netanyahu meeting with Laura Flanders of GRITtv, calling the "peace process" a "colonization process" and detailing Israel's settlement enterprise. The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, now in its ...
  • Ex-CIA chief: Secrecy after attack on Syrian nucle ...
    The secrecy surrounding the attack on the nuclear plant in eastern Syria in September 2007 was justified only for the period immediately after the operation, according to the CIA head at the time,... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, ...
  • Gideon Levy: An excellent meeting
    A question for Obama and Netanyahu: Where to? ... Where are they headed? What will improve in another year? What will be more promising in another two years? The Syrian president is knocking at the... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, ...

Ria Novosti - Military

NewsWise

  • Traffic-Related Air Pollution Affects Heart Rate V ...
    In patients with pre-existing heart or lung disease, being exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollutants is associated with reduced heart rate variability (HRV)--a risk factor for sudden cardiac death, reports a study in the July Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, officia ...
  • Ecologists Link Early Malnutrition, Arthritis in M ...
    In a report just published in Ecology Letters, wildlife ecologists from Michigan Technological University identify a link between malnutrition early in a moose's life and development of osteoarthritis as the animal ages.
  • Federal Suit Against Arizona Immigration Law Will ...
    The U.S. Justice Department lawsuit filed July 6 against Arizona's controversial new immigration law will likely see partial success, according to a Washington University in St. Louis law professor. But he predicts the legal battle will extend beyond Arizona.
  • Tips for Job-Seeking in This Economy
    Thanks to the recession, today's job market is crowded. If an open position at a company would once attract 100 resumes, today it could attract 500. The search can be long and grueling. Butler University Executive-in-Residence Marv Recht offers some tips to help in the job search.
  • Geisinger Honored by U.S. Department of Defense
    Geisinger Health System received the elite Seven Seals Award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a U.S. Department of Defense organization, in a ceremony today, July 9, at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) in Danville. The Seven Seals Award is the highest award given by ESRG, and ...

Natural Health News

  • San Francisco Bans Sodas from Vending Machines
    Under an executive order from Mayor Gavin Newsom, sodas such as Coke, Pepsi and Fanta Orange are no longer allowed in vending machines on city property.� Some of their diet counterparts are still allowed. The ban includes non-diet sodas, sports drinks and artificially sweetened water. Juice must be ...
  • Vitamin D Fears Lead to Sun Warnings Review
    Warning people to stay out of the sun may have led to vitamin D deficiencies. The British newspaper The Independent cited a confidential report from Cancer Research UK, which revealed that the charity was reconsidering its advice about avoiding the sun. The charity was responding to concerns that p ...
  • Where Do You Store Produce In Your Fridge For Maxi ...
    Americans throw out 14 percent of what they buy -- and that’s before factoring in the leftover food you scrape from your plate. Mint Life suggests some tips to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables: Apples Store them on the counter for seven days. Don’t keep them near other uncovered frui ...
  • Devastation: You Can Smell the Oil From a Helicopt ...
    An MSNBC report describes the destruction being caused by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.� A view from a helicopter makes the disaster painfully evident.
  • Olive Oil's Benefits Linked to Gene Expression
    Phenolic compounds in olive oil could repress genes linked to inflammation, providing a molecular basis for the reduction of heart disease risk already linked to olive oil. A new study tested the impact of an olive-oil rich breakfast in people suffering from metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditio ...

Antemedius

  • Locally Produced Crops for Locally Consumed Produc ...
    Cross posted from Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet . In Zambia, sorghum—a drought resistant cereal that thrives in the country— was considered a “poor man’s crop” in the past, often shunned by small-scale farmers for the more commercially viable maize. But an article in the June issue of ...
  • Creating Food Sovereignty for Small-Scale Farmers
    This interview with Raj Patel, award-winning writer, activist and academic, was originally featured as a two part series on Nourishing the Planet . Name : Raj Patel Affiliation : Visiting scholar at UC Berkeley’s Center for African Studies, Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Development Stud ...
  • Tomgram: William Astore, Operation Enduring War
    Originally published at TomDispatch.com Some words have a way of enduring.� Take “endure.”� As the Bush administration headed into Iraq in the spring of 2003, the Pentagon already had plans on the drawing board to build at least four gigantic American bases in that country and garrison them for the ...
  • America Detached from War
    Originally published at TomDispatch.com Bush’s Pilotless Dream, Smoking Drones, and Other Strange Tales from the Crypt Admittedly, before George W. Bush had his fever dream, the U.S. had already put its first unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drone surveillance planes in the skies over Kosovo in t ...
  • ProPublica Photographer: I Was Followed by BP Secu ...
    from Lance Rosenfield , ProPublica ( view source ) Freelance photographer Lance Rosenfield was working on assignment for ProPublica in Texas City, Texas, last week, when a BP security guard began following him. Rosenfield was later detained by police after taking photos for two ProPublica stories. ...

Climategate

Opinio Juris

  • The OTP’s Supposed “Independent Statutory Obligati ...
    by Kevin Jon Heller As I noted in my previous post , the OTP argued that it had an "independent statutory obligation" to protect witnesses that permitted it to ignore the Trial Chamber's order to reveal the intermediary's identity to the defense.  The Trial Chamber rejected that claim, and rig ...
  • Morrison: The Fastest Reversal Ever (?) of a U.S. ...
    by Julian Ku by Julian Ku I wanted to thank all of the contributors (Bill Dodge, Austen Parrish, Margaret Sachs) to our discussion here about the recent Supreme Court decision on the extraterritorial application of U.S. securities laws in Morrison v. National Australia Bank. I wanted to also poi ...
  • Introducing the Newest Member of the ICJ: Xue Hanq ...
    by Julian Ku by Julian Ku The U.N. General Assembly and Security Council today voted to elect Xue Hanqin (èæå¤) of China to membership on the International Court of Justice.  Xue will fill out the rest of the Judge Shi Jiuyong’s term, which runs until 5 February 2012.  As I noted before, ...
  • Russian Spies Plea Agreement - Unconstitutional Us ...
    by Peter Spiro by Peter Spiro At least two of the Russian spies are naturalized US citizens — Vicky Palaez and her husband Mikhail Vasenkov (aka Juan Lazaro).  In Palaez’s case, at least, it looks like there was nothing fraudulent about her naturalization (presumably there’s a case that her husb ...
  • Amrita Kapur Responds to Anderson and Roth
    by Kenneth Anderson by Kenneth Anderson This, over at EJILTalk!  Amrita responds to earlier posts by Brad Roth and me, in a discussion that started out around an EJIL article of mine, The Rise of International Criminal Law.  We all have since moved the discussion to a variety of things, and Amr ...

Investigate - Breaking News

  • Air Con Climategate Edition now avail in NZ
    Due to an ongoing series of requests, we've decided to import the US version of the Air Con Climategate Edition. It's now available direct from the Howling At The Moon website, in either hard copy for $39.90, or PDF for...
  • Ray Stevens Global Warming Song
    They may call him the Streak, but you can't keep Ray Stevens down evidently...witness his lastest on Global Warming
  • Breaking news: Chinese security attack NZ politici ...
    Chinese security forces have attacked and injured a New Zealand politician in the grounds of the New Zealand parliament buildings, because the MP had the temerity to be holding a Tibetan flag at a ceremony to Welcome the Chinese Vice-Premier...
  • The environmentalist who doubts global warming the ...
    Meet Peter Taylor, author of "Chill": The science around climate change is not as settled as it’s presented as being. I used to think it was, until about 2003 – and then, feeling that the remedies being proposed for climate...
  • ETS Campaign heats up, unlike climate
    ETS Meetings: Come to one of John Boscawen's next Public Meetings. Join the movement to defer the ETS well armed with the facts, not the mistruths National are peddling. Paihiatua - Wednesday 9 June - 10.00am, Tararua Club, 15 Tararua...

The World We Live In

  • Domain Name Being Changed
    Some of your might have noticed that i have not been posting for a while. It was mostly out of frustration, you see when i started this site, I figured i would use it as a space to publish information, that i felt needed more attention in our life’s. New, views or even just facts [...]
  • One Facebook, Two Faces: A Piece By A Virtually De ...
    I had been banned from Facebook and my account had been disabled a night before Facebook was banned in Pakistan. Before all this happened, I visited the blasphemous page “Draw Muhammad Day” and the content on the page hurt me badly. Once again a certain group of westerners called it the “freedom of ...
  • New Chemical Element Discovered In Pakistan
    Pakistani researchers have discovered the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element, so far only discovered and found in Pakistan , has been named Zardarium (Symbol = Zm). It has one Presitron, 1 Priministron, 77 Ministrons, 98 deputy Ministrons, 298 National Assemblions, and 100 Senatr ...
  • At least we are not Dubai
    We haven’t got a lot to be thankful for these days in Pakistan. But at least we are not Dubai. Fed up with loadshedding, bombs, and TV cynicism pervading Pakistan, I recently escaped to Dubai for a holiday. Big mistake. Huge. Ten days later I returned, gasping for Karachi’s polluted, but far sweete ...
  • 9/11 Hijackers Not on Flight Manifests?
    The claim that no Arab names appeared on the flight manifests for the planes hijacked on the morning of September 11, 2001 arose shortly after the terrorist attacks, and variations on the theme have persisted to this day. The claim initially arose when lists of passengers published by CNN, The Guar ...

Center for Food Safety

  • Lawsuit Filed to Halt Release of Genetically Engin ...
    An alliance of conservation organizations today sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture over its approval of open-air field tests of a genetically engineered (GE) hybrid of eucalyptus tree across the southern United States. The permit, issued to a company called ArborGen, which is a joint initiative ...
  • A Pressing Issue: David and Goliath Battle on GM A ...
    by Lisa J. Bunin, Ph.D. The media got it wrong and let the public down when it erroneously reported Monsantoâs wholesale victory in its Supreme Court appeal of the GM alfalfa case — the first-ever Supreme Court case on GMOs (Monsanto Co. v Geertson Seed Farms).  Despite claims and headlines to th ...
  • 56 Members of House and Senate Ask USDA to Keep Ba ...
    Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), joined by 49 other representatives and five other senators, sent a letter today to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asking USDA to retain the regulated status of genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa. Their letter comes in r ...
  • Update on Supreme Court Decision
    Many of you may have read press today reporting that the 7-1 decision announced by the Supreme Court this morning went entirely in Monsanto’s favor, and have asked us to clarify this decision. Not to our surprise, Monsantoâs PR machine is working hard to overpower the truth in today’s decision in ...
  • Supreme Court Ruling in Monsanto Case is Victory f ...
    High Court Delivers Ruling that Leaves Ban on Planting of Roundup Ready Alfalfa in Place in First-Ever Case on a Genetically-Engineered Crop The Center for Food Safety today celebrated the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Monsanto v. Geerston Farms, the first genetically modified crop case ...

Angry Indian Op-Eds

  • "Market for Ni$$as"
    "Market for Ni$$as"
  • US Political Prisoners: Leonard Peltier, Mumia Abu ...
  • Incident at Oglala: 35th Anniversary Events
    25 June AIM-WEST, Inter-Tribal Friendship House and American Indian Movement (AIM) cordially invite the Bay Area to an afternoon of fundraising activities and information with a theme of political prisoners held in the U.S. Come learn about the case of American Indian prisoner, Leonard Peltier, ...
  • Israel's nuclear deal with apartheid South Africa
    Israel's nuclear deal with apartheid South Africa (FinalCall.com) - Israeli President Shimon Peres denied reports May 24, that he offered to sell nuclear weapons to apartheid South Africa when he was defense minister in the 1970s. The Guardian newspaper of London published top-secret South African ...
  • Sam Watson: ‘Police must be held accountable’
    Sam Watson: ‘Police must be held accountable’ : By Jim McIlroy The Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) recently released a report highly critical of the police investigation into the case of Palm Island Aboriginal man Mulrunji Doomadgee, who died in police custody in November 2004. The ...

Pensieve

  • Hurricane Alex Aftermath
    (I wrote the following entry on Friday, July 2, but have been unable to post it until today. As of now, there is no water in my house.) I just arrived home after exploring the are around my home after Hurricane Alex tore through Monterrey. The hurricane made landfall Wednesday night as a category tw ...
  • Agatha’s Aftermath in Tegucigalpa
    Over the weekend, tropical storm Agatha, the first of 2010, deluged Central America. Rain had already been falling for weeks in some localities, which brought a level of devastation unheard of since Hurricane Mitch 12 years ago. Over a hundred people lost their lives, 17 or 18 of them in Honduras. H ...
  • Lobo Will Go But Not Attend EU Summit
    The BBC has clarified my confusion around Honduran President Porfirio Lobo’s presence in the EU Summit. He will attend a parallel event, but not the summit itself. This is to appease the Chavez block who seemingly will never forgive Honduras for removing their ally Manuel Zelaya from office. His coa ...
  • False Report, Lobo Attending EU Summit
    To my relief, the report in the Proceso Digital newspaper that I blogged about earlier was false. Mr. Lobo has confirmed that he will attend the summit, criticizing those who oppose his presence as “arrogant” and “pretentious”. It is unclear to me whether Lobo changed his mind, or that the Proceso ...
  • Lobo Defers To Chavez Bullying
    Porfirio Lobo Sosa has reportedly eliminated much of the advantage he once had over Hugo Chavez after declining an invitation to an EU Summit. A blustering Hugo Chávez had threatened a 10-nation-strong boycott of the event should Lobo attend. I hope this news item proves to be false! Mr. Lobo has sp ...

Green Times

  • Environmental News -10/06/10
    Environmental News Snakes may be in decline worldwide Distinct populations of snake species on three continents have crashed over the past decade, raising fears that the reptiles might be in global decline. The pattern across the eight species monitored was alarmingly similar despite th ...
  • What’s on 7 June 2010
    In the past few years a growing number of environmental films and documentaries has been produced and screened around the world, with sustainability, climate change, green living and environmental protection being increasingly hot topics. The 2010 Sydney Film Festival confirms this trend with the sc ...
  • River Red Gums Triumph
    Home to one of the largest ecosystems in Australia, the River Red Gum forest in NSW has been a political battleground…
  • The DOs and DON’Ts of Washing Organic Fabrics
    How to best take care of your eco-wardrobe – we dissect the washing DOs and DON’Ts for the top three organic fabrics…
  • Environmental News -14/05/10
    Environmental News   Norway should limit Arctic soot to slow warming Norway should limit soot from emerging Arctic industries such as oil or shipping that risk accelerating a thaw of ice around the North Pole caused by global warming, a recent report said. The study also said climate change, ...

Citizens for Legitimate Government

  • 1.8M acres of Alaska drilling leases go up for bid
    ShareThis 1.8M acres of Alaska drilling leases go up for bid 09 Jul 2010 The Interior Department is offering oil and gas leases on 1.8 million acres of Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve... Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Friday that the Bureau of Land Management will offer 190 tracts, covering ...
  • 2 US-led soldiers killed in Afghanistan
    ShareThis 2 US-led soldiers killed in Afghanistan 10 Jul 2010 A bomb explosion has killed at least two more US-led soldiers in southern Afghanistan against a backdrop of increased violence in the war-ravaged nation. The troops were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in the province of Qandahar on F ...
  • New Palin biography aimed at 9- to 12-year-olds
    ShareThis New Palin biography aimed at 9- to 12-year-olds [ her academic peers ] 09 Jul 2010 You might call it Sarah Palin's introduction to the cubs [that�she wants to kill]. A biography of the former Alaska [half] governor and self-described "mama grizzly" is set for release in September by Christ ...
  • U.S. Judge Finds Defense of Marriage Act Invalid
    ShareThis U.S. Judge Finds Defense of Marriage Act Invalid 08 Jul 2010 A U.S. judge declared that the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defines the institution as being between a man and a woman, is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Joseph L. Tauro in Boston today decided that Congress exce ...
  • 'Spy swap' under way as 10 plead guilty in US cour ...
    ShareThis 'Spy swap' under way as 10 plead guilty in US court --Two Obama administration sources said tonight that the Russian government would release four alleged western agents . 08 Jul 2010 Ten people accused of spying for Russia have tonight pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge, setting up wha ...

Daily Loaf

  • How to keep our oceans free of plastic and chemica ...
    Around 80% of the plastics in the ocean originated from the land.
  • A tasty alternative to regular tea: Iced hibiscus ...
    This beautiful garnet beverage satisfies both thirst and cravings for a sweet drink, without the refined sugar or corn syrup. Plus, it's high in vitamin C.
  • Scott and McCollum agree to 2 debates in August
    The McCollum camp, trailing Scott in recent polls but confident that they can make up that deficit in debates, is also proposing a third encounter on Wednesday, August 11 in Orlando. There has been no confirmation on that date yet.
  • Boston: Federal judge rules same-sex marriage ban ...
    Good news from Boston today, as reported by Denise Lavoie, Associated Press Legal Affairs Writer: BOSTON – The federal law banning gay marriage is unconstitutional because it interferes with the right of a state to define the institution and therefore denies married gay couples some federal benefi ...
  • Adult events around Tampa: 2 theme swingers partie ...
    Sat. July 10. Lifestyles Jungle Party at Eyz Wide Shut. Break out your leopard print thong and let your animal out while mingling with other open-minded couples. Full liquor bar, 11 themed rooms open until 4am, and a free buffet.  Eyz Wide Shut. 8504 Adamo Dr., Suite 155 Tampa, 33619. 813.620.1234. ...

Israel-The Only Democracy in the Middle East?

  • Palestinian activist detained for daring to appeal ...
    By Jesse Bacon From to the list of Anarchists Against the Wall, Approximately a week ago, Adeeb Abu-Rahme was convicted in the military court for “incitement” and more. Yesterday, July 7, the military court sentenced Adeeb for a year in prison, and a year on parole. As already in custody for a yea ...
  • Interview with Silwan solidarity activist Daniel D ...
    By Jesse Bacon I spoke with Daniel Dukarevich on his way to Silwan to stay with Palestinian families facing eviction by settlers and police violence. As it turned out there was no attacks that night, but the activists expect more after Netanyahu returns from his visit with Obama. We will follow the ...
  • Happy 4th of July Weekend from the Only Democracy?
    By Jesse Bacon As a rural-raised revolutionary, I love the 4th of July. It is a great time for community gathering, it celebrates a successful uprising against the largest empire in the world, and it involves staring up into the sky with wonder. Though I used to need hearing protectors as a fraidy-c ...
  • Nocturnal Terror in Silwan
    Ed’s note: Here is a story that ran earleir this week in Just Jerusalem. We are reposting it here in advance of an interview with the author, Daniel Dukarevich with additional actions expected this weekend. Another night sets in on Silwan. Just two days ago, hundreds of Israeli and Palestinian de ...
  • “Play the game, change reality.”
    By Jesse Bacon Anyone who is grew up shooting virtual Nazis as I did knows that video games can be addictive. They can also be a nice respite from a fairly dull existence. They can even be achingly, vacantly beautiful.  But when I became an activist, I wondered where were the games that would teach ...

Politics in the Zeros

  • Smart grid. Could your hot tub rat you out?
    Via Smartgridnews, who says The idea of a national electricity smart grid — a system that links your home’s electrical system and appliances to a national data network — is a hot topic in energy conservation circles but have we really thought out the privacy implications? For instance, could your ja ...
  • Johannes Mehserle’s public apology letter
    SFist has the PDF and full letter. Mehserle wrote it four days before the verdict. Excerpts. For now, and forever I will live, breathe, sleep, and not sleep with the memory of Mr. Grant screaming “You shot me” and putting my hands on the bullet wound thinking the pressure would help while I kept tel ...
  • As Whitman gains, Brown runs lackluster campaign
    Jerry Brown’s gubernational campaign in California is unfocused and he’s slipping in the polls. Part of the problem is eMeg’s deep pockets. But the truth is, Brown’s campaign so far has been lackadaisical and apparently unconcerned with the issues. Whitman, by contrast, is running a tight, disciplin ...
  • Individual acts and the collapse of Pakistan
    What led to the misery and instability in Afghanistan and Pakistan? And more importantly, what will end it?
  • Happy birthday, EFF!
    From their listserv This week, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) celebrates our 20th anniversary of fighting to protect your digital rights! From Steve Jackson Games to the Yes Men, EFF has been there for every major battle where your right to speak freely, remain private, make fair use, and ...

Coteret

  • Haifa Mayor wants to turn Mavi Marmara into &#8220 ...
    Cruiseship Marmara Mayor of Haifa Yonah Yahav has a creative idea: to turn the Turkish ship into a floating hotel Amir Buhbut, Maariv, July 8 2010 [Hebrew original here and at bottom of post] While Turkey is demanding Israel apologize over the flotilla to Gaza, the mayor of Haifa has an interesting ...
  • [video] Birthright group visits (Jewish Settlement ...
    The “Hebron” account at WeJew.com (a kind of Jewish YouTube wannabe) has just (July 5 2010) uploaded a video purportedly documenting a visit of this month of an Australian Birthright group to the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron. This site is the stated raison d’être of the extremist Jewish Settle ...
  • Hasbarapocalypse — Leaked Frank Luntz memo: ...
    The Israel Project (TIP), an American Hasbara outfit, commissioned Republican political consultant Frank Luntz to examine the effectiveness of Israel’s public diplomacy in the US on the Flotilla debacle. TIP gave the memo to the Prime Minister’s Office, where someone promptly leaked it to Chico Mena ...
  • Israeli Ministry of Justice endorses extremist int ...
    On Friday, July 9, the Ministry of Justice and the Jewish Legal Heritage Society will present a two-day seminar on Jewish laws concerning the Land of Israel.  [An invitation in Hebrew can be seen here and a translation is appended at the bottom of this post. H/T Dena Shunra.] While I am not an exper ...
  • Yediot: Hebron Brigade commander cancels UK study ...
    The Brigade commander won’t go Yossi Yehoshua, Yediot, July 2 2010 [Hebrew original here and at bottom of post] The IDF was forced to cancel the departure of the outgoing Hebron Brigade commander, Col. Udi Ben-Moha, to study in the UK. Yedioth Ahronoth has learned that the army feared that Ben Moha ...

Deadline Live

  • Military and Police Veterans Doing Awesome Job Pat ...
    These retired guys are setting the finest example for the rest of us. I hope when I reach their age, I still have their energy and willpower to fight the desert heat, smugglers, wild animals and other dangers at the border… By: Christina Boomer - PHOENIX – An Arizona militia which has tasked itself ...
  • Look who flip-flopped on ‘Audit the Fed&#821 ...
    By Chelsea Schilling WorldNetDaily Despite more than 120 co-sponsors of a bill to audit the Federal Reserve â nearly all Democrats â flip-flopping and voting against the effort, Rep. Ron Paul is warning that the Fed will not “win the war” for an honest monetary system. Paul, R-Texas, has led the ...
  • Antiwar Political Rival: Rangel Just Voted to Pay ...
    wnyc.org Rep. Charlie Rangel’s claim that congress shouldn’t spend any more money on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan–except to leave–is challenged by Jonathan Tasini who says Rangel just voted to fund the war. Tasini: Charlie Rangel just voted, along with many Democrats, for billions of dollars mor ...
  • Charlie Rangel Still Pushing Military Draft
    theepochtimes.com NEW YORK—Representative Charles Rangel said no more tax dollars should be spent on “hunkering down in Iraq and Afghanistan” and if the people in the United States really support the conflicts, then Congress should be willing to set up a draft. Speaking in front of an armed forces r ...
  • Citizens band together to save the bees
    Citizens band together to save the bees Book Mark it-> del.icio.us | Reddit | Slashdot | Digg | Facebook | Technorati | Google | StumbleUpon | Window Live | Tailrank | Furl | Netscape | Yahoo | BlinkList

The Air Vent

  • Experts Ignore Record High June Antarctic Ice
    An update on the state of the sea ice is in order.  After beginning my usual boring sea ice post, I ran across the NSIDC news story on sea ice.   You know the unbiased scientific review of the conditions of sea ice globally. I’m pissed off now that they would post this kind of rubbish.  [...]
  • Greenthink
    First there is no such thing as renewable energy, it’s kind of fitting that the very word greenies have coined is itself a lie. I say that because there are so many lies and exaggerations in the world of green energy that it makes ‘renewable’ a perfectly fitting term.  The second law of thermodynam ...
  • Review of the Decline
    Well as you are probably all aware, the Muir Russell  report came out today.  Despite the fact that they somehow managed to conclude that ‘hide the decline’ and the endless discussions of the intent to make the story consistent in the emails, did not constitute ‘hide the decline’.   Just to make ...
  • Pielke Jr. on Russell
    Roger Pielke Jr. has a nice post which summarizes the beginning of the misconceptions from the Russell review.  Click the title below for the full article. ——————– The Muir Russell Review The Muir Russell Review is out (here in PDF), and it has plenty in it for everyone on all sides of the debate o ...
  • Shoot yourself — or not (Poll)
    The true colors of the progressive movement have come out yet again.  I’m an Aero engineer as most here know. As a young boy I loved the idea of space travel.  As a middle age man, not much has changed.  Why travel to space when we have problems here, you ask?  The reasons are endless [...]

Focal Point

  • Darcy James Argue Sweeps the DownBeat Awards
    I interrupt your regularly scheduled crushing negativity for a little effusive praise... I'm very proud to report that my boyfriend, Darcy James Argue, kicked all kinds of ass in� DownBeat's 58th Annual Critics Poll, winning Big Band Rising Star, Composer Rising Star. and Arranger Rising Star on th ...
  • Olivia Munn's First Daily Show Assignment is Prett ...
    The Daily Show sent its newest correspondent, Olivia Munn, to Phoenix to interview a state senator who wants to ban photo radar as an unconstitutional invasion of privacy, but who co-sponsored SB 1070, Arizona's infamous "Papers Please" law. Under SB 1070, speeding gives an officer probable cause t ...
  • Extreme Insertions: Competitive Eating and Pornogr ...
    Will Saletan of Slate casually likened competitive eating bouts to pornography , whereupon Katy Kelleher of Jezebel became justifiably indignant on behalf of pornography In fairness to porn, competitive eating only resembles certain sub-genres of porn where the squick factor is built into the ap ...
  • Olivia Munn, Sexism, and the Daily Show
    Will wonders never cease: professional self-promoter Emily Gould recently accused feminist blogs of stoking their readers' outrage to " gin up page views ." Gould's case in point is a reported piece by Jezebel's Irin Carmon about how the Daily Show , every liberal's favorite fake newscast, is actual ...
  • Preventing Lesbianism and "Uppity Women" in the Wo ...
    � Alice Dreger, Ellen K. Feder, and Anne Tamar-Mattis made headlines this week with a post on Bioethics Forum entitled "Preventing Homosexuality (and Uppity Women) in the Womb?" The headline made it sound as if someone wanted to treat lesbianism in general. Predictably, the post touched off an on ...

Inside Facebook

  • Thanks to Our Sponsors
    Inside Facebook extends a big thank you to our sponsors for supporting the continued growth of Inside Facebook. Check them out below! Zong is a provider of mobile payments serving the digital content, social media, and gaming industries. SponsorPay provides offer-based virtual currency monetization ...
  • Facebook Roundup: Ads, Likes, Lawsuits, Privacy, D ...
    Canadian Firm, German Govt File Against Facebook - Toronto-based Merchant Law Group filed paperwork seeking class action status in a lawsuit against Facebook this week claiming Facebook mishandled user data during the most recent privacy changes, and seeking the sum of the money the company made as ...
  • Who’s Using Facebook Around the World? The Demogra ...
    [Editor's Note: The data cited in this article is excerpted from Inside Facebook Gold, our membership service tracking Facebook's business and growth around the world. Visit Inside Facebook Gold to learn more about our complete data and analysis offering.] Today we focus in on demographic breakdowns ...
  • Another Payment Option is Available for Facebook C ...
    Facebook said there would be “100 or 200” payment options available for Credits, when it detailed plans for its virtual currency back in April. Now we’re seeing more of these options appear for users. The latest, not announced, but visible on the Credits Facebook page, is the ability to exchange you ...
  • From Social Life to Impending Death on This Week’s ...
    This week’s list of emerging apps on Facebook, defined as those still under a million monthly active users, is home to a number of quirky new ideas. However, the first non-game app on the list is unusual in another way: it’s in Turkish. Seni Kimler Takip Ediyor, a profile analyzer, actually appears ...

Truthout - Tweets

ReDress News

  • Church mission preaches Christians must love and d ...
    Stuart Littlewood exposes the contradictions, hypocrisy and un-Christian essence of a “Christian” Zionist body known as “the Church’s Ministry among Jewish People”, which despite being an apologist for Israeli crimes against Palestinian Christians and Muslims, is an official ministry of the Church o ...
  • Britain more interested in saving Israelis from ga ...
    Stuart Littlewood explains why the hope that UK Liberal Democratic Party leader Nick Clegg’s presence in the governing coalition would have a moderating effect on the rabid Conservative Zionists is misplaced. Following a recent exchange with Clegg, he concludes that the junior coalition partner has ...
  • If Palestinians are granted the right to work, Leb ...
    Franklin Lamb calls on Lebanon’s parliament and political elites to grant the Palestinian refugees living in the country the right to work, arguing that this is not only part of Lebanon’s obligation under international law, but also would benefit the Lebanese economy.
  • US Senator Lieberman wants to kill the internet – ...
    Maidhc Ó Cathail views US Senator Joseph Lieberman’s efforts to undermine American civil liberties, in particular his current attempt to destroy the internet, perhaps in order “to protect his treasonous cronies from the American people”. “If the United States looks increasingly like a police state ...
  • Can Russia offer freedom and security to Europe?
    Christopher King argues that Russia under the leadership of President Dmitriy Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has enormous potential for setting a course toward a positive future with Europe.

Amazon Rainforest

  • Second rancher sentenced for contract kill of Doro ...
    A second rancher has been sentenced for his role in the murder of Dorothy Stang, an American nun who was gunned down in 2005 for her efforts on behalf of poor farmers in the Amazon Rainforest. Regivaldo Galvao was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a jury in the city of Pará. Last month [...]
  • Yasuni National Park- SAVED!
    President Raphael Correa now has approved an agreement to leave Ecuador’s largest oil reserves, amounting to some 900 million barrels, underground in Yasuni National Park in exchange for more than $3 billion. Under the unprecedented agreement, known as the Yasuni-ITT Initiative, the government of Ec ...
  • Amazon watchgroups SILENT over new Chevron oil spi ...
    In the space of a week, a Chevron technical team has discovered two fresh oil spills in Ecuador’s oil-producing Amazon region. One covers three hectares (7.4 acres) near state-owned oil company Petroecuador’s Guanta production station in the heart of Cofan indigenous country. The other impacts half ...
  • Amazon River dolphin new stunning photos!
    The Amazon River dolphin (Bufeo, Bufeo Colorado, Boto, Boto Cor de Rosa, Boutu, Nay, Tonina) or Pink River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), is a freshwater River dolphin endemic to the Orinoco, Amazon and Araguaia/Tocantins River systems of Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. These we ...
  • Belo Monte dam auction proceeds despite protests!
    Bidding for electricity generated by Brazil’s planned Belo Monte Dam in the Amazon rainforest has been marked by protests and legal confusion. A court injunction issued late Monday suspended the dam auction overnight, throwing the bidding process into a state of chaos. Just moments before the aucti ...

Sibel Edmonds' Boiling Frogs

  • Jamiol Presents
  • The Sanitized Gulen Coverage Continues…
    …and the Real Dots Remain Unconnected In my last update I covered the recent multi-agenda driven, censored and sanitized media coverage of the Gulen movement. He seems to be back in the news (mainly Turkish media) again with the Flotilla Incident, and again, with unconnected dots, and unmentioned po ...
  • Afghanistan, the Saudi Arabia of lithium?
    Transforming Afghanistan into a Central Asian Saudi Arabia   It seems that Afghanistan is a never ending font of surprises. For decades U.S. officials took the position that Afghanistan held nothing of value for the United States, especially in the form of vital strategic resources. That assumption ...
  • Jamiol Presents
  • Jamiol Presents
    Here is a great toon from Paul Jamiol, originally posted here: http://jamiolsworld.com/ ; I recommend bookmarking his website, and of course check it out daily!  

Afro Spear

  • Oscar Grant’s Murderer Convicted of Involunt ...
    To know one’s surprise: Mehserle convicted of involuntary manslaughter “A jury found former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle guilty Thursday of involuntary manslaughter, concluding that he did not intend to kill train rider Oscar Grant when he shot him in the back on New Year’s Day 2009 b ...
  • My Name Is Anna Renee, and I’m a Racist
    I suppose that’s the best way to describe what I’m feeling at this particular time. So what am I talking about? Well first let me introduce you to Oakland California, USA, the city that I have lived in for the past 27 years. Oakland, the city known for the “Epic Beard Man” that old white [...]
  • There is a lion in the way
    the cemetery is the richest place on earth because billions of brilliant unfulfilled dreams are buried there. If you’re anything like me or the billions buried, the problem is not having a dream. The problem is being strong enough to fulfill them.
  • Frederick Douglass: “The Meaning of July Fou ...
    Fellow Citizens, I am not wanting in respect for the fathers of this republic. The signers of the Declaration of Independence were brave men. They were great men, too Ñ great enough to give frame to a great age. It does not often happen to a nation to raise, at one time, such a number [...]
  • “Did Nyamwasa fall on his own sword?” ...
    Recent attempt on  the life of diplomat-turned former Rwandan Chief of Staff, Lt-Gen. Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, in Johannesburg, dented Rwandan reputation a great deal more. When did it all began? Fall-out and now attempt on lives of compatriots! When cronyism and nepotism ceased to pay back. The ro ...

Expose the BNP

  • Rotherham fascist leads secret double life
    A BNP activist is living a secret double life, desperate to prevent his employers from finding out about his extremist views – despite having stood as a candidate in last month’s election. Tom Holmes (25) received 715 votes in the recent elections for Rotherham Council but has managed to keep his po ...
  • Nick Griffin humiliated in Barking defeat
    The British National Party have suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election when Nick Griffin failed to gain a Westminster seat for the East London ward of Barking. Labour MP Margaret Hodge secured the seat with a 16,000 majority, with Griffin trailing third after the Conservative candidat ...
  • Ten questions that expose Nick Griffin
    On the day that the BNP launches its election manifesto, Expose the BNP has researched 10 questions for journalists to put to the BNP leader, the answers to which reveal him to be a deeply racist, anti-Semitic Holocaust denier who boasts about his criminal past. 1. In which year did you stop denying ...
  • Workshy Griffin left his parents penniless
    On yesterdayâs Today programme, BNP leader Nick Griffin told the Radio Four audience that âLiberal economics … have utterly bankrupted this country.â The truth is that Nick Griffin was himself declared bankrupt in 1991. Over several years thereafter he destroyed his parentsâ finances as well ...
  • Nick Griffin: “If Hitler hadn’t been s ...
    The following is a transcript of Dominic Carmen’s speech given at the Expose the BNP media briefing, held at the NUJ headquarters on 7th April. At the 1987 General Election, the BNP put up two candidates and received 553 votes. It was beaten hands down by the Monster Raving Loony Party which put up ...

Sen4Earth

  • Seize BP Demonstrations Nationwide
    SEN believes these demonstrations will help awaken politicians to outrage over inadequate regulation and control of international corporations, even if they do not succeed in gaining temporary seizure of BP on the basis of national emergency and evidence of criminal neglect and fraud by BP.
  • Petition for Global Warming Facts on Fox
    SEN's Co-Founder Gregory Hilbert told Huffington bloggers Mary Ellen Harte PhD and John Harte PhD of cooltheearth, "The Discovery Palin Alaska petition-condemnation-boycott campaigns by Defenders of Wildlife, Credo, Change.org, Center for Biodiversity, Care2 Petitioners, Facebook groups and SEN have ...
  • Gulf Oil Disaster Action Central
    The Gulf Oil Disaster is the latest symptom of the madness being unleashed on Mother Earth, Mankind, Wildlife and Life itself. SEN will here post links to every action you can take. Visit often because more will arise in coming weeks and months. If you learn of one we've missed, please enter it in a ...
  • Petition for Global Warming Facts on Fox News, PLU ...
    SEN's Co-Founder Gregory Hilbert told Huffington bloggers Mary Ellen Harte PhD and John Harte PhD of cooltheearth, "The Discovery Palin Alaska petition-condemnation-boycott campaigns by Defenders of Wildlife, Credo, Change.org, Center for Biodiversity, Care2 Petitioners, Facebook groups and SEN have ...
  • Climate&Energy “Speak Up&Out” Results
    In April SEN published “Drill Oil and the USA and World to Hell?” To our users we said “Tell Sustainability Education Network’s sen4earth.org what YOU believe and what YOU Demand of government in Energy & Climate policy and legislation.” “SEN will report the overall results to you and to media, AN ...

If Americans Knew

  • As Israel kills and maims, Outrage is directed at ...
    Whenever Israel commits yet another atrocity, its defenders are quick to redirect public attention away from the grisly crime scene. Currently, there are headlines about allegedly anti-Semitic comments made by senior White House correspondent Helen Thomas. Pundits across the land evince outrage at h ...
  • An Open Letter to the Southern Poverty Law Clinic: ...
    I am disturbed by an article that the Center published in the fall 2007 issue of "Intelligence Report"--the Center's magazine. The item "Navy Extremist Disciplined--But Not for Extremism" is on page 11. The article focuses on Navy officer John Sharpe Jr.
  • NPR Watch: Linda Gradstein Has Done It Again on Ga ...
    NPR's reporter Linda Gradstein has done it again. She has managed to take a "must report" story on Israeli-Palestinian relations -- the new report by B'Tselem on the non-combatants, including children, killed by the Israeli military during the Israeli attack on Gaza -- and report it in a manner whic ...
  • The invisible government: Propaganda Disguised as ...
    John Pilger: In a speech in Chicago, John Pilger describes how propaganda has become such a potent force in our lives and, in the words of one of its founders, represents 'an invisible government'.
  • A moment of truth: A word of faith, hope and love ...
    We, a group of Christian Palestinians, after prayer, reflection and an exchange of opinion, cry out from within the suffering in our country, under the Israeli occupation, with a cry of hope in the absence of all hope, a cry full of prayer and faith in a God ever vigilant, in God's divine providence ...

David J. Gregory

  • BP BLOCKED WORKERS
    BP blocked workers cleaning up the oil disaster in the Gulf from wearing protective respirators.
  • Jim Geer in handcuffs!
    Chair Karen Thurman has repeatedly demanded a full and independent investigation. But the Republicans who control Tallahassee are trying to block the investigations into their culture of corruption, instead trying to make Jim Greer the fall guy for their misdeeds.
  • A Hot Air Balloon
    The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, "You're in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above ground elevation of 2,346 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.
  • Republican Worldview: It’s All Good
    "I wasn't talking about the financial crisis," he said, but rather about "fixing the problems on Wall Street." But that's a distinction without a difference, since it was the problems on Wall Street that caused the financial crisis, reckoned by most economists to be the worst since the Great Depress ...
  • Tree of Liberty
    The elitists must be put in their place, along with the people who have become their pawns, don't listen to the scare tactics they have used in the past, don't give them another chance to complete the takeover, END the Corporate takeover of America

Unsuitable Blog

  • Monthly Undermining Task, July 2010: Escape The To ...
    Here is a picture of a cat in a deckchair, probably relaxing as cats are wont to do from time to time. The cat could be anywhere but I can bet you anything that the cat didn’t travel thousands of miles to wherever it is relaxing in the deckchair especially in order to relax in [...]
  • Boycotting BP Is Like Choosing Your Least Favourit ...
    Which is your least favourite genocide? I don’t know about you, but if I lived in Rwanda then the genocide of 1994 that took the lives of a million people in some of the most brutal ways imaginable would certainly be at the top (or is that bottom) of my list. Then again, anyone who follows [...]
  • Hands Across The Sand: A New Low In Symbolic Prote ...
    “I dreamed early on in the BP crime-event that The Gulf Gusher could NOT be stopped. I woke up shaking, sweating, my heart pounding. I knew this was information more than merely a dream…I think we have a hole in our heads when we talk about effective action, and we’ve got to think more seriously [. ...
  • Just Some Handy Walmart Subvertising
    Someone sent me an email containing an article which, on first glance, appeared to be neatly undermining Walmart’s corporate line that the world’s biggest retailer is becoming “green”. It turns out that I read too much into the article, and they were actually praising Walmart and suggesting they wer ...
  • Lockheed Martin’s Violent Definition of &#82 ...
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOCKHEED MARTIN ANNOUNCES NEW GREEN INITIATIVES FOR 140,000 EMPLOYEES, THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES BETHESDA, Md. – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced new green initiatives to reach its 140,000 employees, their families and communities. The orchestrated effort is ...

Subalternate Reality

  • Wealthy Far More Likely To Default On Mortgages
    crossposted at Political Correction For much of the past two years, Congressional Republicans have wasted few opportunities to blame poor and working class Americans for the financial meltdown and the subsequent recession. They’ve argued that through well-intentioned government initiatives, includ ...
  • GOP House Candidate: Mosque Near Ground Zero Is A ...
    Conservative activists and the Muslim-baiters among them are furious about a proposed Islamic community center to be built near Ground Zero.  The debate has become entirely unhinged and some of the more hateful folks are using the controversy as a rallying cry to oppose the construction of all futur ...
  • Ex-Muslim Ergun Caner Is A Fraud
    Ergun Caner is one of the most prominent figures in the evangelical movement. He is also one of the most deceptive. A self-professed Muslim convert to Christianity, Caner plays an important, and arguably dangerous, role in the community. After the 9/11 attacks, when many Americans were searching for ...
  • Aliou Kumbaya
    My brother Aliou Niasse has saved the day.  He was the first to spot smoke coming out of the Nissan Pathfinder that Faisal Shahzad intended to detonate in crowded Times Square. Thankfully, the incompetence of Shahzab and the alertness of Niasse and two other gentlemen, both of whom are Vietnam War v ...
  • Exploring The Idea Of The “Intolerant Muslim”
    In his column today, the New York Times Ross Douthat takes Comedy Central and others to task for censoring depictions of the Prophet Muhammad.  Douthat sees a double standard afoot, pointing out that while our sensibilities are routinely satirized, “Islam is just about the only place where we draw a ...

Idea Lab | Technology

  • Highlights and Pitfalls of Virtual Street Corners ...
    We're just winding down my Knight News Challenge project, Virtual Street Corners , and haven't had time to sort through all the recorded materials and debrief the participants, but I wanted to share some initial thoughts and reactions. The most encouraging takeaway from the project was the enthu ...
  • Four More "Programmer-Journalists" Reach Halfway P ...
    Ever since the first Knight "programmer-journalist" scholars enrolled in the journalism master's program at the Medill School , I have checked in with them around the midway point -- and taken the opportunity to introduce them to the Idealab audience. As we mark the end of Medill's spring quarter, ...
  • Fifth "Programmer-Journalist" Helps Develop Visual ...
    There is probably no government data used more by journalists -- and non-journalists -- than the trove of population and demographic information collected by the U.S. Census Bureau. But while the bureau has kept improving its tools for online data access, it's still a challenge for someone not wel ...
  • Teaching Ushahidi 101 in Kenya
    This post is written by Melissa Tully and Rebecca Wanjiku. Melissa Tully is a PhD student at UW-Madison who is researching the use of social/new media in social justice work in Kenya. She has been volunteering with Ushahidi for the past two-and-a-half years. Rebecca Wanjiku is a project assistant ...
  • Social Media and Corporates -- the #Promise Confer ...
    A few days ago Vince Stehle from the Knight Foundation invited me to the Think Social's The #Promise conference in New York, and so I organized babysitting for my new son and came for the day. The conference was about how companies are using social media to advance their goals, and many people ( ...

Cutting Edge News

  • Art Pedroza and Hitler
    I am not deaf, nor do I live in California, but I share the opinion that Art Pedroza did not need to post a huge picture of Adolf Hitler to make is point bashing the deaf (see Society, Mendoza AB2072 Supporters Taunt and Insult the Deaf on Blogs June 28, 2010). The gratuitous use of Hitler's image, ...
  • The Political Edge - In Politics, Some Too Old to ...
    In our great system of American government, we have come to believe that age is a good thing. The older our elected officials—the theory goes—the better equipped and more seasoned they are to handle the challenges of running a government across our continental country. After all, experience is what ...
  • Edge on Sports - The Gods Must Be Crazy as Africa' ...
    With the defeat of Ghana, by penalties to Uruguay, and Brazil not making it to the World Cup semi-finals, the mood in Africa is somber. Few expected Africa to win the Cup, but the hopes of many were that one African team might beat the jinx and get through to the semi-finals; especially since the to ...
  • After the Holocaust - The Rights of Survivors of N ...
    For decades, Holocaust survivors and the families of Holocaust victims seeking transparent and accountable restitution of looted assets, such as insurance policies, have struggled against overwhelming odds. In June, it was reported that Generali, Allianz, AXA and Munich Re are among the top 10 insur ...
  • Edge of Wind - A New Wind Blows Between Israelis a ...
    Despite the latest tensions, two companies - one Palestinian and one Israeli - are integrating wind turbines together in the West Bank and beyond. A path toward peace may be blowing in the wind, if a new wind energy project between a Palestinian and an Israeli company succeeds. The two companies, Is ...

High Country News

CounterCurrents

  • Can The World Run On Renewables,Nuclear Energy And ...
    By Ted Trainer For many years I have been arguing that consumer-capitalist society is so grossly unsustainable that technical advance cannot solve the problems it is generating. I have especially developed the case against the dominant belief that alternative energy sources can substitute for foss ...
  • The Israeli Stranglehold On CNN
    By Khalid Amayreh CNN sacked this week its senior editor for Middle Eastern affairs, Octavia Nasr after she published a twitter message saying that she respected the Shiite cleric the Grand Ayatollah Muhammed Hussein Fadlullah, who died on Sunday
  • Media Lies About Kashmir
    The disinformation war is underway. Kashmirs local media has been BANNED (not censored but BANNED!) in the worlds largest democracy, and the Delhi media is being used to spread LIES
  • Holocaust Survivor Hedy Epstein Interviewed
    Mark Lieberman interviews Hedy Epstein
  • US Opposes Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline
    By Sarath Kumara Despite opposition from the US, Pakistan signed an agreement with Iran on June 13 to go ahead with a $US7.6 billion gas pipeline between the two countries that will provide a desperately-needed supply of energy to Pakistan from 2014. The deal cuts across Washingtons efforts to isol ...

Contagious Love Experiment

  • Day 8: A Good Day to be an Older Brother
      Half a year ago, my younger brother loaded up his compact car and drove from our parent’s house in Maryland to Little Rock, AR. Zack has always been a sharp thinker and dedicated worker, but had been struggling to find somewhere and something to really put his energy behind. Drifting from culinar ...
  • Day 7: How to Deal
    Day 7: Josh, OKC Our visit to Oklahoma City seems like a good time to gush about my girlfriend Margo. After a long, sweltering ride through New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma without air conditioning, having Margo waiting at the church where we spoke was a refreshing sight. Her and some friends made th ...
  • Day 6: A Story of Connections
    Day 6, Josh, in Albuquerque, NM  New and Old Friends in New Mexico   The People’s Journey is a story of connections. A simple email from Hakim and the young people in Afghanistan (of www.ourjourneytosmile.com) came to me, as I was walking across the country, sparked people all over the world to le ...
  • Day 5: Dividing Walls and Welcoming Couches
    Day 4: Conor is working on Day 5: Tempe, AZ by Josh  A didgeridoo blew; drums clunked and thudded; guitars and mandolins strummed; in between, an assortment of other obscure instruments and their various noises vibrated around the crowded room. About ten people had gathered in a living room on a war ...
  • Day 3: San Diego: Limitations, Celebrations, and F ...
    Day 2: in the works Day 3: San Diego, by Josh… Though only ten or twenty miles from the glamor and commotion of LA, the mountainside bungalow that we awoke in seemed a remote corner of civilization. The sunlight illuminating through it’s wide windows showed the surrounding beauty that the darkness h ...

Yid With Lid

  • Still Another "Moderation of Palestinian Leadershi ...
    By Barry Rubin Doesn't the West ever learn? Step 1: Al-Hayat reports that Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas offers to give Israel the Jewish Quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem and the Western Wall of the Jewish Temple to Israel in a peace agreement. Step 2: Media cover ...
  • President Obama: Israelis Are Bigots
    President Obama does not get it.� This mans ego is so large that he cannot comprehend the the fact that Israelis are suspicious of him because of his anti-Israel foreign policy. In the interview below, he believes that the reason Israelis are suspicious of him was the fact that his middle name is Hu ...
  • Archeologists Find Revised Version of Constitution ...
    In a Washington D.C. news conference, archeologists working for the Smithsonian Institution have made an incredible discovery, a revised copy of the U.S Constitution dated 1790, that was passed by the original 13 States and was supposed to supplant the version that was ratified in 1788. The Chief Ar ...
  • Seventeen Indicators Showing The Economy is About ...
    President Obama and his administration has been traveling the country trying to pass along the message to voters about how effective their $787 (now $825 billion+)� recovery plan has been. They are calling the effort an effort “recovery summer.” Perhaps a better name for it would be the Economy's a ...
  • Hamas Says: You've Given Us Gaza, Now on to More W ...
    By Barry Rubin Here is what President Barack H. Obama said after his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "We believe that there is a way to make sure that the people of Gaza are able to prosper economically, while Israel is able to maintain its legitimate security needs ...

The Real Agenda

  • How does the Global Elite Conquer the World? Destr ...
    Bilderberg hound Daniel Estulin describes how the globalists have historically managed to amass power.  Their modus operandi is to destroy countries or nation-states by ending their sovereignty, their economies, identities and liberty.  This is achieved through compartmentalization of their internal ...
  • Secret Raytheon Military Contract Rolls out Intern ...
    Defense contractor Raytheon Corp. recently won a classified contract for the initial phase of the surveillance effort valued at up to $100 million, said a person familiar with the project. An NSA spokeswoman said the agency had no information to provide on the program. A Raytheon spokesman declined ...
  • Use World Currency to Renounce the Debt!
    These Illuminati banking families have used their position to control all major corporations and governments. Do you know that it takes only 3-4% of shares to control most widely-held corporations? These corporations in turn buy the executives and politicians, pundits and professors that run the wor ...
  • How the Green Movement Failed Us
    Attention should be turned to the criminals that are robbing the middle class and re-appropriating our wealth for personnel gains. Shame on you Mr. Gore, your carbon footprint is probably higher than all the readers of this article combined. A lavish life, with a couple of mansions and a dozen cars, ...
  • Monsanto loses dispute on modified soy in European ...
    The judges state that the Community rules in the EU that supports biotechnological inventions protects such products as long as "the genetic information that the product contains performs its function effectively in that matter." This means that the Court considers that although the seeds had tra ...

Wind Watch

  • Turbine plan would affect sleep: expert
    Campaigners fighting proposals for wind turbines in Dorset have welcomed expert advice saying they shouldn’t be built within a mile of homes. An expert on sleeping disorders says the turbines should not be built closer than that to avoid major noise nuisance. Dr Chris Hanning also says noise levels ...
  • Sound, shadow standards scare wind developers
    Environmental consultants can count the minutes a home is affected by the strobelike flickers of a wind turbine’s shadow. They can measure the decibels of the rhythmic thrum of turbine blades cutting through the air. They can use those flicker and sound measurements to determine the best placement f ...
  • Radar Ridge hearings
    Is it OK to allow some murrelets to be killed by project? Two key public meetings next week could help determine the fate of the Radar Ridge wind energy farm now that the Grays Harbor Public Utility District has decided to end its share of funding for the project by Aug. 1. The meetings scheduled by ...
  • Greenhouse gas threat from wind farms on peatland ...
    Damaging wind farms that unleash carbon dioxide from the soil are being permitted in Scotland because no government body is equipped to advise on the impact of building on peatland, The Scotsman has learned. Peat bog has been described as “Scotland’s rainforest” because it stores huge quantities of ...
  • Wind farm case will be headed to trial
    GENEVA – A Kane County judge on Thursday gave residents living among the wind farm operated by NextEra Energy Resources the OK to take a lawsuit seeking the turbines’ removal to trial. Judge Michael Colwell rejected NextEra’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by about 40 landowners around the Shab ...

Not My Tribe

  • Fruit of the poison tree, the OJ glove, GIGO and t ...
    Fruit of the poison tree is a legal standard, evidence gathered illegally can’t be admissible as actual evidence and any decisions made on the basis of that evidence have to be overturned and re-tried. In the strict interpretation of the standard that would include evidence used as probable cause fo ...
  • While blatantly anti-Arab Wolf Blitzer gets Free P ...
    Octavia Nasr, CNN editor, longtime reporter of Middle East affairs, was fired for not promoting the Anti-Arab blatantly partisan (and racist) non-objectivity of CNN, by posting a tweet about the death of a Shi’ite cleric from Lebanon. A cleric who championed among other things, fatwas AGAINST the Ho ...
  • White cop cops manslaughter verdict for shooting O ...
    Family of killer cop victim Oscar Grant appealed for calm after officer given Involuntary Manslaughter verdict. How likely would it be that Oakland would riot with court having reaffirmed that police can murder with impunity?
  • Latest BP offer: Fire the employees who wear prote ...
    Because it looks bad on television reports if people around the world see that their Toxic Waste is actually Toxic Waste. There’s more to it than just threatening their (Temporary) Workers, those who are being forced to choose between risking their lives for the Good Image of BP and starving, losing ...
  • The Lakota saw six grandfathers where Mt Rushmore ...
    A recurring discussion at the base of Mount Rushmore is whose face next belongs alongside America’s fantastic four. There’s room for more obviously, as the mountain’s Lakota name was the Six Grandfathers. They saw resemblance enough in the rocks without the Denver Mint faces. Visitors can be excused ...

Debunking the Debunkers

  • Predictable Duh-bunkers Strike Again
    Pat Curley of the Screw Loose Change blog posted this video today: Pat writes: "John Farmer said in an interview: John Farmer- Well, let me just say that I think the [9-11 Commission] report is, uh, extremely accurate, and- and sets forth the facts of 9/11. And we actually did point out in the ...
  • The Sovereign - NEWSPAPER OF THE RESISTANCE!
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/19892527/RefuseAndResist http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=111131338919981&ref=ts
  • 911 Truth in 5 minutes: The Key Evidence vs Mainst ...
    The Hard Science: There IS overwhelming physical evidence that reveals explosives were used to bring down the 3 WTC buildings on 911. There is nothing theoretical about the claim - forensic proof has sealed the case. Simply put, it is IMPOSSIBLE to find Molten Steel , Thermite traces , plus actual ...
  • 7/7 - Five Years On
    Yesterday the Queen who doesn't sweat (I wonder how long before the David Icke fans pick up on that!), visited ground zero and addressed the UN for the first time since 1957. Is it possible for a reigning monarch to commit treason? Coz some would argue that just by associating with the globalist c ...
  • Why James Randi, Michael Shermer and other Pseudos ...
    SCEPCOP YouTube.com June 10, 2010 To learn more about why James Randi, Michael Shermer, the CSICOP crowd, and other Pseudoskeptics are NOT real skeptics, visit my website and treatise at: http://www.debunkingskeptics.com Related Info: Debunking PseudoSkeptics - CSICOP, James Randi, Michael Sh ...

Fooducate

  • Farting Fiber – The Story of Inulin
    “Get more fiber in your diet.” Consumers have been hearing this key nutrition message for years. So they start scanning nutrition facts panels of products they buy, looking for fiber content. And the food industry, always one step ahead, starts pumping fiber into everything, even candy. In many  pr ...
  • Great. Now Popsicles are Superfoods
    Fooducate is getting popular. Every day we get pitched by at least 20 different PR firms to do write-ups about food and food-related products. That’s fine, it’s part of the social marketing thing that all the brands are doing now. We get it. The associates at the PR firm bulk spam all the bloggers ...
  • Chewing Gum Health Claim Shot Down [Wrigley]
    Wrigley, the gum behemoth, is settling a  class action suit out of court for a cool $7 million. The lawsuit pertains to misleading advertising claims for Eclipse gum made with magnolia bark extract, that has been “scientifically proven to help kill the germs that cause bad breath”. Or not. Accord ...
  • Harvard, USDA: Soda Tax Will Cut Obesity
    It may take a year or two or five or twenty, but eventually some sort of levy will be placed on the liquid candy purveyed by the  beverage industry. In the past few weeks, two additional voices were heard in the argument for consumer (and legislator) mindshare on this issue. A Harvard experiment, i ...
  • FOODFIGHT: Is a McDonald’s Big Mac Healthier Than ...
    This is a guest blog post by Mariana Cotlear. Is a McDonald’s Big Mac better for you than a Chipotle Burrito?  So claims James McWilliams in a recent article in The Atlantic. His straight nutritional comparison of the above mentioned menu items leads him to this conclusion: Despite Chipotle’s s ...

Traffikd

  • Online Profits Re-Opens (and now it’s free)!
    Daniel Scocco of Daily Blog Tips started a membership site, Online Profits , last year to help people learn about making money online. Daniel has just re-launched and re-vamped Online Profits, and this time there is no charge to get all of the valuable content. The only requirement is that you open ...
  • 3 Ways to Ensure Internet Marketing Continues to W ...
    This is a guest post by Susan White Gone are the days when Internet marketing was perceived as the bold, new and innovative way to market and publicize your products and services. Today, email marketing and other forms of pushing your products on the web are passé. The Internet is growing faster th ...
  • Cloud Living Now Available From Glen Allsopp
    One of my friends has just launched a new product that I think may be of interest to many Traffikd readers. Glen Allsopp has written an e-book, Cloud Living , based on his experiences from making a five-figure monthly income from his websites. Cloud Living is actually more than an e-book, it i ...
  • 5 Reasons New Bloggers Should Use Niche Social Med ...
    I've been talking to some new bloggers recently and I've been asked questions about how they should work on growing their blog, increasing subscribers, and getting more visitors. Most bloggers know about the potential impact of social media and some even spend considerable amounts of time on sites l ...
  • Blog Design Showcase
    The typical post topics covered here involve topics related to social media marketing or blogging . One way to increase traffic to your site is to use an attractive design that will draw a lot of attention. Web design galleries and showcase blog posts like this one send considerable amounts of visit ...

Clearreaching

  • Is there such a thing as soul?
    Much talked about, much used, the concept of soul has nowadays turned into a chewing gum, especially when put in the context of reincarnation. The truth is that the concept of soul has been tackled by both philosophy and religion since antiquity; this should account for the dozens of definitions the ...
  • On koans
    The purpose of a koan is for the person who engages in it to realize the difference between the mind (which manifests itself as a flow of thoughts) and consciousness (which is the space that contains the flow of thoughts). Always the issue is to understand that it is identification with our thoughts ...
  • A koan
    A koan: “There is no time. What is memory?” If I knock the table with my hand twice, I have to accept that it’s time that separates the two knocks from each other. Therefore, time exists. But it only exists because I have memory of the first knock. Everything I build within me, I build using memor ...
  • Love (second part)
    b. Lowering one’s defenses. This has been discussed over and over in this blog and it is essentially a rephrasing of “allowing one’s heart to break”. In connection to romantic love, we may see it is the more beneficial the more it relates to oneself, meaning that the benefits are ripped at the level ...
  • Love
    The discussion on communication gave me the impulse to reflect a little on the concept of romantic love between two people. What is this love? Let’s explore. When we tell someone “I love you”, we are in fact stating that we feel the chemistry between us, which is mutually based on acceptance and ad ...

Worldpress - Africa

Canadian Encyclopedia

  • Vimy Ridge
    Vimy Ridge, battle fought 9-14 April 1917 during WORLD WAR I . The long, low ridge formed a key position linking the Germans' new HINDENBURG LINE to their main trench lines leading north from HILL 70 near Arras, France.
  • New France
    France was a colonial power in North America from the early 16th century, the age of great European discoveries and fishing expeditions, to the early 19th century, when Napol�on Bonaparte sold Louisiana to the US. From
  • Fur Trade
    Fur trade in Canada began as an adjunct to the fishing industry. Early in the 16th century fishermen from northwest Europe were taking rich catches of COD on the Grand Banks off Newfoundland and in the Gulf of St Lawrence (
  • Native People: Eastern Woodlands
    Major Language and Tribal GroupsEastern Woodland Indians spoke languages belonging to 2 unrelated families, Iroquoian and Algonquian. At the onset of the historic period, Iroquoians occupied much of southern Ontario, northern
  • Canadian Pacific Railway
    Commencement of a transcontinental railway within 2 years and completion within 10 years were conditions of British Columbia's entry into Confederation in 1871 (seeRAILWAY HISTORY). Competition for the lucrative contract for the

How Can I Recycle This ?

  • Repair This: at what point is it better to buy som ...
    Here’s a question that’s been I’ve been wondering about for a while: at what point is it better to buy something new than keep repairing something old? On this site, we’re all about reducing & repairing – not buying things new for the sake of it or because they’re a bit scuffed & dirty – but [...]
  • How can I reuse or recycle cleaning product &#8220 ...
    We’ve had an email from Jan C: Is there anything I can do with carpet freshener bottles? The ones with the holes in the top for shaking. It’s too chemical perfumed for anything I want to shake out (like flour.) There is a strong Reduce angle here – like many strongly perfumed items, you’re just intr ...
  • How can I reuse or recycle plastic coleslaw/potato ...
    Between the good weather and the World Cup, every weekend recently has been barbeque-madness in the UK, which means the burger, salad and salad accompaniments shelves at the supermarket are stripped bare by 10am, just a solitary limp iceberg lettuce left behind to tell of the devastation. Pre-packed ...
  • How can I reuse or recycle rubbish pencil erasers?
    We’ve had an email from Sophie: I bought a big bag of rubbers at the start of school but they were hard and rubbish so I turned them into stamps instead! I drew a design on them then cut it out with an art knife and they work great. I remember doing something similar with them when [...]
  • How can I make “chickens from plastic bags&# ...
    (I hope everyone had a lovely long weekend btw – and for those who didn’t get yesterday as a holiday, sorry for rubbing it in that we all did!) Linzi email us with a rather specific question: I would love to know how to make those chickens made from plastic bags? I desperately want to to know [...]

Mondoweiss

  • JFK threatened to abandon Israel over nukes
    Re your post, JFK was first (to thank Jews for his political elevation). Warren Bass's Support Any Friend is a very good book. The episode you quote however is only the beginning of the JFK-Ben Gurion relationship. Read chapter 6, "The Delicate Matter: Kennedy's Struggle to Deny Israel the Bomb," es ...
  • ‘NYT’ announces terms of peace deal
    Adding to Ahmed Moor's piece above, I'd like to add this about the New York Times investigative piece on settlements being funded by tax deductible contributions. First, it's a great victory, that the Times even did the piece, and it should be celebrated and congratulated. It's great. Times, you cam ...
  • Pastel settlers
    One of the pleasures of reading the New York Times is learning to recognize different writers’ structural biases. I don’t really know Jim Rutenberg or Mike McIntire, but I’ve been reading Ethan Bronner’s work for years now. His work is tendentiously pro-Zionist; he’s the commensurate ‘hugger and w ...
  • NYT’s Roger Cohen valorizes ‘Palestini ...
    Roger Cohen also scores Obama's "lovefest" with Netanyahu here, and is shrewd in pointing out the conflation of Israel's permanent war with the U.S. "war on terror." I don't like his sardine can metaphor for Gaza; it dehumanizes 1.5 million people in an open-air prison. (I don't get his love affair ...
  • Today in Palestine: Palestinian healthcare paralyz ...
    And other news from Today in Palestine:Land theft and destruction/Ethnic cleansing Netanyahu: “Settlement Activities To Resume By The End Of September” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that he will not renew the so-called settlement freeze in the occupied West Bank after it expires ...

Media Consortium

  • Wooing more mobile users with interactive database ...
    Over the Independence Day weekend, USA.gov (a hub for federal government info and resources) relaunched a more user-friendly version of its site. This includes a gallery of free mobile apps based on US government data, news, information, and services. The interesting thing is, most of these “apps” a ...
  • Major Newspaper Chain Goes Open Source
    Newspapers have seen a sustained drop in readership, and therefore in revenues, over the last half-decade. The ability to cut cost on something as elemental as production, by dropping expensive proprietary software, is exciting. But so is watching a company in an allegedly change-resistant sector se ...
  • NPR CEO: We Want to Partner with Journalism Startu ...
    NPR CEO Vivian Schiller wants her organization and its local affiliates to partner with the journalism startup companies that have been growing up through the wreckage of the newspaper business.  The pitch she made here at the Aspen Ideas Festival is simple. Innovative journalism startups can do gr ...
  • Content 'Farms': Killing Journalism -- While Makin ...
    If you ask most working journalists what they think about Associated Content, Demand Media or AOL’s Seed, you may hear a scoffing sound. After all, these sites, while providing some people with work, produce high-volume, low-cost content designed to appear at the top of search engine results, earni ...
  • AP Not Amused By The Woot Story, Tries To Play The ...
    Oh those jokesters over at the AP — the fun never ends! Last night, we wrote a post noting that Woot was (humorously) calling out the AP for not following their own ridiculous rules when quoting from content. By Woot’s calculation, using the AP tool, the AP owes them $17.50 (but Woot was nice enough ...

Reality Asserts Itself

  • WHO COMMANDED THE G20 COMMANDER? It's time for the ...
    A room filled with police officers stare at pulsing screens; feeds from 85 cameras cover most of Toronto's downtown core.� This was the command centre for the G20 Integrated Security Unit (there was another ISU command centre in Barrie). In charge was the RCMP Chief Supt. Alphonse MacNeil. It may ...
  • YOUR RIGHTS CAN DISAPPEAR IN A SNAP - The Ontario ...
    Everybody in Ontario should understand the Public Works Protection Act. It sounds like some obscure piece of legislation that couldn't matter very much to most people. But look again. With a snap of the Ontario Cabinet's fingers, they can essentially eliminate your right to assemble and eliminate pr ...
  • G20 THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME - Are extraordinar ...
      The G-20 wrapped up its work in Toronto on Sunday, and sent a message. Part of that message was in a document, 27 pages of a little bit of something for everybody. They also sent a message through the Canadian police about how the countries of the G-20 might deal with opposition to their plans. ...
  • IS OBAMA WEDDED TO A DOOMED STRATEGY - and why are ...
    The firing of General Stanley McChrystal by President Obama should give Americans, Canadians and the people of other NATO countries fighting in Afghanistan a moment to reflect on why their daughters and sons are dying and killing there. Not because of McChrystal's departure, but for President Obam ...
  • DID DICK CHENEY HELP CAUSE THE BP DISASTER?
    A few weeks ago, I interviewed Lawrence Wilkerson, a retired United States Army Colonel and former chief of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell.� It was a rare insight into the Bush White House, and more so, the mind of Dick Cheney as seen through the eyes of someone who worked ne ...

Great Beyond ( Nature )

  • UK government promises to reform libel laws
    The UK government will reform the English libel laws, announced the Justice Minister Lord McNally today. The declaration was made at the second reading of a Defamation Bill put forward by Anthony Lester QC, libel lawyer and Liberal Democrat peer. ( Telegraph , Guardian ) The government’s announc ...
  • Institute of Medicine weighs in on the ethics of p ...
    GlaxoSmithKline’s diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone) will be under the microscope at an important joint meeting of two advisory committees to the US Food and Drug Administration next week. The drug agency’s advisers are weighing up whether the blockbuster drug’s heart attack, heart failure and ...
  • UK science minister discusses tough times ahead
    It's no secret that difficult financial times lie ahead for scientists in Britain, so perhaps it was appropriate that David Willetts, the Conservative minister for universities and science, chose to give his first speech on research at the Royal Institution—Britain's oldest scientific organization, ...
  • Mental health institute's Insel expresses "regret"
    Tom Insel, the director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), yesterday offered a written mea culpa to his biggest critic on Capitol Hill. In a letter , Insel tells Senator Charles Grassley that certain of his actions “appear inappropriate” – to be specific, his helping a former collea ...
  • Black-hole bubble stuns astronomers
    Posted on behalf of Miriam Frankel. A relatively small stellar black hole is releasing unexpectedly large amounts of energy in the form of jets of fast-moving particles. The jets smash into the surrounding gas, heating it up, and creating an enormous bubble that is over 1000 light years across ( ...

new geography

  • The Need to Expand Personal Mobility
    Few books in recent memory have started from as optimistic or solid a foundation as Reinventing the Automobile: Personal Urban Mobility for the 21st Century . Reinventing the Automobile conveys a strong message that improved personal mobility is necessary and desirable: "Have we reached the point w ...
  • Singapore's Demographic Winter
    Over the past half century arguably no place on earth has progressed more than the tiny island state of Singapore. A once impoverished, tropical powder keg packed into 268 square miles at the foot of the Malay Peninsula, the Mandarin-led republic has ascended from its difficult founding in 1965 to o ...
  • The Myth of the Back-to-the-City Migration
    Pundits, planners and urban visionaries—citing everything from changing demographics, soaring energy prices, the rise of the so-called "creative class," and the need to battle global warming—have been predicting for years that America's love affair with the suburbs will soon be over. Their voices ha ...
  • "Little Monsters"?: Children and the Environment
    The idea has bubbled around the edges of the environmental pond for a while: choosing to be childfree expressly for the purpose of reducing one's carbon footprint. An environmental correspondent at Mother Jones , for example, has pointed out that "…Nothing else you can do — driving a more fuel ef ...
  • The Economic Significance of Village Markets
    Flea markets and garage sales have been around for years. But for most New Zealanders, produce markets have been associated with old European villages, or the ethnic markets of Hong Kong and other exotic locations. Village markets focus on locally made crafts, while Flea Markets are essentially cent ...

GM Watch

water.org

  • Pitbull helps Water.org with “Game On” ...
    Water is Life! (Planet Pit) – Purchase Pitbull’s song “Game On” from iTunes and Pitbull’s proceeds go directly to Water.org. During the World Cup this year more than 2,000 children will die from preventable water-related disease. More than 50 percent of Africans suffer from water-related diseases. ...
  • Ante Up for Africa helps Water.org (Las Vegas Sun)
    Don Cheadle and Annie Dukeâs Ante Up for Africa raises $275,000 (Las Vegas Sun) – Even without movie star Ben Affleck, felled upon arrival here with a blinding migraine, there was still an all-star turnout for Oscar nominee Don Cheadle and Celebrity Apprentice star Annie Dukeâs Fourth Annual Ant ...
  • WaterCredit helps people help themselves (GCS)
    The New Door to Wealth in the Microfinance Community (Green Chip Stocks) – Water.org recently created a subsidiary, WaterCredit, that uses microfinance loans to support water and sanitation (watsan) projects. Although watsan organizations are not new, the use of micro-credit loans for watsan project ...
  • Rainwater harvesting a success in Philippines (Mal ...
    Water is Life! (Business Insight Malaya) Philippines - Water harvesting and conservation are already a practical and beneficial technology in a few rural areas in the Philippines. One of them, the “Water Partners” program in the Baranggay Villahermosa near Cebu, on Camotes Island, started in 2003. ...
  • Matt Damon is making the planet better for us (GTV ...
    Matt Damon Is Making The Planet Better For Us (Global TV) Since the making of All The Pretty Horses, you’ve become one of the Sexiest Men Alive, one of Hollywood’s highest paid actors and a household name across the globe. Your celebrity status has afforded you the ability to focus attention on envi ...

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  • The Deniers on CBC Radio's 'Ideas'
    The science is settled - is now the mantra of climate change activism? Those who disagree are either in denial or in the pay of an oil company. But long time environmentalist and energy activist Lawrence Solomon says no, the science is not settled on global warming. Ideas producer David Cayley break ...

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  • Is there a crack in the Israeli army's wall of sil ...
    "The question is what we as a society allow to be done in our name, and what we don't allow. That's why the investigation must be held outside the army." Submitted by Margaret Mayer to World �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add a Comment
  • Dalai Lama : 75th Birthday Global Tribute -Please ...
    The Dalai Lama celebrates his 75th birthday on July 6th. In these challenging times a global wave of support will show the Chinese government that the eyes of the world are still on Tibet and the world is united in hope for a peaceful and fair world. Submitted by Naoko I. to World �|� �Note-it! �|� ...
  • Lift the Blockade of Gaza Now! Take Action
    Amnesty International is deeply concerned that it appears that Israeli armed forces may have used excessive force the morning of May 31, 2010 when entering boats protesting the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip. Submitted by Daf Yanez to World �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add a Comment
  • Strenger Than Fiction / Israel must admit to its m ...
    "That his life is being dissipated, squandered in a pointless struggle, and that his identity and self-respect and the one life he has to live are being endlessly expropriated from him in a conflict that could have been resolved long ago. Submitted by Margaret Mayer to World �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add ...
  • Leading Israeli figures accuse police of targeting ...
    A number of prominent jurists, intellectuals, writers and leftist public figures have co-signed a letter that accuses the Jerusalem District police of "illegal and inequitable" conduct toward protesters in the predominantly Arab neighborhood .. Submitted by Margaret Mayer to World �|� �Note-it! �|� ...

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