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The Intelligence Daily
- The China Bubble: Economic Growth’s Last Stand?by Richard Heinberg, PCI Read Chapter 5: Part 1 Read Chapter 5: Part 2 Read Chapter 5: Part 3 There...
- IntelFilter World News — June 6, 2011Top Headlines Gotcha! Elusive antimatter trapped over 16 minutes Imagine your life without oil...
- They Call This Justice. Supreme Court Gives CI ...by Tom Burghardt Antifascist Calling… On May 16, in another shameless capitulation to the...
- Kurzweil: The Movieby Kurt Cobb In “Transcendent Man” it is a sadder than usual Ray Kurzweil who appears...
- Instead of Prisonby Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine A “parallel social universe”—that’s what Michelle Alexander...
My AntiWar
- UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon Says Running for 2nd Term
- UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon Says Running for 2nd Term
- Yemen Dissidents Urge Swift Action in Saleh Ab ...
- Yemen Dissidents Urge Swift Action in Saleh Ab ...
- Pakistani Taliban Vow Revenge Attacks on US Ta ...
CASMII - Campaign against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran
- RAND Researcher's Claim of Iranian Nuke Doesn' ...Summary: Natanz plantA five page article from RAND researcher Gregory S. Jones released late last week reaches a grim conclusion: that without an immediate US military occupation of Iran, the Islamic Republic will have a nuclear weapon in two months. source: Antiwar.comread more
- Despite Intelligence Rejecting Iran as Nuclear ...Summary: Seymour Hersh"There is a large body of evidence, however, including some of America’s most highly classified intelligence assessments, suggesting that the United States could be in danger of repeating a mistake similar to the one made with Saddam Hussein’s Iraq eight years ago" so ...
- Iran refutes IAEA military claimsSummary: SoltaniehIran dismisses as “unfounded” military allegations leveled by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), saying there is no evidence that the country's nuclear activities pursue military aims. source: PressTVread more
- US Spying Detects No Iranian NukesSummary: El-BaradeiThe former Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) said in a new published report that he had not seen “a shred of evidence” that Iran was “building nuclear-weapons facilities and using enriched materials.” source: Information Clearing Houseread more
- Ahmadinejad wants an anti-Zionist Egypt and ho ...Summary: The Egyptian delegation visiting Iran is made up of academics, clerics and media representatives. "Our enemies do not want us to rebuild our ties because they know a great political and economic power will emerge from our cooperation," Ahmadinejad said, according to Reuters. "If w ...
The Daily Galaxy
- Image of the Day: Oldest Known Supernova in th ...Astronomers have discovered the oldest and farthest supernova ever detected -- a massive star that exploded 11 billion years ago. Scientists compared several years of images taken from one portion of the sky, which let them look for objects that...
- Protostars Forming Just Beyond Grasp of the Mi ...The center of the Milky Way presents astronomers with a paradox: it holds young stars, but no one is sure how those stars got there. The galactic center is swept by powerful gravitational tides stirred by a 4 million solar-mass...
- "Angels Nix Demons" -- CERN Physicists Close t ...Antimatter is a puzzle because it should have been produced in equal amounts with normal matter during the Big Bang that created the Universe 13.6 billion years ago. Today, however, there is no evidence of antimatter galaxies or clouds, and...
- Did Phosphorus Power the Origin of Life? --Tod ..."Not only is phosphorus the active component of ATP, it also forms the backbone of DNA and is important in the structure of cell walls. But despite its importance to life, it is not fully understood how phosphorus first appeared...
- The Moon's Electrical CratersNew research from NASA's Lunar Science Institute indicates that the solar wind may be charging certain regions at the lunar poles to hundreds of volts as the solar wind flows over natural obstructions on the moon,according to calculations by NASA's...
Natural News
- FDA sends US marshals to seize elderberry juic ...(NaturalNews) Wyldewood Cellars, a Kansas-based producer and distributor of elderberry juice, is the latest raid target of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which recently sent US marshals to the company's winery in Mulvane to confiscate the "unapproved drug." According to the rogue age ...
- Use sage for everyday brain health(NaturalNews) Sage is a wonderful herb that can add flavor to soups, salad dressings and juices. The herb also has anti-inflammatory and powerful memory enhancing qualities. In trials, even small amounts of sage have been shown to significantly boost memory recall. It's also been known since 200 ...
- Make use of Mother Nature-First Aid Kit this s ...(NaturalNews) Who can resist summer`s siren call, beckoning us to the great outdoors? When you commune with Mother Nature, you may encounter more on your outings than expected. From angry insect stings to a sunburned skin, it is a good idea to BE prepared.Bruises are the result of life and are n ...
- Food wars: How European health authorities are ...(NaturalNews) Even as hospitals in Germany are now filling up with people sickened by a super-powerful drug-resistant "superbug" strain of e.coli that looks like it was bioengineered (http://www.naturalnews.com/032622_ecoli_bioengineering.html), European health authorities are leaping at the opp ...
- America spends billions on pharma drugs only t ...(NaturalNews) In the last year, American drug disposal programs have claimed more than 309 tons of prescription and other drugs as people turn in their unused medications. While health officials congratulate themselves on a job well done, others consider what these numbers have to say about the ...
Threat Level
- LulzSec Claims Another Sony HackLulzSec, which hacked into Sony last week and posted stolen e-mail addresses and passwords of about 50,000 consumers, said it hacked the Japanese media giant again on Monday. This time, the group announced it had swiped 54 megabytes of “Sony Developer source code.” A member of the anonymous gro ...
- U.N. Report Declares Internet Access a Human RightA United Nations report said Friday that disconnecting people from the internet is a human rights violation and against international law. The report railed against France and the United Kingdom, which have passed laws to remove accused copyright scofflaws from the internet. It also protested bl ...
- Feds: WikiLeaks Associates Have ‘No Right’ To ...Three associates of WikiLeaks challenging a government demand for records of their Twitter use have no right to information about similar demands that may have been issued to other internet companies, the Justice Department told a federal judge Thursday. “[T]he subscribersâ demand for more itemi ...
- Feds: WikiLeaks Associates Have ‘No Right’ To ...Three associates of WikiLeaks challenging a government demand for records of their Twitter use have no right to information about similar demands that may have been issued to other internet companies, the Justice Department told a federal judge Thursday. “[T]he subscribersâ demand for more itemi ...
- Sony Hit Yet Again; Consumer Passwords ExposedThe hacker group that took over the website of PBS NewsHour last weekend has returned to its first love — hacking Sony. LulzSec announced Thursday it hacked servers at Sony Pictures and Sony BMG. The group posted what appear to be the stolen e-mail addresses and passwords of about 50,000 consum ...
PERRspectives : Blog
- Cantor Defends Geithner on Debt CeilingAn interesting split is occurring within the ranks of the Republicans holding the American economy hostage over the debt ceiling. Led by Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, Pat Toomey and Tim Pawlenty, the "Default Deniers" not only refuse the acknowledge the global economic calamity that would ensu ...
- The Republicans' Medicare Bumper StickerThe growing backlash against their plan to end the Medicare guaranteed government insurance program for 46 million Americans is producing near-panic in Republican ranks. With polls showing overwhelming opposition to the Ryan rationing scheme, House GOP leaders begged President Obama to stop the ...
- The Republicans' Medicare Bumper StickerThe growing backlash against their plan to end the Medicare guaranteed government insurance program for 46 million Americans is producing near-panic in Republican ranks. With polls showing overwhelming opposition to the Ryan rationing scheme, House GOP leaders begged President Obama to stop the ...
- Boehner Fails Econ 101No doubt, Friday's disappointing jobs report was bad news for President Obama. But the Republican response augurs much worse for the American people. After all, while Obama was visiting a Chrysler plant in Ohio to tout his auto industry rescue which ultimately saved hundreds of thousands of jo ...
- The Interchangeable Sarah Palin and Michele Ba ...As Sarah Palin launched her bus tour last week, her "friend" and likely White House hopeful Michele Bachmann protested that the two Tea Party darlings are not "interchangeable." Sadly, their statements over just the past few days suggest otherwise. Telling the same lies about the national debt ...
Blackspot News Feed
- Culture JamCulture Jam is the innovative social media technology company behind PromoJam, the ground breaking social marketing platform, and upcoming technologies ...
- Nome, Dagny: Culture JammingFor some, culture jamming is more or less anything that mixes art, ... Finally, I will discuss whether culture jamming as a countercultural movement can aspire ...
- Wooster Collective: Culture Jamming ArchivesPosted by marc at 7:16 AM in Culture Jamming | add to del.icio.us. add to digg. add to ... marc at 7:29 AM in Culture Jamming | add to del.icio.us. add to digg ...
- Culture jamming - Definition | WordIQ.comCulture jamming, or sniggling, is the act of using existing mass media to comment on those very media themselves, using the original medium's communication method. ...
- Culture Jam The Film: WelcomeHijacking Commercial Culture delivers a fascinating rap on the 20th Century movement called Culture Jamming
Consortium News
- America's Need for a 'Public Good'America's Christian churches have failed to provide moral leadership on behalf of a "public good," observes Rev. Howard Bess. May 7, 2011
- The Curious Bush/Bin Laden SymbiosisGeorge W. Bush engaged in a feckless eight-year pursuit of Osama bin Laden while using him for a political edge, says Robert Parry. May 7, 2011
- The Anti-War Message of Mother's DayThe first Mother's Day wasn't a sentimental celebration of moms; it was a fierce call to end the horrors of war, writes Gary G. Kohls. May 8, 2011
- US Policy Still Misreads the Middle EastBy focusing on the how of "targeted killings," not the why of Muslim anger, U.S. runs the risk of endless war, warns Lawrence Davidson. May 9, 2011
- Post-Bin Laden Peace Hopes DimU.S. demands for an Afghan "footprint" dims hopes that Osama bin Laden's death had opened a path to peace, reports Gareth Porter. May 9, 2011
CounterPunch
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- Carl Ginsburg : Life in the Low to Mid-Teens
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Institute for Middle East Understanding
- Non-violence activist addresses Israeli milita ...Every time I am called to appear before your courts, I become nervous and afraid. Eighteen years ago, my sister was killed by in a courtroom such as this, by a staff member. In my lif ...
- Nonviolent Activists Try to Cross Qalandia Che ...Qalandia checkpoint acts to separate the Jerusalem area from the rest of the West Bank. It is internationally recognized that Jerusalem will serve as the capital of any future Palestinian state, but most Palestinians in the West Bank are not allowed to go there. On June 5th 2011 a group of peace ...
- Israel's plan to forcibly remove 30,000 Bedoui ...Human rights groups have condemned an Israeli government plan to forcibly remove 30,000 Bedouin Arabs from their homes in southern Israel, calling it "cruel and discriminatory". Gover ...
- West Bank travel restrictions take their toll ...The European and American taxpayers supporting the work of international aid and development organizations in the occupied territories are having to pay at least $4.5 million addition ...
- 14 shot dead as Israeli snipers open fire when ...Israeli soldiers shot and killed up to 14 protesters trying to enter the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from neighbouring Syria yesterday. The bloodshed was a repeat of deadly clash ...
Water - AlterNet
- Vision: The Declaration of the Rights of Mothe ..."It is time for humankind to humbly accept that we have arrived at the precipice of reckless living, exploitation and destruction of Mother Earth."
- Death By Pollution: How the Obama Administrati ...The Democrats and President Obama have just turned their backs on the most disenfranchised and vulnerable among us.
- 4 Lame Excuses for Shark Finning and Why it Mu ...The act of shark finning flies directly in the face of sustainable living. We need to outgrow this practice and embrace a positive relationship with sharks.
- The Wild War to Protect Bluefin Tuna In Libyan ...The waters off Libya are a NATO no-fly zone, which is good news to poachers: No inspectors. No surveillance.
- Trailer Talk's Frack Talk: Why Food and Fuel S ...Farmer Greg Swartz talks about trying to maintain an organic farm in the face of increasing gas drilling in rural Pennsylvania.
Public Citizen in Texas
- How Many Tar Sands Pipeline Spills Does Texas ...U.S. Stops Keystone I Line from Restarting After 12th Spill in 12 Months, Days Before Comment Period Ends on Keystone XL For over a year, TransCanada has been trying to get its hands on a Presidential Permit from the U.S. Department of State to extend its Keystone I tar sands pipeline with a pip ...
- No titleIf you live in Austin, TX and put solar on your rooftop, you might be able to pay only about a quarter of the initial cost estimate, making this a viable option for many homeowners. But for many Texans, there is still a good reason not to go with solar: the generous local incentives that Austin ...
- Money and Politics Going Hand in HandIn a recent NPR show, former Labor Secretary and political commentator Robert Reich addressed the potential executive order by President Obama to require government contractors to disclose their political spending. Reich wants to take the executive order a step farther by eliminating all politic ...
- Free trees for Texas!Odwalla is donating $100,000 to plant trees in the United States this year. You have a vote in where those trees will be planted! Visit Odawalla and plant your tree in Texas. Each tree planted online equals $1 your state will receive to plant real trees in Texas State Parks. Last year more than ...
- Drought worsens in TexasMore than half the state of Texas is now gripped by the most extreme level of drought measured by climatologists and as I look out my window at the lush green strip of lawn in front of the office building across the street, I wonder how long they will be able to keep watering to [...]
Unexplained Mysteries
- Scientists find 'werewolf' geneThe gene that causes some people to be covered in thick hair has been identified by scientists. There are less than 100 cases of "werewolf syndrome" w...
- Where did Triton come from ?Neptune's moon Tritan is unusual in that it is geologically active and has a retrograde orbit. The last good look at Triton scientists had was back du...
- Woman addicted to corn starchA US TV series exploring strange eating habits investigates a woman addicted to eating corn starch. Nikki Myles first started to eat the baking ingred...
- Man discovers "structure" on MarsArmchair astronomer David Martines discovered what he believes to be a building on the surface of Mars. Nicknamed "Bio-Station Alpha", footage of the ...
- Take a peak at what lies in Area 51For years its been the most famous "secret" base in the world, but just how secret is it nowadays ? While the military have never been quick to even a...
Grassroots
- AIPAC: Dangerous for Jews and Other Living ThingsOver the last couple of days official Washington has been abuzz with what President Obama said, and didn't say, about the 1967 borders between Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. The president didn't say anything that hasn't been official U.S. policy under both Republican and Democr ...
- Indigenous Farmers Hostage in Guatemala -- Eco ...� In this third blog of the Field Notes series, Grassroots� Program Coordinator for Latin America Saulo Araújo analyzes the situation in which Guatemala�s indigenous Mayans are facing fear and despair in their own land. Saulo is currently visiting partners and ally organizations in Central Ameri ...
- Gaza Diaries: Leaving a Legacy of Seedsgaza_seed_bank.jpg RAFAH, Gaza—I’m sitting around a table at the Rural Women’s Development Society (RWDS) near the Gaza Strip’s southernmost border with a group of women discussing grassroots agricultural initiatives and drinking sugary sa ...
- Peasant women learn to fight for their land ri ...el_estribo_womens_group.jpg This is second blog in the Field Notes series. Read the first one here. Grassroots’ Program Coordinator for Latin America Saulo Araújo is reporting as he visits partners and allies in Central America.read more
- Al-Nakba demonstrations experience violenceBelow is an article from Grassroots International�s ally, the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, outlining actions planned for the commemoration of the 63rd�anniversary of the Nakba on May 15, 2011. Al-Nakba, which means �the catastrophe� in Arabic, commemorates the day in 1948 on which ...
Climate
- Study Concludes Climate Models Are Not Accurat ...Source:� Green Car Congress A new study concludes that models may be predicting releases of atmospheric CO2 that are either too high or too low, depending on the region, because they don�t adequately reflect variable temperatu ...
- Rising Forest Density Offsets Climate Change - ...Source:� Reuters Rising forest density in many countries is helping to offset climate change caused by deforestation from the Amazon basin to Indonesia, a study showed on Sunday.
- World 'Must Invest $40bn a Year in Forests:' UNSource:� AFP Investing $40 billion annually in the forest sector is needed for the world to transition into a low carbon, resource-efficient green economy, according to a UN report released Sunday.
- EU Rules on Biofuel Concern U.S. Soybean GrowersSource:� Desmoines Register The EU has set new environmental and labor standards for the crops used to make biofuels there, angering U.S. farmers who worry that restrictions could spread to other products and countries.
- SeaEnergy Sells Wind Farm Developing BusinessSource:� Reuters Britain's SeaEnergy has finally agreed to a deal to sell its loss-making business developing wind farms to Repsol, enabling it to focus on providing services for the offshore wind sector.
GreenBiz
- WRI Opens Toolbox to Track Water-Related Risks The group's Aqueduct project compiles locally specific data on water risks to provide companies and investors with information to manage and reduce exposure.
- News Roundup: World Environment Day Preview, F ...An early look at the news this morning includes announcements about the 39th annual World Environment Day, food scares in the U.S. and Europe, and weak jobs numbers in the U.S.
- Shareholders Step Up Pressure on Fracking at C ...Resolutions addressing the issue at Chevron and ExxonMobil, co-filed by As You Sow and other sustainable investors, win substantial shareowner support, and Ultra Petroleum declines to release results of vote at its annual meeting.
- Boeing Reports Double-Digit Progress in Managi ...Boeing's major U.S. operations diverted 73 percent of their nonhazardous solid waste from landfill in 2010, according to the company's latest environmental report, which details improvements in five areas in the past four years.
- Have LEDs Finally Hit the Mainstream?Though LED fixtures are more expensive than many other types, the cost is falling by about 10 percent a year, while performance is improving by 10 percent.
Reuters Global
- Ilyas Kashmiri reported killed in drone strike ...Ilyas Kashmiri has been reported to have been killed in Pakistan. The significance of his death would go well beyond one man.
- Party wins big in Vietnam, but with a few twistsIn Vietnam parliament election, self-nominated candidates and businessmen win (relatively) big. Women, minorities, youth miss targets.
- Stirring the hornet’s nest in Pakistan&# ...The United States has stepped up the pressure on Pakistan to conduct operations in the North Waziristan, a move that is certain to trigger a backlash from militants.
- Pakistan, India hold talks on SiachenDefence secretaries of India and Pakistan meet this week to talk about Siachen While little progress is expected, the resolution of the dispute, when it happens, will be a game-changer.
- U.S.-Pakistan ties and the curse of secrecyPakistan's relationship with the U.S. has been shrouded in secrecy for decades. Some transparency might help make it less dysfunctional
Booman Tribune
- Evil Bastard of the Day: Jeff Sessions We have a new Solicitor General, which is important because Solicitors General argue before the Supreme Court and thereby gain crucial experience that puts them on everyone's short list when vacancies to the Supreme Court open up. Donald Verrilli seems like a fine choice and he was easily, if n ...
- Rollins & Bachmann? Wow. I guess Ed Rollins will take work where he can find it. As she prepares to enter the race in Iowa later this month, Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has signed on high-profile political strategist Ed Rollins to run her presidential campaign, according to two sources close to Ba ...
- Hey, Media Hey, listen, if you are a member of the elite media, like you are Chuck Todd or Bob Schieffer or Jake Tapper or George Will, please take a moment to pop over to Memeorandum and check out the reaction of various media outlets to the Anthony Weiner scandal. Now, after you've done that, I want you ...
- Hurry Up and Get Out The National Security Council is meeting today to discuss our policies in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Meanwhile, the Pentagon tells us something important: The Penatagon says the war in Afghanistan costs about $2 billion a week. With fifty-two weeks in a year, we are apparently spending $10 ...
- Republicans Block Any Action to Save the WorldThat's right, the World Bank, not my favorite international financial institution believes that the climate is changing due to anthropogenic global warming. How do I know that? Because they aren't just issuing statements about the damage that climate change is causing, and will cause in the fu ...
European Tribune
- European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch ...�A Daily Review Of International Online Media�Europe on this date in history:1494 - Spain and...
- Germany pushing forward smart energy policyFollowing the recent announcement by the German government of the forthcoming closure of all nuclear...
- Hailstorm Day Open ThreadThere are storm clouds over most of the EU. No, literally. So who made it...
- Thunder only happens when its Sunday OTThunder and lightning!...
- European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch ...�A Daily Review Of International Online Media�Glorious losers on this date in history:1868 - birth...
Futurismic
- Personal Information: episode 24Personal Information is a new serial sci-fi webcomic from Sarah “Does Not Equal” Ennals. Follow Futurismic on Twitter for more nuggets of near-future fun and weirdness! Share and Enjoy:Follow Futurismic on Twitter for more nuggets of near-future fun and weirdness!
- Arguments against life extensionVia Michael Anissimov, here’s a spectacularly empty diatribe against “deathhackers” by TechCrunch‘s Paul Carr. Carr objects to the idea of radical life extension as advocated by transhumanists, which is fair enough, but as written here most of his objections seem to boil down to personal distate ...
- Daddy, where does innovation come from?Plenty of folk have been linking to this excerpt from Matt Ridley’s new book The Rational Optimist, and with good reason – it’s a provocative piece that plays to advocates (and opponents) of free trade, open exchange, copyright reform and much more. The basic thesis? The one persistent factor th ...
- Replacement arms: mechanical or biological?Prosthetic limbs are still in their infancy, but there’s a lot of progress being made: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is working with Darpa (who else?), and has a research grant for trying out their mind-controlled modular prosthetic arm on five test subjects over the next couple of ye ...
- How to be a futuristThe irrepressible Scott “Basic Instructions” Meyer has the lowdown if you’re thinking of a career in futurism: Click through for the whole thing. But take it from me, being a futurist is a lot of work for no money. Or maybe that’s just the way I do it… and I’ve never been featured in a [...]Foll ...
Therapy News
- Do Clients with Mental Health Challenges Recei ...A GoodTherapy.org News Headline New research from the University of Leicester in the UK, examines the high level of mortality after a coronary event in people with mental health issues. The University, in collaboration with the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute in Australia, collected ...
- Psychotherapy News Weekly Round-UpA GoodTherapy.org Psychotherapy News Weekly Round-Up Happy weekend! We wish you a joyful weekend with your loved ones, and happy reading of this week’s news! Let us know your take :-) Letters from Home May Help Prevent Post-Traumatic Stress in Happily Married Soldiers Sense of Control Over LIfe ...
- Is Childhood ADHD a Precursor to Substance Abuse?A GoodTherapy.org News Headline New research suggests that childhood ADHD poses an increased risk of substance abuse in both girls and boys. Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital reviewed two previous studies to determine what factors, if any, in addition to ADHD, caused increased like ...
- Can Brain Activity Predict Future Depressive S ...A GoodTherapy.org News Headline In a study conducted at the University of Toronto, researchers found that when a person who has suffered depressive symptoms in the past, is exposed to a sad experience, their brain’s response to the sadness can foretell if they will fall into a depressive episode ...
- Sense of Control Over Life Decreases Depressio ...A GoodTherapy.org News Headline New research suggests that African American men can decrease depressive symptoms by increasing their “perceived mastery.” The concept of “perceived mastery” is defined as having a sense of control of one’s own life circumstances. Achieving perceived mastery is qua ...
Mountaintop Removal
- Historic Landmark Threatened by Mountaintop Re ...msnbc.com Historic Landmark Threatened by Mountaintop Removal Mining GreenAnswers Coal companies have proposed to literally blow up the mountaintop to reach underground coal seems through the practice of mountaintop removal coal mining. Mountaintop removal is a particularly destructive form of ...
- Marchers call for end to mountaintop removal, ...Austin American-Statesman Marchers call for end to mountaintop removal, protection of Blair Mountain ... HNN Huntingtonnews.net Hundreds of participants rallied and community members called for the abolition of mountaintop removal, the protection of Blair Mountain, the strengthening of labor ri ...
- Obama and Climate Change - FutureOfCapitalism.comObama and Climate Change FutureOfCapitalism.com In April, the White House delayed plans to impose stricter controls on the mining technique known as mountaintop removal. In May, the Administration put on hold rules aimed at cutting pollution from power plants at places like paper mills and ... ...
- Robert Kennedy Jr.'s 'Inconvenient Truth' Mome ...New York Times Robert Kennedy Jr.'s 'Inconvenient Truth' Moment Truthdig ... York and Washington DC Inspired by Kennedy's 2004 book, �Crimes Against Nature,� the film tells the story of a mountain, as of yet untouched by the destructive power of �Big Coal� and the controversial �mountaintop rem ...
- Eunice native joins youths' energy debate - Be ...Eunice native joins youths' energy debate Beckley Register-Herald “I decided to dedicate my life to fighting mountaintop removal because I see what it's done to my community and the people who live there.” The energy panel included Bob Barker, nuclear power engineer for Westinghouse Electric Co ...
Memeorandum
- Andrew Breitbart's day of vindication (The Pol ...The Politico: Andrew Breitbart's day of vindication — In Andrew Breitbart's up-and-down career as a conservative agitator, it doesn't get any better than this. — Ten days ago, he broke the Rep. Anthony Weiner Twitter scandal on his website, Big Government, then on Monday pushed it to its c ...
- House Republicans propose Social Security opt- ...Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill: House Republicans propose Social Security opt-out — House Republicans on Friday introduced legislation that would allow workers to partially opt out of Social Security immediately, and fully opt out after 15 years. — Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), who chairs the ...
- Top Obama Economic Player to Return to Univers ...Jackie Calmes / New York Times: Top Obama Economic Player to Return to University Post — WASHINGTON — Austan Goolsbee, a longtime adviser to President Obama and the only economist left on his core economic team, plans to leave as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers by September, aft ...
- Weiner Admits He Sent Lewd Photos; Seeks Not t ...Michael Barbaro / New York Times: Weiner Admits He Sent Lewd Photos; Seeks Not to Resign — Representative Anthony D. Weiner, a rising star in Democratic politics who has long aspired to be mayor of New York, admitted on Monday to having had inappropriate online exchanges with at least six wo ...
- Charles Johnson: I Won't Apologize to Breitbar ...William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: Charles Johnson: I Won't Apologize to Breitbart — Earlier today I noted that numerous people owed Andrew Breitbart an apology. — Among those people was Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs who accused Andrew Bretibart of “smearing” Weiner ...
Energy & Environment News
- Radiation’s Unknowns Weigh on JapanJapanese guidelines for radiation exposure are complicated by the inexact science of measuring the effect of small doses of radiation delivered over many years.
- Oil Sands Project in Canada Will Go On if Pipe ...Oil producers in Canada have several alternatives for reaching the United States market, and a growing alternative market lies in China.
- As Oil Demand Rises and Unrest Continues, OPEC ...Amid growing energy demand from China and political turmoil, OPEC members appear to be raising oil production. But experts say there are limits to what OPEC can do.
- Radiation Understated After Quake, Japan SaysJapan said that emissions from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the early days of the March 11 disaster might have been more than twice as large as a previous estimate.
- Dot Earth: Are We Entering a Golden Age of Gas?Rising concerns about nuclear power coupled with hugely expanded estimates of gas reserves lead to a revamped energy future.
5+ quakes - 7 days
- M 5.0, Nias region, IndonesiaTuesday, June 7, 2011 02:54:24 UTCTuesday, June 7, 2011 09:54:24 AM at epicenterDepth: 42.60 km (26.47 mi)
- M 5.0, near the north coast of New Guinea, Pap ...Tuesday, June 7, 2011 00:39:29 UTCTuesday, June 7, 2011 10:39:29 AM at epicenterDepth: 35.60 km (22.12 mi)
- M 5.0, South Island of New ZealandSunday, June 5, 2011 21:09:55 UTCMonday, June 6, 2011 09:09:55 AM at epicenterDepth: 3.80 km (2.36 mi)
- M 5.1, Fiji regionSunday, June 5, 2011 16:55:50 UTCMonday, June 6, 2011 04:55:50 AM at epicenterDepth: 1.00 km (0.62 mi)
- M 5.8, Fiji regionSunday, June 5, 2011 16:35:04 UTCMonday, June 6, 2011 04:35:04 AM at epicenterDepth: 1.00 km (0.62 mi)
China Dialogue
- The great reformer of BrazilAs mayor of Curitiba, Jaime Lerner revamped a grubby city into the envy of urban planners worldwide – without spending much money. How did he do it? And what is he up to now? Jared Green spoke to him.Jared Green: In a talk you gave at a recent conference organised by The Economist, you argued th ...
- Pipeline pressures in north ChinaA project to pump seawater across northern China is seen by some as a must to meet rising energy demand, by others as hubristic and impractical. In an edited excerpt for a series by Circle of Blue and the Woodrow Wilson Center, Keith Schneider reports.Editor’s note: Choke Point China is a series ...
- Confronting China's industrial ghostsFormer factory sites could help ease tensions between arable land and urban development – but first they need to be cleaned up. Robert Best reports on a nascent remediation industry.The Olympic Games in Beijing and World Expo in Shanghai drew attention to one of China’s biggest environmental pro ...
- Wanted: a databank of disastersIf world governments could turn to a central information source on natural catastrophes, many lives could be saved through better preparedness, climate-hazards expert Bill McGuire tells Robin McKie.Devastating natural disasters have killed close to a million people and caused billions of dollars ...
- Wanted: a databank of disastersIf world governments could turn to a central information source on natural catastrophes, many lives could be saved through better preparedness, climate-hazards expert Bill McGuire tells Robin McKie.Devastating natural disasters have killed close to a million people and caused billions of dollars ...
AlterNet Top Stories
- Scientology's Narconon Rehab Clinics: Are They ...Narconon promises desperate addicts that they can sweat out their demons (and gobs of poisonous green ooze) by spending hours in sweltering saunas. But is it a real rehab?
- The New GOP Restrictions on Medical Training f ...Written by Elizabeth Hundley Finley for RHRealityCheck.org – News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice. In their latest attempt to restrict access to abortion care, Republicans in the U.S. Congress have passed an amendment that would prevent medical students and resident ...
- Honoring African American Civil War Soldiers, ...Even while trying to free our minds, there is much gunk and debris nested in the consciousness of those who were once colonized, excluded, made the Other, or oppressed. Consequently, those narratives that serve to legitimate Power are often reproduced by the very same individuals who are resisti ...
- How Do You Support Your Troops—Regular, ...How do you support your troops? Regular, Special or Super? As we celebrate Memorial Day, it can be hard to remember that this is not principally intended as a day off from work for most of us, but as an occasion to honor dead soldiers who were once actual living persons, with many [...] ...
- The Real Reason Anti-Choice Activists Are Push ...Written by Robin Marty for RHRealityCheck.org – News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice. The anti-abortion activists and politicians in the states have made passing 20-week abortion bans based on the idea of “fetal pain” a cause-du-jour for this year’s legislative sess ...
Threat Level
- LulzSec Claims Another Sony HackLulzSec, which hacked into Sony last week and posted stolen e-mail addresses and passwords of about 50,000 consumers, said it hacked the Japanese media giant again on Monday. This time, the group announced it had swiped 54 megabytes of “Sony Developer source code.” A member of the anonymous gro ...
- U.N. Report Declares Internet Access a Human RightA United Nations report said Friday that disconnecting people from the internet is a human rights violation and against international law. The report railed against France and the United Kingdom, which have passed laws to remove accused copyright scofflaws from the internet. It also protested bl ...
- Feds: WikiLeaks Associates Have ‘No Right’ To ...Three associates of WikiLeaks challenging a government demand for records of their Twitter use have no right to information about similar demands that may have been issued to other internet companies, the Justice Department told a federal judge Thursday. “[T]he subscribersâ demand for more itemi ...
- Feds: WikiLeaks Associates Have ‘No Right’ To ...Three associates of WikiLeaks challenging a government demand for records of their Twitter use have no right to information about similar demands that may have been issued to other internet companies, the Justice Department told a federal judge Thursday. “[T]he subscribersâ demand for more itemi ...
- Sony Hit Yet Again; Consumer Passwords ExposedThe hacker group that took over the website of PBS NewsHour last weekend has returned to its first love — hacking Sony. LulzSec announced Thursday it hacked servers at Sony Pictures and Sony BMG. The group posted what appear to be the stolen e-mail addresses and passwords of about 50,000 consum ...
Equality Trust
- Among Equals: read our newsletterRead the latest edition of our supporter newsletter
- Action for HappinessAction for Happiness is a new movement for positive social change, founded by Richard Layard, Geoff Mulgan and Anthony Seldon. They aim to bring together people from all walks of life who want to play a part in creating a happier society for everyone. Their vision of a better future in ...
- Traduction des preuves en FrançaisLes preuves en Français Preuves à l’appui: une introduction Preuves à l’appui: la santé physique Preuves à l’appui: la santé mentale Preuves à l’appui: la toxicomanie Preuves à l’appui: l’éducation Preuves à l’appui: la population carcérale
- Response to criticism of The Spirit LevelFind our full response to criticism of The Spirit Level here.
- The Wrong Cure - alternatives to the cuts The False Economy website is an excellent and still-developing resource exploring the alternatives to cuts. False Economy includes: a discussion of why the cuts are not progressive details of campaign actions a comprehensive further reading list ... and this short film [youtube:ynUCYo ...
PDA AMERICA
- Wikiarguments: A Practical Plan to Get Big Mon ...Wikiarguments: A Practical Plan to Get Big Money Out of Politics By Carmen Yarrusso There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.â–Henry David Thoreau Clearly, our government ...
- IOT: Healthcare for All Jan CallCall – Healthcare for All IOT Date – Jan 18, 2011 Agenda: 1. IntroductionsâDr. Bill Honigman, PDA Healthcare for All IOT coordinator and California State Coordinator 2. National Single Payer MovementâKatie Robbins, Healthcare-NOW! 3. States Single Payer Movement–Chuck Pennacchio, Healthcare ...
- PDA Weekly Field Report 1/7/2011 – 1/18/2011Little Victories! Field Site: onenationpda.org California ADEM elections: Congratulations to all our PDA California friends and allies who completed a sweep up and down at the state at the recent CA Democratic Party Delegate elections. This will put the ...
- War is a Crime: Join In For JusticeWarIsACrime.org JOIN IN FOR JUSTICE! 1/17/11 Washington, D.C., and Quantico, Va. Protest of FBI Raids and Bradley Manning Imprisonment http://www.defendingdissent.org/action/Events.htm 1/18/11 Washington, D.C. Panel with Rep. Rush Holt, Emily Berman from the Brennan Center for Justice, Sha ...
- An American Suicide TerroristWilliam John Cox The shooter of Congresswoman Gifford acted as a domestic suicide terrorist on the political “battleground” of American politics. His YouTube postings and “goodby” phone messages are ominously reminiscent of the traditional farewell videos ...
Marler Blog
- Frankfurters, Hot Dogs or Wieners have been Re ...Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis -- United States, 1998-1999 From early August 1998 through January 6, 1999, at least 50 illnesses caused by a rare strain of the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, serotype 4b, have been reported to CDC by 11 states. Six adults have died and two pregnant women ...
- Its Sprout Month - Massachusetts, Michigan, an ...According to the CDC, in the United States, four suspected cases of STEC O104:H4 infections have been identified in persons who recently traveled to Hamburg, Germany, where they were likely exposed. One case of HUS has been reported in each of three states: Massachusetts, Michigan, and Wisconsin ...
- RKI - Could be Sprouts, but Tomatoes, Cucumber ...Accumulation of life-threatening, caused hemolytic-uremic syndrome caused by bacteria (HUS) 06/06/2011. The reporting data on HUS and EHEC currently suggest a slight decrease in the number of cases. Whether this decline will continue and whether it is due to the reduced consumption of the incri ...
- E. coli O104:H4 Toll by the Numbers, with or w ...Death toll to 22 Sunday — 21 in Germany and one in Sweden. 2,153 people in Germany have been sickened. Ten other European nations and the U.S. have reported a total of 90 other victims. Total 2,243. 627 people have developed Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. And, the Spanish are going to sue the Ge ...
- E. coli O104:H4 Toll by the Numbers, with or w ...Death toll to 22 Sunday — 21 in Germany and one in Sweden. 2,153 people in Germany have been sickened. Ten other European nations and the U.S. have reported a total of 90 other victims. Total 2,243. 627 people have developed Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. And, the Spanish are going to sue the Ge ...
AutoblogGreen
- Official: New pictures of Tesla Model S Alpha ...Filed under: Sedan, Tesla, Design/Style Tesla Model S Alpha - Click above for high-res image gallery Tesla Motors has put up some new pictures of the Tesla Model S Alpha, and its gorgeous new model looks more production-ready than ever. The changes we can see are subtle, but compared to ...
- Official: New pictures of Tesla Model S Alpha ...Filed under: Sedan, Tesla, Design/Style Tesla Model S Alpha - Click above for high-res image gallery Tesla Motors has put up some new pictures of the Tesla Model S Alpha, and its gorgeous new model looks more production-ready than ever. The changes we can see are subtle, but compared to ...
- Chevy Volt earns five-star NHTSA crash rating ...2011 Chevrolet Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery The 2011 Chevrolet Volt has earned "good" marks in crash tests before, and new tests by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's New Car Assessment Program prove that the earlier results were not a fluke. The Volt scor ...
- Majority of Americans want 62 mpg CAFE standar ...Filed under: Government/Legal If you want to find examples of ways Americans disagree on politics, all you need to do is turn on any cable news channel right now. But here's a curious case of the majority agreeing on one important point: 62 percent of Americans support an increase in the aver ...
- Majority of Americans want 62 mpg CAFE standar ...Filed under: Government/Legal If you want to find examples of ways Americans disagree on politics, all you need to do is turn on any cable news channel right now. But here's a curious case of the majority agreeing on one important point: 62 percent of Americans support an increase in the aver ...
Rafe's Radar
- iCloud casts shadow over other cloud servicesApple's new iCloud collection of online services will have a big impact in music, but less of one in other areas.
- Tech goliaths outmaneuvered at D9 conferenceUpstart punks fly rings around established company CEOs at exclusive tech confab.
- New technology beams power over sound wavesStart-up uBeam shows off a compelling tech demo at the D9 conference.
- AT&T Mobility CEO: Shared data plan comingRalph de la Vega is grilled on data connection and call quality. Also: why he thinks the T-Mobile merger is good for consumers, and a kicker--shared data plans for multi-device customers. ...
- Adobe CEO dances around Flash's declining impo ...While Flash isn't the largest part of Adobe's business, it's of great interest to tech leaders. Adobe's Shantanu Narayen gets us thinking about how the company will maintain its leadership here. ...
Camera Obscura
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- 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 ...
- The incredible shrinking star: Todd Haynes and ...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 ...
- Written on the screen: mediation and immersion ...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 rigo ...
- Traumatic postmodern histories: Velvet Goldmin ...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 ...
Democracy Now!
- Two Reporters Taken Into Police Custody At Pro ...(Photo courtesy of Rebecca Kemble) More than a thousand Wisconsin workers marched through Madison, Wisconsin, today to protest Gov. Scott Walker’s "budget repair" bill that slashes collective bargaining rights and funding for education, health care, and seniors’ programs. During the mar ...
- Dr. Gabor Maté: More Compassion, Less Violence ...In part two of our interview about a new report declaring the so-called "war on drugs" a failure, Dr. Gabor Maté notes that "where violent suppression of drug activity increases, so does killings and violence related to drug use." The Canadian physician and author also relates the study’s find ...
- Geronimo Jijaga Pratt dies in Africa Former Black Panther Geronimo Jijaga Pratt died in Africa today. He was imprisoned for 27 years, until his case was overturned in 1997. Hear Democracy Now!’s Oct. 5, 2000 Inteview: http://ow.ly/594MV
- Coming Up on Friday: Seymour Hersh on "Iran an ...Tune in Friday for an extensive interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh about his new article "Iran and the Bomb." Hersh writes: "There is a large body of evidence including some of America’s most highly classified intelligence assessments, suggesting that the United Stat ...
- Egyptians Fill Tahrir Square For a 'Second Day ...Last Friday, more than three months after former Egyptian president Hosni Mobarak was ousted from power, tens of thousands of protesters poured into downtown Cairo’s Tahrir Square for what they called a "second day of rage." In the largest demonstration since Mubarak stepped down, protesters c ...
Digg Green
- Nuclear radiation influences boy-to-girl ...New study finds that nuclear radiation from bomb tests and power plant accidents leads to the birth of more boys than girls.
- How Caenorhabditis elegans worms from Bri ...The worms have given experts an insight into how to block muscle degradation in the sick and elderly. And they could also up travel into deep space.
- Scientists create world's first shrinking ...Luckily, no kids were accidentally shrunk in the making of this device.
- E. coli outbreak in Europe - The Big Pic ...The source of an E. coli outbreak in Europe that has killed 22 people and sickened more than 2,200 is still not known. German authorities at first blamed it on cucumbers grown in Spain, causing outrage among Spanish farmers. They are claiming they lost tens of millions of dollars due to a ...
- Greenhouse gas emissions hitting record h ...Despite 20 years of effort, greenhouse gas emissions are going up instead of down, hitting record highs as climate negotiators gather to debate a new global warming accord.
Invisible Opportunity
- Forensic evidence emerges that European e.coli ...Mike Adams, the Health Ranger (NaturalNews) Even as the veggie blame game is now under way across the EU, where a super resistant strain of e.coli is sickening patients and filling hospitals in Germany, virtually no one is talking about how e.coli could have magically become resistant to eight d ...
- WHO panel warns that cell phone use may cause ...Jonathan Benson (NaturalNews) Scientists from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a group affiliated with the World Health Organization (WHO), say that mobile phones are a “possible” carcinogen that may be a cause of cancer. The findings, which support previous research on th ...
- US says dropping bombs is not war, but guessin ...Ethan A. Huff (NaturalNews) The US government sure has an interesting way of defining war these days. Just a few months after the Obama administration played word games with the public by insisting that air strikes in Libya were just “kinetic military action,” not acts of war, the Pentagon has n ...
- ‘Lucky’ Larry’s Chicago̵ ...By Greg Bacon On June 10, 2011, Chicagoâs Northwest Community Hospital and the U.S. Army Reserve will perform an emergency exercise called âRed Dragonâ to prepare for any future event involving mass death. Security at Willis is provided by Kroll’s, the same outfit that provided ‘security’ to the ...
- The Short Coming, Long Time GoingBy Les Visible I’m trying to remember something. I thought about it yesterday but now it isn’t coming to me and there are so many reasons to go over to ‘mirrors’ and bypass ‘origami’. I think what I wanted to talk about had to do with shortcomings. Most things do, because it is out of [...]
Global Insights
- Less Than a Week AwayWe encourage you to register for Awake and Aware.George Green will be a featured speaker.September 19th & 20th • Burbank, CAClick here for Tickets & Reservations
- The Georgia GuidestonesOn 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 ...
- The CreationTHE 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 pu ...
- The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging C ...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-op ...
- About George GreenDear 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 fo ...
AlterNet - DrugReporter
- Major International Leaders Plead for the US a ...The Commission on Drug Policy urged a shift from incarceration to consideration of a full range of alternatives, from decriminalization to legalization and regulation.
- Major International Leaders Plead for the US a ...The Commission on Drug Policy urged a shift from incarceration to consideration of a full range of alternatives, from decriminalization to legalization and regulation.
- Big Name Panel Calls Global Drug War a "F ...A half-century of global drug prohibition has showed us what it can deliver, and the world is increasingly finding it wanting.
- Philip Morris CEO's Big Gaffe -- Claims Quitti ...At shareholder meeting, Louis Camilleri tells the crowd, "Nevertheless, whilst it [tobacco] is addictive, it's not that hard to quit."
- The Drug Market Scam: Why You Pay Way Too Much ...Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced a bill to create a prize fund that would buy up drug patents, so that drugs could be sold at their free market price.
Twilight Earth
- Cartoon caption contestTake a look at the cartoon below and enter your caption idea in the comment section (more ifo on prize, etc. below the cartoon). Eligible captions will be those posted on my site, Elephant Journal, Wend Magazine, PlanetSave, Eco-Snobbery Sucks, Ecolutionist, Ecopolitology, and Twilight Earth. Wi ...
- Exposed: Why the GOP wants to eliminate Clean ...Whether we can believe this see-through-elephant-trunk footage or not, the possibility that elephants have a triple fitration system within their trunks has to have some credence. Otherwise, why on earth would leading Republicans try to make it easier for big polluters to further pollute the air ...
- Apples may lose trees [cartoon]The rest of Joe Mohr’s cartoons, and cartoon updates and other green news on Twitter @GreenCartoons. Related posts:The Aging Activist Monsanto Gets BeatâMay Lose Beets (cartoon) Eco-Snobbery Sucks: The Cartoon Related posts:The Aging Activist Monsanto Gets BeatâMay Lose Beets (cartoon) Ec ...
- Mixed message from USDA chief Vilsack [cartoon]US Ag Secretary, Tom Vilsack tells us to eat more natural foods a few days after fully deregulating GMO alfalfa…I’m confused. Confused as well? Read the links below and try to figure out this mess. From The New York Times: Governmentâs Dietary Advice: Eat Less From Elephant Journal: The USDA cav ...
- BREAKING: Deleted Monsanto cartoon panel, leaked!Unlike the former Monsanto cartoon on this subject, this version shows a bit more clearly who surrendered the future of organic agriculture to Monsanto. There’s been a lot of talk from both sides (organic and biotech) about compromise. That is misleading and almost laughable (read: cryable). Dea ...
Inhabitat
- Announcing the Finalists of the Bright Ideas L ...Read the rest of Announcing the Finalists of the Bright Ideas Lighting Design Competition! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "lighting design", bright ideas lighting design competition, cardboard lamp, Competition, designer lamp, DIY lamp, eco lamp, eco lighting, eco-friendly lamp ...
- Enter to Win a $200 Hessnatur Eco-Shopping Spr ...Has your closet been overrun by sweaters and heavy wool slacks? With winter well out of our lives and summer in full bloom, there’s no better time so slip on a sustainably made dress and some ethically made sandals. To celebrate the arrival of warm and sunny weather, we’ve teamed up with Hessna ...
- Smile Stools Take on a Cheery Form with Eco-fr ...Contemporary design meets Indonesian craftsmanship in this happy and friendly wooden seat. Designed by Studio Hindia, the Smile Stool is made from scrap wood left over from local Balinese furniture maker studios and finished with coconut oil. Standing happy and always smiling, this bent wood sto ...
- A Student-Designed Community Garden Sprouts in ...A throng of Rhode Island School of Design students recently unveiled a beautiful new community garden in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Over the past few months, 72 first-year architecture students have designed and constructed a public event space and garden to be shared by the neighboring YMCA, elde ...
- Upcycled Booklight Gives New Life to Discarded ...Dutch architect Anja Verdonk juxtaposes the oldest forms of printed text with high-tech lighting technology in her LED ‘Booklight” hanging lamps. Ranging from classic novels, to comic books and sheet music, Verdonk gives the flat paper new life in twirling and winding forms. A finalist in our Br ...
Pogue's Posts
- Sorting Through Apple's Many AnnouncementsToday, at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, Steve Jobs took the stage to reveal what the company's been up to. Turns out the answer is: a lot.
- Flipping to Grilled CheeseThe creator of the late, great Flip videocamera is ready for his next venture--grilled cheese sandwiches. Meanwhile, he mused on the Flip's demise.
- Flipping to Grilled CheeseThe creator of the late, great Flip videocamera is ready for his next venture--grilled cheese sandwiches. Meanwhile, he mused on the Flip's demise.
- Movie Watching Is a Scavenger HuntIt's surprising how many movies cannot be streamed or downloaded. And not just obscure art films, but popular movies, too.
- Movie Watching Is a Scavenger HuntIt's surprising how many movies cannot be streamed or downloaded. And not just obscure art films, but popular movies, too.
WIRED Magazine | Science
- Waste Slime Turns Jellyfish Into Ecological Va ...That waste is useful is one of the animal kingdom’s cardinal principles. One creature’s discards are another’s dinner, and so continues the circle of life. But jellyfish, it would seem, bend the rule. Their waste is generally inedible, food mostly for a few odd species of bacteria that live jus ...
- Book Excerpt: Exposing India’s Blood FarmersA few days before the Indian celebration of Holi, an emaciated man with graying skin, drooping eyes, and rows of purple needle marks on both arms stumbled up to a group of farmers in the sweltering Indian border town of Gorakhpur. The city is the first stop for many thousands of refugees stream ...
- Two Ultra-Heavy Elements Added to the Periodic ...By Mark Brown, Wired UK A committee of international chemists and physicists have officially added two new elements to the periodic table: the ultra-weighty elements 114 and 116. They’re the heaviest members of the table yet, with whopping atomic weights of 289 and 292 atomic mass units resp ...
- Rare Midnight Solar Eclipse Caught in ArcticFortunate northerners saw a rare eclipse of the midnight sun on June 1. During the Arctic summer, the sun dips low on the horizon but never sets. That means a solar eclipse is theoretically possible at any time. But this week’s eclipse was the first visible from Scandinavia since 2000, and the ...
- Cryptic Mutations Could Be Evolution’s Hidden FuelThe transformation of raw genetic material on a laboratory bench has provided a rare empirical demonstration of processes that may be universally crucial to evolution, but are only beginning to be understood. The processes, called cryptic variation and preadaptation, involve mutations that don’ ...
PakAlert
- Video: Libya invasion to lead to WWIII – Press TVIf there are dictators that the West backs, then you see the West backing the dictators, but if there strongman at the west doesn't back, then we are told that they are Satan. So are we going to see NATO bombardment to enforce the UN resolution against Israel, because they are firing on peaceful ...
- Russia Says IMF Chief Jailed For Discovering A ...A new report prepared for Prime Minister Putin by the Federal Security Service (FSB) says that former International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was charged and jailed in the US for sex crimes on May 14th after his discovery that all of the gold held in the United States Bull ...
- Lady Gaga’s “Judas” and the Age of HorusLady Gaga’s “Judas” video is a modern retelling of biblical stories, where Jesus and his disciples are portrayed as a biker gang. But don’t mistake the video for a Bible lesson as it twists and turns important scenes to give them a very different meaning. In fact, it can be argued that the video ...
- Video: 6 Principles of Global ManipulationIn their arrogance, convinced that by 2012 Europe will have become that socialist-like superstate and the global NWO (European Union/North American Union (SPP)(EU/NAU) will be a fact, they will celebrate the historical Venus rising and transit on Solar Maximum 2012 with a Nazi-Germany style Olym ...
- War Zones: As The Economy Dies, Murders, Shoot ...As the U.S. economy falls apart and millions of Americans descend into despair we are seeing some really shocking things start to happen all over America. The mainstream media keeps telling us that crime is under control, but they are also the ones that keep telling us that we are in the midst ...
Andy Worthington
- Quarterly Fundraiser: Help Me Raise $2000 for ...Please support my work! As I celebrate four years of blogging about Guantánamo, 1300 blog posts and the updating of my four-part definitive Guantánamo prisoner list, it’s three months since I last reached out to you, my readers and my supporters, to ask you to provide some financial sup ...
- Brutal Benefit Cuts for the Disabled Are Leadi ...When it comes to callousness, the supposedly caring veneer of David Cameron’s Tory party disintegrated almost as soon as the expedient governing coalition with the hapless Liberal Democrats was formed, when our new leaders announced, with evident relish, their intention of haranguing those witho ...
- Syria: After the Brutal Torture and Murder of ...When the revolutionary impulses sweeping the Middle East first manifested themselves in Syria in March, no one foresaw how the movement would grow — or how violently it would be suppressed, although that was always a distinct possibility, given the manner in which the Ba’athist regime has mainta ...
- The 9/11 Trial Timewarp: It’s February 2 ...On Tuesday, the Pentagon issued a press release announcing that prosecutors in the Office of Military Commissions at Guantánamo had sworn charges against five prisoners: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ramzi Bin al-Shibh, Walid Bin Attash, Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali and Mustafa al-Hawsawi. Accusing the five m ...
- Open City: New London Film Festival Screening ...ââOutside the Lawâ is a powerful film that has helped ensure that Guantánamo and the men unlawfully held there have not been forgotten.â Kate Allen, Director, Amnesty International UK â[T]his is a strong movie examining the imprisonment and subsequent torture of those falsely accused of anti-Am ...
Environment _ National Geographic
- Pictures: Chile Volcano Plume Explodes With Li ...NoneSpewing an apocalyptic, lightning-strewn plume this weekend, Chile's Puyehue volcano burst back to life after a decades-long slumber.
- Best Beaches Pictures: Top Ten U.S. Shores of 2011NoneFrom a bird lover's paradise to the whitest sands in the world—see the best shores of 2011 as chosen by a coastal scientist.
- Millions Fewer Girls Born Due to Nuclear Radia ...Due to nuclear tests and disasters, millions fewer females may have been born than would otherwise be expected, a new study suggests.
- Solar Eclipse Pictures: See Last Night's Midni ...NoneA solar eclipse at night? See the rare sky show enjoyed by high-north stargazers last night.
- Female Fish Develop "Testes" in Gulf Dead ZoneDeprived of oxygen in the polluted Gulf of Mexico, female fish are producing deformed, testes-like organs, scientists say.
drinking liberally in new milford ( with beersphere feeds )
- Don't Turn Your Back on the Bankers for Even a ...The ink on the legislation is still drying and, already, the mortgage mill industry is trying to gut the little things that might help to hold them accountable for their bit part in the complete economic collapse of this nation: Dodd-Frank requires that lenders retain five percent of every loan ...
- Sarah Palin: Mayor of New Milford?Is this a parody or real life? You decide. Citizens of New Milford: I want you to know that I'm on the job 24/7. Twenty four hours a week, seven months a year. But even with this strict time commitment, I can't be expected to keep up with everything going on in this vast metropolis. That's why ...
- Much like the "conservative" GOP...The conservative Blue Dogs acted as Bush's domestic poodles, helping to move a dangerous right wing agenda. They were owned by the right wing and corporations and there is no big surprise why more than half of the Blue Dog caucus (28 of 54 members) were slaughtered in the 2010 elections. So f ...
- Stop Drinking and Start Doing, Dem Dumb DumbsSober up, Dems. You started sucking suds when you captured the Congress in 2006. Since 2008 you've been binge drinking with Congress and the Prez. You even nibbled on some hot wings and pub nuts. Burp! And now the bartender just cut your drunk, lazy, liberal, progressive, leftie ass off. Y ...
- The People Have Spoken. And Their Message Is ...So. What the heck happened last night? The GOP picked up 60 seats in the House, effectively reversing their losses there from 2006 and 2008, and returning control of that body to them. The GOP picked up some 6 seats in the Senate, but the Democratic Party retains control there. The GOP picked u ...
SPL Center
- Conspiracy Conference: ‘Patriots,’ Others Tout ...If hundreds of antigovernment conspiracy buffs gathered under one roof, would that be a conspiracy? And even if it weren’t, wouldn’t having them all together make them easy targets for everything they fear, loathe and hate — the mind-control operatives, spying government agents, the Illuminati, ...
- ‘The Sociopath Next Door’: ‘ ...Three useful tips for dealing with an antigovernment “sovereign citizen”: 1. Don’t ask him for his driver’s license. 2. Don’t ask him, “Did you file your federal tax return yet?” 3. Don’t run out of crawfish. A man claiming to be a sovereign citizen â that is, someone who, though living in this ...
- Imprisoned Cult Leader and Child Rapist Faces ...An Arkansas jury yesterday awarded $33 million to each of two men who were ordered beaten as teenagers by cult leader Tony Alamo — a man who is now serving a 175-year sentence for sexually assaulting child “brides” as young as 8 years old and who has a long history of ordering brutal assaults on ...
- Hate Group Applauds Drudge Report Coverage of ...As Salon noted earlier this week, the Drudge Report has lately been rife with what the online publisher calls “scary black people” stories. Since President Obama’s election, the extremely popular conservative website has run headline after headline about crimes committed by African Americans. Sa ...
- Council of Conservative Citizens Networking wi ...Seems the Council of Conservative Citizens (CCC) has some new allies these days. The group’s Tennessee chapter is co-hosting a June 18 barbeque with two notorious skinhead groups, Volksfront and Blood and Honour, according to postings on the chapter’s website and other racist forums. The event, ...
change: org.
- Animal Attorney Leads Charge to Change Florida ...Fred Kray is a man with a mission: Defending allegedly "dangerous" dogs. (His website is a must read for anyone interested in dangerous dog law.) He's tired of seeing his death row clients denied due process and euthanized for minor — sometimes non-existent — crimes. The issue is that Florida's ...
- North Carolina K-12 Immigration Enforcement Bi ...In the 1982 Supreme Court decision Plyer vs Doe, it was declared illegal to deny a child access to a public school education based on immigration status. It's a decision that makes sense―after all, children have little choice to immigrate and creating entire generations of uneducated residents g ...
- More than 2,000 fans ask Mariners to Respond t ...Eric Williams is an Iraq War veteran, an adoptive Washingtonian, and a lifelong Seattle Mariners fan who grew up watching Ken Griffey, Jr. He believes that Seattle and Washington as a whole take pride in the diversity of their citizens. That’s one of the reasons he calls the Puget Sound home. Si ...
- More than 2,000 fans ask Seattle Mariners to R ...Eric Williams is an Iraq War veteran, an adoptive Washingtonian, and a lifelong Seattle Mariners fan who grew up watching Ken Griffey, Jr. He believes that Seattle and Washington as a whole take pride in the diversity of their citizens. That’s one of the reasons he calls the Puget Sound home. Si ...
- Bruce Thao and Thousands More Standing up for ...In May, Vietnamese authorities responded to a land rights protest by the Hmong minority group in northern Vietnam with a harsh crack down. They detained over 100 people, and hundreds more have been reported in hiding. In response, Bruce Thao launched a petition calling on the US State Depart to ...
Common Dreams -News
- What Millionaires Did with Their Bush Tax CutsWASHINGTON -- Paul Egerman isn't certain how many millions he's saved from the tax cuts enacted during the George W. Bush administration in the early 2000s and extended by President Barack Obama in December of last year. "I do not know how much I've saved over 10 years but I'm sure it is several ...
- Oil Company's Lawsuit Against Greenpeace BackfiresTHE NETHERLANDS - Today an Amsterdam court judge turned the tables on Cairn Energy. Rather than granting an injunction against Greenpeace, he instead suggested that the oil company might actually like to consider releasing its secret Arctic Oil Spill Response Plan! Cairn’s lawyers looked dumbfou ...
- 3 Nuclear Reactors Melted Down after Quake, Ja ...Tokyo -- Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant experienced full meltdowns at three reactors in the wake of an earthquake and tsunami in March, the country's Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters said Monday. The nuclear group's new evaluation, released Monday, goes further than previou ...
- U.S. Plan to Boost Nuke Spending Undercuts Non ...UNITED NATIONS - A Pentagon plan to step up spending on nuclear weaponry would severely undermine global efforts geared towards disarmament, warn independent analysts on U.S. nuclear policy. "This is in direct conflict with the commitment to nuclear disarmament," said David Krieger, president of ...
- Benton Harbor Emergency Manager Orders More Re ...Joe Harris, the Emergency Manager in Benton Harbor, has issued an order informing all city officials and employees that they are not to attend city commission meetings without his written permission. read more
Lifehacker
- The Wall Mirrored Desktop [Featured Desktop]Alex George chose a somewhat photo-realistic route when he made the Wall Mirrored desktop for his Windows system, and the results are not only informative, but extremely slick. He's gone to the trouble of putting together a Rainstaller fil ...
- From the Tips Box: Laptop Stats, Mono Earbuds, ...Readers offer their best tips for getting detailed info on your laptop, listening to music with one earbud, and navigating through Google Calendar. More��
- Remains of the Day: The Apps Threatened by App ...Google Calendar makes it easier to share your availability, VLC gets a security update, and the New York Times lists the third-party apps most likely to suffer as a result of Apple's imminent iOS update. More��
- Ask Lifehacker Live: Whitson is In [Update: Do ...For the next half hour, I'll be answering all your Lifehacker-related questions live, as fast as possible, in the comments of this post. More��
- Turn a Ballpoint Pen into a Handy Solder Dispe ...Soldering is a handy skill to have (and an easy one to learn), but solder generally comes on a spool and isn't terribly easy to dispense. To save yourself some trouble and make the whole process a bit easier, all you need is a non-mechani ...
Water Privatization
- Investment Strategy Powered By Water Companies ...67 WALL STREET, New York - June 6, 2011 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Water, Waste & Environmental Services Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This special feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth ...
- Sustainable Water Evolution Strategy Powers Po ...67 WALL STREET, New York - June 6, 2011 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Water, Waste & Environmental Services Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This special feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth ...
- Water Industry Portfolio Focus Strategy Detail ...67 WALL STREET, New York - June 6, 2011 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Water, Waste & Environmental Services Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This special feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth ...
- Water Infrastructure Investment Thesis Powers ...67 WALL STREET, New York - June 6, 2011 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Water, Waste & Environmental Services Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This special feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth ...
- Asia Water Company And Water Infrastructure In ...67 WALL STREET, New York - June 6, 2011 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Water, Waste & Environmental Services Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This special feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth ...
Guardian
- HMV thrown £220m lifeline by banksHMV's lenders to take 5% stake in return for refinancing deal that will secure its short-term futureBeleaguered HMV has been thrown a £220m lifeline by its state-owned lenders that will see them take a 5% stake in the company.The retailer, which has issued four profit warnings this year, agreed ...
- E coli outbreak: EU to hold emergency summitMinisters to discuss aid for farmers after tests for source of bacterium at Gärtenhof farm in Germany return negativeEU farm ministers will hold emergency talks in Luxembourg after German scientists said there was as yet no evidence from tests to link the E coli bacterium to a farm producing bea ...
- Half of UK not saving enough for retirement, s ...Only 51% of British workers are saving adequately for old age, according to the latest annual Scottish Widows pension reportNearly half the working population are not saving enough for retirement, and one fifth are failing to save anything at all, according to a major study on pensions.People wa ...
- White paper to redress biodiversity loss with ...Charities, businesses, landowners and communities may be invited to propose ideas for 'ecological restoration zones'The government should hold a competition to create 12 wilderness areas to enhance ecological protection in England, the first white paper on the natural environment in 20 years wil ...
- Marines on standby to evacuate Britons in YemenA force of around 80 marines said to be on board a naval support ship, RFA Fort Victoria, off the coast of YemenRoyal Marines are on standby off the coast of Yemen, ready to assist in the possible evacuation of British nationals.A force of around 80 marines is said to be on board a naval support ...
McClatchey
- Austan Goolsbee to leave Obama's economic teamWASHINGTON — For the second time in less than a year, the White House is looking for a new head of the Council of Economic Advisers after Austan Goolsbee said late Monday that he's leaving the post to return to academia.
- U.S. says Yemen's Saleh should step aside 'imm ...WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, anxious to deny al Qaida's most dangerous offshoot more space in which to flourish, urged Yemen's wounded president on Monday to immediately step aside and clear the way for a transfer of power aimed at averting all-out civil war.
- As decision on Grand Canyon mining nears, side ...WASHINGTON — A moratorium on new uranium mining around the Grand Canyon expires in six weeks, and the Interior Department is under pressure from conservation groups and mining companies over what to do about it.
- Jim DeMint wants labor board's Boeing documentsWASHINGTON — Sen. Jim DeMint filed a Freedom of Information Act request Monday seeking communications that the federal labor agency may have had with union and Obama administration officials tied to Boeing's bid to open an aircraft plant in South Carolina.
- Bahrain media charge that U.S. backs regime's ...BAGHDAD — As Bahrain's reformist Crown Prince headed to Washington Monday for top-level talks, official news media in the Gulf state stepped up a drumbeat of anti-American attacks, some even accusing of the U.S. administration of colluding with opposition leaders they claim are trying to overthr ...
BBC - Richard Black's Earth Watch
- New beginningsThanks for having read my blog over the last few years. As of today, it is moving to a new home with a new look - as are the BBC's other blogs. The new page will carry all my posts, as well as other bits of analysis from around the site. It'll carry tweets as soon as I'm up and running on that p ...
- Megafires - a vicious climate circle?The term "megafire" sounds a bit serious... and so it is. Even more serious is the idea - raised in a report compiled for a UN meeting this week - that megafires are becoming more frequent. Still more alarming is the notion that these magafires are somehow quantitatively different from their sma ...
- Generation game warms legal climateThere are times when writing articles about climate change brings a distinct feeling of deja vu. There was a time five or six years ago when litigation over climate impacts featured regularly on this website. Scientists were working up methods of attribution - methods that would allow you to ...
- Money in trees: The poor end of forest protectionSome of the world's most important forests may emerge from this week in a more secure state than they were before. � Others may end it worse off. The latest stage in the European Union's plans to help developing countries clean up illegal logging is the signing of a potentially important agree ...
- Personal tales: a climate-changer?Even before the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) made its much-discussed error in glacier melting dates, the question of how climate change impacts were being felt across the Himalayas was something of a hot topic. � One of the problems back then, which remains a problem now, i ...
The Wonk Room
- WaPo Editorial Board Calls For Closing The Gun ...Noting that American-born al-Qaeda spokesperson Adam Yahiye Gadahn recently called on Muslims in the U.S. to exploit the gun show loophole, the Washington Post editorial board writes tonight that “there may never be a better spokesman for closing” this loophole. Observing that Gadahn is wrong in ...
- Study: Carbon release to atmosphere 10 times ...The rate of release of carbon into the atmosphere today is nearly 10 times as fast as during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), 55.9 million years ago, the best analog we have for current global warming, according to an international team of geologists. Rate matters and this current ra ...
- Cain Says He Would Be Ok With Appointing Gay C ...ThinkProgress filed this report from The Family Leader Presidential Lecture Series in Pella, Iowa. Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has faced a steady drumbeat of criticism ever since ThinkProgress originally reported that he declared during a trip to Iowa that he would not be comfo ...
- Profile In Failure: A Look Back At Ten Years O ...In today’s Progress Report, I take a look at the legacy of the Bush tax cuts, the first of which was enacted 10 years ago tomorrow: 10 years ago tomorrow, the first of the Bush tax cuts was enacted. That 2001 tax cut was followed up by a second tax cut in 2003, passed after [...]
- Romney-directional Mitt says it’s “ ...The presumptive front-runner is a professional flip-flopper, from his opposition to the Obama healthcare reform bill that his Massachusetts plan inspired to his embrace of the car company bailout he once rejected. I’m coining a new term for the politician who points in all directions simultaneou ...
thwap's schoolyard
- Talking About Bridgette DePapeOver at EnMasse.
- harpercon Complaints About Bridgette DePapeYou see harpercons, here is what you can't grasp. There are CONSEQUENCES for your actions. To whit: If you believe that Parliament is a joke, to be treated with contempt, you cannot then turn around and bitch and moan if some brave, principled individual like Bridgette DePape interrupts your co ...
- The Beginning of the ResistanceBridgette Marcelle (aka Brigette DePape), a Senate page, was evicted from the Senate Chamber for holding up a sign saying "Stop Harper" during the Throne Speech of the witless, stupid, evil turds government. Hurrah for Bridgette! Let's make this the first sign of the successful resistance to th ...
- The Loyal Extra-Parliamentary OppositionYes, Liberal bloggers; we get it. In a majority government, the opposition is basically just a powerless debating society. (A state of affairs that a sizable unthinking, undemocratic minority evidently prefers!) So, yes, in this harpercon majority nightmare that we all find ourselves in, the NDP ...
- The Liberals and the CentreI think it was in the Martin or the Dion years, when, on Canadian Cynic, I told Ti-Guy that I wanted the Liberal Party of Canada to die, because they deceived progressive-minded Canadians and made them believe that they could have their cake and eat it too. Ti-Guy replied something to the effec ...
on Government Oversight
- Faster FOIA Act of 2011 Clears SenateHASH(0x33d7228)
- Pentagon's Top Tester: Global Hawk Drone "Not ...HASH(0x37ce490)
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- Don't Leave Me This Way: Billions of Taxpayer ...HASH(0x9c2ebe0)
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Digital Journal
- Canada — Axing per vote subsidy saves a little ...The Conservative government's budget has been released and it should come as little surprise that the document includes measures to gradually phase out the per vote subsidy.
- Canadian troops complete final Afghanistan off ...With the conclusion of a two-week operation in southern Kandahar province, Canadian troops have completed their final battlefield offensive of the War in Afghanistan.
- Mayor, City Council commemorate 67th D-Day ann ...Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and several members of City Council commemorated the 67th anniversary of the Normandy Landings, otherwise known as D-Day. Hundreds gathered at Nathan Phillips Square to honour the fallen heroes.
- 27th Annual Tour de L’Ile Concluded SundayThe Tour de L’Ile is an annual biking event in Montreal that is held to celebrate this mode of transportation. The event concluded a weekend that marked the unofficial start of Summer in Montreal.
- Chase's Legacy becoming an Ontario realityChase McEachern was a hockey fan. The Barrie, Ontario boy started playing when he was just 5. He was fast. So was his heart. He was only 10 when his family learned that he had an atrial flutter.
End Homelessness | Change.org
- Mississippi Launches Plan To End Child Homeles ...Fulfilling the wishes and happiness of children is at the heart of the holiday season. So, now seems particularly timely for Mississippi to launch a new plan to end child homelessness (pdf) in the state. What better way to set the season of giving in motion than by committing to finding safe a ...
- Thanksgiving 2.0: Food, Poverty and Telling th ...This Thanksgiving, most of us around the country shared a bountiful harvest feast with friends and family. We celebrated all that we are thankful for by gorging ourselves right into a food coma. It's the American way. Unfortunately, it's also the American way to be thankful for all that we have ...
- Homeless People Wanted: Must Be Open to Demean ...What are they thinking? People obviously don't see the homeless as human or they wouldn't attempt to hire them to do most of the insane, demeaning and illegal jobs out there. Here's a small sampling: Rob dead bodies. The Aokigahara forest at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan is the site of 50 to 10 ...
- LA Plans to Make Homelessness Go the Way of th ...Instead of pretending homelessness doesn't exist, creating new laws to make it illegal to sit or sleep in public, or sending homeless residents on a one-way trip out of town, Los Angeles County may attempt to actually do something about ending homelessness. And the county is setting the bar high ...
- Don't Let Violence Against the Homeless Go Unp ...Despite its economic troubles, Detroit is not known for being kind to the homeless. That's too bad, since there are nearly 10,000 homeless people living there. In October, police say that Steven James Diponio, 54, became so enraged at Charles Duncan, 42, who was homeless and sleeping behind a sc ...
Ceasefire.ca
- Should Canada extend Libya mission?Last week the Conservative government let it be known that it intends to extend Canada’s military mission in Libya (Jordan Press, “Critics say future of Libyan mission requires clarity to avoid another Afghanistan,” Postmedia News, 1 June 2011): The federal government indicated Wednesday it will ...
- More concerns over F-35There are increasing concerns about spiralling costs and prolonged delays for the F-35 (David Pugliese, Delivery of F-35s could be delayed beyond 2016, Ottawa Citizen, 28 May 2011). Pentagon officials have recently testified before Congress to address the questions surrounding the aircraft. Asht ...
- Comments by Steven Staples to CANSEC arms show ...June 1, 2011. Thank you Diane and Jason for inviting me to join you today. And thank you all for making Canadians aware that arms shows like CANSEC happen right here in Ottawa. Military spending is out of control in this country. While our social programs are inadequate, we still have joblessnes ...
- Victory in Afghanistan!Prime Minister Stephen Harper has in effect declared victory in Afghanistan, at least as far as the original reason for sending troops to that country goes. His comments were made during a “secret” visit to Afghanistan on Monday (Campbell Clark, “Afghanistan no longer terrorism threat to world, ...
- Canada and global peaceCanada has moved up to eighth position on the annual Global Peace Index (“Canada jumps six spots and cracks top 10 in 2011 Global Peace Index,” Canadian Press, 25 May 2011): Canada has cracked the top 10 in a global security assessment that ranks countries based on how peaceful they are. The Glo ...
Kevin Trudeau Show
- Government Shutdown Threat Prompts Obama, GOP ...April 8th, 2011 The Huffington Post Uncomfortably close to a deadline, President Barack Obama and top congressional leaders have only hours to avert a Friday midnight government shutdown that all sides say would inconvenience millions of people and damage a still fragile economy. Obama said he s ...
- The Kevin Trudeau Show: 4-8-11Today, Kevin reveals exactly how the government is spending your hard earned money! Plus, find out how to eliminate herpes, HPV, and other viruses that are lurking within your body when Dr. Ray Lala calls in from New Zealand! Self Help: Push The Viruses OUT! The Secret To Perfect Health Courageo ...
- Dr. Ray Lala – Resolve Herpes/HPVClick the picture or link below to hear Kevin’s interview with Dr. Ray Lala and click here to learn more about how to eliminate herpes, HPV, and other viruses that may be lurking within your body! Dr. Ray Lala on The Kevin Trudeau Show 4/08/11
- The Kevin Trudeau Show: 4-9-11Today, the “all-seeing” Kevin Trudeau gives you his predictions for what will happen to the US economy & the US dollar within the next 2-5 years. Plus, Dr. Tom Morter stops by to explain why Trace Minerals are absolutely imperative to your health and why you should never leave home without it! S ...
- Chicago School Bans Homemade Lunches, The Late ...April 12th, 2011 Yahoo! News By: Liz Goodwin Students who attend Chicago’s Little Village Academy public school get nothing but nutritional tough love during their lunch period each day. The students can either eat the cafeteria food–or go hungry. Only students with allergies are allowed to brin ...
Pambazuka News
- Haiti: Haitian inspiration: On the bicentenary ...Two hundred years ago last month (January 2004), the French colony of saint-Domingue on the island of Hispaniola became the independent nation of Haiti. Few transformations in world history have been more momentous, few required more sacrifice or prom...
- Haiti: Petition for safe return of Lovinsky Pi ...Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine has been missing since the night of the 12th August 2007. It is believed that his kidnapping was politically motivated and someone in the Haitian government and or the UN forces in Haiti led by Brazil must know what happened...
- Venezuela: The Afrovenezuelan Network and the ...From its foundation in 2000, the Afrovenezuelan Network had systematically denounced first the threat from Plan Colombia, and second the so called Plan Patriotic as a threat to the stability of the Andean region, this plan is based on military aims w...
- Haiti: Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine petitionAs women and men in the Caribbean Region, in the wider diaspora, and in many parts of the world, we are writing to urge you to make resources available without delay for the search for Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine, and to do everything in your power to se...
- Caribbean: Civil society demands Haiti debt ca ...Organizations representing Caribbean civil society organizations and social movements have written to G8 finance ministers, the World Bank, and the IMF, to demand an immediate and unconditional cancellation of Haiti's external debt....
War in Context
- War fatigue in AmericaPaul Pillar writes: Signs are increasing that the American people are growing tired enough over fighting two and a half (or whatever the right number is, depending on how you count what’s going on in Libya) wars for their fatigue to affect policy, especially through the actions of their elected ...
- West presses rebels for more details on a post ...The New York Times reports: As NATO airplanes and attack helicopters struck fresh targets in Tripoli and the oil port of Brega on Sunday, senior British and American officials said there was no way of knowing how long it might take for the rebellion against Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi — already in ...
- Bahraini doctors and nurses chargedAl Jazeera reports: Scores of Bahraini doctors and nurses who treated injured anti-government protesters have been charged with attempting to topple the kingdom’s monarchy. The 23 doctors and 24 nurses were formally charged on Monday during a closed door hearing in a special security court. T ...
- Yemeni president in Saudi hospital with ‘exten ...The Guardian reports: Ali Abdullah Saleh, the Yemeni president, suffered “extensive” injuries including severe burns in an attack on his Sana’a palace last week, reducing the chances that he will be able to return home after undergoing treatment in Saudi Arabia. Saleh was said on Monday to be ...
- On deaf ears: Obama’s message to IsraelRobert Grenier writes: Late May’s extraordinary sequence of speeches and meetings involving US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu – and the commentary surrounding it from official circles in both countries – did not make for an edifying interlude. The week begi ...
Watts Up With That?
- But it Worked in the Simulation!Perils of computer simulation of complex systems Story submitted by Ricky Seltzer John F. McGowan, Ph.D., writing on math-blog, describes the various ways in which breakthrough science can be misunderstood and miscalculated even by top-flight computer simulation. (One example of … Continue rea ...
- Stop checking the facts: “Your Internet ...Guest post by Alec Rawls This could explain a few things. Greens are against searching for information. To save the planet, only follow safe links from Joe Romm, Andrew Revkin, John Cook and RealClimate. Searching bad. Vewwy vewwy bad: It … Continue reading →
- Trees: sucking up the carbonHigher density means world forests are capturing more carbon Forests in many regions are becoming larger carbon sinks thanks to higher density, U.S. and European researchers say in a new report. In Europe and North America, increased density significantly raised … Continue reading →
- Warming 101 primerSubmitted by D.B. Stealey This article went viral when it was first published. Well worth reading: “Our planet has been slowly warming since last emerging from the “Little Ice Age” of the 17th century, often associated with the Maunder Minimum. … Continue reading →
- Climate Modeling: “not always clear”The previous story suggested that climate models predict with certainty “permanently hotter summers”. OK then, but in the same Eurekalert stream today, we have this release, where it seems they need to “prop up” the modeling, saying they “are not … Continue reading →
Dandelion Salad
- The Global Debt Crisis: How We Got In It, and ...by Ellen Brown Featured Writer Dandelion Salad webofdebt.com June 6, 2011 Countries everywhere are facing debt crises today, precipitated by the credit collapse of 2008. Public services are being slashed and public assets are being sold off, in a futile attempt to balance budgets that can’t be b ...
- Will Greece let EU Central Bankers Destroy Dem ...Dandelion Salad By Michael Hudson Information Clearing House http://michael-hudson.com June 6, 2011 The Greek bailout provides an opportunity for privatization grabs When Greece exchanged its drachma for the euro in 2000, most voters were all for joining the Eurozone. Their hope was that it woul ...
- Pick Your Poison by Joel S. Hirschhornby Joel S. Hirschhorn Featured Writer Dandelion Salad www.foavc.org June 6, 2011 One of the hardest truths to accept is that for most sources of pain hitting humans there seems to be nothing effective for government to do. Nowadays, those of us who do not gobble various distractions but work to ...
- Finian Cunningham: Protesters brutally beaten ...with Timothy V. Gatto and Finian Cunningham Featured Writers Dandelion Salad June 6, 2011 Liberalpro – Blog Talk Radio The pro-democracy movement in Bahrain that was met with beatings and outright murder by the Bahraini monarchy has been declared âover, with a return to normalcyâ by the governme ...
- Socialism: What it is not By Caleb T. MaupinDandelion Salad By Caleb T. Maupin www.workers.org Jun 5, 2011 To more and more people in the world, it is abundantly clear that the capitalist system doesn’t work. At least not for the majority. The system that generates war after war, that allows millions in the U.S. to be unemployed, millions ...
Your New Reality
- No titleJoin The Marines, Fight Balrog They're not really showing much reality in these US military recruiting ads, are they? Unless there are special Marines now fighting dragons in alternate universes : From Salon (excerpts) :"...the New York Times this week tells us that the Pentagon is -- shock ...
- No titleThe Fake Knight Rises By Darryl Mason The new Christopher Nolan Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises, is still shooting but something of a teaser clip campaign has already begun on YouTube. An account called The Fire Rises has been posting short clips, with a focus on what appears to be the bur ...
- No titleMurdoch Media Blames 300,000 'Global Warming Deaths' A Year On Obese People By Darryl Mason Two headines from the UK Sun, proudly linked to by Rupert Murdoch's Corporate Green Agenda HQ, to show how hard they've been working to Sell The Fear : The stories themselves make exactly the ki ...
- No titleNice to hear Weezer rocking out, on an 90s classic :
- No titleWords More People Should Say However much it may disgust the mainstream media, 9/11 Trutherism is alive and thriving amongst America's youth, as is a deeply cynical scepticism of the authenticity and purpose of the decade long War On Terror. Musicians are no longer afraid to voice such doubts ...
Wired - Science
- Waste Slime Turns Jellyfish Into Ecological Va ...That waste is useful is one of the animal kingdom’s cardinal principles. One creature’s discards are another’s dinner, and so continues the circle of life. But jellyfish, it would seem, bend the rule. Their waste is generally inedible, food mostly for a few odd species of bacteria that live jus ...
- Book Excerpt: Exposing India’s Blood FarmersA few days before the Indian celebration of Holi, an emaciated man with graying skin, drooping eyes, and rows of purple needle marks on both arms stumbled up to a group of farmers in the sweltering Indian border town of Gorakhpur. The city is the first stop for many thousands of refugees stream ...
- Two Ultra-Heavy Elements Added to the Periodic ...By Mark Brown, Wired UK A committee of international chemists and physicists have officially added two new elements to the periodic table: the ultra-weighty elements 114 and 116. They’re the heaviest members of the table yet, with whopping atomic weights of 289 and 292 atomic mass units resp ...
- Rare Midnight Solar Eclipse Caught in ArcticFortunate northerners saw a rare eclipse of the midnight sun on June 1. During the Arctic summer, the sun dips low on the horizon but never sets. That means a solar eclipse is theoretically possible at any time. But this week’s eclipse was the first visible from Scandinavia since 2000, and the ...
- Cryptic Mutations Could Be Evolution’s Hidden FuelThe transformation of raw genetic material on a laboratory bench has provided a rare empirical demonstration of processes that may be universally crucial to evolution, but are only beginning to be understood. The processes, called cryptic variation and preadaptation, involve mutations that don’ ...
Israeli Occupation Archive
- Jonathan Cook wins the Martha Gellhorn Special ...Jonathan Cook, whose work appears regularly on the pages of the IOA, was awarded the Martha Gellhorn Special Award for Journalism. The award citation for Jonathan Cook reads: "Jonathan Cook’s work on... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian ...
- Amira Hass: Israel-Palestinian conflict is in ...Israel is fighting against the memory of the Nakba, whereas others are searching for ways to give the Nakba its rightful place in teaching and education. The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, now in its fifth decade. Go to the IOA w ...
- One World – Freedom for PalestineWeek of release: 3 July 2011. Palestine is in crisis. Today, Palestinians face daily human rights abuse and live in crushing poverty in refugee camps and under Israeli Occupation. In response to... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian land ...
- National security adviser worked for Israeli f ...Yaakov Amidror, newly appointed head of National Security Council, worked with many Ofer-controlled companies; the Ofer brothers are uspected of illegal trade with Iran through subsidiaries... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, now ...
- Arabeh Mayor Omar Nasser, do you agree with Ne ...Is there a democratic country in the world where there are unrecognized villages? In Israel there are. Is there a country in the world where there are laws that allow for admissions committees to... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian land ...
Ria Novosti - Military
- Nuclear threat still high despite weapons cuts ...More than 5,000 nuclear weapons are deployed around the world, and nuclear powers continue developing new programs to enhance their potential, undermining ongoing disarmament efforts, a report published on Tuesday said.
- Medvedev approves Russian-U.S. plutonium dispo ...Russian President Dmintry Medvedev has approved amendments to an agreement with the United States to dispose of excess weapon-grade plutonium, the Rossiiskaya Gazeta government daily said on Tuesday.
- Indian Navy touts 'significant success' in fig ...India has deployed naval vessels in the eastern Arabian Sea and has achieved "significant success" in the past few months combating piracy in the area as pirates have extended their activities further from the coast of Somalia, Admiral Nirmal Verma, chief of staff of the Indian Navy, said in an ...
- Afghanistan unprepared for NATO pullout - Russ ...Afghanistan's government is unprepared for a pullout of the foreign contingent starting from late June, Nikolai Patrushev, the head of the Russian Security Council, said on Monday.
- Rosvertol seeks Algeria Mi-28 export dealRussia's Rosvertol attack helicopter producer said on Monday it is in talks with Algeria over exports of its Mi-28NE for delivery from 2012-2017.
NewsWise
- NewYork-Presbyterian Has the Most Top Doctors ...For the eleventh straight year, NewYork-Presbyterian has more physicians listed in New York Magazine's "Best Doctors" survey than any other hospital. The magazine lists 191 NewYork-Presbyterian physicians representing 17 percent of the 1,144 New York City-area doctors listed.
- Many Patients with Advanced Cancers Get Treatm ...A study of more than 1,000 patients with colon cancer that had spread to distant sites found that one in eight was treated with at least one drug regimen that was not recommended. Those patients were exposed to significant risk without proven benefits, at an estimated cost--just for the drugs--o ...
- New Data Still Have Scientists in Dark Over Da ...A dark-matter experiment deep in the Soudan mine of Minnesota now has detected a seasonal signal variation similar to one an Italian experiment has been reporting for more than a decade.
- Scientists Identify How Major Biological Senso ...A biological sensor is a critical part of a human cell's control system that is able to trigger a number of cell activities. A type of sensor known as the "gating ring" can open a channel that allows a flow of potassium ions through the cell's wall or membrane -- similar to the way a subway turn ...
- Mark Twain: Staunch Confederate? Once Upon a T ...Scholars have whitewashed Mark Twain's Southern-leaning writings of the 1850s and 1860s, Baylor researcher says.
Natural Health News
- Addicted to Sugar? How to Kick the HabitNumerous scientific studies have shown that a sugar addiction can be just as strong as a drug or alcohol dependency.� After you eating sugary food, your brain releases natural chemicals called opioids, which give you a feeling of intense pleasure. Recent studies show that heroin and morphine pro ...
- Beware of Drug Side EffectsIn a new paper, researchers report that the average drug label lists 70 possible side effects -- and some list more than 500. The New York Times reports: �Dr. Jon Duke of Indiana University was trying to figure out why his patient�s blood platelets were abnormal. Could it be a side effect of o ...
- Absurd New Ways Splenda is Deceiving YouDr. Mercola discusses the facts about Splenda and why it should be avoided.
- Why Would You Use a Drug to Prevent Breast Can ...There are two drugs, tamoxifen and raloxifene, which are already approved to prevent breast cancer but are rarely used for that purpose because of their side effects. However, some researchers say that a new option, Aromasin (exemestane), does not have those side effects and therefore might be m ...
- Dangerous Plants in Your BackyardSome everyday plants can be dangerous if curious children touch the leaves or put them in their mouths. Safety at Home lists some of the most common plants that can be dangerous to pets, children or yourself. Here are a few: Poison Ivy, Poison Sumac, Poison Oak -- These plants release an oil (u ...
Climategate
- Dean of science…suggesting rising seas t…Dean of science…suggesting rising seas this next century of up to 100 metres, or Al Gore six metres. When I see things like that I know these are false. You mentioned the IPCC report; that suggests, at worst on best scenarios, 59 centimetres. http://www.google.com
- ABC science presenter Robyn Williams seeks mor ...ABC science presenter Robyn Williams who in 2007 believed seas could rise 100 meters, seeks more truth from scientists after Climategate.
- How to avoid your own Climategate scandalWhat are the lessons of Climategate? More honesty and transparency in science? Not according to attorney Alan Nelson in the Guardian UK today. To him, the lesson is how not to get caught next time. So how do universities and academics ensure that their correspondence does not become the “smoki ...
- What is the “likelihood” that the 2007 IPCC Re ...A very interesting analysis of the IPPC Assessment and has some important questions that invite others to help him answer. Please read his article and let him know what conclusions you draw.
- Schools call for a “balanced teaching of globa ...USA Today reports that US schools are finally calling for both sides of global warming to be taught, because it is after all, a theory -- not a fact:
Opinio Juris
- CFR Study Advocates National Prosecutions for ...by Duncan Hollis by Duncan Hollis My former State Department colleague, David Kaye, now the Executive Director of UCLA Law’s human rights program, has just authored a study under the auspices of the Council on Foreign Relations (John Bellinger and Matt Waxman also particiapted in the effor ...
- CFR Study Advocates National Prosecutions for ...by Duncan Hollis by Duncan Hollis My former State Department colleague, David Kaye, now the Executive Director of UCLA Law’s human rights program, has just authored a study under the auspices of the Council on Foreign Relations (John Bellinger and Matt Waxman also particiapted in the effor ...
- Administration Internal Divisions Over Drone S ...by Kenneth Anderson by Kenneth Anderson The Wall Street Journal’s ace national security reporting team - Adam Entous, Siobhan Gorman, Julian Barnes, several others - reported in a very interesting story today that divisions have emerged at the senior levels of the Obama administration over th ...
- Administration Internal Divisions Over Drone S ...by Kenneth Anderson by Kenneth Anderson The Wall Street Journal’s ace national security reporting team - Adam Entous, Siobhan Gorman, Julian Barnes, several others - reported in a very interesting story today that divisions have emerged at the senior levels of the Obama administration over th ...
- House Libya Resolution: Pretty Tame Stuffby Peter Spiro by Peter Spiro Here’s the text of the resolution passed in the House this afternoon on Libya, as introduced by Speaker Boehner. It’s not insignificant, as an institutional pronouncement, even though it’s non-binding. It amounts to a kind of soft law. The resolution provides ...
Public News Service
- AZ Hotel Workers Speak Out Against Guest Misco ...AZ Hotel Workers Speak Out Against Guest Misconduct Phoenix, AZ – Hotel housekeepers in Arizona and several other states are launching a campaign to "end the silence" about sexual misconduct by hotel guests. They’re proposing what they call "common sense" preventive security measures. Comments f ...
- Concerns Over GOP Medicaid Block Grant PlanConcerns Over GOP Medicaid Block Grant Plan Phoenix, AZ – Consumer advocates and several state governors say Republican Medicaid plans could be a serious problem for some hospitals and nursing homes. Comments from Kathleen Stoll (stole), director of health policy for consumer group Families USA.
- New Tax Report: AZ State Budget Easy to BalanceNew Tax Report: AZ State Budget Easy to Balance Phoenix, AZ – A new study says Arizona could immediately raise $14 billion by inverting its tax structure; that is, taxing highest incomes at the current rates of the lowest earners – and vice versa. The report, “Flip It to Fix It: An Immediate, Fa ...
- Doctor's Orders: Make Your Holiday Cookout Hea ...Doctor's Orders: Make Your Holiday Cookout Healthier Phoenix, AZ – Cooking on the grill is a popular tradition for the Memorial Day weekend, and there are plenty of ways to make your cookout both healthy and fun for your family. Doctor Hardeep (Har-DEEP) Ahuja (a-HOO-ja), a certified clinical li ...
- Major Preserve Proposed for Lands West of PhoenixMajor Preserve Proposed for Lands West of Phoenix Phoenix, AZ – Large parts of western Maricopa County would become part of a major new conservation area under a plan unveiled Wednesday. The proposal is supported by a wide-ranging coalition including communities, organizations, developers and mi ...
Center for Food Safety
- Family Farmers Amplify Complaint Against Monsa ...Monsanto’s Failure to Provide Binding Legal Covenant To Protect Family Farmers Threatened by GMO Contamination Necessitates Amended Complaint New threats by Monsanto have led to the filing of an amended complaint by the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) in its suit on behalf of family farmers, s ...
- Environmental Groups Petition Federal Governme ...FDA poised to take action on the first-ever application to market a genetically engineered salmon without adequate consideration of environmental risks and public input Earthjustice, on behalf of Ocean Conservancy, Friends of the Earth, Center for Food Safety, Food & Water Watch, the Center for ...
- CA GE Fish Labeling Bill HeldToday, the Center for Food Safety (CFS) was informed by Assemblymember Huffman’s office that they have decided to hold AB 88—the California bill which would require that all genetically engineered (GE) fish sold in California contain clear and prominent labeling—as a 2-year bill. This means it w ...
- Court of Appeals Dismisses Monsanto’s Appeal o ...Upholds Lower Court’s Rulings Requiring New USDA Approval Decision And Rigorous Review of the Crop’s Impacts Litigation Over USDA’s Interim Approval of Planting Continues Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a summary order concluding a long-standing laws ...
- California Assembly Health Committee Passes Bi ...In Wake Of Pending FDA Approval Of GE Salmon, California Bill Could Restore Americans’ Right To Choose In The Marketplace Dissatisfied with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) current review of the first-ever proposed commercialization of genetically engineered (GE) salmon, late yester ...
Angry Indian Op-Eds
- In defence of Dr. Cornel West and all other co ...Editorial: The Fine Art of Stepping Back: Why I have decided to stop writing about race. By TheAngryindian -�04.06.2008 Editor's Note: This editorial is a re-print of a older article I wrote during the electoral run-up to the historical Obama presidency on my (not defunct) decision t ...
- TheAngryindian: Why I have decided to stop wri ...Editorial: The Fine Art of Stepping Back: Why I have decided to stop writing about race. | APNS Why I have decided to stop writing about race. By TheAngryindian 04.06.2008 *Editor's Note: This editorial is a re-print of a older article I wrote during the electoral run-up to the his ...
- Hard Work or Hardly Working? How White People ...Hard Work or Hardly Working? How White People Got So Rich Part I: "(FinalCall.com) - [THE HISTORICAL RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF THE NATION OF ISLAM] The foundation of American White supremacy sits tenuously on a rickety base of lies and deceptions about how Whites gained their wealth and status. A ...
- Wide Asleep in America: The Call Bob Dylan Won ...Wide Asleep in America: The Call Bob Dylan Won't Heed:BDS, Bullies, and Blowing Wind: "A recent letter by the Israeli peace and justice group 'Boycott From Within' (BfW) implores legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan to heed the Palestinian call for BDS and therefore not perform in Israel. The l ...
- AAP: Are Corporate Black Blogs Destroying Blac ...Are Corporate Black Blogs Destroying Black Employment In Mainstream Media? [ AfricanAmericanPundit] I knew that folks at the Washington Post and NBC were getting concerned that black bloggers groups like the afrospear/afrosphere were getting too organized. I also felt in my gut that white media ...
Pensieve
- More on EgyptReading that now, a few days after the military pressured Mubarak to step down, the Egyptian parliament has been dissolved, and the Constitution invalidated by the Egyptian military. This fills me with fear. The mainstream media are treating these acts as a good thing, and the Egyptians they int ...
- Update: Mubarak Not Stepping Down TonightRelated posts:Celestial Show Tonight Update on March Update, Perverse Justice
- US involved in an Egyptian “military coup”?Photo by adaptorplug A CNN news story says that Hofni Mubarak will likely relinquish power to the Egyptian military tonight. This is what their source, âa senior Egyptian officalâ is quoted by CNN as saying: He said the process — which included dialogue between the government and opposition repr ...
- President LlorensI’ve reconsidered my position about posting Wikileaks articles. This article not only discusses classified material disclosed by Wikileaks, but actually quotes it. I know some of my readers work for the US government, thus the warning. I am not an enemy of the United States of America. I simply ...
- MagnificentThis movie brought me to tears. It is the story of a man whose lack of limbs from birth relegated him to life as a circus side-show freak. It tells of how he was recognized by the owner of a rival circus as “magnificent”. After overcoming his bitterness, the man transformed from freak to hero. [ ...
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