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Thomas Paine

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

12 June - RSS SnapShot! Pt II

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Veterans Today

  • Is Time Running Out for the VA Temporary Resid ...
    In October, 2011, authorization for the Temporary Residence Grant or TRA was extended under Public Law 112-37.
  • Indiana Veterans’ Home Remembers Fallen Heroes
    On May 28, 2012, the Indiana Veterans’ Home invites the community to attend a special Memorial Day service to honor the men and women who died while serving in the armed forces.
  • Japan’s Broke – Highest Debt Ratio ...
    While massive debt in the US has been in the world news and the failure of austerity measures to stabilize the Euro have been continually reported, Japan has gone under. Today, Fitch lowered japanse foreign currency rating to near junk bond status. Japan had previously fallen to AA and is n ...
  • Duff on Press TV – Missile Shield and Na ...
    "The clear issue we have on NATO is that from day number one this was an illegal war; those who started this war in the US, Britain and elsewhere did so as a war crime. And if it was a war crime, a continuation of the war by NATO should be looked on as a war crime. It’s the duty of everyone to o ...
  • U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for ...
    Charleston Aluminum, L.L.C., Gaston, S.C.*, was issued a modification exercising the first option year on contract SPM8E5-10-D-0012/P00008.

electric politics

  • Things That Go Bump In the Night
    To be at one with ourselves we cannot escape the night. What we do, what we don't do, what we dream — who we are — at night, shapes and informs us during the day. Nighttime, then, must necessarily contain diverse social meanings. It's not quite clear to me how far one might push this ...
  • Damascus Burning
    To be honest, Bashar al-Assad looks — and acts — like one of those stereotypical dictators who crop up occasionally in Doonesbury cartoons. If only it would be so easy to figure out what to do with him. But Syria, ultimately, involves the stability of the entire region, from Iran to ...
  • UFOs, What Are They?
    For 'something a little different' I turned to Col. John B. Alexander, Ph.D. (U.S. Army, Ret.), to talk about UFOs. John has had a unique experience looking into the UFO question from a government insider's point of view and has a lot of extremely helpful, and extremely thoughtful, things to say ...
  • "Age of Ignorance"
    By any reasonable reckoning idiocy in America has reached alarming proportions. Or, in the words of former U.S. Poet Laureate Charles Simic, "[t]he ideal citizen of a politically corrupt state, such as the one we now have, is a gullible dolt unable to tell truth from bullshit." That's clear enou ...
  • Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder, Explained
    Here's an extra, in-between show, in-between our regular Friday shows. Two reasons for this: it's a very short conversation and the sound quality is less than optimal (from a cell phone on the street). Still, it's an extremely important subject, one we should all be aware of and well worth ponde ...

PR News

A special project of Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation

  • Leaving Afghanistan
    Seven Afghanistan experts review the president's plans for ending the war.
  • Raging at Rawalpindi
    American leaders are furious with Pakistan’s military in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s killing. But twisting arms will only backfire.
  • The FP Salon: Peter Bergen's The Longest War
    An FP round-table discussion on counterterrorism expert Peter Bergen's latest book. A decade after 9/11, is the war on terrorism a war we can win?
  • Crazy Like a Fox
    In a fit of anger, Hamid Karzai axes his director of intelligence, Amrullah Saleh. But is there method to his madness?
  • Addicted to Contractors
    The United States is hooked on privatized warfare in Afghanistan. And it's more costly than you think.

Field Notes - Alberta Environment

Stop NATO

  • Welcome to the Balkan Propaganda Machine
    Welcome to the Balkan Propaganda Machine By David Gibbs   Some of the most salient events of the past 20 years were the NATO interventions in the Balkans, notably in Bosnia in 1995 and Kosovo in 1999. These interventions were crucial in reviving the importance of the North Atlantic Treaty O ...
  • Welcome to the Balkan Propaganda Machine
    Welcome to the Balkan Propaganda Machine By David Gibbs   Some of the most salient events of the past 20 years were the NATO interventions in the Balkans, notably in Bosnia in 1995 and Kosovo in 1999. These interventions were crucial in reviving the importance of the North Atlantic Treaty O ...
  • Rogue Military Entity: NATO In Libya
    The Hindu June 11, 2012 When protector turned killer Vijay Prashad ==== The scandal here is that NATO, a military alliance, refuses any civilian oversight of its actions. It operated under a U.N. mandate and yet refuses to allow a U.N. evaluation of its actions. NATO, in other words, operates as ...
  • Rogue Military Entity: NATO In Libya
    The Hindu June 11, 2012 When protector turned killer Vijay Prashad ==== The scandal here is that NATO, a military alliance, refuses any civilian oversight of its actions. It operated under a U.N. mandate and yet refuses to allow a U.N. evaluation of its actions. NATO, in other words, operates as ...
  • One Step Away From Cyber Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima
    Russia & India Report June 8, 2012 One step away from a cyber Pearl Harbor Andrei Ilyashenko The world’s most powerful state admitted using cyberweapons On 1 June, the world woke up to a new era. The world’s most powerful state admitted using cyberweapons. This might be the most important ar ...

Before It's News

Intel Hub

  • Bilderberg 2012: Entering the Lions Den
    Alex Thomas | Less than twenty four hours after we arrived in Chantilly Virgina we were behind enemy lines, having entered the lions den that was the Westfield Marriot and surrounding property. Whether it be meeting a random Oathkeeper who was scouting the grounds, to having a confrontatio ...
  • Burma Declares State of Emergency
    VOA | Burma's president declared a state of emergency Sunday night for a riot-hit western state, wracked by deadly sectarian violence between Buddhists and Muslims.
  • Rand Paul: ‘No Comment’ on John Ke ...
    Shepard Ambellas | The Logan Act is a United States federal law that forbids unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments. It was passed in 1799 and last amended in 1994. Violation of the Logan Act is a felony, punishable under federal law with imprisonment of up to three ...
  • Rockefeller Foundation Plans For Upcoming Unit ...
    theintelhub.com June 11, 2012 In an email sent out to their “subscribers” the infamous Rockefeller Foundation lays out their agenda for the upcoming United Nations conference on sustainable development. Their agenda includes the push for sustainable development which many believe act ...
  • Vladimir Putin Nemesis of the New World Order
    Sartre | Mother Russia is a much different country from the Stalin gulags. With all the faults of a long tradition of authoritarian rule, it is natural for observers in the West to be suspect of the latest would be Czar. The remnants of the cold war linger with concerns of the true motives ...

FRS

  • Syria: A darkening horizon
    29 May 2012. A World to Win News Service. The photos of dozens of dead little children – their bodies lying side by side in a row, each upturned face tearing at the heart of anyone who has ever loved a child and bringing to mind other children all over the world – convey only [...]
  • Syria: A darkening horizon
    29 May 2012. A World to Win News Service. The photos of dozens of dead little children – their bodies lying side by side in a row, each upturned face tearing at the heart of anyone who has ever loved a child and bringing to mind other children all over the world – convey only [...]
  • Courts Expose Stop-and-Frisk as Racist, Uncons ...
    8 Important Facets of the Legal Decision AlterNet / By Kristen Gwynne A US district judge has exposed the NYPD game as an illegal system of quotas and racial profiling imposed on field police from the top of the NYPD. May 28, 2012  | This month, a federal judge in New York dealt a blow [...]
  • Courts Expose Stop-and-Frisk as Racist, Uncons ...
    8 Important Facets of the Legal Decision AlterNet / By Kristen Gwynne A US district judge has exposed the NYPD game as an illegal system of quotas and racial profiling imposed on field police from the top of the NYPD. May 28, 2012  | This month, a federal judge in New York dealt a blow [...]
  • Chinese Workers Defy the Government and Employ ...
    by Sarah Vrba May 29, 2012 An intense protest of enraged migrant workers broke out on Tuesday in Ruian, China. The city is located in the Zhejiang, a wealthy province in China. Reuters reports that about 1,000 migrant workers proceeded to turn over an iron gate, and damaged at least a dozen cars ...

Ken O'Keefe

  • Coming soon – ‘The Age of Responsi ...
    'The Age of Responsibility' At what point do we as people take responsibility for the actions of the governments we outnumber tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands to one? At what point do we take responsibility for the governments we pay our blood money to in the form of taxes? At wh ...
  • Coming soon – ‘The Age of Responsi ...
    'The Age of Responsibility' At what point do we as people take responsibility for the actions of the governments we outnumber tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands to one? At what point do we take responsibility for the governments we pay our blood money to in the form of taxes? At wh ...
  • Interview with Mark Glenn on ‘The Ugly T ...
    We shall discuss this and more; “When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are to possess and casts out the many peoples living there, you shall then slaughter them all and utterly destroy them…You shall make no agreements with them nor show them any mercy…You shall destroy their alta ...
  • Interview with Mark Glenn on ‘The Ugly T ...
    We shall discuss this and more; “When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are to possess and casts out the many peoples living there, you shall then slaughter them all and utterly destroy them…You shall make no agreements with them nor show them any mercy…You shall destroy their alta ...
  • Enemies Within the Gate – Police Corruption &# ...
    Police Aiding & Abetting in the Theft of Trade Not Aid Vehicles, Donated Goods & Money Moving on, in August of last year I made a complaint to the police about the Trade Not Aid vehicles (18-ton Renault Truck Reg. #V97 DBA & Optare Metrorider Minibus Reg. # P420 VRG) being stolen by ...

StillSmallVoice

  • Life is change and change is life
    And here is proof: The Courant's parent company, Tribune, is backing away from maintaining this particular blog format -- Movable Type -- in favor of another blog platform, one that is unworkable here. Namely, the new format allows blog comments to go online unapproved, and -- I say th ...
  • Maybe CEO salaries need a Buffett rule
    "Peer benchmarking" helps move compensation for CEOs ever higher. Perhaps one of the high-dollar bosses should take a page from Warren Buffett, who in August suggested in a New York Times essay that the rich don't carry their weight in taxes. Meanwhile, Buffett, himself, has refined his earlier ...
  • De-pinkifying breast cancer
    There's a growing movement that seeks to turn the pink ribbon upside down. You can read more here. Flickr photo
  • Why the occupation?
    You can see more Mother Jones charts here. You can read about Hartford's budding Occupation here, with a planning meeting set for 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Bushnell Park, and again at 5 p.m.
  • Cleansing after Yom Kippur
    Yom Kippur starts at sundown on Friday and here's one man's take on it. Flickr photo

Associated Content

  • Zimmerman Surrenders to Authorities
    George Zimmerman is back behind bars.Contributor: TJ Larson Published: Jun 03, 2012
  • Why Does Florida Have Repeated Election Problems?
    Florida is having voter controversies this year and the general election isn't even here yet.Contributor: William Browning Published: Jun 03, 2012
  • Texas Teacher of the Year Arrested for Sexting ...
    John McDaniel, 32, days after being named Teacher of the Year, is arrested for inappropriate relationship with student. Recent cases like this have prompted Texas to re-examine its policy on social media.Contributor: Dori Starnes Published: Jun 01, 2012
  • Hold onto Your Fountain Drinks, New Yorkers!
    Bloomberg's administration propose a ban on sugary drinks in order to combat rising obesity in NYC.Contributor: Brianna Peterson Published: May 31, 2012
  • Defense of Marriage Act Ruled Unconstitutional ...
    The Defense of Marriage Act (DoMA) has been ruled unconstitutional yet again. Coming on the heels of two California federal judges ruling DoMA unconstitutional, the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals has now also issued a rulingContributor: Christopher Beheler Published: May 31, 2012

Popsci - Science

  • Gallery: Ambitious Insect Catalog Snaps 3-D Im ...
    A global effort to photograph every species of ant on this planet is embarking on an international tour, stopping by museums and scientific collections in the United Kingdom. With thousands of American ant species already accounted for, now Brian Fisher and colleagues at the California Academy ...
  • FYI: Can Drinking Moonshine Really Make Me Go ...
    The short answer: yes, it’s possible to go blind from drinking moonshine. But it’s also possible to go blind staring at the sun. When consuming alcoholic beverages of the DIY variety, the important thing is to let common sense be your guide. The idea that moonshine or other home-distilled liquo ...
  • Photo Gallery: Amazing Ants in 3-D
    New project captures images of every ant known to science
  • FYI: Are There Traffic Laws in Space Yet?
    Only a few. Right now, the roughly 20,000 man-made objects orbiting the Earth are less regulated than the cars on a morning commute. Satellites are usually on a fixed path, so the traffic control comes prelaunch. Most can move slightly to maintain orbit, but only a few can maneuver on short not ...
  • The Most Amazing Science Images of the Week, J ...
    Today is the Images of the Week: Space Edition. There's this long-exposure shot, but also the Space Shuttle trudging past the Statue of Liberty, Venus passing over the sun, a gorgeous shot of the Sagittarius constellation, and many more. Also polar bears frolicking. Enjoy! Click to launch the g ...

Veterans Today

  • Is Time Running Out for the VA Temporary Resid ...
    In October, 2011, authorization for the Temporary Residence Grant or TRA was extended under Public Law 112-37.
  • Indiana Veterans’ Home Remembers Fallen Heroes
    On May 28, 2012, the Indiana Veterans’ Home invites the community to attend a special Memorial Day service to honor the men and women who died while serving in the armed forces.
  • Japan’s Broke – Highest Debt Ratio ...
    While massive debt in the US has been in the world news and the failure of austerity measures to stabilize the Euro have been continually reported, Japan has gone under. Today, Fitch lowered japanse foreign currency rating to near junk bond status. Japan had previously fallen to AA and is n ...
  • Duff on Press TV – Missile Shield and Na ...
    "The clear issue we have on NATO is that from day number one this was an illegal war; those who started this war in the US, Britain and elsewhere did so as a war crime. And if it was a war crime, a continuation of the war by NATO should be looked on as a war crime. It’s the duty of everyone to o ...
  • U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for ...
    Charleston Aluminum, L.L.C., Gaston, S.C.*, was issued a modification exercising the first option year on contract SPM8E5-10-D-0012/P00008.

War is Business

Hudson's Weather & Climate

  • All eyes on June after an 'average' May
    The very warm spell which has dominated our weather in recent days has come to an end, with rain affecting much of northern England today. It's a wet end to a month which has seen a remarkable change from extreme cold to extreme warmth. And it's a good example of how statistics can hide big s ...
  • Arctic methane sets global warming alarm bells ...
    Research published this week which identifies thousands of sites in the Arctic where methane gas is being released into the atmosphere could have serious ramifications for global warming. Methane is twenty times more powerful a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide and it's estimated that there' ...
  • A taste of summer. But for how long?
    At long last warm weather is returning to much of the country for the first time since March, after weeks of cold, wet weather. High pressure will dominate our weather all week, with temperature reaching 23C (73F) across inland parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire as early as tomorrow. The char ...
  • Global temperature and Arctic ice update
    The average global temperature for April on the UAH satellite measure jumped to +0.295C above the 30 year running mean. This equates to approximately +0.548C above the standard 1961-1990 average, used by the World Meteorological Organisation. Significantly, April Arctic sea ice was close ...
  • Ground water levels in drought hit East Yorksh ...
    Record rainfall in April and a wet start to May has improved East Yorkshire's ground water levels to such an extent that Yorkshire Water has today announced that they are now back to normal for the time of the year. This is a remarkable turnaround considering stocks were 20% depleted only 6 we ...

Internat'l Political Economy

  • It's All Greek to Me: Cyprus, Next on the EU Dole
    Erm, on second thought, let's not call it a "bailout" but a "bank recapitalization programme" to use the sort of euphemisms Spanish officials prefer as they too succumbed to the inevitable when you have overextended banks. To be sure, there are differences among a balance-of-payments crisis (in ...
  • Pacquiao-Bradley, Stitched-Up Globalization Me ...
    Preponderance can be interpreted in any number of ways, but here's a thought for you: What if the globalization game was biased to produce results favouring certain nations time and again? That would indeed be a form of (malign) influence insofar as someone sets the rules of the game a certain w ...
  • Stiglitz Recycles Marx (But Fails to Quote Beardy)
    While Joe Stiglitz is pretty hirsute himself, he's certainly no match for Karl Marx when it comes to luxuriant facial hair. Esquire considers Herr Marx's to be one of the best beards in history, and who am I to disagree. However, it seems Stiglitz is not only aping Marx's grooming habits but als ...
  • The International Political Economy of Obesity
    To be honest, IPE is usually not quite on the leading edge of social science in many respects. Prior to the breakout of the subprime crisis, there were next to no scholars focusing on real estate for instance save for a few exceptions like Herman Schwartz and Len Seabrooke. It thus bothers me th ...
  • Rogue Traders, or Le Grand Casino Francais
    I've long supported the claim that London, not New York, is the financial capital of the world [1, 2]. I guess it's a backhanded compliment to London's claim to be the world's financial capital that earthshaking events for US financial concerns more often than not emanate from there instead of N ...

Economic Collapse Blog

  • The Economic Collapse Is Not A Single Event
    Many people hype "the coming economic collapse" as if it is some kind of big summer Hollywood blockbuster.  Many people out there write about it as if it is something that will happen in a single day or over a few weeks and that it will suddenly change how the entire world functi ...
  • The U.S. Economy By The Numbers: 70 Facts That ...
    Why is the economy going to collapse?  Have you ever been asked that question?  If so, what did you say?  Sometimes it is difficult to communicate dozens of complicated economic and financial concepts in a package that the average person on the street can easily digest.  It can b ...
  • America In Decline: The Soul Crushing Despair ...
    All over America tonight there are people that believe that their lives are over.  When you do everything that you know how to do to get a job and you still can't get one it can be absolutely soul crushing.  If you have ever been unemployed for an extended period of time you know ...
  • 21 Signs That This Could Be A Long, Hot, Crazy ...
    The summer of 2012 is shaping up to be very similar to the summer of 2008.  Things look incredibly bleak for the global economy right now.  Economic activity and lending are slowing down all over the planet, and fear is starting to paralyze the entire global financial system.  Th ...
  • 10 Things That We Can Learn About Shortages An ...
    When the economy of a nation collapses, almost everything changes.  Unfortunately, most people have never been through anything like that, so it can be difficult to know how to prepare.  For those that are busy preparing for the coming global financial collapse, there is a lot to ...

Infoshop - Alt Media

E U Times

  • 380 American Rebels Reported Killed In Michiga ...
    A shocking Federal Security Service (FSB) report circulating in the Kremlin today states that last week an “intense” battle erupted in the US State of Michigan between military forces loyal to the Obama regime and American rebels that killed at least 380 men, women and children who had gathered ...
  • Bernanke warning: Taxmaggedon is real
    Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before Congress this week and warned lawmakers that America’s economic future is landing flat on their shoulders. During a Thursday meeting with congressional leaders in Washington, DC, Chairman Bernanke revealed that the dire dilemma of an “Taxmag ...
  • Air Force Set to Be Deployed Inside US to Coll ...
    The United States Air Force, through the use of unmanned aerial drones, is set to be deployed inside the United States to collect data, investigate places of interest, and share data with local police agencies. An unclassified Air Force Memo from late April documents the fact that the military i ...
  • Chicago cops Taser 8-month pregnant woman for ...
    The superintendent of the Chicago Police Department says that the reason one of his officers used a Taser stun gun on a woman days away from giving birth because “you can’t always tell whether somebody is pregnant.” At eight-months pregnant, Tiffany Rent says she would think officers would have ...
  • Fitch downgrades Spain’s credit rating by thre ...
    Fitch credit ratings agency has downgraded Spain’s rating by three notches citing the country’s banking crisis, mushrooming debt and recession as the main reasons for the downgrade. The international agency announced on Thursday that it has cut Spain’s long-term foreign and local currency ...

Voiceless Victim

  • Anything Less Than A Royal Commission Is Just ...
    For far too long Australians have been happy to turn their backs on the untold suffering of thousands of victims of church-enabled sexual predators. But ignoring the problem simply ensures it continues, and gives rapists the message that they have a right to destroy as many innocent lives as the ...
  • Historic Inquiry to Provide First Taste of Jus ...
    I have just received notification that in a few minutes the first official investigation into the Australian catholic church’s enabling and coverup of widespread child sexual assault will be announced. I congratulate the Victorian state government on being the first government in Australia ...
  • Why does the catholic church continue to abuse ...
    Every now and then I come across a summary of the catholic church’s exploitation and abandonment of children that pulls it all together so accurately, or captures the horror of honest, ordinary people at the atrocities committed by the Church of Child Rape. When I respond to a piece of wri ...
  • Just Like in Hunger Games the Church is killin ...
    The catholic church, when faced with the choice of protecting itself or preventing children from being raped, has consistently chosen to sacrifice the children. Usually without a second thought. This is not a claim without evidence. There is ample proof. In recent years there have been official, ...
  • Rare Opportunity for the Real Truth to be Told
    It was less than edifying this easter when the feeble monarch of the Church of Child Rape pronounced from his viciously defended high moral ground atop St Peter’s Square, tottering under the weight of pathetically opulent gold encrusted vestments and symbols of status, that ‘Life is ...

WL Central

  • 2012-06-09 WikiLeaks News Update: Bradley Mann ...
    WikiLeaks has been financially blockaded without process for 553 days. Julian Assange has been detained without charge for 550 days. Bradley Manning has been imprisoned without trial for 747 days. A secret Grand Jury has been active in the U.S. without transparency for 633 days. read more
  • 2012-06-07 Renewed call to support Julian Assange
    On May 30, the UK Supreme Court ruled in favor of Julian Assange's extradition to Sweden, five to two. But Mr Assange's lawyer Dinah Rose QC - as an act of quick thinking which earned her The Guardian's "star of the week" - raised a point which was able to delay his extradition and potentially r ...
  • 2012-06-06 Letter to Prime Minister Gillard on ...
    The Hon Julia Gillard MP Prime Minister Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 4 June 2012 Dear Prime Minister RE: JULIAN ASSANGE Regrettably we feel compelled to write to you about the plight of Mr Assange. read more
  • 2012-06-06 Transcript: Julian Assange on LNL R ...
    Julian Assange interviewed on Late Night Live Radio, 6 June 2012. Full audio is available via the RadioNational website. Phillip Adams: Good day, beloved listeners. Last night on this little wireless program, I was talking to Shapiro about the Obama kill-list. It's pretty dangerous being deemed ...
  • 2012-05-06 WikiLeaks News Update: Assange and ...
    WikiLeaks has been financially blockaded without process for 549 days. Julian Assange has been detained without charge for 546 days. Bradley Manning has been imprisoned without trial for 743 days. A secret Grand Jury has been active in the U.S. without transparency for 629 days. read more

U N News

  • Colombia must fight impunity for sexual violen ...
    Colombia must increase its efforts to fight impunity for crimes of sexual violence, a United Nations envoy said today, adding that such efforts should be paired with assistance to survivors and victims.
  • UN envoy hails workshop related to Guyana-Vene ...
    A UN envoy today hailed a recent workshop related to a long-standing border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela as a demonstration of both countries' on-going commitment to a peaceful resolution of the matter.
  • UN expert urges Canada to adopt national strat ...
    Noting that some 800,000 households in Canada are unable to meet their daily food needs, an independent United Nations expert today called on the country to adopt a national right to food strategy.
  • Top UN officials underscore need to combat org ...
    Senior United Nations officials today drew the world's attention to threats posed by transnational organized crime and drug trafficking in Central America and called for concerted global efforts to combat the scourge, which they said is spreading to other continents.
  • UNESCO chief calls for investigation into deat ...
    The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today called for an investigation into the killing of Erick Martínez Ávila, a Honduran journalist and gay rights activist.

Conspiracy Reality TV

  • The Magic Weed
    Hemp growing doesn't need any weed killing, no pesticide. Its raw material grows naturally and it doesn't need chemical intervention.
  • Blood Coltan
    Blood coltan still exists. I'm holding a mobile phone. And I know that the microprocessor it contains uses coltan. And if this coltan has been obtained at the massacre of 10 or 20 villagers through slave labor, the suffering of children forced to work in the mines by the armed militia. This is i ...
  • CAMP FEMA 2: Enemy of the State
    Some state governments passed measures to forcibly quarantine residents, incarcerate those who refuse to be vaccinated, and to forcibly vaccinate your children. Legislation like this passed during the much hyped H1N1 flu outbreak.
  • Hangar 18: The UFO Warehouse
    Not only was debris from many UFO crashes allegedly shipped to the base, but from the late 1940s until the end of the late 1960s, all reports regarding UFOs were conducted at Wright-Patterson for the military's official UFO investigation Project Blue Book.
  • HAARP – Everything You Wanted to Know – Nick B ...
    You might be surprised at all of the constructive uses HAARP could be used for, but will be even more surprised by its focus on weapons and military applications, such as weather modification, geological disruption such as triggering earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, and perhaps most controver ...

Rewilding Institute

  • END THE ATTACK ON U.S. WILDERNESS AND THE 1964 ...
    Dr. Paul F. Torrence of Northern Arizona University created this petition asking the U.S. Senate  to stop H.R. 4089 from any further consideration: http://signon.org/sign/end-the-attack-on-us?source=s.em.cr&r_by=329647&mailing_id=4210 Your help is needed to block a vicious and po ...
  • Repeat: Urgent Action Needed – Sportsmen’s Her ...
    How the Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012 (HR 4089) Would Effectively Repeal the Wilderness Act, America’s Foremost Conservation Law May 2012 An Analysis Prepared by Wilderness Watch   “The purpose of the Wilderness Act is to preserve the wilderness character of the areas to be included in the wi ...
  • Free Paul Watson!
    Captain Watson has been in a German prison since Sunday and is in danger of being extradited to Costa Rica where we fear for his safety from the Shark Fin Mafia and an unfair, politically motivated trial! When we last wrote you, we had only 15 hours to make our case to the German Federal [...]
  • Audubon NPR-A Action Alert – Please Respond!
    Please take the time to respond to this recent Action Alert from the National Audubon Society: Audubon Advisory May 11, 2012 Vol 2012 Issue 5 B is for Birds: Help Protect Special Areas of the Western Arctic The National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska encompasses an immense and spectacular Arct ...
  • Urgent Action Needed: Sportsmen’s Heritage Act ...
    We just received this message from our friends at Wilderness Watch and hope you will read about the bill and take immediate action to oppose it: Dear friends of Wilderness, I have been a wilderness activist for more than 30 years. Never in that time has a bill been introduced—let alone pass in t ...

Asia Sentinel

We Know the Lies

  • 11 Big Surprises Inside Vaccines
    Like a box of children’s cereal, vaccines, which also target children, have surprises inside.  Unfortunately, these surprises are not fun like the ones in the cereal boxes. ~ Greg Mathews, J.D. read more
  • Vatican Pope Is Head Of Death Cult
    A hypocrite is not known for what he says. He might say the correct things. A hypocrite is known for what he does. ~ related articles read more
  • The Fed Balance Sheet... What is Uncle Sam's L ...
      Pop Quiz! Without recourse to your text, your notes or a Google search, what line item is the largest asset on Uncle Sam's balance sheet? read more
  • House Democrats Propose Increasing Minimum Wag ...
    A group of House Democrats have proposed increasing the minimum wage to $10.00 which, as Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) pointed out would allow the wage to “catch up” with where it would be had it been allowed to grow with inflation... read more
  • The School of the Americas... The CIA and US- ...
    Jennifer Harbury married an armed populist leader, who was tortured and executed in Guatemala with CIA involvement... her story... read more

Tarpley

Modern Survivalism

  • Drones Are Crashing, Your Tax Dollars Are Burning
    Given the recent ‘close calls’ (Denver rings a bell) and today’s drone crash in Maryland, imagine what it may be like once the FAA has fully implemented their coordinated plan with the military to fill the American skies with drones within the next few years? Today’s dron ...
  • What is OPSEC?
    Operations or operational security, also known as OPSEC, is a process of protecting and safeguarding something (your things, plans, actions, or accomplishments) from adversaries. In simple terms, it’s keeping it secret… What are you safeguarding? “It” could be anything. I ...
  • Solo Stove Review
    Solo Stove review: by ‘M14sRock’ I was popping around the internet the other day and ran across a cool looking backpacking stove that burns twigs and sticks. Hmmm…. The stove is made and sold by SoloStove, http://www.solostove.com/. I liked what I saw, so I ordered one. I have ...
  • Superior Court Judge on Drones: Where’s ...
    Andrew P. Napolitano, a former judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey said regarding the government’s use of drones, “I once asked [during a FOX News interview] what Thomas Jefferson would have done if – had drones existed at the time – King George III had sent drones to peer inside the ...
  • Household Remedies
    Mold Remover Borax is a natural mold retardant. If you live in an area where the humidity levels are high, try adding a cupful to your soapy water whenever you are washing a moldy surface. ½ cup borax ½ cup vinegar 1 cup water In a spray bottle Combine the ingredients and spray generously on [...]

Fast Company

  • Here Are The Services, Businesses, And Markets ...
    In a mammoth two-hour keynote at its developers conference, Apple just revealed an armload of hardware, software, and services that will have execs at the companies and industries below gripping their Aerons.GoogleOne of the three centerpieces of Apple's keynote was iOS 6, which will launch with ...
  • Lessons From The Founding Fathers On Leading A ...
    George Washington presided over what may be the most important "meeting" of all time--the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which resulted in a document that has been foundation of America's achievements for over 200 years. Here's how he created consensus among a group of strong-willed men repr ...
  • 10 Job Interview Tips From A CEO Headhunter
    Whether you're being interviewed to be an intern or a CEO, you're going to run into a few notoriously tricky questions--here's a road map of what you'll be asked, and how to craft impressive answers to even the toughest questions. No two situations are ever exactly the same, but as a general gui ...
  • Attention Must Be Paid--Or It Will Cost You Bu ...
    Does the title of this blog ring a bell?   It might if you were listening in English class; "Attention must be paid," was the plaintive cry of Willy Loman's wife in the classic American play Death of a Salesman, now enjoying a hugely successful revival on Broadway. Spoiler alert: ...
  • The Secret To Marketing Success On Facebook? A ...
    A new study of Facebook ads shows that what’s old school is new school again.A new study by Facebook brings some big news that, curiously, at first blush might not seem like much news at all. It's this: If you want to create successful ads for the social network, just do the same thing you would ...

Jadaliyya

  • Israel and Palestine: International Law Updates
      This brief report provides information related to three recent developments in international law related to Israel and Palestine:  The International Criminal Court Prosecutor’s decision as to whether Palestine qualifies as a state for purposes of accepting the court’s jurisdi ...
  • Hizballah, Development, and the Political Econ ...
    [This is a third part in a series under the title of "For Syria, What is Left?" The first two parts can be accessed (1) here and (2) here. Arabic Translations can be found (1) here and (2) here.]  The enormity of the unfolding tragedy in Syria will dwarf ...
  • On Legal Advocacy and Legitimation of Control
    When he was imprisoned, Nelson Mandela utilized his background as a lawyer to begin filing suits on behalf of other prisoners to improve their situation. Some prisoners objected: they viewed Mandela’s action as cooperating with the regime and legitimizing its control over the prisoners. Mandela ...
  • Egypt Media Roundup (June 11)
    [This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Egypt and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Egypt Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup to egypt@jadaliyya.com by Sund ...
  • Last Week on Jadaliyya (June 4-10)
      This is a selection of what you might have missed on Jadaliyya last week. It also includes the most read articles and most recent videos. Progressively, we will be featuring more content on our "Last Week on Jadaliyya" series.      S ...

mediagazer

  • CQ, Roll Call Advance Towards Merger (Lucia Mo ...
    Lucia Moses / Adweek: CQ, Roll Call Advance Towards Merger  —  The Washington, D.C., media market continues to churn as onetime rivals CQ and Roll Call take steps toward a merger of their two Capital Hill publications.  —  The process was set in motion in 2009, w ...
  • DirecTV could also deploy ad skip technology ( ...
    Reuters: DirecTV could also deploy ad skip technology  —  DirecTV Group (DTV.O), the largest U.S. satellite TV operator, could deploy technology that would enable its millions of subscribers to automatically skip television advertising, its top executive said on Monday.
  • Ed Wasserman is the new dean of Berkeley Gradu ...
    Jim Romenesko: Ed Wasserman is the new dean of Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism  —  UC Berkeley hasn't made the announcement yet, but the head of Washington and Lee's journalism and mass communication department has told colleagues that Ed Wasserman is the new dean of Berk ...
  • Greek journalists return to work unpaid for wh ...
    Jon Henley / Guardian: Greek journalists return to work unpaid for what may be paper's last edition  —  Eleftherotypia was Greece's second-biggest newspaper, a centre-left daily with a proud tradition of independent reporting and opinion.  Founded after the fall of the mili ...
  • Layoffs underway at Times-Picayune as New Orle ...
    Steve Myers / Poynter: Layoffs underway at Times-Picayune as New Orleans, Alabama journalists learn about their futures with Advance  —  Employees at The Times-Picayune in New Orleans and Advance Publications' papers in Birmingham, Mobile and Huntsville, Ala., have started to le ...

Chemtrail News

  • CHEMTRAIL AND UFO SIGHTING, PORIRUA, NZ ...
    I suspected it of being a Chemtrail and therefore pulled out the video camera to film it. Many planes went by during the shooting, more than any other time I have ... https://chemtrailsnorthnz.wordpress.com/.../chemtrail-and-ufo-...
  • Maui residents craft legislation to ban geo-en ...
    Maui residents craft legislation to ban geo-engineering 'chemtrails' www.naturalnews.com/033691_chemtrails_Maui.html
  • 10 mile long chemtrail 1 Video
    probably longer. denver,co 9/23/11 Author: Boondox681 Keywords: denver ten mile long chemtrail Added: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:33:25. vodpod.com/watch/15460352-10-mile-long-chemtrail-1
  • ChemTrail Pilot Admits to 'Domestic ...
    Headlines ChemTrail Pilot Admits to 'Domestic Terrorism'! ... Chemtrails: The Consequences of Toxic Metals and Chemical Aerosols on Human Health · Heavy ... www.davidicke.com/.../53899-chemtrail-pilot-admits-to-dome...
  • Chemtrail Rainbow - YouTube
    Chemtrails caused rainbow....no rain. ... I have several (which I think are ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcOyMeW0xpU

World News - Top Stories

  • Roses: new ways with an old classic
    In her second part of her focus on roses, Bunny Guinness advises where to plant them and how to keep them looking lovely. 'Comte de Champagne’ Photo: ANDREW LAWSON tag --> By Bunny Guinness 12:56PM BST 11 Jun 2012 Comments The way we use roses in our gardens has altered dramatically since my ...
  • >There's no need for speed when biking lo ...
    LOPEZ ISLAND -- You can really click through the gears and get your spokes blurring on this charming little island in the San Juan archipelago, about 12 miles north to south through gently rolling hills of farm fields and forests and along sea-breezy shoreline lanes. But you'll want to do as ...
  • MP calls for end to hosepipe ban
    Tweet The hosepipe ban should be declared over as sodden England is battered by more rain, a Tory MP demanded. Sir Peter Bottomley wants Environment...
  • Record number of travelers visit Washingt ...
    The District of Columbia welcomed a record 17.9 million visitors in 2011 - a number that tops the District’s previous record of 17.4 million total visitors, set in 2000. Newly released data from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (OTTI) show ...
  • Emirate eyes massive Chinese tourism mark ...
    The number of Chinese travelers to Sharjah has seen a dramatic increase in recent years in tune with the growing phenomenon of Chinese visitors flocking to exotic destinations around the world. The number of Chinese visitors to Sharjah has jumped from 8,231 in 2009 to around 30,000 last year ...

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Anna's News

  • Now it's 4D film: The high-tech cinemas which ...
    Hollywood is converting blockbuster films into 4-D because cinemagoers are shunning pricey multi-dimensional 3-D versionsBut the experience has left some fans feeling sick, damp and pummeled after watching movies like Kung Fu Panda 2 and the latest ...... Submitted by Anna Smith to Science & ...
  • 10 Best British Open Performances
    Rory McIlroy's Tiger-esque performance at Congressional has many golf fans wondering what the 22-year-old has in store for Royal St. George's, one of the most difficult courses in the Open Championship rotation. Past winners Walter Hagen, Sandy Lyle and.. Submitted by Anna Smith to World   ...
  • Tiny snails survive digestion by birds
    Snails are able to survive intact after being eaten by birds, according to scientists.Japanese white-eyes on the island of Hahajima, Japan feast on tiny land snails. Submitted by Anna Smith to Animals  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
  • Polar Shifts on Rising Seas
    How high will the oceans rise in response to our warming global climate, and how fast will it happen?Climate scientists have been unable to answer these basic questions with any confidence, mainly because they can't really tell how the ice caps at the.... Submitted by Anna Smith to Environment ...
  • Haji Ali: A Popular Pilgrimage for all Faith
    Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai is a popular pilgrimage destination for devotees of all faith. Many devotees visit Dargah from different walks of life. It is situated 500 yards off shore in the middle of Worli Bay in Mumbai. The mosque was built in 1431 by a... Submitted by Anna Smith to World   ...

Medical Marijuana

Truth About Our World

Gyrovague's Raves

  • Rise of the Fictional Lecherous Prof.
    Stephanie Bernhard He’s crusty, grumpy, aging, and set in his outdated ways. He’s a he. Mortality is on his mind, and his will to bed women a fraction of his age increases in direct proportion to his fear of aging and death. He is, of course, the Humanities Professor archetype, and he is everywh ...
  • Life Without Sex
    Now that he’s raised awareness of his lifestyle, David Jay, founder of AVEN, is working to change mainstream beliefs about sex drives RACHEL HILLS But what all asexual people have in common — and what defines asexuality as an orientation — is that, while they may have a desire ...
  • Writers Replying to Reviewers?
    Arthur Krystal Many writers, especially younger ones, regard other people’s books as an opportunity to enhance their own reputations. What better way to show off one’s own wit, erudition, and verbal artistry than to debunk someone else’s? And if you can look good at some poor w ...
  • Karl Marx
    Capitalism has subjected the country to the rule of the towns. It has created enormous cities. Capitalism has agglomerated population, centralised means of production, and has concentrated property in a few hands. Capitalism has left remaining no other nexus between man and man than naked self-i ...
  • Some Years Before 1963
    Norma Clarke A woman born in 1600 grew up being told she was the most lustful of God’s creatures. Come 1800 and the message was reversed: she was ‘naturally’ delicate and pure. No longer having lusts of her own to manage, her role was to control the ‘natural’ lust o ...

In Verbena | Royal Society

  • Dual use education in neuroscience
    The Royal Society hosted a Roundtable meeting on dual use education and awareness raising in neuroscience on Friday 16 March. The meeting was intended to follow up on aspects of the recent Brain Waves 3: Neuroscience, conflict and security report, but specifically looked at the recommendation th ...
  • Human enhancement and the future of work
     Last week, I attended a joint meeting organised by the Academy of Medical Sciences, British Academy, Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society on human enhancement and the future of work.  It’s the first time that all four academies have come together like this on a policy issue. Such ...
  • New Trends in Think Tanks in China
    Xufeng Zhu is currently Professor at the Zhou Enlai School of Government, Director of the Centre of Chinese Policy Science, and Associate Director of the Centre for MPA Education, Nankai University. He has published extensively, including on China’s Think Tanks (Tsinghua University Press, ...
  • UK and China, comparing notes on science and p ...
      For a science policy nerd like me, meeting with international counterparts is like taking a holiday or meeting old friends in the pub at Christmas; there are many fresh things to explore but you can quickly get down to  business. Friday’s small but perfectly-formed gathering in Beijing of abou ...
  • Neuroscience, conflict and security: a dual us ...
     The Royal Society has launched the final report of the Brain Waves series, which investigate developments in neuroscience and their implications for society and policy.  Brain Waves 3: Neuroscience, conflict and security examines the potential applications of neuroscience in a military and law ...

NAU Resistance

  • End of Nations: Canada, the US and the “Securi ...
    Regardless of whether this particular agreement bears fruit for those seeking to bring the two countries into a closer union, or whether it is just another waypoint on the road of a much longer and more detailed process, the very real concerns about the erosion of national sovereignty implicit i ...
  • Goodbye Kyoto, Make Way For The North American ...
    "On Tuesday December 13th the Minister of the Environment Peter Kent announced that Canada is removing itself from the Kyoto Protocol. Kent is pushing for a more unified agreement that would unite all nation's on a global scale."
  • The Pretext For A North American Homeland Secu ...
    "Any deal which gives the Department of Homeland Security more personal information poses a serious risk to privacy rights"
  • Welcome To Fortress North America! NAU-Phase One
    We knew that there was nothing “new” at all to be found in this "new border vision"
  • Paving The Way For A North American Union
    By: Press For Truth (http://www.pressfortruth.ca) Release Date: 11/9/11 The agenda for a North American Union is underway and a new security perimeter deal will blur the lines at the border and further erode the sovereignty of Canadians and Americans. On November 13th Stephen Harper, Barack Ob ...

Gaea Times

  • Now, hairbrush that reads your mind
    WASHINGTON - Who says hairbrush can only be used to comb locks? Scientists have made a hairbrush like device that would be able to monitor mental activity. One of the main techniques for measuring and monitoring mental activity, called functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), can often b ...
  • Man U?s bemused Fergie tells shifty Roo to res ...
    LONDON - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has told key striker Wayne Rooney that he must respect the club and its traditions if he wants to stay on. Commenting on reports that suggest that the star player wants to leave Manchester United for another club - either Manchester City or ...
  • Google Street Viewers spot ?God? floating over ...
    SYDNEY - Google Street View has spotted a god-like figure floating midair above a lake in Quarten, Switzerland. Although the image, discovered by the Gawker blog, is apparently the result of some sort of light distortion or lens flare, blogger Max Read has questioned whether it might have more ...
  • Dogs reduce stress in autistic children: Study
    WASHINGTON - Dogs-apart from being man’s best friend-have a special role to play in the lives of children with special needs. A new study by the Universite de Montreal has suggested that specifically trained service dogs can help reduce the anxiety and enhance the socialization skills of ...
  • How sex hormones influence right heart function
    WASHINGTON - A new study has revealed human sex hormones influence the structure and function of the right ventricle (RV) of the heart. The researchers found that in women receiving hormone therapy, higher estrogen levels were associated with higher RV ejection fraction and lower RV end-systol ...

TruthNews Australia

  • The ancient pyramidal structure of human socie ...
    In today's show we come to grips with the psychology behind the power structure. What kind of people become "leaders" in the type of system in which we live? What are the traits that enhance a person's potential to move up the ladder in organisational hierarchies? My guests today are Dan Colli ...
  • Radiographer Anthony Hall slams EU safety repo ...
    In the 2nd hour of  today's show, Anthony Hall returns to critique the newly released report from the European Commission on the health effects of of x-ray body scanners. Anthony Hall is a Senior Reporting Radiographer, and holds a Bsc (hons) in Diagnostic Radiography. He is responsible b ...
  • Contrails dissipate quickly whereas chemtrails ...
    Vapour trails left by British bombers on route to attack flying-bomb sites encircle the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral. London, 1944. All those who passionately believe that "contrails dissipate quickly" whereas "chemtrails linger" and are deeply offended by the sceptical position that TNRA take ...
  • The last desperate gambit of a failing government
    Our Banana Republic is running a desperate gambit in order to defuse the Craig Thomson affair and cling to power. They are putting out the meme that there are "allegations" against Thomson, whereas in fact, Fair Work Australia, "the national workplace relations tribunal" delivered their findin ...
  • Naked body scanners could be soon be in all UK ...
    Trials had been halted over fears of harmful radiation New study reveals risk to passengers is 'close to zero' Controversial 'naked' body scanners could be introduced at all UK airports after top scientists declared them safe. Manchester Airport has been trialling the device - known as ...

Beacon

  • 5 Ways to Celebrate World Oceans Day
    Every day is World Oceans Day when you're a humpback whale ©Oceana/Carlos Suarez Happy World Oceans Day! The ocean does a lot for us — it generates much of the oxygen we breathe, provides us with nutritious food to eat and regulates our climate. But if we want to hold onto these valuable res ...
  • The Next Wave of Plastic Bag Bans
    Sea turtles often confuse plastic bags with jellyfish, which makes them sick.©Flickr/Bag Monster In a sweeping 5-0 vote, the Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council took action yesterday evening to ban single-use plastic bags in the quaint and beautiful coastal city of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. ...
  • Nominate an Ocean Hero!
    2011 Junior Ocean Hero Sophi Bromenshenkel with her snow hammerhead. Is someone in your community doing great things for the oceans? We want to hear about them! Nominations for our fourth annual Ocean Heroes Awards open today and we’re searching for people who work hard to make a difference ...
  • Q&A with 'To The Arctic' Filmmakers
    To the Arctic showcases unique Arctic species like polar bears. ©IMAX Oceana had a chance to talk to Greg and Shuan MacGillivray, the producers of To the Arctic, an IMAX 3D film that explores the changing landscape of the Arctic and the animals that call it home. Here's what they had to ...
  • The Shark Finatics are Back
    2010 Junior Ocean Heroes the Shark Finatics are building a shark out of recycled materials. ©ArtsWestchester Editor’s note: With two days until the launch of the 2012 Ocean Heroes Awards, we have a guest post today from Robin Culler – one of the founders of the Shark Finatics (Junior Award wi ...

Civilian Military Intelligence Group

  • The Amazing Lillian Boyer. Wing Walker.
      Lillian Boyer was born on June 16, 1901 in Hooper Nebraska. She died on February 1st 1989 in San Diego. From 1921 to 1929 Lillian Boyer walked out on top of a wing on a Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny” Army Trainer biplane while aloft. She was working as a waitress when a friend invited h ...
  • Political Posters Redux.
      Another dip into the reappearance of political posters, only in digital form and on social media platforms, instead of buildings.            
  • In World War II, Design Was The Biggest Weapon ...
    Like any nation with a millennium old recorded history, Germany swims in a sea of memes about what it means to be German. Memes of course are not permanent fixtures in the storied landscapes of historical narrative. They are still very powerful and are hard to change. So it might surprise you to ...
  • Hitler’s Views On Unions
  • There Are Upsides To Piracy.
      This week, there is a flurry of news in Piracy and it isn’t all-bad. The San Jose Mercury News reported Monday that a 2013 trial date has been set for three Somali men who allegedly murdered four Americans in their yacht off the coast of Africa. The four Americans, all from Seattle were t ...

Taylor Marsh

  • Jeb Bush Carts Out Reagan to Club Republicans
    TODAY’S REPUBLICANS have as much trouble with their identity as Democrats, with the wacky Tea Party wing giving them a semblance of spine. That’s a problem nationally, however, with Jeb Bush laying it out in a Bloomberg news article today. One of his biggest issues with Mitt Romney i ...
  • Your 2012 Pre-Approved Choices: ‘Believe’ or ‘ ...
    Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. The Republicans (generalization acknowledged) can’t develop a vision for 2012, much less the future, because they’re wedded (one man, one woman style) to a mythical vision of the nation and it’s “traditional” past. Th ...
  • Net Worth Plummets
    A FEDERAL RESERVE Bulletin issued today reveals family income fell like a large bolder off the U.S. national economic cliff from 2007-2010. An associate emailed the report link, here’s a snippet: … The decline in median income was widespread across demographic groups, with only a few ...
  • House Contempt Hearing on A.G. Eric Holder Set
    To achieve the goal of letting weapons lead law enforcement to senior criminal figures, Operation Fast and Furious embraced a controversial tactic that outraged some veteran ATF agents: gunwalking. In Operation Fast and Furious, it was not that some weapons got away from agents, but rather that ...
  • Is Netroots Nation Enabling Pres. Obama?
    **UPDATED** “The administration should be worried about the level of despair here.” – Markos Moulitsas “We look at Wisconsin as a win.” – Howard Dean NETROOTS NATION was last week. Having gone to the first event but not since, because I’m not a movement progressive, ...

Hudson New York

  • Palestinians: Salam Fayyad "The Moderate"
    The Salam Fayyad government has just punished a school principal for allowing his pupils to dance with Israelis during a trip to the beach in Jaffa. Because of his "crime," Mohammed Abu Samra, principle of the Al-Slama [peace] Secondary School in the
  • Pakistan: Fatwas Against Women
    Fatwas against women's rights are being issued on an almost daily basis in Pakistan now. One of the most outspoken misogynist clerics, Maulana Abdul Haleem, a former Islamist legislator, recently issued a fatwa against formal education for women and
  • Variations on the Theme of The Arab War Agains ...
    Amid the Arab upheaval of past 18 months, a question has crept among the speeches, demonstrations, riots, elections, battles and massacres – Is Israel better off, or worse off, for the revolution among its neighbors? Certainly Wael Ghonim of Google, and
  • Finland's War on Free Speech
    Finland's Supreme Court has found a prominent politician guilty of defaming Islam for "Islamophobic" comments he made on his personal blog. The ruling represents a major setback for free speech in a Europe that is becoming increasingly stifled by
  • Western Critics of Democracy: "Accomplices to ...
    Support for people who criticize their own Western democratic societies is now all too apparent among many Western intellectuals, academics, members of the media, international organizations, and religious groups which, while refusing to challenge cases

Urban Survival

  • 126.3 Billion to Save Spanish Banks
    We may ultimately hit Robin Landry’s target of 1,345 in the S&P early this week on word that the Spain banking crisis has been bought off with what is adding up to $126.3-billion worth of loan guarantees and such.  A … Continue reading →
  • Coping: With Reader’s Writes
    Our discussion last week of how Ivy Leagur schools set up college sports in the 1800′s as a way of enticing more people to enroll in college brought some pretty interesting emails.  Like this one: “First about schools and sports.  … Continue reading →
  • Consumer Debt Report: Ugly
    Although you didn’t feel the earthquake yesterday afternoon when the Federal Reserves Consumer Credit (it’s really debt) Report was released, a quick look at how the last hours of trading went Thursday ought to be some kind of a clue.  … Continue reading →
  • Coping: With Visions of Pythagoras
    Say, here’s an interesting note on migraines related to our recent WuJo discussions which I wasn’t aware of: “Regarding this:  “No Pythagorean images for me but twice within the past 6 months a large golden mirrored-finish circle, with perfect saw … Continue re ...
  • Is this a “Genuine” Rally?
    Better late than never, I suppose.  The stock market went on a binge Wednesday and nailed its best day of the year.  And this morning, with the futures up another 4.5 on the S&P and delirium running in the tech … Continue reading →

Trends & Forecasts

Radical Chic

  • NIGERIAN PARTIES vs PARTIES IN ENGLAND
    Once you have been to ‘one’ Nigerian party in your life it is safe to say that you will always know the menu. It is an unwritten rule that you can be as exotic as you like, but if your party lacks certain fundamental items, it really isn’t a party. There ‘must’ be J ...
  • AFRICAN ROMANCE: ‘Thorns With Roses&#821 ...
    I once attended a wild party where I had an unusual encounter. It came in the form of a one night stand. I was a twenty-two year old student, sent to the US to get my MBA so I could take over my father’s thriving business someday. My girlfriend whom I’d whimsically thought would become [...]
  • AWKWARD TOPICS: A 12 Year Old Has A Baby, Shou ...
    This topic is for you, yes, you! I want to know your opinion on this matter. What do you think? A 12 year old has a baby, should she be allowed to keep it? On a biological level this is perhaps not a very common scenario, but for some reason, Amy is 12 years old [...]
  • RANDOM RANTS: ‘Infidelity’ – ...
    It’s one of the biggest issues facing sexual relationships today and the demise of most relationships can usually be traced back to it. But what exactly is cheating? The dictionary defines it rather unhelpfully as “marital disloyalty; adultery”. I find this definition almost insulting. Where do ...
  • FLASH FICTION: ‘A Christmas Miracle&#821 ...
    Spending Christmas in hospital was not how Yinka envisioned her holidays. Hospitals were places where she received bad news: “I’m sorry your aunt is dead”; “I’m sorry you can’t concieve children naturally “; and so on. She and her husband, Tunde had worked hard all year, deferring all their annu ...

Boston Blog ( Nature Network)

  • Tattoos, movies, and commies: Sciencey stuff t ...
    Much to do here even as the semester winds down in Boston and Cambridge. On Monday, science writer Carl Zimmer meets Terry Gilliam, so to speak. Zimmer will be the speaker at the Coolidge Corner Theatre's "Science and Screen" airing of Gillam's 12 Monkeys. In a future world devastated by di ...
  • Sat. is last chance to see "Prints and the Pur ...
    Artist Brian Knep has a lab on Longwood Avenue -- not a studio. He's not a scientists; he's the Harvard Medical School artist-in-residence. Knep says he looks to science for "metaphors about life, about change, about healing." So, when he led group through the Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge ...
  • New Kendall Square restaurant set up to host b ...
    When new drug development company H3 decided to throw a party to launch the opening of Kendall Square labs and offices, organizers didn't have to go very far. They took the elevator downstairs. Last week, local researchers, bio boosters and lots of men in dark suits from the Japanese drug comp ...
  • BU's biolab makes it to level-2, still seeking ...
    Massachusetts environmental regulator recognized that there is a big difference between TB and Ebola. So, last week, they granted Boston University permission to begin using their new biolab to work on bio safety level-2 materials. From the Globe: For years, the National Emerging Infectious ...
  • Sunday's Chef Adrià talk at Harvard' sells out
    Most of Harvard's Science and Cooking Lectures are first come, first served, so to speak. But, you needed a ticket for Tuesday's return of superstar Spanish chef and modernist Ferran Adrià of elBulli, who talked about "The New Culinary Think Tank - el bulli 2.0." And they were scooped up a few d ...

NRDC Switchboard

  • Ocean Lovers Urge Rio+20 Leaders to Make Real ...
    Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City When people who love the ocean come together, they can achieve extraordinary things. That’s what happened when hundreds of people took to the waves to create NRDC’s Malibu Peace Paddle&m ...
  • A Great Victory for California's Coast and Ocean
    Annie Notthoff, California Advocacy Director, San Francisco office and Sacramento At the end of last week, California, once again, did something no other state in the country had done before – our California Fish and Game Commission voted 3 to ...
  • Are states really up to the task of regulating ...
    Amy Mall, Senior Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C. Two years ago I blogged about a blow-out in Wyoming where drilling mud, natural gas, and natural gas condensate erupted up through the ground up to 150 feet away from the well. Eight million cubic fe ...
  • Which is it, New York - clean energy or dirty ...
    Kate Sinding, Senior Attorney, New York City Right now, as this new video from Mark Ruffalo shows, we in New York State are at a crossroads that will determine the course of our energy future. Are we going to embrace clean, renewable energy, or are ...
  • Different Approaches to Finding Solutions for ...
    Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco The two largest river systems and water sources in the arid West are the Colorado River and the San Francisco Bay-Delta.  Both face growing challenges, shaped in significant part ...

Injustice Everywhere

  • Jury Awards $3.1 Million in Police Chase that ...
    From St.LouisToday.com: A city jury returned a $3.1 million verdict Thursday against the village of Uplands Park for a police chase that ended in a deadly crash. About half of the award is to compensate for the death of Lashanna … Continue reading →Jury Awards $3.1 Million in Police ...
  • Fatal Police Shootings Up 70 Percent in Los An ...
    From the Associated Press: The number of suspects killed by police in Los Angeles County has risen nearly 70 percent in 2011 over the previous year. The Los Angeles Times reports Sunday that 54 people were killed by law enforcement … Continue reading →Fatal Police Shootings Up 70 Per ...
  • National Police Misconduct Daily NewsFeed Reca ...
    Here are the 9 reports of police misconduct tracked for Friday, June 8, 2012: A Deerfield, Illinois cop was recently fired and charged with skimming cash from a village commuter lot over several years.  From April 2007 through April 2012, … Continue reading →National Police Misc ...
  • Lawsuit Says Architect Beaten, Pepper Sprayed, ...
    From the Jonathan Turley blog: A disturbing lawsuit has been filed against the Baltimore County Police Department by Linda Johnson over the death of her husband, Architect Carl D. Johnson on May 27, 2010. Johnson was pepper sprayed, tasered, and … Continue reading →Lawsuit Says Archi ...
  • New Fire Science Evidence Overturns Murder Con ...
    From Frontline: Almost three decades ago, David Lee Gavitt was convicted of starting the fire that killed his wife and two children. He was sentenced to life in prison. This week, Gavitt, now 54, was set free based on new … Continue reading →New Fire Science Evidence Overturns Murder ...

Total Collapse

  • Medvedev Warns of Nuclear War
    Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has warned the West against launching ‘hasty wars’, which may increase regional tensions and even trigger a nuclear war. “Sometimes these [military] actions — which undermine state sovereignty — could result in a fully-fledged regional war ...
  • Putin, Obama Square Off As Russian Troops Mass ...
    Barely a week after the American President Obama’s top national security aide, Thomas Donilon, warned President Putin in the Kremlin that the “world may about to end,” Russia’s leader abruptly canceled a scheduled meeting with his US counterpart and stated he would not attend the G-8 Summit over ...
  • Faber: ‘Massive Wealth Destruction’ Coming, We ...
    The critical question over the next decade isn’t “where will my returns be highest?” but “where will I lose the least money?” That, according to economist and investor Marc Faber, is the scenario facing investors today. As the author of the Gloom, Boom, and Doom Report, Marc Faber is a well-know ...
  • Russia Warns of ‘Dead End’ in U.S. Missile Talks
    Russia said Thursday its dispute with the United States over missile defense was near a “dead end” and warned it might have to deploy new rockets in Europe to take out elements of the controversial shield. “We have not been able to find mutually-acceptable solutions at this poi ...
  • China and Russia hold joint naval exercises in ...
    China and Russia are conducting a major joint naval exercise in the Yellow Sea from April 22 to 27. The drills are a response by the two countries to their growing concerns about the Obama administration’s aggressive “pivot” to Asia that includes a military build-up and the strengthening of US a ...

Daily Dose

  • TNW’s Daily Dose: Apple anticipation, Tw ...
    The world awaits Apple’s WWDC keynote, Twitter airs its first ever TV ad, and Microsoft apparently “ran away screaming” from buying Nokia. It’s all in today’s Daily Dose. You can...
  • TNW’s Daily Dose: Facebook’s App C ...
    Facebook’s App Center goes live, more evidence of Retina-equipped Macs emerges, and Twitter upgrades its Facebook integration. It’s all in today’s Daily Dose. You can catch The Daily Dose every...
  • TNW’s Daily Dose: Foursquare’s app ...
    Foursquare launches a complete revamp of its app, Vigin Mobile is to sell the iPhone 4 and 4S prepaid in the USA, and Airfoil Speakers Touch returns to the App...
  • TNW’s Daily Dose: LinkedIn’s repor ...
    LinkedIn may have suffered a huge user data breach, Apple’s WWDC banners go up in San Francisco, and Angry Birds Space hits another milestone. It’s all in today’s Daily Dose....
  • TNW’s Daily Dose: Google buys Meebo and ...
    Google acquires Meebo and Quickoffice, Microsoft bumps up Xbox’s TV credentials and the mysterious Airtime isn’t so mysterious any more. It’s all in today’s Daily Dose. You can catch The...

Beyond Zero Emissions

  • Short-circuiting an electric price surge
    According to energy minister Martin Ferguson, our electricity infrastructure will undergo a $42 billion upgrade over the current five-year regulatory period. At around $6000 per household, these grid upgrades are the biggest contributor to recent and forthcoming electricity price rises. Much of ...
  • Repower Port Augusta Petition: support Austral ...
    Click here to sign the petition We Have A Choice – Add Your Voice ! Australia is the sunniest continent in the world yet we are slow to harness the potential of our solar energy.  I support replacing Port Augusta’s coal generators with renewable energy: particularly baseload sola ...
  • South Australia wind power figures vindicate r ...
    Yesterday energy consultants EnergyQuest broke the news that wind power supplied 31% of South Australia’s electricity in the last quarter. Solar panels added another 3.5% to put renewable energy’s share in that state well above coal (26%) ...
  • Sydney trigen? Try again with renewables
    Since the industrial revolution, when cities became dirty places, we have been removing pollution from their streets and neighbourhoods. We’ve seen old central coal plants closed down and replacements built hundreds of kilometres away. Stricter and stricter vehicle emissions standards have bee ...
  • Join Beyond Zero Radio for 3CR Radiothon Live ...
    3CR’s annual Radiothon is coming from 4 – 17 June! This is your opportunity to invest in independent community radio. 3CR exists as a direct counter to the corporate media. Beyond Zero Emissions has two weekly shows on 3CR. Join Melissa and Nick for Australia's best hour of radio dedicated to co ...

Monga Bay ( News )

  • Ten African nations pledge to transform their ...
    Last month ten African nations, led by Botswana, pledged to incorporate "natural capital" into their economies. Natural capital, which seeks to measure the economic worth of the services provided by ecosystems and biodiversity—for example pollination, clean water, and carbon—is a nas ...
  • Brazilian beef giant on defensive on its Amazo ...
    JBS, the world's largest meat and leather company, is on the defensive after Greenpeace accused it of failing to abide by a 2009 agreement to implement safeguards that would exclude cattle produced on recently deforested lands in the Amazon.
  • EPA considers ban on herbicide that triggers s ...
    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will weigh a ban on Atrazine, a widely used herbicide linked to sex reversal and other reproductive problems in amphibians and fish. The chemical, which is manufactured by Syngenta, has been banned in the European Union since 2004 but some 80 million pou ...
  • Scientists: if we don't act now we're screwed
    Scientists warn that the Earth may be reaching a planetary tipping point due to a unsustainable human pressures, while the UN releases a new report that finds global society has made significant progress on only four environmental issues out of ninety in the last twenty years. Climate change, ov ...
  • Want to stop climate change: buy fossil fuel d ...
    Governments, NGOs, and others fighting climate change should consider buying coal and oil deposits—not to exploit them, but to keep them from being exploited, according to a bold new policy paper in the Journal of Political Economy. Economist Bard Harstad with the Kellogg School of Managem ...

Sierra Express

  • Cluff Gold helping to protect lives and proper ...
    Cluff Gold Sierra Leone has officially handed over an ultra modern Police Station to the Government of Sierra Leone through the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) at Baomahun Village a bustling Gold Mining Community in the Valunia Chiefdom Bo District to curb the increased crime rate in the area.  (Photo ...
  • AML on ‘green economy’
    African Minerals was part of this year’s World Environment Day, with a gleam of activities that culminated in the bringing together of school children to plant over 1,000 trees across its operations, north of the country. Themed: ‘Green Economy: Does it include you?’, the ceremony early this mon ...
  • Ambassador Stevens Brings Development Partners ...
    In an effort to further complement President Koroma’s Agenda for Change, Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, Ambassador Jongopie Siaka Stevens has taken upon himself to encourage meaningful investors and high profile personalities in the diaspora to visit the country an ...
  • The November 17, 2012 elections will be peacef ...
    Come what may on that bright November morning, the third Saturday of that historical month, Sierra Leoneans will be going to the polls to elect their President and parliamentarians. Not like 1967 when sporadic fighting and instability took over the streets, during that election period. With 44. ...
  • Usman Boie Kamara: “Koroma’s Ark of Hope is th ...
    Alhaji Usman Boie Kamara informed a jam-packed crowd at his declaration ceremony on Saturday June 9 at the APC Marine House headquarters in Freetown that any body who wishes to be safe in his political aspirations in the country should hold President Koroma as a force to reckon with. He said suc ...

Dairy Industry - NZ Herald

  • Primary export revenue set to fall
    Export revenues from the primary sector are expected to decline during the year ahead because of falling prices, the Ministry for Primary Industries says.In its annual overview and forecasts, it says the impact of a high New Zealand...
  • High NZ dollar biggest risk to farm, forest ex ...
    The risk of the kiwi dollar remaining higher than expected over the next four years is the biggest risk to Government forecasts for growth in the nation's farm, forestry and seafood exports, a new Government report says.The trade-weighted...
  • China demand drives baby formula exports
    After two years of product development and battles against red tape, an Auckland company's maiden shipment of infant formula left the Port of Tauranga yesterday, destined for China.Biopure Health's 17,000-can consignment is heading...
  • Fonterra gains small victory on road to TAF
    Fonterra appears to have passed another crucial hurdle on the way to the June 25 special vote on the proposed Trading Among Farmers initiative, to create publicly investable units in the cooperative which runs New Zealand's largest...
  • World dairy prices up 13.5pc in overnight auction
    Economists were encouraged by a sharp surge in world dairy prices that emerged from Fonterra's Global Dairy Trade auction overnight, but said it was too early to speculate as to whether the downward trend in prices had been reversed.Fonterra's...

Hit & Run | Reason

  • Jeb Bush Is Right About Immigration
    Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has delighted the establishment media with his comments about Ronald Reagan and the modern Republican Party.  The son and brother of Presidents Bush and Bush claims The Gipper "would have a hard time" in a contemporary GOP that is hamstrung by "an ort ...
  • Has President Obama's Stimulus Made the Privat ...
    President Obama has been trying to tamp down the maelstrom of ridicule that greeted his claim last week that the private sector was doing just fine -- but the public sector needed to be propped for robust job creation. Whether his remark was a political gaffe of the order of Mitt Romn ...
  • More Government Employees Paid Twice Average S ...
    Reader Mark Sletten sends in some information on public servant salaries in the Land of Lincoln that shows a continuation of the government employee double bonus. According to BND.com:  State workers from the metro-east averaged $61,372 last year. Topping the payroll were thre ...
  • Libertarian Newspaper Chain Sells Off Remainin ...
    It’s the end of the road for libertarian R.C. Hoiles’ modest media empire. Freedom Communications Inc. announced this morning the sale of all that remains of its company (seven daily newspapers, including its flagship, The Orange County Register) to 2100 Trust LLC, a company founded ...
  • Will "Fast & Furious" Lead to Contempt Cha ...
    Republican House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio is annoyed with Attorney General Holder over the ongoing investigation in the DOJ's "Fast & Furious Program" (which allowed U.S. guns to illegally enter Mexico in alleged hopes of tracking down drug crooks) as per a press release to ...

Mercury Rising

  • The flowers that bloomed in the Mexican spring
    Mexico is on the threshold of a presidential election which portends a significant change of national direction. Of the three parties (PRI: traditional ruling party, Felipe Calderon PAN: current ruling party, and Lopez Obrador’s left-wing PRD), the PRI under Enrique Peña Nieto is leading i ...
  • How Bad Is The Regnerus Study? It Would Count ...
    There have already been several takedowns of the bogus Regnerus study mentioned here, but by far the funniest one is John Corvino’s at The New Republic: Question: What do the following all have in common? A heterosexually married female prostitute who on rare occasion services women A long ...
  • Chicago Tribune “Too Broke” To Kee ...
    The ChiTrib allegedly doesn’t have money to keep its reporters, but God help anyone who touches their top execs’ sacred bonuses — or dares to satirize the ChiTrib, as the Occupied Chicago Tribune does. Kevin Gosztola has the deets: For Nick Burt, a journalist who helped start t ...
  • News Roundup: Nuns On The Bus, Bogus Regnerus ...
    Lots of news this Sunday morning: – Conservative Christian activist researcher Mark “Marry Those Chicks Off Young (So They Can’t Go To College)” Regnerus has another slanted gold-plated study out there, one that manages to ignore years of research to the contrary. His tar ...
  • Hail and Farewell, Neil
    Quite possibly the most decent, intelligent and hardworking person I will ever meet, a person who I have written about in the past, passed away last Wednesday: Neil Sherman Haugerud, 81, resident of Preston, MN, died Wednesday, June 6th 2012 at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, MN. He ...

Reality Sandwich

  • Pot Psychosis
    According to a recent study, the use of cannabis is associated with lower mortality risk in patients with schizophrenia and other related psychotic disorders. read more
  • New Spores Sprouting Up
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  • Not Made in China
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  • The Daytime Practices of Dream Yoga
    The following is excerpted from Dreaming Yourself Awake: Lucid Dreaming and Tibetan Dream Yoga for Insight and Transformation, edited by Brian Hodel and available from Shambhala Publications.   The Dream Yoga Teachings of Padmasambhava read more
  • Sex in the News
      In this week's Sex in the News: DOMA Down! The Mexican town where boys grow up to be pimps. Transgender at two, and sure of it by five. Getting bro'd and Durex targets premature ejaculators.  read more

Desertification

  • Calls for an African Green Revolution, Only Sm ...
    To deal with looming food crises in the coming decades, Africa needs a Green Revolution on par with what took place in Asia during the 1960s and 1970s, according to experts in Washington.
  • Will Climate Refugees Get Promised Aid?
    With extreme weather pounding countries across a wide arc in the Asia-Pacific region, questions hover over entitlements for millions of people displaced by climate change, pledged under the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and other sources.
  • Treat Illegal Logging Like Organised Crime, Ur ...
    With illegal loggers clearing the equivalent of a football field of the world's most valuable forests every two seconds, local and international law enforcement systems should target the criminal operations that profit most from the trade, according to a new report released here Tuesday ...
  • Rio+20 Summit: A Moment That Must Be Seized
    The upcoming Rio+20 conference has to be the moment in human history when the nations of the world come together to find ways to ensure the very survival of humanity, many science and environmental experts believe.
  • ARGENTINA: Three-Quarters of "Breadbasket" Is ...
    How has Argentina managed to maintain its image as one of the world's breadbaskets when a full three-fourths of its territory consists of drylands? This was one of the questions raised by the scientists who decided to create the National Observatory on Land Degradation and Desertification this year.

Blogging Canadians

  • Blogposts - Past Favourites: Nelson Mandela - ...
    “After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”Mandela It was recently Nelson Mandela’s ninety-third birthday. We live today in an era marked by cynicism about politics, the political process, and the ability to bring about real social change. We are t ...
  • Blogposts - Past Favourites: Human Body and H ...
    We all know the five miraculous human senses: Sight Hearing Taste Touch Smell Otherwise the human body is just a physical being but those miraculous senses make it a very unusual and special being. Only those who lose one or more senses come to appreciate it more and the rest of us take i ...
  • Blogposts - Past Favourites: A Small Vegetable ...
    The picture of the garden is from Google and not of our garden. This spring we restarted a small vegetable garden in the backyard. I said "we" because it is my son who did all the work and I just watched. It is amazing that some plants need more light and others need more shade, yet regardless ...
  • Affinity CU, giving back to the members
    Lee Harding ‏@LeeHardingSask asks: Why did Affinity Credit Union in Saskatoon give $500,000 to the provincial #NDP last year? Under Corporations #skpoli You know, that's a really good question:...
  • In Defense of the Dismal Science
    Economists don't know anything!  Their predictions are always wrong! ...is what I would say if I didn't know very much about economics.  I've heard a lot of variations of this trope (mainstream economists failed to predict the 2008 crash, etc.), sometimes from well-educated people. T ...

Press TV - Middle East

  • HRW urges release of Bahraini activist
    Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Bahraini authorities “should immediately release” prominent detained activist Nabeel Rajab.
  • ‘Israel wants airstrikes on Syria’
    Israel seeks to encourage world powers to carry out airstrikes against Syria, a political observer tells Press TV.
  • ‘Bahrain benefits from Syria unrest’
    A Lebanese academic says the Manama regime takes advantage of the fact that world attention has been focused on the current unrest in Syria in order to crack down on anti-government demonstrations in Bahrain without attracting much global attention, Press TV reports.
  • Bahraini court to try 11-year-old boy
    A Bahraini court will try an eleven-year-old boy for what the Manama regime claims was “disturbing security” while being out on the street.
  • ‘MKO relocation must go as planned’
    The United Nations envoy to Iraq says he is 'concerned that violence may break out' if the relocation of the members of the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) is not carried out as planned.

CUNY SPS Community Blog

  • SPS Governing Council Representative Nominatio ...
    We are accepting nominations for students to join the School of Professional Studies Governing Council.  The Governing Council considers proposals for new courses, degrees, certificates and programs that will be offered by the School.  Two students and an alternate are needed to serve on the Cou ...
  • Follow-Back: The Power of Twitter
    Twitter, a social micro-blogging website has burst onto the scene and become embedded into the fabric of society and more importantly has become one of society’s methods of staying ‘in touch.’ Twitter has attracted users from all walks of life, be they mainstream corporations, governmental organ ...
  • Solicitation of Nominations for SPS Governing ...
    We are now accepting nominations for students to join the School of Professional Studies Governing Council.  The Governing Council considers proposals for new courses, degrees, certificates and programs that will be offered by the School.  Two students and two alternates are needed to serve on t ...
  • Smarmy Prince, Contemptible Hypocrite, Ayatoll ...
    What a group. What a choice. The remaining field of Republican presidential candidates is one of the weakest in history. It is not just the liberal media that thinks so. Former Republican Congressman and current MSNBC host Joe Scarborough believes it and right wing pundit Charles Krauthammer cal ...
  • Silently Waiting
    The ruthless brutality which humankind has been known to unleash upon their fellow humans throughout history seems unrelenting and in fact almost unbelievable when considered in hindsight. For example, the Holocaust, the Trail of Tears, the Middle Passage, and the Great Purge – all events of his ...

Dissident Voice

  • In the Name of My Father
    My parents modest, single-level, brick home stands on property that was once part of a sprawling estate owned by the Candler family, Atlanta’s Coca-Cola patricians. Built during the post-war, 1950s building boom, the small house is situated in a deep ravine that once served as the grounds ...
  • Dalai Lama Cult: Postmodern Neo-feudalism and ...
    Last year Tibet’s revered “spiritual leader” the Dalai Lama visited Toulouse in France for a festival celebrating Tibetan culture, while the Chinese government celebrated 60 years of communist rule in Tibet. The Tibetan spiritual leader gave lectures on the principles of Tibetan Budd ...
  • Something Missing? Death of Education, Death o ...
    It is so easy to enter the quagmire of “death by numbers,” but I’ve taken my lesson from Seattle artist Chris Jordan, whose photography implodes many aspects of our modern industrial-hyper consumptive society in his many huge works of photograph manipulation. His images are also a testamen ...
  • Platini and the Race Card
    Michel Platini, the UEFA President ever lurking in the shadows of global football, was seeking to pull his weight just prior to the opening fixture of Euro 2012, which is now under way in Poland and the Ukraine.  The way he is doing so, notably on race, has produced a split. The thorny subject o ...
  • Egypt Poised for Tahrir III
    If the elections of May 23/24 would have been for a proportional parliament the pro-Tahrir forces with some 40% of the electorate behind them had emerged as the strongest force. Actually that is a big step ahead compared to the parliamentary elections of last autumn. The run off will be, neverth ...

Destructionist

  • Fed: Americans’ wealth dropped 40 percent
    The net worth of the American family has fallen to its lowest level in two decades, according to government data released Monday, driven by a more than 40 percent drop in their stakes in their homes. The Federal Reserve’s detailed survey of consumer finances showed families’ median wealth plu ...
  • Former Pentagon Analyst Says China Can Shut Do ...
    Chinese companies apparently have a covert capability to remotely access communications technology sold to the United States and other Western countries and could "disable a country's telecommunications infrastructure before a military engagement," according to former and current intelligence so ...
  • Federal Judge Reaffirms Her Order Blocking Ind ...
    Lest there was any lingering doubt, the federal judge who enjoined enforcement of the indefinite detention provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) told the Obama Administration that it may not legally detain an American indefinitely based on a suspicion of support of terroris ...
  • Border agency overextended on drone program
    The Homeland Security Department ordered so many drones it can’t keep them all flying and doesn’t have a good plan for how to use them, according to a new audit that the department’s inspector general released Monday.
  • Beware the spy in the sky: After those Street ...
    Software giants will use military-grade cameras to take powerful satellite images Spy planes able to photograph sunbathers in their back gardens are being deployed by Google and Apple. The U.S. technology giants are racing to produce aerial maps so detailed they can show up objects just fo ...

    IPS - Inter Press Services

  • Health Warnings Loud and Clear on Cigarettes i ...
    This month, Argentina will join the growing list of Latin American countries that compel tobacco companies to display health warnings about the dangers of smoking on cigarette packs, illustrated with graphic images.
  • Desert Opera Finds New Meanings
    The imposing stronghold is almost transparent, barely noticeable, in the pitch- black desert. On top of the stands, with a thousand kilowatts at his finger's tip, Avi Yona Bueno turns the night into lights, revealing sets, sites, and sounds. "I'm god," smiles the lighting designer. "I'm god ...
  • U.S.-Pakistan Talks on NATO Supply Lines Stopped
    Six weeks of talks between Pakistan and the United States have been halted, a Defence Department official stated here on Monday.
  • Biggest Economies Still Lagging on Renewables
    On the eve of the Rio+20 Summit in Brazil, the U.S.-based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released a report Monday ranking the world's biggest countries on their use of renewable energy.
  • RIO+20: Transforming Political Platitudes into ...
    When world leaders endorse the final plan of action, titled "The Future We Want, at the Rio+20 summit in Brazil next week, a lingering question may remain unanswered: how best can the United Nations transform political platitudes into economic realities?

My AntiWar

CASMII - Campaign against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran

  • URGENT PICKET: NO WESTERN INTERVENTION IN SYRIA
    Summary: URGENT PICKET NO WESTERN INTERVENTION IN SYRIA THURSDAY 14 JUNE, 5.30PM - 7PM DOWNING STREET, LONDON . Every day the calls for increased Western intervention in Syria are growing. source: Stop Warread more
  • A Queen for a Queen
    Summary: If the West really wants to halt Iran's uranium enrichment, it needs to get serious about scaling back sanctions. source: Foreign Policyread more
  • Rebels Responsible for Houla Massacre
    Summary: It was, in the words of U.N. special envoy Kofi Annan, the “tipping point” in the Syria conflict: a savage massacre of over 90 people, predominantly women and children, for which the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad was immediately blamed by virtually the entirety of the Western medi ...
  • Changes at Parchin Suggest an Iranian Bargaini ...
    Summary: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Western governments acted this week to escalate their accusations that Iran has "sanitized" a site at its Parchin military complex to hide evidence of nuclear weapons work, showing satellite images of physical changes at the site to I ...
  • Iran prepares for Moscow
    Summary: Two days of talks between the world powers and Iran in Baghdad late last month produced few tangible results, save an agreement to continue for another round set in Moscow, due to start on June 17. On Monday, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano said his o ...

The Daily Galaxy

  • Mars Science Mission Update: NASA Tweaks Augus ...
    The image above shows changes in the target landing area for Curiosity, the rover of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory project. The larger ellipse was the target area prior to early June 2012, when the project revised it to the smaller...
  • "Galaxy" Fans: Geeks & Techies --We Need 5 Min ...
    Please help us by filling out a cool consumer tech survey that will help us bring in ad $ so we can bring you the "Galaxy" daily. You'll also have a shot at winning an iPad. Just click here --it...
  • The Unexplained Phenomena in Spiral Galaxy M99
    In recent years, a number of unexplained phenomena in Messier 99, one of over a thousand galaxies that make up the Virgo Cluster, the closest cluster of galaxies to us, around 50 million light-years away, have been studied by astronomers....
  • Comment of the Day: "Prometheus" Suggests DNA ...
    "Imagine yourself to be a bio-molecular engineer somewhere at some time and place, and maybe not human…let’s just say of "advanced sentience”. And you were given a project to seed the galaxy or universe with life with sufficient robustness built...
  • Image of the Day: Quintet of Galaxies Rocked b ...
    Infrared observations made with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope revealed the presence of a huge intergalactic shock wave, or "sonic boom" in the middle of Stephan's Quintet, a group of galaxies which is now the scene of a gigantic cosmic cataclysm....

Natural News

  • The unconscious story that invisibly guides yo ...
    This article is a follow up to part one, which discussed personal narratives. All of us have a personal narrative, which is a life story that answers the question, Who are you? How we tell our story has a dramatic impact on every aspect of life, including our mental...
  • The cost-effectiveness of chiropractic care vs ...
    With a shaky economy and the unknown future of healthcare in the US, consumers need better options in relieving pain and promoting health. A visit to a medical office for neck or low back pain can quickly progress to medication dependence and thousands of dollars in...
  • Coca Cola: Protecting profits at all costs (op ...
    So, in New York, Mayor Bloomberg had a plan to limit the size of sugary drinks (soda) to curtail the obesity epidemic. Coca Cola, in their efforts to save their profits, has taken the offensive by saying that Mayor Bloomberg's proposal has no scientific evidence proving...
  • NYT distorts GMO labeling issue, tries to make ...
    The American people are tired of being lied to about the ingredients that are present in the foods they eat, which is why many of them have helped launch or support grassroots efforts to require mandatory labeling of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs). But corporate...
  • 'Vitamin D Guide' infographic explains importa ...
    The vital importance of getting plenty of vitamin D as part of a healthy lifestyle cannot be overstated, and a newly released NaturalNews infographic explains some of the many reasons why vitamin D is crucial to health, as well as how much of it you should be getting...

Threat Level

  • Feds Tell Megaupload Users to Forget About The ...
    Federal authorities claim they may shutter cloud-storage services without having a duty to assist innocent customers in retrieving data lost in the process. The filing in the Megaupload prosecution comes as more and more cloud-based storage services are popping up nearly every day.
  • Supreme Court Rejects ‘Dirty Bomber’ Case
    The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a lower court decision that said federal officials cannot be sued for damages for the torture of Americans on U.S. soil.
  • Researchers Connect Flame to US-Israel Stuxnet ...
    The sophisticated espionage toolkit known as Flame is directly tied to the Stuxnet superworm that attacked Iran's centrifuges in 2009 and 2010, according to researchers who recently found that the main module in Flame contains code that is nearly identical to a module that was used in an early v ...
  • Steve Jobs’ Pentagon File: Blackmail Fears, Yo ...
    Steve Jobs thought someone might kidnap his daughter in order to blackmail him, according to a newly released Department of Defense document that was filled out in the 1980s when Jobs underwent a background check for a Top Secret security clearance.
  • Anarchopanda Hugs the Front Lines of Montreal ...
    Memes move fast, it's true. Cutesy, folksy, or ridiculous, they mean that a movement, like the Quebec students, like Occupy, and many others across the globe that are as inspired by their successes as their in-jokes, are serious, here to stay. Memes slow the pace just long enough for an outsider ...

PERRspectives : Blog

  • The Hilarious Hypocrisy of the Bush League Leakers
    On Friday, President Obama denounced as "offensive" and "wrong" allegations that he was behind the leaks of U.S. cyber attacks on Iran and the terrorist "kill list," Attorney General Eric Holder announced he was assigning two U.S. attorneys to investigate the classified security breach. Neverth ...
  • Romney Adviser Attacks President Obama in Germany
    "Politics," Republican Senator Arthur Vandenberg declared during Harry Truman's presidency decades ago, "stops at the water's edge." Not, it turns out, for Mitt Romney. Three years ago, Romney blasted Obama's "apology tour" even as the President was visiting Cairo, Ankara and other capitals. ...
  • Introducing the Romney-McConnell Jobs Plan
    In the wake of the disappointing May jobs report, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney comically charged that Barack Obama "hasn't put forth a plan to get us working again." Comically, that is, because the same Senate Republicans who gave the February 2009 stimulus bill only three votes ...
  • CBO Director Demolishes GOP's Stimulus Myth
    For months, Mitt Romney and his Republican allies have been falsely claiming that President Obama "made the economy worse." This week, Romney preposterously declared Obama "knowingly slowed down our recovery." And today in Missouri, the Republican nominee doubled-down, charging that the Presid ...
  • Total Recall
    If nothing else, Tuesday's recall election in Wisconsin showcased the triumph of deep pockets and short memories. But while Republicans tried to downplay their side's 8-to-1 cash advantage, they and their right-wing water carriers loudly denounced the recall effort itself. They weren't alone. ...

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Consortium News

TruthOut

  • Congress Must Debate the Libya War
    The US is now at war in a third Muslim country, according to the "official tally" (that is, counting Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, but not Pakistan or Yemen, for example.) But Congress has never authorized or debated the US military intervention in Libya. (A sharply disputed claim holds ...
  • News in Brief: Daniel Ellsberg, Col. Ann Wrigh ...
    Daniel Ellsberg, Col. Ann Wright Among 30 Arrested for Protesting Against Abuse of Bradley Manningread more
  • In This Nuclear World, What Is the Meaning of ...
    In a nuclear crisis, life becomes a nightmare for those people trying to make sense of the uncertainties. Imaginably, the questions are endless. Radiation is invisible, how do you know when you are in danger? How long will this danger persist? How can you reduce the hazard to yourself and famil ...
  • Richard D. Wolff: "Personal Debts" (Video)
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  • Charmed Into Battle: How a Volunteering Vacati ...
    About to turn thirty, Conor Grennan planned a year-long trip around the world. He started his trip with a three-month stint volunteering in the Little Princes Orphanage in war-torn Nepal. What was supposed to be just a three-month experience changed Conor's life, and the lives of countless other ...

Planetsave

  • Surfin’ Dog (& Beach Boys)
      I meant to post this video of a surfing and skateboarding and snowboarding dog a long time ago. Unfortunately, I never got to it. But a friend recently shared the video with me on email, so I’m now finally getting around to it! If you haven’t seen this yet, or even if you have ...
  • Environmental Music Film: Mountaintop Women
      Our good friend Kristen Farquhar has released her latest Environmental Music Film (EMF). It’s on the topic of mountaintop women and mountaintop removal coal mining. Here it is, followed by the description from the YouTube page: “Appalachian women and men unite to stop mountain ...
  • The Cost of Free Speech in Sarawak
      When popular radio presenter Peter John Jaban decided to return home to the Malaysian state of Sarawak, he was aware of the risks that he was taking. Jaban had previously received death threats, though had maintained that “no matter what they do, I will continue my work.” Speaking to the ...
  • What’s Our Long-Term Forecast? Why TV Meteorol ...
      I recently had the pleasure of attending a panel discussion on Climate Change here in Chicago which featured WGN’s popular Chief Meteorologist, Tom Skilling, and University of Illinois Atmospheric Science Professor Don Wuebbles. Dr. Wuebbles is a heavyweight in the field. He has a seeming ...
  • How Biodiversity Loss is Like LeBron James & T ...
    I saw this posted on Climate Central a few days ago and passed on reposting it. But, with Miami’s big win in Boston and the 7th game in the series happening tonight (go, Miami!), I finally thought I’d repost this one. It’s a great analogy and drives home a very important point. ...

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Axis of Logic

  • The summer phase in Québec - Canada
    With summer approaching, Québec students are being confronted by strategic questions--importantly, what comes next in the struggle, explains Richard Fidler. Despite massive mobilizations throughout Québec in opposition to Bill 78 and the government of Québec Premier Jean Charest, the studen ...
  • Québec solidaire leader Amir Khadir arrested, ...
    STOP PRESS: June 7, 2012 -- Rabble-- According to a report in La Presse and Radio Canada, at 6 am this morning, Montreal police arrived at the home of Quebec National Aseembly member Amir Khadir and his wife, Nima Machouf, with arrest and search warrants. They arrested the couple's daughter,...
  • Warning: Possible NATO-FSA False Flag Attack i ...
    Editor's Note: We not only like the author's vigilence and research. We also like his strategic thinking as expressed in his note below: Note: The point of this article is to NOT be right about this. By raising awareness of possible gambits throughout the public, their effectiveness as a ...
  • Scott Noble's "The Power Principle" American E ...
    Editor's Note: Ron Jacob's review appears below the film. - Axis of Logic       Discussing the nature of the US Empire and how it got to where it is today with most US residents is always a challenge.  Recommending books explaining it is equally so.  This ...
  • Report: Rebels Responsible for Houla Massacre ...
    It was, in the words of U.N. special envoy Kofi Annan, the “tipping point” in the Syria conflict: a savage massacre of over 90 people, predominantly women and children, for which the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad was immediately blamed by virtually the entirety of the Western media. Within da ...

They Gave Us a Republic

  • The Nightowl Newswrap
    By BG & YD Dueling lawsuits in Florida The DoJ is suing the state and the state is suing DHS over Gov. Rick "Medicare Fraud" Scott's scheme to disenfranchise Democrats and keep them from voting. Anyone surprised by this needs to contact us about a bridge we have been trying to unload. Latino vot ...
  • Sic the Secret Service on These Morons
    By @KYYellowDog Don't know how I missed this, but Zandar caught it: Meanwhile, to let you know what kind of state Kentucky here is where I live, the two UK students who hung President Obama in effigy last fall   got precisely zero indictments from a grand jury, because there's not a grand j ...
  • Songs to Fight the Plutocracy By: "Occupy"
    By @KYYellowDog Uploaded by NorrisBrothersBand on Dec 18, 2011 www.TheNorrisBrothersBand.com All profit from sales of this song will be donated to the Occupy movement. In the first few weeks since its release, this song has been played thousands of times in 75 countries world-wide, and it has ...
  • Monday Morning Quad Shot
    By @BGinKC It was a busy weekend. The Missouri Democratic Convention was held at The Lodge of the Four Seasons at Lake Ozark. For several days before, I was busy doing the prep for the candidate interviews we shot live from the floor of the convention (watch them here, here, here and here). But ...
  • Bain Capitalism: Socialism for the Rich
    By @TedFrier The problem with socialism, as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once said, "is that eventually you run out of other people's money." That's the problem with Mitt Romney's cut-throat species of leveraged buyout capitalism too. Eventually you run out of ways to make a f ...

Care 2

  • Poisoned by plastic: Chemicals in water bottle ...
    When Juliette Scarfe invites you to potter about the kitchen of her home in South London, you fail to notice anything odd at first - and then it dawns on you. It is a completely plastic-free zone. Submitted by Maria Desoza to Health & Wellness  |   Note-it!  |   Ad ...
  • Ten African nations pledge to transform their ...
    Last month ten African nations, led by Botswana, pledged to incorporate "natural capital" into their economies. Submitted by Cal Mendelsohn to Business  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
  • California puppies die when tied below an acti ...
    The latest human insanity was some unknown person in Fallbrook, Calif. (San Diego County) who tied five puppies to a tree under an active beehive. Imagine the horror as the puppies started receiving stings from the angry hive. Submitted by Dianne Lynn Elko to Animals  |   Note-it ...
  • REALLY OUTRAGEOUS! 'Hitler, thank you': Ant ...
    Vandals spray-painted anti-Zionist slogans at Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and police said on Monday they suspect radical ultra-Orthodox Jews opposed to Israel's existence were responsible. Submitted by Cal Mendelsohn to World  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
  • Time to Ditch Our Profit-Hungry Corporate Econ ...
    Marjorie Kelly's new book explains how we can create a "generative economy" that is focused on sustaining life rather than extracting profit. Submitted by Robert S. to US Politics & Gov't  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment

Smirking Chimp

Paul Krugman

No Quarter

  • “Jolt”
    H/t Anthony_1 for alerting us to Mitt Romney’s new ad, “Jolt.” Just in case you missed it, check out Larry Johnson’s post, “More Delusional Economic Nonsense from Obama.” Here’s the opener: Barry Soetoro Obama remains his own worst enemy. He’s like a coc ...
  • “We won’t be outhustled” [sic] + an overnight ...
    Where oh where to begin. Well, let’s try here first: Have any of you visited Obama/Biden’s campaign Web site? I’m still on its home page, yet my jaw hit the floor so many times, I had to stop reading to get myself an E.R. doc, nurses, straws, liquid sustenance, and elephantine ...
  • OFA: The Georgetown Unions
    This new OFA video repeats the Obama chant of “4.3 million jobs” created in 27 months while pointing to a jobs plan that will put “back to work” teachers, firefighters, police officers and construction workers.” [Ed. Note: OFA = Obama For America] Note the categorie ...
  • When will he ever grow up?
    Libertarians have their very own “bible”: “Reason, is the monthly print magazine of ‘free minds and free markets’.” Who knew it’s so damn hilarious?! The POTUS pic/toon is from Reason‘s “Wherein the New York Times Describes President Obama’s ...
  • San Jose, Wisconsin
    Where is it written in stone that there must be pensions? Do you have a pension? Do I? What is a pension? Is it our obligation to guarantee that others retire with pensions? I spoke with Jeff Bliss of the Bliss Index re the Wisconsin vote (post-op demo above, love the horses, working overtime, a ...

Futurismic

  • Hope for a Global Spring?
    Perhaps it’s because of the economy is beginning – finally – to pick up in the US. Perhaps it is because I’m sick to death of bad election-year politics, so I’m looking at anything else that comes along of interest. Maybe it’s even because I wrote about creative destruction the last time I did a ...
  • The only way to change your past is to steal s ...
    I get a fairly regular flow of emails about independent film projects. Most of them, to be honest, bounce straight off me – which says less about their quality than it does about my own taste in cinema. Independent cinema – like independent music and literature – has lots of pr ...
  • Censorship: I’m guilty as charged
    So, I stand accused of censorship by someone whose comment I declined to approve on this post. I figure anyone willing to throw around accusations of censorship is probably a big fan of radical transparency; hence, by way of amelioration, here is the digital papertrail for the full exchange. (Em ...
  • The Future Always Wins
    Soooooo, yeah – I’ve been busy. Did you miss me? New job, Masters degree… doesn’t leave a lot of spare time, so it doesn’t. But it’s been quiet here too long, so it’s time to dust down the soapbox and run a mic-check. One-two, one-two. The Future Always ...
  • New Economies
    Last month I pondered the extent to which the Arab Spring and Occupy Everything are socially-driven acts of creative destruction. Creative destruction is defined as a “process of industrial mutation that incessantly revolutionizes the economic structure from within, incessantly destroying ...

Therapy News

  • Do People Misestimate Their Future Reactions?
    When someone is asked to predict their emotional reaction to a future, hypothetical event, they usually underestimate how they will respond, according to previous research. However, a new study, led by Heather C. Lench of the Department of Psychology at Texas A&M University, suggests otherwi ...
  • Therapist Self-Disclosure Decreases Stigma of ...
    One of the primary reasons people neglect to seek treatment for their mental health problems is because they are concerned about the external and internal stigmas associated with mental illness. Public stigma is the external belief that one is defective if they receive therapy for their problems ...
  • GoodTherapy.org Weekly Inspirational Thoughts
    November 23, 2011 – As we approach Thanksgiving, the day that reminds us to be thankful for those around us, we present Ghandi’s belief in the unity of all living things. Keep this in mind as you care for your loved ones this weekend and for those who are less fortunate. Happy Thanks ...
  • Can Negative Attributions Predict Marital Diss ...
    Engaged couples form patterns of positive and negative behavior that can predict their marital satisfaction. “Serious marital dissatisfaction predicts increased risk for a major depressive episode, even when controlling for history of depression,” said Rebecca E. Osterhout of the New Mexico Vete ...
  • Three Steps for Dealing with Panic Attacks
    Panic attacks are usually initiated by a triggering thought or collection of thoughts that are anxiety-provoking in nature. These thoughts then cause an overly exaggerated anxiety response in the body (choking sensations, dizziness, tightness, tingling, etc). These physical sensations are then o ...

Mountaintop Removal

  • Bank of America plans $50-billion investment t ...
    Moneycontrol.com Bank of America plans $50-billion investment to go green McClatchy Washington Bureau The Charlotte bank joins a number of other large banks in making similar commitments amid complaints that the bank finances coal extraction and mountaintop removal. “Environmental business deliv ...
  • Bank of America makes $50 billion environmenta ...
    Moneycontrol.com Bank of America makes $50 billion environmental pledge Winston-Salem Journal The Charlotte bank joins a number of other large banks in making similar commitments amid complaints that the bank finances coal extraction and mountaintop removal. "Environmental business delivers ...
  • OSMRE: DEP shouldn't have extended MTR permit ...
    OSMRE: DEP shouldn't have extended MTR permit State Journal An official with the US Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement wrote in a recent letter that the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection erred in extending a mountaintop removal permit in Raleigh County. ...
  • Bank of America makes $50 billion environmenta ...
    Bank of America makes $50 billion environmental pledge WCNC The Charlotte bank joins a number of other large banks in making similar committments amid complaints that the bank finances coal extraction and mountaintop removal. “Environmental business delivers value to our clients, return for our ...
  • End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington - C ...
    Climate Science Watch End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington Climate Science Watch End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington culminated in a demonstration on June 6, where 22 Appalachian residents were arrested for holding sit-ins in Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Kentucky) and Rep. Nick Rahall's ( ...

Memeorandum

  • Commerce secretary's hit-and-run keeps Obama o ...
    Jesse Helfrich / The Hill: Commerce secretary's hit-and-run keeps Obama off message  —  A hit-and-run accident involving Commerce Secretary John Bryson threw the White House off message Monday just as President Obama sought to regain his footing after a series of political misst ...
  • Gay Pride Month: Israel Defense Forces Faceboo ...
    Eline Gordts / The Huffington Post: Gay Pride Month: Israel Defense Forces Facebook Photo Stirs Controversy … FOLLOW:  —  Israel, Pride 2012, Israel Soldiers, Pride 2012, Idf, Idf Gay Pride Month, Israel Army, Israel Army Gay Pride Month, Israel Gay Pride Month, Israel So ...
  • Mass. stalled antibullying guide under Romney ...
    The Boston Globe: Mass. stalled antibullying guide under Romney  —  Objections to writing ‘transgender,’ ‘bisexual’  —  In July 2006, former governor Mitt Romney vetoed a $158,000 budget line item that was earmarked for counseling violence ...
  • HUGE! Neal Rauhauser's Vicious Lies Exposed b ...
    Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain: HUGE!  Neal Rauhauser's Vicious Lies Exposed by Yet Another Leaked E-Mail  —  Last night, I published an e-mail showing that Democrat political operative Neal Rauhauser, representing himself as an agent of Brett Kimberlin's Velvet Rev ...
  • Does Mitt Romney need 'Obamacare'? (Jonathan A ...
    Jonathan Allen / Politico: Does Mitt Romney need ‘Obamacare’?  —  Republicans are cheerleading for the Supreme Court to strike down President Barack Obama's health care law.  —  But there's one Republican who might be sorry: Mitt Romney.  — ...

Energy & Environment News

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China Dialogue

  • Battle for the seas
    Having taken Earth’s oceans to the brink, can humans now save them? Callum Roberts sets out a path to redemption in his new book. Here, he talks to Caspar Henderson.Callum Roberts is professor of marine conservation at the University of York in the United Kingdom. For a decade, he has camp ...
  • In Ecuador, home truths for China
    Hostility to an open-pit mining project points to the strife facing Chinese companies abroad. Huang Hongxiang headed for South America to investigate the clash between investors, NGOs and locals.“We need to make contact with the Chinese media as urgently as possible.” I was on my uni ...
  • A new deal for the oceans
    Overfishing, global warming and relentless pollution are changing the planet’s waters, putting both marine and human life at risk. On World Oceans Day, Caspar Henderson urges the terrestrial world to wake up.As terrestrial creatures, we seldom give much thought to the fact that seven-tenth ...
  • What's coming out of China's taps?
    Studies suggest water flowing into city homes is too dirty, while new rules seem flawed from the get-go and residents are kept firmly in the dark. Gong Jing and Wang Haotong report.China’s urbanites use a lot of water. Every day, more than 4,000 water-treatment plants supply 60 million ton ...
  • Chinese nuclear goes global?
    From Paris boardrooms to Kazakh uranium mines, the nuclear industry anxiously awaits news from Beijing. A latecomer to the party, China is looking more and more the favoured guest, writes Antony Froggatt.In the space of a couple of decades, China has become a major player in the global nuclear s ...

AlterNet Top Stories

Threat Level

  • Feds Tell Megaupload Users to Forget About The ...
    Federal authorities claim they may shutter cloud-storage services without having a duty to assist innocent customers in retrieving data lost in the process. The filing in the Megaupload prosecution comes as more and more cloud-based storage services are popping up nearly every day.
  • Supreme Court Rejects ‘Dirty Bomber’ Case
    The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a lower court decision that said federal officials cannot be sued for damages for the torture of Americans on U.S. soil.
  • Researchers Connect Flame to US-Israel Stuxnet ...
    The sophisticated espionage toolkit known as Flame is directly tied to the Stuxnet superworm that attacked Iran's centrifuges in 2009 and 2010, according to researchers who recently found that the main module in Flame contains code that is nearly identical to a module that was used in an early v ...
  • Steve Jobs’ Pentagon File: Blackmail Fears, Yo ...
    Steve Jobs thought someone might kidnap his daughter in order to blackmail him, according to a newly released Department of Defense document that was filled out in the 1980s when Jobs underwent a background check for a Top Secret security clearance.
  • Anarchopanda Hugs the Front Lines of Montreal ...
    Memes move fast, it's true. Cutesy, folksy, or ridiculous, they mean that a movement, like the Quebec students, like Occupy, and many others across the globe that are as inspired by their successes as their in-jokes, are serious, here to stay. Memes slow the pace just long enough for an outsider ...

Equality Trust

  • The Spirit Level Documentary Film
    We're delighted to introduce The Spirit Level Documentary - a forthcoming film based on the best-selling book, which will show why a more equal society is better for us all. Find out more...    
  • Act Local = Reduce the Gap
    Find out more about our new campaign: Act Local = Reduce the Gap
  • We work in partnership with One Society
    Visit the website of One Society which works in partnership with The Equality Trust. One Society draws on a wealth of research which shows that large divides in income at the top and bottom of society – beyond ‘proportional rewards’ – are damaging to our economy and society, not just for those ...
  • Among Equals: read our newsletter
    Read the latest edition of our supporter newsletter  
  • Action for Happiness
    Action 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 inc ...

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.”–Henry David Thoreau Clearly, our government ...
  • IOT: Healthcare for All Jan Call
    Call – Healthcare for All IOT Date – Jan 18, 2011 Agenda: 1. Introductions—Dr. Bill Honigman, PDA Healthcare for All IOT coordinator and California State Coordinator 2. National Single Payer Movement—Katie Robbins, Healthcare-NOW! 3. States Single Payer Movement–Chuck Pennacchi ...
  • PDA Weekly Field Report 1/7/2011 – 1/18/2011
    Little 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 Justice
    WarIsACrime.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, Shah ...
  • An American Suicide Terrorist
    William 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

  • Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Chicks and Duck ...
    “Single mail-order hatchery in Ohio” In 2011 that is how the CDC described a hatchery linked to 68 sickened with Salmonella Altona and 28 sickened with Salmonella Johannesburg. “Mt. Healthy Hatchery in Ohio” In 2012 that is how the CDC described the “single mail ...
  • CDC weighs in on E. coli O145 Outbreak in Alab ...
    14 sick with 3 hospitalized and 1 death in six states. California is over 1,600 miles from Louisiana. I wonder if the California patient was visiting the South in the days before they began to get sick? Or, is there a common food or drink item that has that range of distribution? According t ...
  • Will the Jensen Brothers, DeCoster and Parnell ...
    With nearly 3,000 (and likely many, many more) sickened and over 40 killed, it is amazing that the owners of these establishments who poisoned and killed their customers are not sitting in a jail cell.  For those who have forgotten the facts: Jensen Farms Outbreak - As of December 8, 2011, ...
  • E. coli O145 Outbreak being tracked in Alabama ...
    As of today 14 are ill across six states with E. coli O145 - Alabama (2), California (1), Florida (1), Georgia (5), Louisiana (4) and Tennessee (1). The dates when those people became ill range from April 15 to May 12, 2012.  One child has died in Louisiana of hemolytic uremic syndrome. ...
  • 2010 5 State E. coli O145 Outbreak Likely Link ...
    Does a past outbreak give us a clue to the cause of a present one? As of today 14 are ill across 6 states with E. coli O145 - Alabama (2), California (1), Florida (1), Georgia (5), Louisiana (4) and Tennessee (1). The dates when those people became ill range from April 15 to May 12, 2012. Two ...

AutoblogGreen

  • How GM got 3 more miles out of the 2013 Chevro ...
    Filed under: Car Buying, Hybrid, Hatchback, Chevrolet, Electric As we learned earlier today, the 2013 Chevrolet Volt has beefed up. The new model year vehicle has a "bigger" battery and can go three extra miles when driven solely on the battery. We spoke with GM representatives to get more in ...
  • Official: 2013 Chevy Volt increases range to 3 ...
    And thus the mid-cycle product refresh - so common to computers and cellphones - comes around again to GM's plug-in hybrid. The new EPA sticker for the 2013 Chevrolet Volt has been released, and with it comes a fresh set of numbers. The highlights are an improved all-electric range and mil ...
  • Video: First Tesla Model S delivered to board ...
    We noted yesterday that some 2012 Tesla Model S buyers have already received their cars even though deliveries won't officially begin until June 22. Now we've got video proof. The very first Model S, decked-out with license plate TSLA S1, left the Fremont, CA factory this past weekend, Gre ...
  • Official: Honda Fit EV rated at 118 MPGe with ...
    Filed under: Car Buying, Government/Legal, Hatchback, Honda, Electric It might only be available to lease in limited numbers in only a few areas, but the Honda Fit EV certainly has one thing that's tremendously good about it: an official EPA rating of 118 MPGe and a range of 82 miles. Specifi ...
  • Video: Star Wars Prius commercial uses ...
    Filed under: Hybrid, Japan, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Hatchback, Toyota, Electric Help us, plug-in cars, you're our only hope. In his original deal with Fox for the first Star Wars movie, George Lucas famously kept the licensing rights for himself. That deal - unusual at the time - ha ...

Rafe's Radar

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!

  • It’s One Person, One Vote, Not 1 Percent, One Vote
    The failed effort to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is widely seen as a crisis for the labor movement, and a pivotal moment in the 2012 U.S. presidential-election season. Walker launched a controversial effort to roll back the power of Wisconsin’s public employee unions, and the unions push ...
  • Part 3: Joseph Stiglitz on Ways to Lessen Ineq ...
    In an extended interview about his new book, The Price of Inequality, Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz offers several recommendations for a reform agenda. "Traditional economics said we could only get more equality if we pay a price. We have to weaken our economy in one w ...
  • Part 3: Norman Finkelstein on What Gandhi Says ...
    After an exhaustive study of Mahatma Gandhi’s works, scholar and activist Norman Finkelstein has written a new book about the principles of nonviolent resistance from the Indian struggle for independence to Tahrir Square and Zuccotti Park. He says Gandhi found "nothing more despicabl ...
  • Syrian Filmmaker Who Appeared on Democracy Now ...
    Democracy Now! is saddened to report that one of our past guests, Bassel Shahade, was killed last Monday while he worked on a documentary and trained media activists in Homs, Syria. Our producers first met Shahade at Syracuse University, where he was a Fulbright scholar studying filmmaking. ...
  • WikiLeaks, War Crimes and the Pinochet Principle
    By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s protracted effort to fight extradition to Sweden suffered a body blow this week. Britain’s Supreme Court upheld the arrest warrant, issued in December 2010. After the court announced its split 5-2 decision, the justices su ...

Suzie-Q

  • Mitt Romney’s Massachusetts Plan: It Did ...
    Published on Jun 11, 2012 by     BarackObamadotcom Facebook it: https://my.barackobama.com/mittromneyplanvid Tweet it:  https://my.barackobama.com/mittromneyplantwvid Tumblr: https://my.barackobama.com/mittromneyplantbrvid Mitt Romney’s Economic Plan? He wants to cut jobs for firefighters, ...
  • Obama Campaign Calls For Romney To Put Assets ...
    MSNBC.com By NBC’s Ali Weinberg 6/8/12 Swiss bank accounts. Money hidden in the Cayman Islands. Bain capital income. The Obama campaign warned Thursday that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will have full access to those three pots of money and more unless he puts his investme ...
  • Wisconsin Recall Election Results 2012: Live U ...
    HuffPost  Posted: 06/05/2012  8:09 pm The Wisconsin recall election results have all eyes on the Badger State. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) challenged Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) in Tuesday’s gubernatorial contest. HuffPost’s Mark Blumenthal reports: The final round of polls o ...
  • We’ve Heard it All Before – Obama ...
    Published on Jun  4, 2012 by     BarackObamadotcom Learn more: http:www.romneyeconomics.com Mitt Romney ran for governor of Massachusetts promising more jobs, decreased debt, and smaller government. By the time Romney left office, state debt had increased, the size of government had grown, and M ...
  • Romney Economics: Republicans on Romney’ ...
    Published on Jun 1, 2012 by BarackObamadotcom Learn more: https://my.barackobama.com/romneyeconomicsgopvid Mitt Romney ran for governor of Massachusetts promising more jobs, decreased debt, and smaller government. By the time Romney left office, state debt had increased, the size of government h ...

Solari

  • Quote du Jour
    “Always keep enough GOLD to bribe the Border Guards!” ~ Old adage
  • Precious Metals Market Report – 6.14.12
    “Whom the gods would destroy, they first subsidize.” ~George Roche By Catherine Austin Fitts It’s time for the Precious Metals Market Report. We certainly have plenty to talk about. Franklin will be updating us on the latest developments and outlook in the gold and silver market. ...
  • Chinese Offer £1.3Bn for Metal Exchange
    Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, which counts the Chinese government among it shareholders, is understood to have tabled a £1.3bn offer for the City’s last “open cry” market, and a decision is expected to be announced within days. The 135-year-old LME is the world’s largest metals market, cont ...
  • Robotic Explorers Set Out for the Moon
    The first privately funded mission to the Moon will launch in 2015, pioneered by a legendary roboticist and his team of students. Pittsburgh’s Astrobotic Technology, a company founded by David Gump and Red Whittaker, plans to send a series of robotic explorers to the Moon to prospect for preciou ...
  • Money & Markets – Week of 6.10.12
    Missing: $496.5 Billion in Corporate Cash The Big Picture (10 June 12) The Business As Usual Behind The Slaughter Lars Schall (10 June 12) Steve Keen: Why 2012 is Shaping Up to be a Particularly Ugly Year Chris Martenson (9 June 12) S&P Says [...]

Insurgency Watch - Newswire

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

AlterNet - Rights and Liberties

Sideways News

  • Could you be a 10:10 community champion?
    The Guardian Newspaper and Franny Armstrong, through the Guardian 10:10 campaign, challenge organisations and individuals to cut their carbon footprint by 10%.
  • Brit mums strict about eco-chores
    Families in the UK are increasingly likely to be nagged about doing eco-chores, a new study conducted on behalf of the Energy Saving Trust has revealed.
  • UK venue offers rainforest weddings
    Getting married in a luscious rainforest has never been easier or more eco-friendly, according to the Eden Project.
  • Battery recycling 'too difficult'
    The European Recycling Platform (ERP) reports that while only a third of households at present recycle batteries, four out of five said they would do so if it was made easier.
  • 10 green resolutions to save you money
    By taking green steps at home, you can save money and make life easier. Being smart about waste, consumption and resources won't only win you the thanks of forthcoming generations: you'll feel the financial benefit immediately. 1. Make money from old electronics As your electronic goods become o ...

Fabius Maximus

  • The bailout of Spain’s banks shows the h ...
    Summary:  The US and Europe have not recovered from the 2008-09 crash in part because we applied first aid, but squandered the time those measures bought for us (at great cost).  An essential aspect of post-crash reforms is fixing our financial systems.  The bailout of Spain’s banks &#8212 ...
  • The hidden objective of the alliance against Iran
    Summary:  This is post #80 about our long conflict with Iran.  At last we discuss the mystery about Iran:  why so many years of bold threats by US and Israel against Iran, saber-rattling never followed by military action? Usually this weakens the aggressors, making them look like paper tigers &# ...
  • The Rough Math of Surrogate Warfare, today as ...
    Summary: Today we review a book that held special appeal to the Marine Special Operations Command’s (MarSoc’s) Foreign Military Training Unit (FMTU) because the it tells of a covert expedition — what today we’d call unconventional warfare.  Nothing is truly new in war, as ...
  • The Rough Math of Surrogate Warfare, today as ...
    Summary: Today we review a book that held special appeal to the Marine Special Operations Command’s (MarSoc’s) Foreign Military Training Unit (FMTU) because the it tells of a covert expedition — what today we’d call unconventional warfare.  Nothing is truly new in war, as ...
  • US economic update. Everything that follows is ...
    Summary:  This cycle (a series of crisis, response, euphoria, repeat) has lasted so long that it’s easy to forget the larger dynamics at work.  The forest is more than the trees.  Here we briefly review what’s happened, what’s happening, what might happen — focusing on th ...

Open Your Eyes News

  • Vatican kicks out Roma on Easter
    Press TV – About 150 Roma gypsies were barred from participating in the Easter vigil of the basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls on Sunday, after temporarily taking shelter there on Good Friday, The Telegraph reported.  Local and foreign pilgrims, who had gathered to attend the vigil, ...
  • Euro strikes 16-month high against dollar
    Breitbart – The euro struck a 16-month high against the dollar and the Swiss franc notched a record high versus the US unit Tuesday amid heightened investor nerves over this week’s busy economic calendar. The European single currency hit $1.4653 in morning trade, the highest point si ...
  • British pound devalues by 94% in 50yrs
    PressTV – A new survey shows that the value of money in the UK has dropped by 94 percent over the past 50 years, which means an 18-time increase in retail prices. The survey carried out by BM Savings has found that almost £1,800 is needed to match the buying power of £100 in 1960, [...]
  • Peru suffers an ‘environmental tragedy’
    IOL – The rising price of gold has multiplied by six the pace of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in the Peruvian region of Madre de Dios in recent years, a study published on Tuesday said. Illegal gold searches using primitive techniques in the years 2003-9 led to the destruction of ...
  • Next step humans? Every new pet dog in Britain ...
    Daily Mail – Every new pet dog will be microchipped under sweeping Government regulations to combat dangerous animals. Each puppy born and dog sold will have an electronic chip implanted under the skin. Details will then be placed on a national database accessible by police and the RSPCA. ...

The Progressive Realist

  • Enduring Soft Power of the United States
    The rise of China and the US pivot to the Pacific has renewed the debate about American decline. One look at America’s university campuses will confirm that its soft power, at least, endures.  President Obama reignited this perennial discussion with his State of the Union address ...
  • Lagarde: Time to Finish the Job
    IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde made an impassioned plea for governments to “finish the job” of putting its financial house in order to staunch the bleeding from the accelerating crisis in Europe. The euro and the European project are now facing an existential crisis. Without ...
  • Conflicting Sudans Have Corruption, Militias a ...
    Cross-posted from the Arabist. South Sudanese President Salva Kiir this week addressed a letter to dozens of “former and current senior government officials” pleading with them to return an estimated US$4b in “missing” government funds. The Globe and Mail reports that the US$4b reportedly stol ...
  • West Bank Settlements: Structurally Flawed
    My new column is up at The American Prospect: Before July 1, five apartment buildings in a West Bank settlement will be cut from their foundations and dragged over the hilly terrain to a new location elsewhere in the community. That’s Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan ...
  • A Program Here, a Program There, Pretty Soon Y ...
    My GOP gone by, I miss it so. Conservatives are fond of the saying widely, but probably falsely, attributed to Everett Dirksen: "A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking real money." Of course, the saying hasn't kept up to date with inflation or with the growing size ...

TAPPED - The American Prospect

  • Pressing On the Upward Way
    By her second semester of college, in the spring of 2008, Sue Christian was about as tired as she’d ever been in her 40 years. It wasn’t that her studies kept her working hard; she was used to long hours. It wasn’t that she was missing her salary; she was already good at fretting over bills. It ...
  • The Meaninglessness of "Scoring Political Points"
    On Friday, President Obama gave a press conference, and in one of his answers to questions he said that "the private sector is doing fine." You may have heard about this. When I got my Washington Post on Saturday morning, I found that the editors of the capital's most important newspaper had ju ...
  • The GOP's Next Internal Debate
    This morning, Jeb Bush said some somewhat surprising things in a meeting with reporters, at least for a Republican. He noted that neither Ronald Reagan nor his father could be elected in today's GOP, and said in essence that Mitt Romney had moved too far to the right on immigration. He also sai ...
  • It's the Economy, Putz
    New polling from Gallup shows the president’s support among Jewish voters has dropped to 64 percent from 74 percent during the 2008 elections. Though the Gallup report noted that Jewish voters, at 2 percent of the population, “typically are not critical” in determining presidential elections, i ...
  • Wisconsin Recall: A Conservative Case for Elec ...
    As the nation waited for the Wisconsin recall results to come in, Twitter began to light up with conservative claims of voter fraud. "Please @ me with any stories of #WI #WIrecall voter fraud," tweeted conservative radio host and pundit Dana Loesch around 11 a.m.  She noted stories on busing vo ...

Buzzflash

  • War or Revolution Every 75 Years. It's Time Again.
    PAUL BUCHHEIT FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT When Charles Dickens wrote "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" to begin "A Tale of Two Cities," he compared the years of the French Revolution to his own "present period." Both were wracked with inequality. But he couldn't have known that ...
  • Meet the Former Christian Neo-Fundamentalist T ...
    BILL BERKOWITZ FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT Colonel V. Doner begins his new book "Christian Jihad: Neo-Fundamentalists and the Polarization of America," with a startling school-boy confession: "In November 1963, as the public address system at a high school in Orange County, California, solemnly an ...
  • At the Mercy of a One World Global Elite Finan ...
    MARK KARLIN, EDITOR OF BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT Maybe nationhood is a vestige of the old world order, exhibiting itself best in the cheering on of one's country in the Olympics, individual languages, and cultural cuisine. The financial rule of the world has moved elsewhere to the World Bank, Intern ...
  • If Student Concerns Are Not Addressed, There M ...
    ROSS MITIGA FOR BUFFLASH AT TRUTHOUT A Washington Post article illustrated some of the recent rhetorical back-and-forth between the President and Congress over the soon-to-be-doubled interest rates on subsidized student loans. Obama's halfhearted rebuke-"My message to Congress is: Let's get ...
  • The Democrats Must Begin Advocating for the Wo ...
    MARK KARLIN, EDITOR OF BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT Ed Schultz lamented the other night that 27% of union members in Wisconsin voted for Scott Walker. That is, as Ed explained, astonishing.read more

Glenn Greenwald - Salon

The BiPartisan Report

Sciencebase

  • Charity Engine
    Charity Engine was created to enable millions of home PCs to raise millions of dollars for the best possible causes, all thanks to spare computing power that nobody is using anyway. “Together, our PCs really can change the world – one bit at a time.” Related Posts:The evolving, revol ...
  • Are we overdiagnosing the worried well?
    NHS Choices comments on a powerfully argued and controversial paper in the British Medical Journal that claims many people are being diagnosed and treated for mild health problems that left alone might never cause any harm. The magazine lists the common conditions that the authors claim are bein ...
  • Take flight
    Airport X-ray security body scanners are anything but risky business. Indeed, you will be exposed to the same dose of ionising radiation in just two minutes of your flight once you’re at high altitude. So, an 8-hour flight is equivalent to having 240 full-body scans. They reckon you’ ...
  • Pluto is not a planet
    Pluto is not a planet…but what is a planet anyway? For those stuck in endless arguments down the pub about why Pluto was, but is no longer, a planet: Related Posts:The evolving, revolving of the Moon Still, lifeless, unchanging...how did the Moon get so boring? Here's what a few billion ye ...
  • The matter of the lost dark matter
    Dark matter might be found in hornets’ nests and cans of worms but not necessarily in the real world of cosmology and science. I recently reported on the work of Christian Moni Bidin which reveals serious discrepancies in science’s claims for the existence of dark matter. Of course, ...

Common Dreams-Progressive Newswire

  • In New Spanish-Language Ad Campaign, SEIU and ...
    The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and Priorities USA Action today announced a joint campaign using Mitt Romney's own words to illustrate his vision for the country that would benefit the wealthiest at the expense of Latinos and other working families.read more
  • In New Spanish-Language Ad Campaign, SEIU and ...
    The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and Priorities USA Action today announced a joint campaign using Mitt Romney's own words to illustrate his vision for the country that would benefit the wealthiest at the expense of Latinos and other working families.read more
  • Hundreds of Vulnerable Communities not Tsunami ...
    Less than one in seven at-risk American communities is “adequately prepared for a tsunami,” according to federal estimates obtained by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Yet the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration is proposing to end its support f ...
  • Hundreds of Vulnerable Communities not Tsunami ...
    Less than one in seven at-risk American communities is “adequately prepared for a tsunami,” according to federal estimates obtained by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Yet the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration is proposing to end its support f ...
  • New Report Ranks World’s Biggest Countries on ...
    U.S. production of renewable energy has increased by more than 300 percent in the past decade, but the United States still lags far behind Europe and Indonesia and is only slightly ahead of Mexico in the percentage of electricity it gets from renewable sources, according to a new report from the ...

Common Dreams-Views

  • Mitt Romney's Blueprint for Privatizing Americ ...
    Diane Ravitch On 23 May, the Romney campaign released its education policy white paper titled A Chance for Every Child: Mitt Romney's Plan for Restoring the Promise of American Education. If you liked the George W Bush administration&# ...
  • The Wisconsin Blues and a Failed of Progressiv ...
    George Lakoff Elisabeth Wehling In taking over the framing of just about every major issue, conservatives have hidden major truths. Democrats need to speak those truths from their own moral perspec ...
  • Obama's Drone Wars and the Normalization of Ex ...
    Michael Boyle In his first campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama promised to reverse the worst excesses of the Bush administration's approach to terrorism – such as the use of torture, the rendition of terrorist suspects to CI ...
  • Working Less for a Sustainable Future
    Anders Hayden Since the Industrial Revolution, two main motivations have driven the movement for work-time reduction. Free time away from the job improves individual well-being, while reducing work hours can cut unemployment by better distr ...
  • As Cries of "Religious Freedom" Grow Louder, ...
    Amanda Marcotte The always-excellent Sarah Posner responded to this past weekend’s anti-contraception rallies (disguised as “religious freedom” rallies, but timed to coincide with the anniversary of the Supreme Court legal ...

Newshoggers - AfPak

Water Wars

  • Water wars
    COEUR d'ALENE - The 2012 Marina Challenge to help fund the Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce's Fourth of July fireworks show is under way.
  • Water Wars: Silver Lake Reservoir Could Be Emp ...
    A scene from the 2008 reservoir drain Which would you prefer, Silver Lake? A dig for a mile-long tunnel or an empty Silver Lake Reservoir? The LADWP is working on replacing the SL and Ivanhoe Reservoirs (to meet new...
  • Good times reignite the water wars
    The last time we dropped in on the Kennedys, their cotton property Whitegates resembled a setting for The Grapes of Wrath. Dust into dust, and under dust to lie.
  • Good times reignite the water wars
    Rivers are flowing again, but so is the friction over water rights among states and between farmers and conservationists, writes David Humphries.
  • Good times reignite the water wars
    Rivers are flowing again, but so is the friction over water rights among states and between farmers and conservationists, writes David Humphries.

WordPress | Economics

Electronic Intifada

The Wonk Room

  • FOUL PLAY: Five Cities That Want Taxpayer Mone ...
    Cities across the country are turning to taxpayers to finance newer, fancier sports stadiums that feature more luxurious amenities than their predecessors, a trend that has persisted through the Great Recession and economic recovery despite dire state budget situations. Team owners, with an assi ...
  • POLL: In UK, 71 Percent Support Marriage Equality
    A new YouGov poll finds that 71 percent of people in the UK approve of the British government’s plan to embrace marriage equality. Similarly, 71 percent also support allowing faith groups to perform same-sex wedding ceremonies if they choose. Numerous faith groups have attacked the plan, a ...
  • Minnesota Mom Kicked Out Of Library For Legall ...
    A Minnesota mother was kicked out of her local public library last week for breastfeeding, despite the fact that public breastfeeding in public is legal in the state. A security officer told Hadley Barrows to move into a private location or leave the library when she was nursing her son in the l ...
  • VIDEO: Republican Senators Explain Why Obamaca ...
    The legal case against the Affordable Care Act is constitutional gobbledygook. It relies on a misreading of the Constitution the Supreme Court foreclosed nearly 200 years ago, and it is completely at odds with what many of the most Court’s most conservative justices wrote in past opinions. ...
  • Solar Provides 10% Of Germany’s Electric ...
    Last month was a big one for the German solar industry. According to figures released by a German water and energy trade association, distributed solar photovoltaic systems produced 10 percent of Germany’s total electricity consumption for the month of May. That’s a 40 percent increa ...

thwap's schoolyard

  • Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya
    And it's One, Two, Three, Four, ... what are we fighting for? Ten years in Afghanistan and what do we have to show for it?Ten years after Taliban rule, Afghanistan’s rights situation remains extremely poor. Armed groups routinely engage in extortion and violence against communities, while the ...
  • Let Borys Wrzesnewskyj be the Candidate in Eto ...
    As I've said over and over and over again, I believe the mushy middle in Canadian is disintegrating. The nice comfortable zone of easy answers is vanishing. The opportunist Liberal Party of Canada is finding itself becoming increasingly irrelevant. The Liberal Party of Canada has long allowed Ca ...
  • A Debased Culture
    Yesterday, on a crowded subway, there was a tall athletic man standing next to me. I'm short so my eye level was at his tie. I thought his tie was quite stylish and then noticed the fine material and colour of his suit and the powder-blue shirt. Then I noticed the dude was reading what looked li ...
  • harper and Mansbridge Discuss European Economi ...
    Can you imagine a greater waste of your time than watching such a thing as that?? It's one of the top stories on the CBC News website, and there's an image of Mansbridge looking serious as harper gesticulates and blathers about something. Even if harper wasn't an illegitimate prime minister, a s ...
  • Two Opposing Points of View
    Just another reflection on the obvious folks! "Right" and "Left" or "Conservative" and "Progressive." For all the knocking of these terms, I believe they still have some explanatory power. I think they do encompass specific ways of looking at the world. This being the case, I think it's safe to ...

on Government Oversight

Digital Journal

  • DJ Jonathan Toubin spins at NXNE
    Jonathan Toubin recently returned to hosting his popular NYC area dance parties after a near fatal injury he sustained just over six months ago. He's also back touring with a stop in Toronto as part of North-by-Northeast.
  • Highlights of Toronto's North-By-Northeast Fes ...
    North-by-Northeast takes over the streets of Toronto from June 11th to 17th with nearly 800 bands from around the world playing dozens of venues across the city.
  • Toronto Eaton Centre shooting claims second victim
    A second victim of the June 2 shooting at Toronto's Eaton Centre has passed away. He succumbed to his injuries today in hospital at 7:04 pm.
  • Ontario couple face charges after dog dies in ...
    It is estimated the Labrador Retriever was in the car parked in a suburban Toronto mall for at least two hours in the middle of a hot day.
  • Two harbour seals die in transfer from Canada ...
    The mayor of London, Ont. said that his city is saddened by the death of two harbour seals while being transported to their new home in the U.S. The two adults, born in London's Storybook Gardens theme park, were being moved as the park's zoo is closing.

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 an ...
  • 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 100 ...
  • 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

  • Access to information facing cuts?
    Many government departments have improved their response to Access to Information requests, Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault reports. But these gains may be compromised by the current round of budget cuts.
  • Canada doesn’t need a defence industry
    Steven Staples outlines five reasons why Canada doesn't need a defence industry.
  • Tories to shut down F-35 probe?
    The Harper government is seeking to end the parliamentary probe into the planned F-35 fighter purchase after only nine hours of committee hearings.
  • Tell Harper to Abolish Nuclear Weapons!
    Tell Harper, other party leaders, and your own MP that nuclear weapons need to be abolished!
  • No Russian threat in Arctic
    The Harper government's dire warnings of a Russian threat in the Arctic -- at one time a regular feature of its campaign to sell Canadians on the "need" to buy the F-35 -- do not reflect its own behind-closed-doors assessment of the situation.

Kevin Trudeau Show

  • Customer Testimonial – MM Products, Brushing & ...
    Anthony Morrocco morrocco method 4/11/12 Hello Everyone!! Happy Wednesday! Here’s another great customer testimonial on MM products in general, brushing and scalp massaging! “Every day I get more compliments on my hair!!! Even guys I do not really know have commented LOL!! I feel such joy brushi ...
  • Ammonia Found in Many Foods, Not Just “Pink Slime”
    April 11, 2012 News Daily By Martinne Geller New York, Apr. 4, 2012 (Reuters) — Surprise rippled across America last month as a new wave of consumers discovered that hamburgers often contained ammonia-treated beef, or what critics dub “pink slime”. Packs of ground beef are seen in a ...
  • Can Cell Phones and Laptops be Harmful During ...
    April 11, 2012 Natural News By Lloyd Burrell NaturalNews) In today’s society of hustle and bustle, being pregnant rarely gives opportunity for letting up or taking a break. Many women, whether they are working or are stay-at-home moms, engage in the use of cell phones and laptop computers ...
  • Top 10 Herbs And Spices For Strengthening Your ...
    April 12, 2012 Natural News By Aurora Geib “Need to boost your immune system? Try these herbs.” –KTRN Of the many systems working within the human body, the immune system is an excellent example of complex efficiency. A network of participating cells and organs, it synchronizes ...
  • Vitamin C – Effective From Colds to Cancer
    April 12, 2012 Food Matters By Paul Fassa “Next to vitamin D, C is probably the second most powerful vitamin you can take.”  –KTRN Vitamin C from citrus was introduced a couple of centuries ago as a cure for scurvy rampant among British mariners. But just what is scurvy? Scurvy ...

Armies of Liberation

  • Yemen Air Forces bombs soldiers, kills 240
    The Yemeni Air Force bombed the al Samaa Republican Guard garrison in the Arhab district of Sanaa today, deliberately killing 240 guardsmen. The attack came after the troops refused to attack pro-revolution tribesmen with artillery. “The government did not stand quiet when the guards refused ord ...
  • Yemenis protest against al Qaeda
    In a direct rebuke to the terror group, residents of Taiz held a major protest against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) on Thursday evening after prayers. Protesters held signs denouncing AQAP that said, “Your racism will do nothing but make us stronger.” Taiz is the largest city in Yeme ...
  • اوباما يفقد السيطرة على اليمن
    My article from PJM at al Mostakela: اوباما يفقد السيطرة على اليمن تخاطر الولايات المتحدة بتمكين القاعدة في اليمن وتنفير الشعب اليمني عن طريق إحباط تغيير النظام هناك كتبت – جين نوفاك يعتبر اليمن بلد معقد، فقد ظل يرزح تحت وطأة اضطرابات كبيرة، كما أن فهم اليمن يخبرنا الشيء الكثير عن الشرق ال ...
  • Yemen’s CT chief accused of war crimes
    After Yemen’s Republican Guard killed and dismembered tribal prisoners Thursday, Arhab tribesmen issued a statement Friday demanding the immediate arrest and prosecution of General Ahmed Saleh as a war criminal. Ahmed Saleh heads the Republican Guard containing US funded counter-terror units and ...
  • Yemen protesters announce boycott of US, Saudi ...
    Protesters in Yemen announced a boycott today of US and Saudi products, a largely symbolic move in light of Yemen’s grave humanitarian crisis. Protesters allege that the Obama administration has thwarted their efforts for regime change. Millions across Yemen have demanded the end to the 33 year ...

Dark Politricks

  • The Spailout Has ALREADY Failed … Before the I ...
    Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comThe Spailout Has ALREADY Failed … Before the Ink Has Even Dried By WashingtonsBlogwashingtonsblog.com As Many Predicted In 2008 The market rallied for a couple of hours on news of the $100 billion dollar Spanish ba ...
  • In The Name Of My Father
    Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comDissident Voice Article dissidentvoice.orgBy Phil Rockstroh My parents modest, single-level, brick home stands on property that was once part of a sprawling estate owned by the Candler family, Atlanta’s Coca-Cola p ...
  • CAFR tax surplus trillions: L.A. County Sherif ...
    Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comCAFR tax surplus trillions: L.A. County Sheriffs first official response: denial By Carl Hermanwashingtonsblog.com I spoke on the phone with Los Angeles County Senior Media Advisor Steve Whitmore. Below is the’e-ma ...
  • I Had No Idea Tehran Was Such a Beautiful City
    Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comI Had No Idea Tehran Was Such a Beautiful City By WashingtonsBlogwashingtonsblog.com View the original article at Washingtons BlogCheck out all the best #altnews at DarkPolitricks.com
  • Occupy Wall Street trial begins for protesters ...
    Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comRaw Story   Eight Occupy Wall Street protesters accused of trespassing on the property of a New York church in December went on trial Monday. The courtroom was packed and an overflow of Occupy supporters spilled out ...

Dandelion Salad

  • Roundtable: Kucinich, Nader, Rocky Anderson an ...
    Dandelion Salad Jun 11, 2012 by abetterworldtvshow This evening’s show will be an Enlightened, Evolutionary Politics Roundtable, dedicated to ideas about transforming the current political zeitgeist in the U.S. To help bring forth first an understanding of what it’s really like to serve in Congr ...
  • The Loss of American Democracy By Timothy V. Gatto
    By Timothy V. Gatto Featured Writer Dandelion Salad liberalpro.blogspot.com June 10, 2012 We can evaluate Obama’s track record using statistics and apply them to unemployment, GNP, military spending and inflation (or deflation). This is probably how the GOP will try to portray his presiden ...
  • Don’t 30 Million Workers Deserve 1968 Wages? b ...
    Dandelion Salad by Ralph Nader The Nader Page June 7, 2012 Thirty million American workers arise, you have nothing to lose but some of your debt! Wednesday morning, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.) introduced the “Catching Up to 1968 Act of 2012” (H.R. 5901) – legislation to raise the federal mi ...
  • Michael Hudson: Obama scapegoats Euro for mise ...
    by Michael Hudson Featured Writer Dandelion Salad http://michael-hudson.com June 8, 2012 Jun 8, 2012 by RTAmerica Republicans have given President Obama a lot of heat for the gloomy US economy. The recent jobs numbers released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics have fallen short of what was pr ...
  • Southeast Asia: U.S. Revives And Expands Cold ...
    by Rick Rozoff Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Stop NATO June 9, 2012 On May 30 the two officials most in charge of the U.S.’s formidible global military machine, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey, visited Pacific Command headquarters ...

Your New Reality

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    This man's brain comprehends in a fraction of a second what is about to happen, and orders his body into what looks like a superhuman sprint to get out of the way. The flight mechanism kicks in so fast the conscious mind, distracted by thoughts of work, home, leisure and love, plays no role in t ...
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    Tupac Rises Well, fuck me.... From even a few dozen rows back, reportedly, the hologram of Tupac was utterly believable. How long before a Michael Jackson hologram culled from his greatest live performances is touring the world's stadiums? I've been waiting decades to see holographic tech ...
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    Hypnotic, grin-making. A house filled with interactive reproductions of classic art, coming soon: Starry Night (interactive animation) from Petros Vrellis on Vimeo.
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    Normal blogging output will return soon. Making some movies. In the meantime, enjoy :
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    Best. Christmas. Ever A Short Story By Darryl Mason "Is your father okay?" He waited for her to answer. He couldn't tell her what happened while she was away... "He's not getting better, if that's what you mean." How could he tell her, right now? She had more than enough on her mind alread ...

Wired - Science

Israeli Occupation Archive

  • Israeli MK, AIPAC behind Senate bid to cut tot ...
    Every year the US allocates $250 million to UNRWA, which provides food as well as health, education and employment services to millions of Palestinians in Jordan, Lebanon, the Gaza Strip and the West... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian ...
  • Head of Arab political party harassed, detaine ...
    The National Democratic Party has accused Israel’s security services of repeatedly harassing one of its leaders each time he leaves and enters Israel. The NDP, which represents Israel’s large... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, n ...
  • Lia Tarachansky: Incitement against refugees l ...
    In recent weeks, incitement by government officials, rightist settlers, and poor community members against African refugees seeking asylum in Israel escalated into violence. In may Molotov cocktails... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian l ...
  • Israel airport security demands access to tour ...
    Several U.S. tourists report being asked by airport security personnel for access to their personal email accounts; Israel's Shin Bet security service says it acted within the law. IOA Editor:... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinia ...
  • Spiegel: Israel’s deployment of nuclear missil ...
    The Spiegel's special report on Israel's German-made nuclear-capable Dolphin class submarines: Many have wondered for years about the exact capabilities of the submarines Germany exports to Israel.... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian l ...

Ria Novosti - Military

  • Female One-Star General to Serve in Russia’s D ...
    A female staffer in Russia’s Defense Ministry has received a promotion to become the ministry’s sole female general, following a decree by the country’s supreme commander posted on the Kremlin website on Tuesday.
  • Iran Developing Own Nuclear Powered Submarine
    Iran has begun development of its own nuclear-powered submarines, FARS news agency reported on Tuesday quoting the Iranian fleet's deputy commander Vice-Admiral Abbas Zamini.
  • Russia’s Rosoboronexport to Continue Arms Supp ...
    Russia’s state-controlled arms trader Rosoboronexport intends to fulfill its contract for the supply of armaments to Syria, Rosoboronexport Deputy CEO Igor Sevastyanov said on Tuesday.
  • Russian Inspectors Begin Surveillance Flights ...
    A group of Russian military observers begin on Monday a six-day inspection mission in the skies of Sweden and Finland under the Open Skies Treaty, the Defense Ministry’s press office reported.
  • French Warship De Grasse on Way to Russia for ...
    French anti-submarine frigate, the De Grasse, will dock on Monday at the port of Severomorsk, in Russia’s northern Murmansk Region, for a five-day official visit and joint naval drills, said Capt. 2nd Rank Yevgeny Kirillov, a spokesman for the Russian Northern Fleet.

NewsWise

  • Climate Change Will Alter Risks of Wildfire Wo ...
    Some regions expected to have more wildfires while others will have fewer.
  • Radiation-Resistant Circuits from Mechanical Parts
    University of Utah engineers designed microscopic mechanical devices that withstand intense radiation and heat, so they can be used in circuits for robots and computers exposed to radiation in space, damaged nuclear power plants or nuclear attack.
  • Expert: Academic Integration Addressing New Tr ...
    A Texas Tech University expert studies ways to overcome diseases such as Chagas with researchers from Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He can discuss what progress has been made with finding the next generation of treatments for the disease.
  • Scientists Find New Genetic Path to Deadly Dia ...
    Scientists have found new genetic information that shows how harmful bacteria cause the acute diarrheal disease shigellosis, which kills more than a million people worldwide each year.
  • African-American Couples Have Unmet Needs when ...
    Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have found that in African-American families where men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, they have unmet psychosocial needs that affect their survivorship, as well as family and social relationships.

Natural Health News

  • The Spice that Is Better than Drugs for RA
    If you’re looking for a way to fight rheumatoid arthritis (RA) without drugs, then you need look no further than the spice shelf at your local market. New research published in the spring of 2012 shows that curcumin possesses potent anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic properties. The clinical s ...
  • Why Is Walking in the Woods So Good for You?
    If you’ve ever gone for a walk in the woods, then you know the wonder of the feeling you get from it. But did you know that besides giving you a good feeling, walking in the woods is actually good for you? The Japanese call it shinrin-yoku. Translated, it literally means “forest bathing.” And no ...
  • Aspirin May Help Prevent Skin Cancer―But Don’t ...
    A new study shows that aspirin and other non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprophen and naproxen may lessen the risk of three major types of skin cancer. The study was based on Danish medical records that researchers examined from 1991 through 2009. The findings showed that ...
  • Sympathy for Africa Leads to Exploitation by C ...
    In an effort to end hunger in Africa, the Obama administration has drafted some of the world’s largest food and finance companies to invest in projects all over the continent. Much of the effort will go toward developing seeds and fertilizers and building silos for storage. To do this, the Presi ...
  • Why BMI Is Not a Great Indicator of Body Compo ...
    Measurement of BMI―Body Mass Index―has long been the standard scoring system for determining how much excess fat you have in your body. But a new study indicates that the BMI may well be way off when it comes to measuring your true amount of fat stores. In the study, researchers used a special s ...

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 scandal
    What 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 “ ...
  • 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

  • Guest Post: Suffering Victims and Collective C ...
    by dov jacobs [Dov Jacobs is an Assistant Professor of International Law at Leiden University. He can be followed on his blog, Spreading the Jam] On the 30th of May, the SCSL sentenced Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison. The sentencing judgment raises a number of interesting issues. some com ...
  • Guest Post: Suffering Victims and Collective C ...
    by dov jacobs [Dov Jacobs is an Assistant Professor of International Law at Leiden University. He can be followed on his blog, Spreading the Jam] On the 30th of May, the SCSL sentenced Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison. The sentencing judgment raises a number of interesting issues. some com ...
  • Targeting Again
    by Deborah Pearlstein The temptation is strong to write about the Supreme Court’s decisions this morning to deny review to the latest set of Guantanamo detainee cases to come before it. The denials of certiorari effectively let stand the decisions of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, which h ...
  • Targeting Again
    by Deborah Pearlstein by Deborah Pearlstein The temptation is strong to write about the Supreme Court’s decisions this morning to deny review to the latest set of Guantanamo detainee cases to come before it. The denials of certiorari effectively let stand the decisions of the D.C. Circuit Cour ...
  • Guest Post: The Charles Taylor Sentence and Tr ...
    by Mark Drumbl [Mark A. Drumbl is the Class of 1975 Alumni Professor at Washington and Lee University and author of Reimagining Child Soldiers (OUP, 2012).] Assuredly, discussion of the Charles Taylor sentence might revolve around its length – 50 years, for a 64 year-old man – and the proporti ...

Public News Service

  • Supreme Court May Not End SB 1070 Legal Fight
    Supreme Court May Not End SB 1070 Legal Fight PHOENIX - The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule any day now on the federal lawsuit challenging Arizona's controversial SB 1070 immigration law. Legal observers believe the court is more likely than not to uphold the law. ...(Read More)
  • Border Community Activists Warn of “Moun ...
    Border Community Activists Warn of “Mounting Human Rights Crisis” PHOENIX – The number of illegal border crossings from Mexico has dropped sharply in recent years, but that hasn't slowed human-rights violations against border-area residents, according to community advocates. T ...
  • Study: Per-Capita Cash Connection to Conservat ...
    Study: Per-Capita Cash Connection to Conservation in AZ PHOENIX - Adjacent public lands and how they're managed offer insight into the economic health and well-being of rural counties in Arizona, according to a new report from Sportsmen for Responsible Energy Development. Rob Southwick, presid ...
  • Who Keeps Your Investment Adviser Honest?
    Who Keeps Your Investment Adviser Honest? WASHINGTON - A U.S. House committee today takes up a bill that would allow investment advisers to police themselves, through what's called a self-regulatory organization, or "SRO." Critics of the idea say that's like putting a fox in charge of the henho ...
  • "Put a Lid on It" to Prevent Cycling Injuries
    "Put a Lid on It" to Prevent Cycling Injuries PHOENIX – Summertime school vacations in Arizona mean more time on two wheels - and riding a bike without a helmet significantly increases the risk of a head injury in the event of a crash. Emergency Room Doctor Mike Gittleman says wearing a ...

Center for Food Safety

  • Your Burger Just Got a Little Safer, Thanks to ...
    by Michele Simon After years of debating, petitioning, rulemaking, and outright stalling, this week the federal government is finally implementing new requirements for testing E. coli in ground beef. Why is this cause for celebration? Because while the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safet ...
  • Mercury Bigger Worry than Radiation in Tuna
    By Michele Simon Few things get a media frenzy going like the combination of two words: radiation and food. Despite the ubiquitous availability of truly unhealthy foods 24/7, just raise the specter of radioactivity on our plates, and people suddenly get very serious about what they are eating. A ...
  • Groups ask FDA for final response to petition, ...
    Public remains in the dark another year as the federal government considers approving genetically engineered salmon Earthjustice sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last Friday calling on the agency to provide a final substantive response to a citizen petition filed one year ...
  • Supporting Vets’ Letter to President Oba ...
    by Bill Freese, Science Policy Analyst With Memorial Day just a few days away, many across the country will soon stop and remember the meaning of military service and the ultimate sacrifice so many gave — and are still giving. Remembering is what the day is all about. And yet sometimes we can do ...
  • More Empty Recommendations on Junk Food Market ...
    by Michele Simon Institute of Medicine Gives Big Food Another Deadline – or else! This week, the nation’s top public health experts are gathered at a much-trumpeted obesity conference hosted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called Weight of the Nation. (A quick glance at th ...

Angry Indian Op-Eds

  • .:Middle East Online::The State of Journalism ...
    .:Middle East Online::The State of Journalism and Media in the New Libya:.: Journalism and media witnessed huge expansion in Libya since the first spark in the February 17 revolution. There are now around 200 printed newspapers in Tripoli and Benghazi alone, and around 18 satellite channels thro ...
  • GUEST POST by @jazminchavez and @juliagrob: “L ...
    GUEST POST by @jazminchavez and @juliagrob: “Latinos: Turn Off Your TV, Co�o!”: GUEST POST BY Jazmin Chavez & Julia Ahumada Grob of "East WillyB" By the time of this publication, we should all be familiar with the recent controversy regarding ABC sitcom, “Work It,” in which Puerto Rican act ...
  • A Brief look at the Censorship of Human Rights ...
    China must abandon censorship | APNS Article 35 of China's constitution as adopted in 1982 clearly states that: "Citizens of the People's Republic of China enjoy freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration." For 28 years this article has stood ...
  • The Republican Candidates' Race Card Strategy
    The Republican Candidates' Race Card Strategy [Black Star News Editorial] Republican presidential candidates Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and front-runner Mitt Romney have all played the race-card to varying degrees in this election cycle, while Ron Paul's campaign is weighed down by the race b ...
  • The Billanthrope: Why I Wrote Koontown
    The Billanthrope: Why I Wrote Koontown: Black people are inherently inferior. This is not something you would often hear anybody say outright—if at all. That would be racist, and we live in a time when even devout racists get offended if you actually call them “racist.” The closest we tend to ge ...

Pensieve

  • Bad Cop, Worse Cop?
    A report spread around the world today smears (wrongly, in my opinion) Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares, the new Honduras police chief. It throws into relief two great problems in Latin American police forces, corruption and vigilante justice. When faced with an absolute breakdown of the justice s ...
  • Defend our Right to Create and Share!
    I think the rights of copyright holders to protect their interests should not infringe on our rights to be considered innocent until proven guilty. By demanding the unilateral right to take down any website without due process, the media lobbyists are infringing the rights of all internet users. ...
  • Meet the Rollerman
    Jean-Yves Blondeau, a daredevil inventor, has created a suit that allows the wearer to skate downhill while lying flat on the pavement. His suit has been featured in Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel’s comedy, “Yes Man“. This looks immensely fun, and quite a bit less dangerous the ...
  • RSA: The Empathic Civilization
    With ever clever illustrations and motor-mouth skills that an auction salesman would admire, the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce creates impressive and inspiring videos, very worthy of our time. Related posts: Dumbledore what???? Time Magazine ran an articl ...
  • Hitchiking the Platforms
    Should I move Pensieve to Google’s Blogger platform again? Google has recently refreshed it’s blogging platform, and added Google+ integration. Pensieve began on Google’s blogger platform. My earlier blogs were hand coded, which made a hassle out of blogging, but also made each ...

Green Times

  • The connection between Ocean temperature and e ...
    According to a new report, high ocean temperatures contributed to the extreme rainfall that flooded three-quarters of Queensland over the summer of 2010-11. For example, 25% of rainfall across the state was due to the average sea surface temperatures in december 2010! For further information l ...
  • Giraffe: A delicate animal that requires speci ...
    Last week, The Age website (http://www.theage.com.au/environment/conservation/giraffes-die-of-shock-after-zoo-rampage-20120515-1ynlq.html) published an article about 2 Giraffes' death from stress after a zoo rampage in Poland. Here you have an extract from this moving article: « Giraffes are ex ...
  • Famous melt ice cream
    Just to think about global warming (climate-change/global-warming.html) with humour!Photo by William Murphy (http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/)via Flickr Creative Commons
  • Cycling for sustainable development
    Biking is less impacting environment than cars or other transportations. It doesn't damage the environment with pollutant emission (glossary/categories/climate-change/carbon-emission.html) for example. Of course, the production of bikes and their infrastructures uses energy (glossary/categories/ ...
  • Green art project
    The ARTECYCLE Sculpture Exhibition starts today (18-May). Artecycle encourages Australian and international artists to create artwork that responds to contemporary ideas surrounding the themes of environmentalism (lifestyle/environmentalism.html) and sustainability (lifestyle/sustainable-develo ...

The Briefing Room | Investigate

Israel-The Only Democracy in the Middle East?

  • Protest around the world today for Ziad Jilani
    I have written early in an attempt to draw parallels between Trayvon Martin and the killing of Palestinian youths by settler vigilantes. Today we are protesting a killing done by “Border Police” in Israel. The name suggest an obvious link to police brutality in the United States: wit ...
  • Israel’s “Super-Stinky Unity Deal& ...
    The political earthquake that shook Israel last week went, at first, almost completely unreported in America. I can put forward some explanations why it wasn’t reported – in a nutshell, because the story is a lethal combination of confusing and embarrassing. By yesterday, however, th ...
  • Music and Friendship at Salem: Sunita, Yasmin ...
    Dear Friends and supporters, Below is a story told by Sunita Staneslow on the new friendship and the start of musical cooperation between her, an Israeli harpist, and Yasmin (Ikhlas) Jebara, a young Palestinian poet and graduate student living under Occupation in the village of Salem near Nablus ...
  • Um al-’Amad Update: April 21, 2012
    Several large families–among them, Ihrizat, Ihraini, and Abu Samra–belong to Um al-’Amad, perched on a high hill west of the desert and directly across from the drab and violent settlement of Otniel. In fact, Otniel sits on the Abu Samra family’s lands. Like all other ...
  • Word and Picture Diary: South Hebron Hills Wee ...
    (this diary by Ehud Krinis is crossposted from the Villages Group blog) As we do every week, last Thursday April 5 2012 we went to visit several Palestinian localities in the South Hebron Hills, with whom we have been in contact for some years now. Two members of our little group – Hamed and Er ...

Politics in the Zeros

  • Iceland sends banksters to prison
    Byr Savings Bank former Chairman Jon Thorsteinn Jonsson and the lender’s ex-Chief Executive Officer Ragnar Zophonias Gudjonsson were today found guilty of fraud and sentenced to four and half years in prison by Iceland’s Supreme Court.I’m cheered that Iceland still has a functioning justic ...
  • Oliver Stone talks about “Savages”, new film a ...
    Gavin Newsom interviews Oliver Stone.The movie fictionalizes the cartels, focusing on its attempts to move into the high-end California growing market, which has hybridized the best weed in the world under the pretext of medical marijuana.And it is a pretext, folks. Anyone who doesn’t thin ...
  • Independent voters can help make reliable ener ...
    Credit: wikimedia.commons.orgThe electrical grid in the U.S. needs upgrading, not just because it’s aging but also so it can handle increasing amounts of renewable energy. As a country we are transitioning away from coal and towards renewables, with natural gas temporarily filling the void left ...
  • Our compromised media. Commerce Secretary not ...
    Initial reports on Commerce Secretary John Bryson being involved in what is now felony hit and run said drugs and alcohol appeared to not be involved when toxological reports have yet to be released.This isn’t reporting, it’s passing along White House press spin without examination a ...
  • Spainish bailout. The market clearly doesn’t b ...
    The spread on credit default swaps on 5 year Spanish government bonds has zoomed back to nosebleed levels of near 6%.CDS are pseudo-insurance where the seller gets a fee for “insuring” the underlying in case of default. They are a prime reason our markets are so unstable and probably ...

Coteret

  • Yediot’s Plocker: Thank you Mossad for r ...
    On Sunday (January 9 2011), Yediot’s Itamar Eichner reported [emphasis mine; full translation here]: Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is furious with outgoing Mossad Director Meir Dagan because of the briefing Dagan gave journalists last Thursday. In the course of that briefing, Dagan sha ...
  • “Rejectionist front”: Maariv detai ...
    As Israel’s diplomatic position erodes and the Palestinian Authority’s campaign for the unilateral recognition of a state in the 1967 borders gains ground, the demand for “direct negotiations” has become a central talking point of  Israeli government spokespeople. Here&#8 ...
  • New Yorker editor David Remnick to Yediot: &#8 ...
    On December 24 2010, Yediot’s Friday Political Supplement ran an interview with New Yorker editor David Remnick by Adi Gold. Most of the interview was dedicated to his new biography of Barack Obama. Gold did ask a political question on Israel and Reminck’s response was very blunt. No ...
  • Breaking the Silence’s landmark new book ...
    Breaking the Silence has just published a landmark collection of soldier testimonies from the Occupied Territories spanning the period 2000-2010. The 432 page book can now be browsed, downloaded and embedded here. If you read nothing else, take the time to look over the first to pages of the int ...
  • Following local pressure, Adidas reconsiders s ...
    This Maariv article [full translation below] from Friday is particularly badly written and repetitive, so I’ll summarize. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat decides to hold the first Jerusalem International Marathon in March 2011. He gets Adidas to sponsor the event. An Israeli runner registers an ...

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