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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Monday, October 15, 2012

15 October - RSS SnapShot! Pt II

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The black flag, a traditional anarchist symbol...The black flag, a traditional anarchist symbol. Use it for any purposes whatsoever. -Jonathan Spangler / User:jsymmetry (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: The Kate Sharpley Library booth at th...English: The Kate Sharpley Library booth at the 2011 San Francisco Anarchist Bookfair. Barry Pateman seated at left. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Economic Collapse Blog

  • 21 Signs That The Global Economic Crisis Is Ab ...
    The global debt crisis has reached a dangerous new phase.  Unfortunately, most Americans are not taking notice of it yet because most of the action is taking place overseas, and because U.S. financial markets are riding high.  But just because the global economic crisis is unfolding at the pace ...
  • Will The Election Results Cause Massive Riots ...
    Will the most divisive campaign in modern American history culminate in massive riots in our major cities?  Right now, supporters of Barack Obama and supporters of Mitt Romney are both pinning all of their hopes on a victory on November 6th.  The race for the presidency is extremely tight, and o ...
  • UNSUSTAINABLE
    When it comes to explaining the problems with our economy, one of the hardest things to do is to get people to understand that we are living in an economic fantasy world that is completely and totally unsustainable.  As a nation we consume far more than we produce, we spend far more than we brin ...
  • 28 Good Questions That The Mainstream Media Sh ...
    Why is there so little trust in the mainstream media these days?  CNN ratings have been hovering close to record lows over the past few months.  A recent Gallup survey found that 60 percent of all Americans "have little or no trust" in the mainstream media.  That was a record high according to G ...
  • Police: “Enter Detroit At Your Own Risk& ...
    If you plan on visiting Detroit any time soon, the police have a message for you: "Enter Detroit at your own risk".  That ominous message was actually emblazoned across the top of a flyer that the Detroit Police Officer Association was passing out prior to a rally on Saturday.  The flyer pointed ...

Infoshop - Alt Media

E U Times

  • UK and Japanese scientists receive Nobel Medic ...
    John Gurdon from the UK and Shinya Yamanaka from Japan have won the 2012 Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology for their research on stem cell. Both scientists were awarded for their groundbreaking discovery of changing adult cells into stem cells, which can become any other type of cell in the ...
  • Greeks angered by Christ blasphemous theatre play
    Tensions have risen in the Greek capital city of Athens over a blasphemous American play which portrays Jesus Christ as homosexual. Late on Friday, police briefly arrested more than 30 people outside an Athens theatre, where the play Corpus Christi was staged, who were calling on authorities to ...
  • Cosmetics industry: Pioneering work can replac ...
    A team of researchers at the Centre for Neuroscience (CNC) and the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra (UC), Portugal, has developed a groundbreaking test for the detection of cutaneous chemical allergen (skin sensitization assessment), which will significantly reduce the testing animals ...
  • Times So Tough Some Families Schedule “No Food ...
    What would it be like to schedule a ‘no food’ day for your family, because food prices are too high? As men play with God-like powers such as weather modification, parts of the world suffer from drought and famine. Coincidence or Not? In some parts of the US and the world crop yields are at [...]
  • Many UFO researchers die under mysterious circ ...
    Many UFO researchers working on their research in the 1970s and 1980s died under mysterious circumstances, and may have been killed. This is the conclusion reached by an amateur astronomer, a former U.S. government adviser Timothy Hood. He made this statement at an international conference in Am ...

Voiceless Victim

  • Heartless Hart at it Again
    Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart just cannot stop insulting victims every time he opens his mouth. He wrote another letter this week, in conjunction with his fellow Victorian bishops and leaders of religious orders, which reached its intended audience, the news media, yesterday. He even started o ...
  • True meaning of the word “CATHOLIC”
    C – Callous A – Arrogant T – Totalitarian H – Hierarchy O – Obstinately L – Lying about I – Indecent assaults against C – Children
  • Pope’s butler faces jail, unlike rapists ...
    In yet a further example of pernicious Vatican hypocrisy, the Pope’s butler, Paolo Gabriele, faces trial and very likely jail for the crime of revealing the truth about the corruption and infighting endemic amongst the ‘holy’ men who inhabit the Vatican. It is indeed encouragin ...
  • Vale John Pirona
    John Pirona was farewelled yesterday in a moving, uplifting and beautiful ceremony. A huge number of family, friends, colleagues and well wishers spilled out of the building, filling the surrounds with a sea of people who fervently wished they could somehow undo the events which led to this day. ...
  • Letter to politicians demanding Royal Commissi ...
    In my previous post I called on everyone to write to politicians to demand action to ensure that John Pirona’s tragic death is the last one. I am happy to help make this important job easier. Here’s a draft letter if you don’t have time to write your own. Or use it as a start [...]

WL Central

  • 2012-08-13 WikiLeaks: 'We're ready to rumble'
    After being offline since 3 August, wikileaks.org came back tonight under the protection of CloudFlare. The donations channels are again open. read more
  • 2012-08-12 WLC News Update: Sustained DDoS, Tr ...
    The WikiLeaks Collateral Murder website is now http://collateralmurder.org and is being protected by CloudFlare. The TrapWire surveillance technology revealed in the Global Intelligence Files continues to make headlines. read more
  • 2012-08-11 Brazil Torn in Different Directions
    By Nikolas Kozloff. Due to competing interests, the emerging world power's foreign policy is being pulled between pragmatism and idealism. read more
  • 2012-08-11 WLC News Update: DDoS continues, Tr ...
    WikiLeaks News WikiLeaks and related sites continue battling a massive DDoS attack. WL Central provides the latest information on the attack. The WikiLeaks GI Files have revealed the secret, widespread surveillance system TrapWire. Ben Doernberg offers a thorough explanation of what TrapWire is ...
  • 2012-08-10 WikiLeaks: Paraguay's "Quasi-Coup" ...
    By Nikolas Kozloff. In the wake of Paraguay's suspicious impeachment of President Fernando Lugo, which observers have likened to a kind of "quasi-coup," some may wonder whether underhanded corporate forces may have played a role in the political crisis. Such suspicions were heightened recently w ...

U N News

  • Security Council extends mandate of UN peaceke ...
    The Security Council today extended the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti for another year, and decided to reduce the overall force levels as responsibility for security is gradually handed over to the national police.
  • UN human rights teams head to scene of deadly ...
    United Nations human rights officers have been dispatched to western Guatemala, where clashes between indigenous communities, police and the military have resulted in several deaths and injuries.
  • Thousands of families in Colombia to benefit f ...
    More than 50,000 families in Colombia will benefit from a United Nations-backed rural poverty reduction project which seeks to facilitate access to financing and community services for small-scale producers.
  • Haiti must strengthen rule of law institutions ...
    Haiti must focus on strengthening its rule of law institutions, including its national police and electoral council, to consolidate the gains it has achieved in recent years, the United Nations Security Council heard today as it reviewed developments in the Caribbean country.
  • Legal equality of states' needed at UN, Venezu ...
    In calling for significant reform of the United Nations, Venezuela's representative to the world body, Ambassador Jorge Valero, told the UN General Assembly today that a "re-foundation of the United Nations is necessary" with a new international order based on the "legal equality of states."

Conspiracy Reality TV

  • Aurora Batman Shooting – Many Coincidences
    The trailer for Gangster Squad (shown before the movie) shows a theatre full of people being shot by numerous gunmen. This Batman comic "The Dark Knight Returns" depicts a Batman inspired shooting at a movie theatre.
  • CIA Agent Warns: “Never Watch the TV, the Grea ...
    He'll never give anything away whatsoever, except one bit of advice. He said, never watch the television. Never watch the television. It's the greatest scientific indoctrination tool ever devised.
  • 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.

Rewilding Institute

  • Progressives to Launch an Environmental Impact ...
    (September 4, 2012)  The DC-based group Progressives for Immigration Reform (PFIR) recently announced a major new project: an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on U.S. immigration policy.  PFIR has also unveiled the website for the new project, and invites public comments on the proper scope ...
  • Prairie Dog Preservation & Black-footed Ferret ...
    Published on Aug 17, 2012 by NewMexicoPBS Why is it important for prairie dogs to be restored to their native habitat? Biologist Dr. Ana Davidson and Petunia (Gunnison’s prairie dog) join us to share insights about the ecology of New Mexico’s grasslands and the importance of reestabl ...
  • Upcoming Public Meetings About the Village at ...
    Please attend these important public meetings about the Village at Wolf Creek access project - The Wolf Creek and Alberta Park – Rio Grande National Forest Land Swap DEIS Comment Period ends September 28th and the Forest Service seems poised to give Leavell-McCombs Joint Venture (LMJV) 204 ...
  • Around the Campfire with Uncle Dave – Natural ...
    Natural History:  the Ground Upon Which Conservation Rests ©2012 Dave Foreman It is a few months later than I would have liked, but the next Rewilding Institute book, Take Back Conservation, is at last with Raven’s Eye Press in Durango.  It will roll off the press in time for Yule gifts (hint, h ...
  • The Politics of Climate Change
    Originally published in CounterPunch – Weekend Edition August 3-5, 2012 The Age of Unsustainable Problems The Politics of Climate Change by Dr. BRIAN MILLER and GEORGE WUERTHNER Politics cloud the issue of climate change.  We have a global economy driven by fossil fuels.  Whoever controls ...

Asia Sentinel

We Know the Lies

  • 1984 ... Amtrak Joins the Police State
    According to Homeland Security Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has forged “a new partnership” with “the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Amtrak to battle the trafficking of humans.” read more
  • Another Obama Executive Order... This One Allo ...
    The latest executive order (EO) emanating from the White House October 9 now claims the power to freeze all bank accounts and stop any related financial transactions that a “sanctioned person” may own or try to perform — all in the name of “Iran Sanctions.” ~ Bob Adelmann read more
  • The Beginning Of The End of The Alex Jones Era ...
    Be sure to listen to tonight’s (October 9th) episode of The Pete Santilli Show to find out why Pete’s program is the fastest growing alternative radio show in the nation– in popularity; integrity and listenership. ~ Must hear Audio read more
  • Meningitis Bio-Weapon False Flag?... “Everyone ...
    John Moore welcomes Ann Morrison to his show at the 2 minute 50 second mark for a discussion about the recent meningitis outbreak across America with some very disturbing new information from the CDC. The 10 minute segment to follow holds can’t miss information for anyone who may be concerne ...
  • 500,000 Plus FEMA Coffins Disappear!... Where ...
    Where have the Atlanta, Georgia FEMA coffins gone? The newly released video below from LiveLeak prove that they have been moved, albeit over a period of years. ~ Videos read more

Tarpley

  • If Romney Wins, Get Set for a Big Upsurge of P ...
    Webster G. Tarpley on Truth Jihad Radio with Kevin Barrett Truth Jihad Radio October 12, 2012 [download audio]
  • Joseph Smith’s White Horse Prophecy for ...
    Webster G. Tarpley on INN World Report Radio with Tom Kiely I.N.N. World Report October 11, 2012 [download audio]
  • IMF Issues Forecast of Deepening Depression to ...
    Webster G. Tarpley, Ph.D. PressTV October 9, 2012 [download video] [download audio]
  • World Needs Turkey-Syria Peace
    Webster G. Tarpley, Ph.D. PressTV October 7, 2012 Thirty-nine years after the 1973 October War between Arabs and Israelis, the Middle East may once again be close to a general conflagration. For the last four days, Turkish military forces have been firing howitzers at targets inside Syria, in wh ...
  • Spanish Civil War as Prelude to World War II; ...
    Webster G. Tarpley, Ph.D. PressTV October 6, 2012 [download video] [download audio] Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that his country is not far from war with Syria amid intensified tensions fueled by fresh cross-border attacks. The remarks came as the Turkish military con ...

Modern Survivalism

  • Cooper’s Color Code Definition
    Col. Jeff Cooper was a legend in the shooting and self-defense worlds. In addition to being instrumental in refining and popularizing many modern pistol and self-defense techniques, Col. Cooper was an advocate of a prepared armed citizenry. He believed that the most important survival tool was t ...
  • Of 18 Major Internet Companies, Who Has Your B ...
    Modern Survival while using technologies such as the Internet, involves concerns of privacy and transparency. Privacy in that you may expect that your internet service provider, email provider, social networking site, etc., will not willingly hand over your information, correspondences, history ...
  • 7 Spices To Boost Your Immune System For The W ...
    To help boost your immune system, particularly useful during the winter months when colds and flu are prevalent, you may consider to eat foods that contain some of the following spices…   Ginger Ginger or Ginger Root is traditionally used in Western cuisines mainly in sweet foods, inc ...
  • HUGE SouthEast Earthquake Drill
    “The Great SouthEast ShakeOut” …do they know something? The Department of Emergency Management of six southeastern states are coordinating and participating in the largest earthquake drill, ever, in the southeast United States. October 18, 10:18 AM. Participants will include sc ...
  • Getting Started With Basic Food Storage Preps
      Disruption to the food supply chain A basic essential to survivalism is having enough food to eat and water to drink. In today’s modern world, we take it for granted that there will always be food on grocery store shelves, and there are many built-in assumptions with that thought pr ...

Fast Company

  • This Week In Bots: Digging For Moon Water, Dro ...
    Bot Vid: NASA's Exoskeleton Exoskeleton innovation is happening around the world for a couple of reasons--the first being military-related use. But a far gentler and more humane exoskeleton project has just been outlined by NASA, destined to help astronauts in space. The X1 is based on the tech ...
  • The Pinterest Pivot
    Before Pinterest became social media’s fastest growing website, and landed on the cover of Fast Company, CEO Ben Silbermann set out to transform every cell phone into a clothing retail outlet with an app called Tote. He didn’t succeed. Designed to change shopping on your phone from being a “pain ...
  • Psychological Fatigue Is The Silent Productivi ...
    Imagine this scenario: your four-year-old daughter wakes up vomiting at 2:00 a.m. She's flushed and sweating. You pull out a thermometer: 103 degrees. Off to the emergency room you dash, where the on-call pediatrician decides it's a situation in need of close monitoring. You stay vigilant at her ...
  • How a Tony-Nominated Broadway Director Got His ...
    Jason Moore directed the Tony Award-winning "Avenue Q," and after years of practicing with TV shows, he’s made his way to the big screen with "Pitch Perfect"—a comedy that required all his skills.
  • Turning Old Phone Booths Into Digital Informat ...
    Just because you don’t need them to make phone calls anymore doesn’t mean that phone booths are totally useless--especially if you add a screen and some Wi-Fi.

Jadaliyya

  • Last Week on Jadaliyya (Oct 8-14)
     This is a selection of what you might have missed on Jadaliyya last week. It also includes a list of the most read articles.  Progressively, we will be featuring more content on our "Last Week on Jadaliyya" series.  Jon Stewart's Theater of the ...
  • الأردن يبحث عن نفسه: الحكم والإصلاح والبعد الإ ...
    يعاني الجسم السياسي الأردني من حالة إنهاك واستنزاف متفاقمين. فالحكم يعيد اجترار نفسه ضمن نفس المجموعة من المسؤولين الذين أصبحوا عبئاً على النظام أكثر من كونهم سنداً له. وبواقع الممارسة، عزل النظام نفسه عن قاعدته الشعبية خصوصاً المتعلمة والمثقفة والناشطة سياسياً مما جعله يدور في حلقة مفرغة. واستع ...
  • تساؤلات لا بد منها: الجزء الأول
    أزمة اقتصادية ليس لها حل اقتصادي في أعقاب الاحتجاجات الشعبية الأخيرة والتي كانت معظم شعاراتها تركز على مطالب اقتصادية واجتماعية ومحاسبة القائمين عليها، صدرت أربعة تقارير دولية تناولت الأوضاع الاقتصادية والمالية الفلسطينية من مختلف جوانبها، وأُعدت جميعها قبل اندلاع الموجة الأخيرة من التذمر/الغضب ...
  • An Overview of the Egyptian Legal System and L ...
    The Arab Republic of Egypt lies in the northeastern part of Africa. Whilst most of the country is located in Africa, the easternmost part, the Sinai Peninsula, is considered part of Asia and is the only land bridge between the two continents.  Egypt is divided into two unequal parts by the ...
  • Nora Abdulkarim on Twitter and Political Disse ...
    Jadaliyya: What do you think are the most gratifying aspects of Tweeting, and Twitter? Nora Abdulkarim: Twitter provides the chance to see different worldviews and their effect on people’s interpretations of the same news and topics. I find this fascinating, and immensely useful in strengthenin ...

mediagazer

  • Savile questioned by BBC boss 20 years ago (Am ...
    Amelia Hill / Guardian: Savile questioned by BBC boss 20 years ago  —  Former BBC Radio 1 controller says he had no reason to disbelieve TV presenter's reply that rumours were ‘nonsense’.  Jimmy Savile, who has been accused of child abuse spanning six decades, w ...
  • Jimmy Savile: Former BBC Trust chairman critic ...
    Martin Beckford / Telegraph: Jimmy Savile: Former BBC Trust chairman criticises ‘hysteria’  —  The BBC has been the victim of “hysteria” over the Jimmy Savile scandal, according to a former head of its governing body, as the number of girls abused by the ...
  • Swedish journalists explain arrest, imprisonme ...
    Ryan Kohls / Poynter: Swedish journalists explain arrest, imprisonment in Ethiopia  —  For 438 days, two Swedish freelance journalists were locked up in Ethiopian prisons for illegally entering the country and committing acts of terrorism.  Prior to their arrest, journalist ...
  • One on One: Robin Sloan, Author and 'Media Inv ...
    Nick Bilton / NYT Bits: One on One: Robin Sloan, Author and ‘Media Inventor’  —  Robin Sloan is the author of the book “Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel,” published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.  The book tells the story of Clay Jannon, an o ...
  • TV Debates That Sell More Than Just Drama (Dav ...
    David Carr / New York Times: TV Debates That Sell More Than Just Drama  —  In 1960, John F. Kennedy was trailing Richard Nixon as they stepped into the crucible of the first nationally televised debate.  While Kennedy soared, Nixon stumbled and never recovered.  &mdash ...

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

  • 6 coffee cups a day cuts womb, cancer ris ...
    Women who drink four to six cups of coffee a day are less likely to suffer from womb cancer, while men who drink the same amount are less likely to suffer from prostate cancer, says a study by Harvard University. The researchers studied 117,000 volunteers- 67,000 women and...
  • Markets flooded with Navratra and Durga P ...
    KANPUR: Preparations for Navratra are visible on street and roadside markets with just a day to go for the festival. Colourful clothes for the goddess and puja material are being sold. Puja samagri comprising 'jau', pulses, sesame seeds and perfume is available in packets. The latest trend i ...
  • Exposure to traffic pollution harms kids' ...
    Tweet Stockholm, Oct 15 (IANS) Children with allergies when exposed to traffic related pollution may be particularly vulnerable to diminished lung function up to eight years of age, says a study. "Earlier studies have shown that children are highly susceptible to the adverse effects of air p ...
  • Xavi: Pepe's comments on Iniesta were out ...
    The experienced midfielder feels the Madrid man's remarks were inappropriate, while also stating that Barca play better football than their rivals By Stefan Coerts...
  • Lewandowski snubs Manchester United
    The Poland international has affirmed his commitment to the Bundesliga champions and says that he has no plans to leave, before admitting his admiration for the Premier...

no frakking consensus

  • Deja Vu All Over again…1991′s &#82 ...
    Before there was Al Gore, there was George Mitchell. Politicians have been casting themselves as environmental crusaders, saving the planet, for two decades.
  • How Science (Really) Works
    A new report argues that alternative perspectives are vital to the scientific process. Expecting dispassion from individual researchers is probably a lost cause.
  • Another False Alarm – ‘The Dying o ...
    A 17-year-old book about the state of America's forests is similar to current books about climate change. Its analysis and predictions were wrong, wrong, wrong.
  • Your Future, Courtesy of Climate Activists
    The head of research at a prominent UK climate facility believes that those of us who use refrigerators and drive cars will need to be coerced into altering our lifestyles.
  • The Anti-Free-Speech Brigade
    Last week 18,000 people signed a petition demanding that a publicly-funded television station 'never again' report on a particular point-of-view.

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 & ...
  • National Parks at Risk: Photos
    National parks represent our country's last stronghold of wilderness. But the large majority of parks are suffering, too.Ninety-five percent of parks assessed in a recent study have lost key species that once helped define them. Meanwhile, 91 percent .... Submitted by Anna Smith to Animals &nbs ...
  • Suicide rates in Europe 'linked' to financial ...
    The financial crisis "almost certainly" led to an increase in suicides across Europe, health experts say.The analysis by US and UK researchers found a rise in suicides was recorded among working age people from 2007 to 2009 in nine of the 10 nations...... Submitted by Anna Smith to Health & Well ...
  • 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 ...
  • Green energy investment hits record global high
    Global investment in renewable energy sources grew by 32% during 2010 to reach a record level of US$211bn (£132bn), a UN study has reported.The main growth drivers were backing for wind farms in China and rooftop solar panels in Europe, it said. Submitted by Anna Smith to Green Lifestyle &nb ...

Medical Marijuana

Truth About Our World

Gyrovague's Raves

  • The Killing of the Liberal Arts
    JOSEPH EPSTEIN In a loose definition, the “liberal arts” denote college study anchored in preponderantly Western literature, philosophy, and history, with science, mathematics, and foreign languages playing a substantial, though less central, role; in more recent times, the social science subjec ...
  • Tyrants and Art
    Culture thrives on conflict and antagonism, not social harmony – a point made rather memorably by a certain Harry Lime, says philosopher John Gray. "In Italy, for 30 years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vin ...
  • Barthes in China
    Adrian Versteegh “It will be necessary to start off with the major fact,” writes Roland Barthes in Travels in China, “the absolute uniformity of clothes.” That this should count as a “major fact”—partway through a journal that opens with a gripe about freshly stained trousers—ought to provide so ...
  • Tokyo’s Katsumi
    Japan’s most volatile politician is making a splash in the South China Sea — and the Chinese are beating the drums of war. MARK MACKINNON "I do what I do because I want to," Shintaro Ishihara wrote in his 1956 novel The Punishment Room. "Do what you please, and sooner or ...
  • Violence as a way of life
    Humanity has hardly produced a more destructive version of itself than the new breed of terrorists, who are convinced that they have been chosen to show mankind the way to utopia. Helene Lööw The scenes and testimonies of the disaster in Norway make it difficult to justify. Pictures of children ...

In Verbena | Royal Society

  • Looking forward to a Labour science policy
    Ed Miliband certainly stirred his troops in to a frenzy of enthusiasm last Tuesday in Manchester. Labour party conference last week was quite different to my first visit to party conference world last year; the party in opposition seemed to me to be confident and business-like. At many events we ...
  • We need to talk about population
    After working on the Royal Society’s People and the planet report for almost 2 years, and after attending a number of party conferences, it seemed only natural to me that this year we might have an event at the party conferences on the topic of our report. It seemed particularly relevant given t ...
  • Brighton rock and cupcake campaigning
    Strolling along the Brighton seafront in neon FRACK OR NOT? t-shirts, my colleague and I drew the attention of a local member of Frack Off, an organisation campaigning against shale gas extraction in the UK. Our seaside location was on account of the Liberal Democrats’ annual party conference. A ...
  • An ecosystems approach: the holy grail for inn ...
    From Monday 24 September 2012 Yesterday evening I attended the Big Innovation Centre’s Lib Dem Fringe event: It’s innovation stupid: Is the strategy for growth working? This was by far the liveliest event I’ve attended during the Lib Dem conference so far. Although Will Hutton only used the F wo ...
  • Lib Dems pass motion for sensible vs stop-star ...
    From Monday 24 September 2012 I’m new to party conferences, but I felt remarkably at home during Julian Huppert’s policy motion: Developing a future – policies for science and research. The science-savvy Lib Dems, voted unanimously to pass a motion (available here) for a ring-fenced science budg ...

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 ...
  • Ava Sambora Walks The Runway
    more images LOS ANGELES (GaeaTimes.com)- It seems that the celebrity children are making headlines now a days. Just few days back Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s daughter Willow Smith’s “Whip My Hair” went viral online, its time for Ava Sambora, the 13 year old daugh ...
  • Tylenol Recall Ghost Haunts Johnson & Johnson
    more images FORT WASHINGTON (GaeaTimes.com)- Johnson & Johnson the diversified pharmaceutical and health care company is back in news though for the wrong reasons. Tylenol is a product made by the company that is being recalled now in USA and Puerto Rico. This is not the first time that the ...
  • VHP seers meet in Ayodhya to decide on road ahead
    AYODHYA - The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has convened a meeting of leading seers here Wednesday to decide on the road ahead after the verdict on the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute. The 41-member central committee of seers will assemble at the Karsewak Puram camp. Amongst those participat ...

TruthNews Australia

  • A journey into Truth
    In tonight's show we plunge into the deeply confusing realm of philosophy with the objective of understanding the nature of truth itself. In philosophy this type of investigation is sometimes called Epistemology, or the study of knowledge. During the show we look at 2 major philosophical debat ...
  • Thugs have threatened to shut down TNRA - we m ...
    Some of the fanatical chemtrail believers are posting threats on this website, eg: Hereward as a computer whatever I hope you know about zombie trojans and how to check for them. Buckle up boys the ride is about to get bumpy These threats are of course pathetic and indicative of a major ...
  • Interview with Jan Irvin - Part 1
    Jan Irvin is the author of The Holy Mushroom: Evidence of Mushrooms in Judeo-Christianity, host of the podcast show Gnostic Media, and webmaster of Trivium Education, a website which teaches the ancient arts of Aristotelian Logic, and Classical Rhetoric. General Grammar, Aristotelian Logic, ...
  • Interview with Syrian Girl - Part 1
    My guest in the 2nd hour of today's show is activist and vlogger Mimi Al-Laham, better known as "Syrian Girl" on youtube. Mimi has been posting videos for some time highlighting the deceptions in the mainstream media coverage of the Syrian conflict. Our conversation ranges from questions about ...
  • International news and analysis with George Ge ...
    Today's show covers a variety of both local and international news with our in-studio guest Georgios. Some of the topics covered include developments in the Assange stand-off in London, and a final ruling in the protracted civil lawsuit over the death in Gaza of activist Rachel Corrie. We al ...

Beacon

  • Exxon Valdez Survivor, Kenai the Otter, Dies
    Camera-friendly Kenai ©Shedd Aquarium Kenai, one of the last two plucky sea otters who survived the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, died on Tuesday at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium. When the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground on a reef in Prince William Sound off of Alaska it unloaded 10.8 million g ...
  • Help Stop the Assault on Whales and Dolphins W ...
    ©Oceana Editor’s note: This blog by actress and environmentalist Victoria Principal was originally posted at NRDC’s OnEarth blog. I’ve been fascinated with marine life like whales and dolphins since I was a kid. Their grace and power, their beauty and intelligence, their joy and their song ...
  • European Deep-sea Fisheries at Risk
    Deep-sea fisheries: Exploiting the most vulnerable species from Oceana on Vimeo. Today the European Commission proposed new catch limits for 2013 and 2014 that will allow fishermen to exploit some little-known but important deep-sea fishes against the advice of scientists. As this video of the ...
  • Infographic: Seismic Airgun Testing
    The Department of the Interior is currently reviewing a proposal to search for oil and gas in vast swath of the Atlantic Ocean from Delaware to Florida with seismic airguns, an activity that, by the Department's own estimate, will injure 138,500 dolphins and whales, including the critically enda ...
  • Endangered Sea Turtles Face Increased Threats
    Endangered loggerheads will be subject to 100% higher catch ©Oceana After a victory for Pacific sea turtles last week, here’s some not so good news.  Two endangered species of sea turtle are facing an increased threat after the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) approved a plan al ...

Civilian Military Intelligence Group

  • The Sexual State Of The Union During The Ameri ...
      General “Fighting Joe” Joe Hooker   There was plenty of pornography during the Civil War. As hard as it is to believe that well produced photographs, woodcuts, and daguerreotypes were plentiful during a war that robbed so many of their resources. From time immemorial, peo ...
  • Allotment Annies. Women Who Married Multiple M ...
      We all know that there are those who play by the rules and those who never play by the rules. One has to wonder how many of these people got away with this scam, but it is a doozie. Women who married GIs deployed over seas in World War II got to collect their [...]
  • The Return Of The Airship.
        The old airship hangars in warehouse districts alongside the 405 in Carson are doing something that hasn’t been done in the United States in a long time. They are building zeppelin like-airships-for use in military applications. Today when we have such control of the skies, i ...
  • Fascinating But Horrifying Gun Camera Footage ...
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Taylor Marsh

  • Top Story: Ben Affleck’s ARGO in the Blast Fur ...
    “This is the best bad idea we have sir, by far.” – Ben Affleck in ARGO, playing C.I.A. agent Tony Mendez November 4th, 1979. As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA exfiltration specialist concocts a risky plan to free six American hostages. SOMETIMES A FILM me ...
  • Queer Talk: Log Cabin Republicans FL Chapter R ...
    Remember as you read about the attack ad that this is one chapter of Log Cabin Republicans, acting independently, and that the action was quickly condemned by the LCR national office, and other state chapters. I won’t use the ad or the photo it includes; the degree of disrespect and distaste are ...
  • Journeys: A Letter To Senator McCain From Hanoi
    TM NOTE: This is a new feature called “Journeys.” My dear friend James will be offering his ruminations from his travels as he takes this most personal of journeys, which he calls “Floating. The Journey” at his blog. Along with Peter Daou, James helped with the launch of ...
  • There Is No Team Like the Cardinals
    THIS IS a team I’ve been watching since I was a kid. Baseball lost me in the strike of the ’90s, but there’s one thing you never do when up against the Cardinals. Never count them out. Doesn’t matter how bad things look for the St. Louis Cardinals. Trailing by a bunch, do ...
  • Telling Stories ‘Different From the Ones We’re ...
    From Arundhati Roy: “Our strategy should be not only to confront empire, but to lay siege to it. To deprive it of oxygen. To shame it. To mock it. With our art, our music, our literature, our stubbornness, our joy, our brilliance, our sheer relentlessness – and our ability to tell our own storie ...

Hudson New York

  • New Threats to Free Speech
    The truth regarding that low-budget video, however, is that all the stories in it were taken from the Islamic books on Mohammed's life, "Sirat Rasul Allah" ["The Life of the Messenger of Allah"], the earliest biography of Muhammad, as well as from quotes
  • The Canada Factor: Policies for a Stronger Con ...
    Building U.S.-Canada relations is more urgent than ever, both economically and in foreign affairs. If America intends to keep its advantage as a superpower, it will greatly help to ally with its neighbor, Canada. While Canada has depended upon the U.S.
  • The Alawites and the Future of Syria
    The Alawites are a small, historically oppressed people, whose political future will determine whether Syria remains united in some form or disintegrates into even smaller ethnic and religious entities. As they will play such an important role, America,
  • The Islamic Republic of Catalonia
    A successful push for independence in the Spanish autonomous region of Catalonia would lead to the establishment of a country with the third-largest percentage of Muslims in Western Europe, just behind France and Belgium, and far ahead of Britain and
  • The Qatari Takeover of France
    Qatar announced last February, when Nicolas Sarkozy was still the President of France, that it was willing to invest €50 million ($65 million) in the French banlieues, the suburbs which are home to the vast majority of the six million Muslim immigrants

Urban Survival

  • The Markets Were Right
    I told you in yesterday’s report that the reason the markets stopped their decline of recent days was they were channeling the future: a Ryan win in the veep debate last night.  And, indeed, Ryan was formidable, depending on which … Continue reading →
  • Coping: With Friday at the Wujo
    WuJo, as everyone knows, is the nondenominational version of “that signpost up ahead” from Twilight Zone.  It’s where the real runs head-on into the world of unreal and things get all tangled up in ways that confront our sense of … Continue reading →
  • The Pain in Spain…
    …which is nearly down the drain:  We notice that the ratings of Spain have been whacked again.  This time down to near junk level.  All of which will increase the demands that Madrid accept a bailout, which would be fine … Continue reading →
  • Coping: When Government Has No Answers
    A number of people have sent me links to the report on a recent sinkhole meeting where dire words like “We can’t tell you how we’re going to stop crude oil” from coming to the surface has been a major … Continue reading →
  • Four Weeks to Go
    My consigliore (go see The Godfather, it’ll make sense) who has the misfortune to live in a swing state to whine about being subjected to more than 7,000 presidential wannabe ads in the past month on the lardovision set.  Not … 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

  • When artists are rooted in place: a small-town ...
    Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC    Ever since Joni Mitchell’s song, it’s become a cliché, right?  “They paved paradise, put up a parking lot.”  But clichés b ...
  • New report details how natural gas extraction ...
    Amy Mall, Senior Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C. A new analysis from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) of two counties in Pennsylvania found that natural gas extraction creates "potentially serious patterns of disturbance on the landscape ...
  • Interior Department Rolls Out New Solar Program
    Bobby McEnaney, Land Policy Analyst, DC New Solar Program is Historical by Embracing a Landscape Approach to Energy Development Turtle Mountain Wilderness, which is adjacent to the now eliminated, but proposed Iron Mountain solar energy zone. Tha ...
  • TEDx Santa Monica asks "What's your ideal city?"
    Amanda Eaken, Deputy Director, Sustainable Communities, San Francisco This Saturday October 13th, TEDx—an independent affiliate of TED that is dedicated to spreading innovative ideas on a broad range of topics—will host a “City 2.0 ...
  • Turning "Big Ag" into "Better Ag"
    Sasha Lyutse, Policy Analyst, New York As the stereotype goes, Americans like things BIG. Big cars. Big houses. And big mounds of produce to pick through at the supermarket. But when it comes to where that produce comes from, many American shoppers ...

Injustice Everywhere

  • 12 Year Old Girl Burned By Paramilitary Police ...
    From the Billings Gazzette: A 12-year-old girl suffered burns to one side of her body when a flash grenade went off next to her as a police SWAT team raided a West End home Tuesday morning. “She has first- and … Continue reading →12 Year Old Girl Burned By Paramilitary Police G ...
  • NJ Police Beat Up Man in Diabetic Shock
    Story here.NJ Police Beat Up Man in Diabetic Shock is a post from PoliceMisconduct.net
  • National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Reca ...
    Here are the 8 reports of police misconduct tracked for Thursday, October 11, 2012: Plymouth, Massachusetts: A police sergeant has been charged in federal court with using excessive force and covering up his actions by falsifying police reports. A suspect … Continue reading →National ...
  • National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Reca ...
    Here are the 8 reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, October 10, 2012: Lexington, South Carolina: A deputy has been arrested and charged with criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature. ow.ly/eoML8 Lafayette, Tennessee: The former police … Continue reading &#8 ...
  • National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Reca ...
    Here are the 6 reports of police misconduct tracked for Tuesday, October 9th, 2012: Burke County, North Carolina: A sheriff’s deputy was charged with exchanging a schedule III controlled substance for sexual favors. He was terminated from the department. bit.ly/T1WDly … Continue read ...

Total Collapse

  • Monsanto “War” Kills US Ambassador To Libya
    A stunning Federal Security Services (FSB) report circulating in the Kremlin today is claiming that the 11 September attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya that killed American Ambassador John Christopher Stevens (1960-2012) was an act of terrorism led by an armed force of mercenaries lin ...
  • October surprise: US and Israel prepare to str ...
    The United States and Israel are already involved in discussions over how they could soon conduct a joint surgical strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, a source close to the talks tells Foreign Policy magazine. After months of urging from Israeli authorities for the US to intervene in a rumored ...
  • US sources: US, Israel plan October Surprise. ...
    Four facts deserve attention with regard to a potential attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The first is that the Iranian-Israeli war is already at hand. Iran launched it by sending an unmanned drone into Israeli air space Saturday, Oct. 6, breaking new ground in belligerence with a cyber attac ...
  • Children born to parents who eat GM wheat may ...
    Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) has developed a novel variety of genetically-modified (GM) wheat that contains an altered protein and enzyme-suppressing mechanism that some scientists are now saying could cause serious problems for the human ...
  • U.S. Says Disputed Islands Covered by Japan De ...
    U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said islands at the heart of a dispute between Japan and China fall under an American defense pact with Japan, while urging the sides to resolve the standoff via diplomacy. “We want to focus more on issues associated with the maintenance of peace a ...

Daily Dose

Beyond Zero Emissions

  • BZE submission to Sydney Trigeneration plan av ...
    Download full submission here: Trigen_master_plan_BZEsubmission.pdf Download accompanying spreadsheet here: BeyondZeroEmissions_Trigen_master_plan_data.xls (NOTE: Some people have trouble downloading files from our website, with some downloads stopping before completion. If you have this p ...
  • Biogas no saviour for Sydney’s trigen plan
    By Matthew Wright. The City of Sydney plans to build a network of gas burners, each of which would simultaneously provide power, heating and cooling to public and private buildings. The City believes that this approach – known as trigeneration – would reduce the carbon emissions of connecte ...
  • Zero carbon housing arrives in Australia
    By Matthew Wright Designs have been released for the award winning Cape Paterson Ecovillage, Australia's first zero carbon housing development. Thirty-eight of 220 lots are available in the first section of the development. The project takes sustainable house design, sustain ...
  • BZE submission to the National Food Plan now a ...
    To download the full submission click here. (NOTE: Some people have trouble downloading files from our website, with some downloads stopping before completion. If you have this problem then right-click on the link and "save link as" to save the file onto your computer) Climate change has ...
  • Biogas no saviour for Sydney's beleaguered tri ...
    The City of Sydney is planning to roll out gas burners within the city limits for a regional electricity and heating/cooling grid, powered by gas, known as “trigeneration”. When campaigners pointed out this rollout of gas generation would support the rapid development of the devastating coal se ...

Monga Bay ( News )

  • Dollar General drops APP due to rainforest des ...
    U.S. retailer Dollar General has stopped sourcing paper products from controversial brand Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) which has targeted 20 companies for selling APP-sourced tissue and paper towels. APP has been under fire for years for deforestat ...
  • Cute animal picture of the day: baby walruses ...
    Two walrus male calves were discovered over the summer near Barrow, Alaska, dehydrated and ill, after their separate mothers perished. The calves have been receiving care at the Alaska SeaLife Center, but one will soon be moved to the Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) New York Aquarium and t ...
  • Endangered turtle urinates through its mouth
    One of China's most commonly farmed turtles for consumption, the Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis), has a unique ability: it urinates out of its mouth. Researchers in Singapore, writing in The Journal of Experimental Biology, have discovered that the Chinese soft-shelled turtle e ...
  • Brazil forms special environmental security fo ...
    Brazil will set up a special environmental security force in an effort to stem rising deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, reports AFP.
  • Over 70 percent of Americans: climate change w ...
    According to a new poll, 74 percent of Americans agree that climate change is impacting weather in the U.S., including 73 percent who agreed, strongly or somewhat, that climate change had exacerbated record high temperatures over the summer. The findings mean that a large majority of Americans a ...

Sierra Express

  • At Craig Bellamy Foundation in Sierra Leone – ...
    The new Academy year is in full swing after a busy summer for Craig Bellamy Foundation (CBF), with the boys sharing new experiences and resources with the staff and a set of new volunteers, whilst preparing for a new generation of recruits. We welcome back the two boys who spent the summer train ...
  • As NRA impounds Liberian truck with loads ille ...
    An unscrupulous Indian businessman at Harry’s Shop, Siaka Stevens Street, Freetown only known as (PK) and his boss Pa Harry last week ran out of luck when the National Revenue Authority (NRA) in collaboration with state security impounded a truck load of PVC pipes and plastic chairs at the ...
  • Fly 540 expands business to Sierra Leone
    Fly540africa.com, a West African airline headquartered in Accra, Ghana; has recently started operating internal flights to a number of locations across both Ghana and Angola.  In addition Fly 540 has just launched some international flights from Accra to Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone.  Before 201 ...
  • ACC establishes integrity committees in local ...
    In keeping to the tenets of implementing the Revised National Anti-Corruption Strategy (RSNACS), the NACS Secretariat embarked on a regional programme in October to establish Integrity Committees in local councils in Bo, Moyamba, Bonthe and Pujehun. The team was headed by the soft spoken manager ...
  • President Koroma gives support to Makona Free ...
    Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma said that the decision by Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea, to work towards the formation of a Makona River Free Zone came at the right time, given the fact the MRU countries have been thinking of areas of regional cooperation, as most often, cooperati ...

Dairy Industry - NZ Herald

  • Stand-off over mutant calves not cooling down
    An ongoing battle between farmers and a genetics company over a hairy mutation in calves could have been resolved by now with "a dose of pragmatism", says Federated Farmers. Around 900 farmers in the country have been affected after...
  • Crafar furore showed NZ in bad light, says expat
    The opposition towards the sale of the Crafar Farms to Chinese interests made New Zealand look "very bigoted" and should never be repeated, says Beijing-based Kiwi businessman David Mahon.Addressing the China Business Summit in...
  • World dairy prices dip overnight (+graphic)
    World dairy prices have slipped overnight in the latest online dairy auction, with the benchmark GlobalDairyTrade TWI index down 0.9 per cent. It breaks a run of price increases seen in the past four auctions.Whole milk powder...
  • Brian Rudman: Let's applaud canny migrant milk ...
    You have to feel sorry for our entrepreneur-minded migrants. We offer residency to moneyed migrants keen to set up businesses and contribute to New Zealand's economic development.But when they do just that, we are prone to pull...
  • Daisy's modified milk proves divisive
    AgResearch scientists have bred Daisy, the first cow in the world to produce high protein milk that may be hypo-allergenic.AgResearch scientists who may have produced a world-first in genetic modification - the possibility of hypo-allergenic...

Hit & Run | Reason

  • Reason TV Replay: Barack Obama Wins 2009 Nobel ...
    Many have taken issue with the Norwegian Nobel Committee's decision to award the European Union this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Reason TV was on hand to report on a similarly questionable recipient back in 2009. The original text from the Oct 9, 2009 video is below: ...
  • Arlen Specter, R.I.P.
    Arlen Specter, the longtime Pennyslyvania senator who left the Republican party in 2009 to join the Democrats but then went on to lose his 2010 Senate reelection bid, died this morning at his Pennsylvania home. From the New York Times obit: Hard-bitten and tenacious yet ever the ...
  • David Boaz on the Empty Case for Big Government
    The movement for smaller government must really be doing well, considering all the attacks it has generated of late. Journalists decry “austerity” and “slashed” government spending from Athens to Albany. President Barack Obama seems to think he’s running against people who wish that ...
  • Short Skirts and Bear Markets: An Interview wi ...
    "Short Skirts and Bear Markets: An Interview with Stock Market Analyst Robert Prechter" is the latest offering from Reason TV.  Watch above or click on the link below for video, full text, supporting links, downloadable versions, and more Reason TV clips. View this a ...
  • Sheldon Richman on Bill Clinton’s Legacy
    The former president is treated like an elder statesman whose tenure in office was so good that even some Republicans look back fondly on it. On the surface his economic record looks good, but it would be rash to credit Clinton. The information revolution took off despite him, and Co ...

Mercury Rising

  • Stay tuned for developments in Wisconsin
    Mary Bottari of PRWatch, truthout: Since May 2010, the Milwaukee County District Attorney has been conducting a secret “John Doe” criminal investigation involving Scott Walker’s former staff and associates during the time that Walker served as the Milwaukee County Executive and ...
  • Stayed tuned for developments in Wisconsin
    Mary Bottari of PRWatch, truthout: Since May 2010, the Milwaukee County District Attorney has been conducting a secret “John Doe” criminal investigation involving Scott Walker’s former staff and associates during the time that Walker served as the Milwaukee County Executive and ...
  • Children Speak Out Against Crystal Sugar&#8217 ...
    Since August 1, 2011, 1300 American Crystal Sugar Company workers have been locked out of their jobs — pretty much just because the company wanted to flex its muscles at their expense. Here is a video done by the children of these locked-out workers. The children are writing letters to Dav ...
  • Children Speak Out Against Crystal Sugar&#8217 ...
    Since August 1, 2011, 1300 American Crystal Sugar Company workers have been locked out of their jobs — pretty much just because the company wanted to flex its muscles at their expense. Here is a video done by the children of these locked-out workers. The children are writing letters to Dav ...
  • It’s an amazing country: how a fundament ...
    Paul Harris, The Guardian: Timothy Kurek grew up hating homosexuality. As a conservative Christian deep in America’s Bible belt, he had been taught that being gay was an abomination before God. He went to his right-wing church, saw himself as a soldier for Christ and attended Liberty Unive ...

Reality Sandwich

  • Dreamscape Awakening
    We sleep for one third of our lives, and as such, we should make the most out of the mind's nightly journey into our personal dreamscapes. From the exotically absurd to the mundanely routine, the infinite multitude of experiences we can have while sleeping act as gateways to accessing encod ...
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  • Opening the Conversation About NDE: Dr. Eben A ...
    The following originally appeared on The Eyeless Owl. read more
  • Designing for the Other 90%
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  • Blueprints of Utopia
    In reponse to the Canal Istanbul project, NYC based designer, Dror, created HavAdda Island, a cybernetic-eco island whose innovative design is breaking heads open by pushing the practices of urban planning and architecture to utopic limits. read more

Desertification

  • Funds Crunch Skews Aichi Targets on Biodiversity
    The United Nations 11th Conference of the Parties  to the Convention on Biological Biodiversity (COP 11 CBD), underway in this southern Indian city, is lost on where to garner the billions of dollars needed to implement the ‘Aichi targets,’ due to be met by 2020. “Decisions made here will lay th ...
  • Donors Must Seize 2013 Opportunity in Sahel, U ...
    Reporting that the worst of the food crisis in the Sahel region of Africa appears to have been averted, the United Nations’ top official on the area, David Gressley, warned on Wednesday that the potential passing of the immediate emergency should not divert international attention from what need ...
  • Climate Change Takes a Bite Out of Global Food ...
    Humanity’s ability to feed itself is in serious doubt as climate change takes hold on land in the form of droughts and extreme weather, as well as on the world’s oceans. Less well known to many is the fact that emissions from burning oil, coal and gas are both heating up the oceans a ...
  • Water for Phosphate, Not People
    Gafsa region in the south of Tunisia was once an oasis; today the phosphate industry has plunged it into a water crisis. “This summer for the first time we had water cuts on a daily basis,” says Lakhdar Souid, coordinator of the Blue Plan for a Green Tunisia. “Gafsa (343 km south of capital Tuni ...
  • Laissez-Faire Failing World’s Dwindling ...
    Growing water shortages in many countries are a major threat to global security and development and should be a top priority at the U.N. Security Council, a panel of experts said in a new report. However, that report ignores the biggest threat to water security: neoliberal policies of the free m ...

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Press TV - Middle East

  • Bahrain urged to release rights activist
    Human rights groups have called on the Manama regime to nullify the “politically motivated” conviction of prominent jailed rights activist Nabeel Rajab.
  • UN alarmed by Israeli attack on farmers
    A high-ranking United Nations official says he is concerned about Israeli settlers’ relentless attacks on Palestinian farmers and their olive trees.
  • Video: Turkey treats Syrian insurgents
    A new video footage shows that Turkey, a key member of an international coalition attempting to destabilize Syria, continues to support the foreign-backed insurgents fighting against the government in Damascus.
  • Bahrain forces clash with protestors
    Heavy clashes have been reported in Bahrain between Saudi-backed forces and protestors who have taken to the streets to show solidarity with political prisoners and jailed medics.
  • Syria army clears areas of insurgents
    Syrian troops have cleared more regions of insurgents as the clashes between the Syrian forces and the armed groups continue in the Middle Eastern state.

CUNY SPS Community Blog

  • A Walk Down Memory Lane
    In less than 4 weeks, I will be standing in Staten Island waiting for the start of the 2012 ING NYC Marathon with great anticipation. This is what I have been working so hard for over the last 5 months. It started with giving up a pack of Marlboro Lights a day and my commitment [...]
  • Support SPS: Give the Gift of Opportunity
    Dear SPS Community, As we inaugurate the 2012-13 academic year at the CUNY School of Professional Studies (SPS), in addition to celebrating new beginnings, we are also very proud to mark the 10th anniversary of SPS. As a member of the SPS community, you are vital to our growth and success, and I ...
  • The Final Countdown
    Does anyone remember what the feeling is like when you are on your way to school and you realized that you forgot your homework assignment at home? I had that heavy pit in my stomach last night at practice. A fellow American Cancer Society DetermiNator reminded me that we have just 4 weeks left ...
  • Alumna Linda Ames Key Receives Fulbright Speci ...
    The School of Professional Studies is delighted to announce that Linda Ames Key, a graduate of the School’s M.A. in Applied Theatre program, has been named a Fulbright Specialist. In 2011, while completing her M.A. in Applied Theatre degree at SPS, Ms. Key participated in the School’s Project Rw ...
  • Beta Testing “In Your Class”
    SPS is participating in a CUNY pilot program this fall of the Beta version of In Your Class, a unique social networking service developed by CUNY students for CUNY students. The pilot launch date is today, September 20th, 2012. In Your Class connects students with their classmates, professors, a ...

Dissident Voice

  • Veterans For Peace Supports U.N. Committee in ...
    Leah Bolger, President of Veterans For Peace, applauded a United Nations Committee this week for raising concerns about the recruitment of children into the U.S. military, the U.S. killing of children in Afghanistan, the U.S. detention and torture of children labeled “combatants,” an ...
  • The Dawn of Medicare
    A highly risible tactic of the Tea Partyers in the United States has been criticism of president Barack Obama as a “socialist”1 (insulting to Obama but more so to socialists), particularly since he attempted to reform a medical care system in a country where over 50 million were without medical ...
  • Hope is for the Lazy: The Challenge of Our Dea ...
    In 2005, I preached on the ecological crisis in a sermon I titled “Hope is for the Weak: The Challenge of a Broken World.”  Looking back, I realize that I had been far too upbeat and optimistic, probably trying too hard to be liked. Today I want to correct that. Hence, my updated title: “Hope [...]
  • Inflation of the University Degree
    Catch 22s Well it seems now that college graduates are up in arms about the student loan payments that they will have to make after graduation, and while Congress and the President have taken the necessary measures to keep student loan rates from increasing, college graduates still must confront ...
  • After The Fireworks Have Faded
    On July 4, the people of the U.S. marked the passing of another year’s perfunctory Independence Day festivities. The date, also, was occasioned by the formal announcement from physicists at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) that, according to the banner headline at CERN&#82 ...

Destructionist

  • Monsanto Launches Damage Control Over GMO/Canc ...
    Biotech giant Monsanto has launched a desperate damage control effort in the aftermath of a French study which found that rats fed on Monsanto’s genetically-engineered corn were far more likely to suffer tumors, organ failure and premature death. Aside from the details of the study, a wider q ...
  • Monsanto Launches Damage Control Over GMO/Canc ...
    Biotech giant Monsanto has launched a desperate damage control effort in the aftermath of a French study which found that rats fed on Monsanto’s genetically-engineered corn were far more likely to suffer tumors, organ failure and premature death. Aside from the details of the study, a wider q ...
  • Monsanto Apologists Attempt to Spin Shocking G ...
    A shocking new study conducted by French scientists which shows that rats fed on Monsanto’s genetically modified corn suffered cancer and premature death has been met with a furious response from GMO apologists, who are desperately trying to cast doubt on the the study in an effort to discredit ...
  • Monsanto Apologists Attempt to Spin Shocking G ...
    A shocking new study conducted by French scientists which shows that rats fed on Monsanto’s genetically modified corn suffered cancer and premature death has been met with a furious response from GMO apologists, who are desperately trying to cast doubt on the the study in an effort to discredit ...
  • Obama Appeals Court Ruling That Strikes Down I ...
    On Wednesday, New York federal judge Katherine Forrest issued a ruling which blocked provisions of the NDAA that could have seen American citizens kidnapped and held indefinitely without charge. In “permanently” halting the enforcement of the law, Forrest noted how the plaintiffs presented “evi ...

Wayne Madsen

My AntiWar

CASMII - Campaign against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran

  • US and its allies spread mass human misery
    Summary: The Economist this week describes the intensifying suffering of 75 million Iranian citizens as a result of the sanctions regime being imposed on them by the US and its allies source: The Guardianread more
  • UK's ex-Ambassadore to IAEA slams anti-Iran po ...
    Summary: Former UK Ambassador to the IAEA, Peter Jenkins, reacts to Albright calling Joyner "the Ayatollah's Lawyer" by pointing out some of the "misrepresentations" and "contentious interpretations" promoted about Iran's nuclear program source: Iran Affairsread more
  • Roots of the Iranian ‘Crisis: It’s All About I ...
    Summary: It was and is a matter of high principle for the neoconservatives that the US unconditionally support Israel in its struggle against the Arab world. Disputing the neocons’ claim to the mantle of Wilsonianism, Michael Lind described this odd nexus of radical universalism and ethno-nat ...
  • Obama Announces Yet More Iran Sanctions on Nat ...
    Summary: President Obama has announced that he is imposing yet more sanctions against Iran’s economy. With their oil industry now under a virtual state of embargo, he is now moving against Iran’s natural gas exports, not a huge portion of their economy by any means. source: Antiwar.comread ...
  • NAM expresses support for global nuclear disar ...
    Summary: The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has highlighted the need for global nuclear disarmament, endorsing the rights of each state to develop peaceful nuclear energy. source: Press TVread more

The Daily Galaxy

  • Colossal Galaxy Cluster from Early Universe -- ...
    The El Gordo galaxy cluster— which means "the fat one" in Spanish — is officially known as ACT-CL J0102-4915 located located more than 7 billion light-years from Earth. Astronomers hope it could one day reveal secrets about the invisible dark...
  • The Mystery of Red Giants in the Universe --So ...
    Since the Big Bang, the universe has been evolving. From the formations of simple protons and neutrons to the wide breadth of elements and molecules known today, it is ever growing in complexity and variety. And now, nuclear physics theorists...
  • The Water Domes of Jupiter's Europa --"Potenti ...
    Jupiter's icy moon Europa is pockmarked by mysterious domes and depressions that now seem to be areas where liquid water once appeared close to the surface. Thera Macula is one such region of likely active chaos production above a large...
  • NASA's Kepler Systems Studied for Signs of Ext ...
    Fifty years ago the physicists Freeman Dyson speculated vast structures could ring or completely enclose their parent star. These Dyson Spheres, the work of a Kardashev Type II civilization — would be capable of drawing on the entire energy output...
  • New Math Breakthrough Points to Travel Beyond ...
    Einstein’s theory holds that nothing could move faster than the speed of light, but Professor Jim Hill and Dr Barry Cox at the University of Adelaide's School of Mathematical Sciences have developed new formulas that allow for travel beyond this...

Natural News

  • 'Green Monster' smoothie - A healthy Halloween ...
    It's that time of year when kids look forward to eating and drinking the wrong rainbow of colors. From lollipops to gummy ghouls, they are surrounded by artificially-colored and chemically-flavored treats intended to make Halloween "fun." Of course, most of these treats...
  • Government claims Americans have 'no reasonabl ...
    It seems like these days, abuses of our Constitution are occurring more frequently by those who have been entrusted to protect and uphold it. U.S. attorney Nathan Judish argued recently before the 5th Circuit Court in New Orleans that the government need not obtain...
  • Beta Glucans for optimum health
    Versatile and extremely beneficial for a healthy lifestyle; Beta Glucans are easily a miraculous substance. They occur naturally and are extracted from the cell walls of yeast to make supplemental versions. In most forms, it is an isolate with all potentially harmful...
  • Pharmacy's steroids linked to meningitis
    The New England Compounding Center has recalled its stock of a steroid after an outbreak of fungal meningitis has spread across nine states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been attempting to alert any patients who may have been injected with the contaminated...
  • Not just another pretty face - Boost immunity, ...
    As a powerful medicinal plant, cornflower offers a wealth of benefits. Muscle and joint pain, eye complaints, anxiety, skin irritations and digestive upset all respond well to this edible flower. Cornflower also helps to increase immunity -- a welcome tonic during the...

Threat Level

  • State-Sponsored Malware ‘Flame’ Has Smaller, M ...
    Researchers have uncovered new nation-state espionage malware with ties to two previous espionage tools known as Flame and Gauss, and that appears to be a "high-precision, surgical attack tool" targeting victims in Lebanon, Iran and elsewhere.
  • Task Force Tells DHS to Offer ‘Cool’ Cybersecu ...
    In order to attract the highly skilled and qualified cybersecurity workers the Department of Homeland Security needs to fulfill its mission of protecting government computer systems and overseeing the security of critical infrastructure systems, DHS has to reserve its coolest ...
  • WikiLeaks Goes Behind Paywall, Anonymous Cries ...
    Secret-spilling site WikiLeaks has moved millions of documents behind a paywall, prompting blowback from elements of an underground ally, the hacking group Anonymous, including one well-known member to conclude that it “cannot support anymore what WikiLeaks has become.” Upon clicking ...
  • New Election System Promises to Help Catch Vot ...
    A new election system being used in next month's presidential elections in Florida promises to give election officials the ability to independently and swiftly audit the performance of their optical-scan voting machines.
  • Judge Says Fair Use Protects Universities in B ...
    A federal judge on Wednesday said universities had a fair-use defense to charges of copyright infringement when they systematically pooled millions of books they had digitized without permission from rights holders.

PERRspectives : Blog

  • Vanishing ER's Expose Romney's Health Care Farce
    For the second time in three weeks, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney echoed George W. Bush, Tom Delay, Mitch McConnell, Paul Broun and other Republicans pretending that "people have access to health care in America. After all, you just go to an emergency room." But in claiming "We don't h ...
  • 10 Things Paul Ryan Doesn't Want You to Know
    There's a saying that the only second chance you get in life is the chance to make the same mistake twice. As he prepares to debate Joe Biden, Paul Ryan will almost certainly confirm that adage. After all, following his first big moment in the national spotlight, the GOP vice presidential nomi ...
  • Romney Lies About Anti-Abortion Bills He Backs
    Mitt Romney's history on abortion reads like the Kama Sutra: it contains almost every position imaginable. Now, the man GOP strategist and former Romney adviser Michael Murphy in 2005 called "a pro-life Mormon faking it as a pro-choice friendly" is at it again. In a meeting with the Des Moines ...
  • Cowardice is a Virtue and the Strategy for Rom ...
    You can't hit what you can't see. That in a nutshell has been Mitt Romney's campaign strategy for months. From his mysterious tax returns and erased Massachusetts records to his shifting immigration stands, AWOL strategy for Afghanistan and so much more, Team Mitt long ago decided that discre ...
  • Romney Endorses Middle East Peace Process He M ...
    In his latest October surprise, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney used a major foreign address Monday to declare he would provide renewed leadership for the Middle East process. But if that wasn't surprise enough, his new-found support for a Palestinian state was truly jaw-dropping. ...

Blackspot News Feed

  • Gar Alperovitz: America Beyond Capitalism
    Dandelion Salad Oct 13, 2012 by talkingsticktv Talk by Gar Alperovitz author of America Beyond Capitalism: Reclaiming Our Wealth, Our Liberty, and Our Democracy recorded October 3, 2012 at Town Hall Seattle in Seattle, WA by Todd Boyle. TalkingStickTV – Gar Alperovitz – America Beyon ...
  • Fight Back, Live Better by Alan Maass + Wal-Ma ...
    Dandelion Salad Alan Maass reports on the surge of struggles around the U.S. against Wal-Mart, including the outcome of a strike at the company’s giant distribution center in Illinois. SocialistWorker.org October 10, 2012 IN WAREHOUSES and stores around the country, Wal-Mart workers are pu ...
  • Barry Commoner, The Citizen Scientist by Chris ...
    Dandelion Salad by Chris Williams SocialistWorker.org October 9, 2012 IN THE same sad week that saw the deaths of several globally renowned revolutionary voices, another intellectual giant of the left passed away at the age of 95: ecologist, activist and scientist Barry Commoner. A life-long cha ...
  • Turkish ‘weapons airliner’ story does not add ...
    by Finian Cunningham Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Ethiopia Crossposted from www.presstv.com Oct. 13, 2012 More than 24 hours after it reached its final destination in Damascus, Turkey has yet to provide substantial justification for why it forced a civilian airliner to dramatically land in An ...
  • On Poverty, Sin, Regulation, and Freedom
    Note: The Preface and Chapters One through Twenty can be found here: The 15% Solution. by Jonathan Westminster, Ph.D. aka Steven Jonas, MD, MPH Featured Writer Dandelion Salad crossposted on TPJmagazine.us October 14, 2012 This is the thirtieth installment of the serialization of a book entitled ...

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

  • High-Voltage Solar Cell Makes Flexible Solar P ...
      A new, relatively high-voltage solar cell that can charge the li-ion batteries of portable electronics such as e-book readers and cellphones in partial shade has been created by the University of Warwick and Molecular Solar. This type of solar cell is called an organic solar cell, plastic ...
  • Martian Rock Found By NASA’s Curiosity Rover H ...
    NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has found a strange rock, considerably different than the rocks that have been previously inspected during Martian missions. The new rock much more closely resembles some strange rocks from the Earth’s mantle.. The Curiosity team used two instruments from ...
  • Volcanic Eruptions Trigger Discovered, Trigger ...
    A repeating trigger for the largest types of volcanic eruptions on the Earth has been discovered by researchers from the University of Southampton. There have been at least 8 enormous eruptions at the Las Cañadas volcanic caldera on Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, over the last 700,000 years. & ...
  • Visibelt — LED Belt For Cyclists, Runners, Ped ...
      I love the way this attention-getting, eye-catching, visibelt for cyclists, runners, pedestrians, and any night-time traveler is made of energy-efficient LED lights; spinning out from one’s body like an aura. I want one. It would go great with an actual “Aura” system on ...
  • Global Warming Continues, New Study Finds
      To almost anyone who follows climate science, it’s pretty obvious that the world continues to warm and will do so for many years to come. A new study by some of the scientists over at Skeptical Science shows that while debunking a very poorly performed study on the matter: Nuccitell ...

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Axis of Logic

  • Illuminati Planning Another Financial Crash? ...
    "The American people are being disenfranchised, disinherited, and enslaved." The PBS Documentary "The Warning" proves the Illuminati bankers deliberately sabotaged the financial system before 2008. This was not the first time nor will it be the last."Economic c ...
  • CIA directing arms shipments to Syria’s “rebel ...
    22 June 2012 CIA agents have been deployed to Turkey to organize the arming of the so-called rebels in Syria seeking the overthrow of the government of President Bashar al-Assad, the New York Times reported Thursday. The report, citing information provided by senior US officials as well a ...
  • UNASUR Foreign Ministers in Paraguay to Discus ...
    Río de Janeiro, June 21 (Prensa Latina) Foreign ministres from member countries of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) are scheduled to leave today for Paraguay to discuss the situation in that country in the wake of decisión by the Chamber of Deputies to open an impeachment against Pre ...
  • The Right Wing Move to Impeach Paraguay's Pres ...
    Editor's Note: Does this sound familiar to anyone? It was 3 years ago this month that democratically-elected President Zelaya was thrown out of office by a coup in Honduras backed by the US State Department. In January, 2010 we published Mike Whitney's article, In South America, left-wing presid ...
  • WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks from E ...
    22 June 2012 Australian and US governments “playing word games”  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange spoke out today from the Ecuadorian embassy in London about the escalating assault on his democratic rights and why he had been compelled to seek political asylum in Ecuador. Interviewed b ...

They Gave Us a Republic

  • Laugh and the Whole World Laughs With You
    By @TedFrier For the record: I loved Joe Biden's laugh. Respectful? Why should the Vice President have been respectful listening to a guy like Paul Ryan say he and Mitt Romney are going to cut $5 trillion in taxes weighted toward the rich but not add a single dime to the deficit because they ar ...
  • All Tied: Democrats 1, Republicans 1
    By @TedFrier My Cincinnati Reds made history yesterday when they became the first team in National League history to get swept after taking the first two games in a best-of-five series. When you lose your 19-game winning ace in the very first inning of the very first game there is only so long y ...
  • Joe Biden Stomped All Over Eddie Munster's Ass ...
    It seems a picture of split verdicts on the vice presidential debate, held Thursday night. I suppose there are enough people living in alternative universes to make that so. I watched every word, and it looked to me like legendary badass Joe Biden drew blood at least five times for every one tim ...
  • Obama Must Expose Romney in Next Debate
    By @TedFrier Before I comment on the excellent column below by Newsweek consulting editor Richard Just on last week's debate, let me just a few words about that contest. The first is that we live in a society that rewards aggression (so long as it does not morph into hysteria) and so for that re ...
  • Only Jobless Rate Romney Ever Reduced Was The ...
    News came out Friday that the U.S. unemployment rate, as measured by nonpartisan sources, had fallen from 8.1% to 7.8%, a 44-month low, with the main reason being people moving into new jobs. No sooner had the news been announced than right-wing Republicans were up to their usual bilge. Most not ...

Care 2

  • You've Heard of Urban Coyotes. Urban Bears Cou ...
    Would you be willing to give up your neighborhood green space for fear that a coyote pack may settle in? Submitted by Judy C. to Animals  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
  • Ghost Stories!
    I love Ghost stories, and since it is coming on Halloween. Just dont blame me if you hear strange noises at night, or if your coffee cup starts floating across the room, or if you have a hard time going to sleep,lol! Submitted by Frank S. to Offbeat  |   Note-it!  |  & ...
  • Frozen Air Offers a New Concept for Power Storage
    An intriguing method for storing excess power from renewable generation sources is based using super cooled air as a means of storing power until it is needed. Submitted by Michael O. to Science & Tech  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
  • Exclusive: Brigham Young's Great-Great-Grandda ...
    A direct descendant of Brigham Young, Sue Emmett left the church because of the very values she says would make Romney a frightening president. Submitted by Melva H. to US Politics & Gov't  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
  • Obama administration announces $20 million for ...
    Investments will promote job creation and economic growth in local industry clusters in Ariz., Calif., Mich., NY, Okla., Ore., Pa., Tenn. and Wash. Submitted by J.L. A. to Business  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment

Smirking Chimp

Paul Krugman

No Quarter

  • Obama’s Lying Spin About Libya
    It was an intelligence failure. No, wait! It was the fault of Paul Ryan’s Congress, which cut State Department’s budget. No, wait! It is under investigation, so we can’t make any judgments. No, wait! The RSO only requested increased security for Tripoli, not Benghazi. JESUS, JO ...
  • The Question
    Biden said, during the 10/11 VP debate, he and Obama were never told that the Libyan Embassy asked for more security. The WH spokesperson on Friday tried to explain the distance between State, who manages the thousands of people working in embassies around the world, and that a WH can’t know eve ...
  • Liberalism’s Glass Jaw * Weekend Open Thread
    The New York Times has published a steamroller that smashes the “glass jaw” of liberals, leaving behind crushed rosy-colored glasses and a cardboard cut-out of Barack Obama flat on his back watching Michelle’s bro working his ass off trying to coach the Oregon State Beavers. Cr ...
  • Why Libya is a Debacle for Obama’s Middle East ...
    The disaster in Libya is more than a failure of Secretary of State Clinton and her subordinates to give our mission in Libya the security assets they requested. It is more than the deliberate lie of the Obama White House to circulate the specious claim that a flash mob inspired by some stupid vi ...
  • Open Thread: If Only!
    Oh, IF ONLY Paul Ryan could have asked Joe Biden these questions last night: “Say, Joe! Are you really 72 years old?! Really?! HOWWWWWW DO you do it?! After the debate, can you give me the number for your plastic surgeon? Say, Joe, does he do the botox too? Does that hurt much? OHHH! They ...

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

  • Community remembers 'keeper of the mountains' ...
    Community remembers 'keeper of the mountains' Charleston Gazette As people gathered Sunday afternoon to remember mountaintop-removal mining opponent Larry Gibson, there were repeated calls to continue his life's work. "Larry Gibson will live forever in our hearts," former C ...
  • Manchin, Baber discuss mountaintop mining, red ...
    Manchin, Baber discuss mountaintop mining, redistricting after Raese walkout Charleston Gazette He sharply criticized mountaintop removal, a surface mining process that uses explosives to blast off hilltops and deposit leftover rock and dirt in nearby valleys and streams. "The mountains are ...
  • CRY OF THE MOUNTAIN Plays 2012 United Solo Fes ...
    CRY OF THE MOUNTAIN Plays 2012 United Solo Festival at Theatre Row ... Broadway World Verbatim stories about mountaintop removal gathered from interviews conducted by the actor in the mountains of Appalachia. Coal miners, mining executives, artists, hillbillies, scholars, and activists reflect o ...
  • Quaker group protests PNC Bank's financing of ...
    Quaker group protests PNC Bank's financing of coal mining method Newsworks.org The environmental group wants PNC to break ties with coal companies that practice mountaintop removal, or MTR. To that end, the group organized a public demonstration outside of four PNC bank branches on Friday - ...
  • Kentucky author Jason Howard - WNKY.net
    Kentucky author Jason Howard WNKY.net Please join us at the Main Library Tuesday, October 30 at 5:30 p.m. for the annual meeting of the Friends of the Library then stay for the presentation by Jason Howard, coauthor of Something's Rising: Appalachians Fighting Mountaintop Removal, who will . ...

Memeorandum

  • Christian Group Finds Gay Agenda in Anti-Bully ...
    Kim Severson / New York Times: Christian Group Finds Gay Agenda in Anti-Bullying Day  —  On Mix It Up at Lunch Day, schoolchildren around the country are encouraged to hang out with someone they normally might not speak to.  —  The program, started 11 years ago b ...
  • He's one of the least principled politicians I ...
    Piers Morgan / Daily Mail: He's one of the least principled politicians I've met.  But I believe Mitt Romney might just save America  —  Scroll down for video  —  An extraordinary political earthquake struck America this week.  Mitt Romney, widely assum ...
  • Battleground Poll: Mitt more likable (James Ho ...
    James Hohmann / Politico: Battleground Poll: Mitt more likable  —  Mitt Romney is finally getting his Sally Field moment: They like him.  At least more than they used to.  —  President Barack Obama clings to a 1-percentage-point national lead in a head-to-he ...
  • The 3 states that may decide the election (Jon ...
    Jonathan Martin / Politico: The 3 states that may decide the election  —  With less than a month until Election Day, the primary battlefields for the presidential campaign can be found in just three states: Ohio, Florida and Virginia.  —  In these big three, home ...
  • British firm secured Benghazi consulate contra ...
    Damien McElroy / Telegraph: British firm secured Benghazi consulate contract with little experience  —  A small British firm based in south Wales had secured a contract to provide security for American diplomatic facilities in Benghazi despite having only a few months experience ...

Energy & Environment News

5+ quakes - 7 days

  • M 5.3, Vanuatu
    Monday, October 15, 2012 07:49:03 UTC Monday, October 15, 2012 06:49:03 PM at epicenterDepth: 45.20 km (28.09 mi)
  • M 5.6, off the east coast of the Kamchatka Pen ...
    Monday, October 15, 2012 01:19:03 UTC Monday, October 15, 2012 01:19:03 PM at epicenterDepth: 21.80 km (13.55 mi)
  • M 5.1, Kuril Islands
    Sunday, October 14, 2012 14:16:52 UTC Monday, October 15, 2012 02:16:52 AM at epicenterDepth: 50.80 km (31.57 mi)
  • M 5.1, Solomon Islands
    Sunday, October 14, 2012 13:18:54 UTC Monday, October 15, 2012 12:18:54 AM at epicenterDepth: 74.90 km (46.54 mi)
  • M 5.1, Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan
    Sunday, October 14, 2012 13:17:27 UTC Sunday, October 14, 2012 05:47:27 PM at epicenterDepth: 33.70 km (20.94 mi)

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    To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com here. Democrats are frustrated: Why can’t Republican voters see that Republicans pass voter ID laws to suppress voting, not fraud?Democrats know who tends to lack ID.  They know that the ...
  • Even Fox Is Calling Out Romney for Dishonesty
     For more than a month, Mitt Romney has cited six debunked studies to support his mathematically impossible plan to cut tax rates by 20 percent, while balancing the budget without raising taxes on the middle class. On Sunday, Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace pressed senior Romney adviser Ed ...
  • 'America the Possible': How We Can Reclaim the ...
    The following excerpt is from James Gustave Speth's new book, American the Possible: Manifesto for a New Economy (Yale University Press, 2012).This book began by examining the intolerable levels of social decline now afflicting America. Poverty, financial insecurity, and economic inequality ha ...
  • Wall Street's Favorite Candidate Slings Mud In ...
    The Massachusetts Senate race this year is a race between two competing populisms: Elizabeth Warren's plain-folks explanations of real-world economic issues, versus Scott Brown's “Look, I drive a pickup truck—don't look at my record!” posturing.Brown, who managed to get elected to Ted Kennedy' ...
  • Facing the Climate Gap: How Low-Income Communi ...
    Editor's Note: This is the introduction to a week-long series of profiles from some of California's most hard-pressed communities who are turning the tide on climate change with community-based organizations. Read the first profile here and the entire series here.On September 30, 2012, Califor ...

Threat Level

  • State-Sponsored Malware ‘Flame’ Has Smaller, M ...
    Researchers have uncovered new nation-state espionage malware with ties to two previous espionage tools known as Flame and Gauss, and that appears to be a "high-precision, surgical attack tool" targeting victims in Lebanon, Iran and elsewhere.
  • Task Force Tells DHS to Offer ‘Cool’ Cybersecu ...
    In order to attract the highly skilled and qualified cybersecurity workers the Department of Homeland Security needs to fulfill its mission of protecting government computer systems and overseeing the security of critical infrastructure systems, DHS has to reserve its coolest ...
  • WikiLeaks Goes Behind Paywall, Anonymous Cries ...
    Secret-spilling site WikiLeaks has moved millions of documents behind a paywall, prompting blowback from elements of an underground ally, the hacking group Anonymous, including one well-known member to conclude that it “cannot support anymore what WikiLeaks has become.” Upon clicking ...
  • New Election System Promises to Help Catch Vot ...
    A new election system being used in next month's presidential elections in Florida promises to give election officials the ability to independently and swiftly audit the performance of their optical-scan voting machines.
  • Judge Says Fair Use Protects Universities in B ...
    A federal judge on Wednesday said universities had a fair-use defense to charges of copyright infringement when they systematically pooled millions of books they had digitized without permission from rights holders.

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 ...
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    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

  • On the Border Salmonella Virchow Outbreak Hits 77
    Clark County Public Health Washington in Vancouver today lifted the closure order for On the Border restaurant, located at 1505 SE 164th Ave. in Vancouver. The restaurant was closed on... Continue Reading
  • Gage Lefevers dies and 20 others sickened by E ...
    The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said Sunday that the E. coli investigation now includes 21 cases, including one death.  The investigation includes seven adults and 14... Continue Reading
  • Salmonella Bredeney Found in Sunland Peanut Bu ...
    The FDA announced today that, on October 12, Sunland Inc. expanded its ongoing recall to include raw and roasted shelled and in-shell peanuts sold in quantities from 2 ounces to... Continue Reading
  • Get a free subscription to Marler Blog and get ...
    Why Occupy Food Safety? If you read my blog often, you probably do not even have to ask that question.  Foodborne illness is not a new concern.  Consumers, Government and... Continue Reading
  • If it’s Saturday, it must be Salmonella!
    Salmonella has been busy the last several weeks – mangoes, cantaloupe, peanut butter and a Mexican restaurant in Vancouver Washington.  Here are some more Salmonella outbreaks and recalls that hit... Continue Reading

AutoblogGreen

  • First Drive: 2014 Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid
    Filed under: Hybrid, Sedan, Honda, First DrivesThe Accord Gets Friendly With A Volt-esque Powertrain After 30 years, Honda is trying to teach the old Accord new tricks, and they're of the plug-in variety. We've been teased by various prototypes at auto shows and in spy shots, but Honda ...
  • Teased: Toyota bugs out, previews Smart INSECT ...
    Filed under: Concept Cars, Technology, Hatchback, Toyota, Electric Like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly, the Toyota COMS electric vehicle is becoming the Smart INSECT. Unrelated to Daimler's Smart brand, the INSECT (yes, it's an acronym, one that stands for "Information Network Social ...
  • Report: 'King of Lemon Laws' lawyer successful ...
    Filed under: Hybrid, Fisker, Electric, Luxury Vince Megna certainly has a way with words. In one five-and-a-half minute video, he calls the Fisker Karma a "modern-day Ford electric Pinto." He also says, "This is a beautiful car. It's just too bad it catches on fire." Would we expect anything ...
  • Report: Toyota kills plans for widespread iQ E ...
    Filed under: Hatchback, Toyota, Electric 2012 was supposed to be the year the all-electric version of the Toyota/Scion iQ made a splash. Instead, it appears that while it remains technically true that the iQ EV will launch this year, it will be a much, much smaller splash than previously anti ...
  • Official: Renault donates all-electric Popemob ...
    Filed under: Minivan/Van, Etc., Europe, Renault, Electric Popes know how to travel in style, as the long list of iconic Popemobiles can attest to. In recent years, His Holiness Benedict XVI - aka the "Green Pope" - has been trying to clean up those bubbly vehicles with alternative powertrains ...

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!

  • Workers Fight for Justice, From Wal-Mart to Ch ...
    By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan The great recession of 2008, this global economic meltdown, has wiped out the life savings of so many people and created a looming threat of chronic unemployment for millions. This is happening while corporate coffers are brimming with historically high l ...
  • Expanding the Debate: Upcoming Democracy Now! ...
    In the coming weeks, Democracy Now! will air a number of special programs leading up to the November 6 election. Mark your calendars. All shows will be broadcast by Free Speech TV & Link TV and livestreamed at DemocracyNow.org. Urge your local TV and radio stations to air the broadcasts. ...
  • Expand the Debate: This Is What Democracy Soun ...
    By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan DENVER—A few miles south of the campus arena in the Mile High City where Barack Obama and Mitt Romney met in their first debate, Democracy Now! news hour broke the sound barrier by expanding their gated debate to include two third-party presidential can ...
  • Colorado Springs Independent Profiles Amy Goodman
    During the Election 2012 Silenced Majority 100-city tour, Colorado Springs Independent profiles Amy Goodman in Independent Streak It’s difficult for Amy Goodman to carve out time for an interview. On Monday, Goodman and company pulled into Blacksburg, Va., site of a Democracy No ...
  • Expanding the Debate - Watch Democracy Now's F ...
    As President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney squared off in their first debate, Democracy Now! produced a three-hour special, Expanding the Debate. We aired the Obama/Romney debate and paused after questions to include responses from two presidential contenders who were shut out ...

Suzie-Q

  • Joe Biden/Paul Ryan Vice Presidential Debate ( ...
    Addicting Info October 11, 2012 By Matthew Desmond Here’s the transcript, via the New York Times: MARTHA RADDATZ: Good evening, and welcome to the first and only vice presidential debate of 2012, sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates. I’m Martha Raddatz of ABC News, and I am honore ...
  • Mitt Romney Isn’t Telling the Truth &#82 ...
    Published on Oct  5, 2012 by     BarackObamadotcom Mitt Romney didn’t tell the truth about his tax plan, his plan for Americans with pre-existing conditions, his Medicare plan, nor the President’s Medicare plan. Why would Romney not tell the truth about what he’d do as Presiden ...
  • FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE TONIGHT – 10/3 ...
    FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE TONIGHT. You can follow along tonight on these channels: barackobama.com/debate  will be livestreaming debate coverage and host a special message from the Vice President directly after the debates. @TruthTeam2012 will be livetweeting and factchecking the debates as they ...
  • Zinger…
  • Debate Livestream – October 3rd, 2012
    Debate tonight-  October 3rd, 2012 Debate livestream will be here:   www.barackobama.com/debate

Solari

  • Major Lazer – Get Free
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  • Vote for the Dinner Party!
    Is this the year that the food movement finally enters politics? By Michael Pollan One of the more interesting things we will learn on Nov. 6 is whether or not there is a “food movement” in America worthy of the name — that is, an organized force in our politics capable of demanding change [...]
  • Is Legal Tender Next?
    From The Sun It’s going to be illuminating to see whether the government appeals the big ruling on judges’ pay that was handed down last week at Washington. The case is called Beer v. United States. The Sun has written about it here and the editor of the Sun here. The plaintiffs are Judge Peter ...
  • Educational Visionary, John Taylor Gatto
    [CAF Note: If you want to understand the US education system, read and listen to John Taylor Gatto. If you want to support a REALLY worthy cause and support one of the people who has done a tremendous amount to protect American children, contribute to the fundraising effort for John Taylor Gatt ...
  • MacTribe Profile: The Solari Report
    Well, it’s time to let go of all your preconceived notions of what a financial professional will share with you. Welcome to The Solari Report, with its popular host and founder, Catherine Austin Fitts, and prepare to re-evaluate your relationship with modern financial reality. Catherine has a u ...

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

  • Why does the US government seek a hotter confl ...
    Summary:   The long-simmering trade conflicts with China have taken a turn for the worse. Romney’s foreign policy team contains some extreme hawks eager for some form of war with China.  DoD, desperate for threats to justify its existence, has fired a propaganda barrage at us about the cyb ...
  • Still good news: global temperatures remain st ...
    Summary:  Today we look at good news (rarely seen here), the stabilization of global temperatures. The long rise during the past two centuries, which produced many forecasts of imminent doom, has leveled off since the late 1990s — as shown by all the major temperature datasets.  It’s ...
  • Update to my prediction that Romney will win, ...
    Summary:  In February I predicted the outcome of the election:  President Romney will prove an effective President, reshaping America for his key supporters, 17 April 2012. Here’s an update. The polls show a tight race (see Nate Silver’s blog at the New York Times). With so few undec ...
  • Question time on the FM website. Post your qu ...
    Summary: It’s time again for question time — “ask the mineshaft”. In the comments post your questions about geopolitics — and post your answers to other people’s questions.  This is a community exercise, from the German “Gemeinschaft” (see Wikipedi ...
  • Ed Dolan talks to us about modern monetary the ...
    Summary: Next in a series about economics and the global government debt crisis, Ed Dolan talks to us about modern monetary theory. How does it differ from mainstream economics? And he has a few words to say about the Austrian school.  This was lifted from the comments of yesterday’s post. ...

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

  • Foreign Policy Puzzles of the Vice Presidentia ...
    Although likely U.S. voters are evenly split between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney, nearly all Americans agree that foreign policy issues are not important in this election. The latest poll found that only 6 percent think “foreign policy and the Middle East” is the most importa ...
  • Top of the Morning: EU Wins Nobel Peace Prize; ...
    Top stories from DAWNS Digest. And the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize Goes To….The European Union A rather surprising choice. “The EU is currently negotiating with the Nobel committee for both Mr. Barroso and EU President Herman Van Rompuy to go to the Nobel prize ceremony later this year, accordi ...
  • Election’s Outcome is Huge News for Georgian D ...
    On October 1, Georgia held parliamentary elections that were sure to be a victory for President Mikheil Saakashvili’s United National Movement party. Except they weren’t. In fact, challenger Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Georgian Dream coalition—“a group of progressive opposition forces in the Republic ...
  • Top of the Morning: Going Rate for Child Soldi ...
    Top stories from DAWNS Digest. UK Government Backed DfID Restoration of Aid to Rwanda The controversial decision by outgoing international development secretary Andrew Mitchell to grant £16 million in aid to Rwanda had the backing of both the office of the Prime Minister and the Foreign Office. ...
  • Korean Missile Envy
    The 800 kilometer range arc for missiles from Seoul. Credit: Al Jazzera The United States and it close ally, the Republic of Korea (ROK), have just scored an “own goal” by agreeing to allow ROK development of longer-range ballistic missiles – a move that will set back international efforts t ...

TAPPED - The American Prospect

  • True the Vote's True Agenda
    This is the second and final part of our series on True the Vote. Check out our earlier piece on just how effective the group will—or won't—be on election day.  In 2010, before most reporters had heard of True the Vote, the group put out a video introducing itself. As epic battle music plays, f ...
  • Mon, Oct. 15 Electoral Vote Predictor
    Obama Leads in Early Voting Early voting has started in over 40 states and 7 percent of the voters have already cast their ballots. These votes have broken strongly for President Obama, 59 percent to 31 percent, according to a new Ipsos poll. Both campaigns are urging their supporters to vote ...
  • Sat, Oct. 13 Electoral Vote Predictor
    Another Poll Shows Biden Won the Vice-Presidential Debate An Ipsos poll released yesterday gave Joe Biden a victory over Paul Ryan of 42 percent to 35 percent, with the rest undecided. Biden also won the CBS snap poll 50 percent to 31 percent but lost the CNN snap poll 44 percent to 48 percen ...
  • A Farewell to Arms, and the United States
    Hector Barajas   Deported veterans at Hector Barajas's safe house, which is opening in an event in Mexico today. Hector Barajas, a former paratrooper in the U.S. Army, lives in a two-bedroom apartment in Rosarito Beach, a seaside Mexican village 15 miles south of the border. Baraj ...
  • Laughing All the Way
    The most pressing question that Joe Biden faced, heading into Thursday night’s debate, was a tricky one: How do you handle an opponent who’s going to be lying his well-defined buttocks off for 90 minutes? The lack of a strategy for dealing with serial dishonesty had left President Obama dumbfou ...

Buzzflash

  • Five Adjectives That Scream "Don't Vote Republ ...
    PAUL BUCHHEIT FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT There are more than five, of course, and voting Democrat may not be much of an improvement, but attaching these adjectives to the comically contemptible GOP seems more than appropriate. Obstructionist In 2010 Mitch McConnell said: "The single most importa ...
  • Mitt Romney's Most Unexcellent Adventure
    WILL DURST FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT Mitt Romney has to be more relieved than an Iowa corn farmer in the middle of a thunderstorm to be back on home soil. Arms wide. Head back. Wet face. Smile. Podium steps. National Anthem. The American electorate may harbor an ambivalent attitude towards the ...
  • BuzzFlash Commentary Will Soon Be Posted on Tr ...
    MARK KARLIN, EDITOR OF BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT In a day or two, BuzzFlash Commentary (formerly known as the BuzzFlash blog) will move to the actual Truthout site. It is an exciting step in the continued integration of BuzzFlash into Truthout. Not only will there be the physical move of the site ( ...
  • We Wrecked Iraq, We Pulled Out, We Redeployed ...
    ROBERT C. KOEHLER FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT We wrecked Iraq, we pulled out, we redeployed in Anaheim. This ain't working, guys- I mean, firing rubber bullets into anguished crowds, siccing attack dogs on moms and children. I mean, inventing enemies, going to war, unleashing state-of-the-art fire ...
  • The Massive Voter Fraud of the GOP
    MARK KARLIN, EDITOR OF BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT Isn't it voter fraud to deny US citizens the right to vote? That is what the Republican Party is engaged in its campaign to place onerous requirements on the poor, infirm and destitute seniors, the homeless, students and others to vote. Politico recen ...

Glenn Greenwald - Salon

The BiPartisan Report

Sciencebase

  • Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2012
    UPDATE: And the Prize goes to… The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2012 to Robert J. Lefkowitz Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA and Brian K. Kobilka Stanford University School of Medi ...
  • Felix Baumgartner space dive
    UPDATE: Aborted. Disappointed. Frustrated. UPDATE: Seems like he’s got really bad wind and won’t be reaching for the edge of space just yet…they seem to have pulled the live feed from Youtube and from their own website, although countdown shows 43 mins at time of writing… ...
  • Nobel Prize in Physics 2012
    UPDATE: Serge Haroche, Collège de France and Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France and David J. Wineland, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and University of Colorado Boulder, CO, USA “for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of ...
  • 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
    The Nobel Prize recognizes two scientists who discovered that mature, specialised cells can be reprogrammed to become immature cells capable of developing into all tissues of the body. Their findings have revolutionised our understanding of how cells and organisms develop. John B. Gurdon discove ...
  • Don’t drink liquid nitrogen
    No matter how trendy it might seem, do not drink cocktails made with liquid nitrogen. BBC reports today that a teenager apparently had to have emergency surgery to remove her stomach after drinking a cocktail containing liquid nitrogen and suffering severe pain and breathlessness. Liquid nitroge ...

Common Dreams-Progressive Newswire

Common Dreams-Views

  • UN Warns of Looming Worldwide Food Crisis in 2013
    John Vidal World grain reserves are so dangerously low that severe weather in the United States or other food-exporting countries could trigger a major hunger crisis next year, the United Nations has warned.
  • Death By Ideology: Yes, Mitt, Lack of Insuranc ...
    Paul Krugman Mitt Romney doesn’t see dead people. But that’s only because he doesn’t want to see them; if he did, he’d have to acknowledge the ugly reality of what will happen if he and Paul Ryan get their way on hea ...
  • Moral Leadership: In a Presidential Debate, an ...
    George Lakoff As Nate Silver, NY Times polling expert put it, “Instant polls conducted after the debate are suggestive of something between a tie and a modest win for Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.”President Obama listens du ...
  • Five Ways Deregulation Is Ripping America Apart
    Paul Buchheit Conservatives believe that enriching individuals will eventually enrich society, and that government should not get in the way of the process. This is what happens as a result: (1) The tax loss from one scheming businessman ...
  • Sunrise and Sunset in Afghanistan
    David Smith-Ferri October 7, 2012, Kabul, Afghanistan. At 5:15 a.m., the main street outside the Afghan Peace Volunteer’s (APV) apartment is quiet, and the first weak rays of gray light filter down through dusty, polluted air. In the ...

Newshoggers - AfPak

Water Wars

  • Not Just for Kids: A clone's feelings are ...
    Rachel Cohn's first book in what promises to be a terrific series focuses on a teen clone made to serve the wealthy. But she is no unfeeling clone. Beta
  • Candidates target water issues
    —This is one in a series of articles. Oklahoma’s water wars are bound to get worse as tribes battle the state over ownership rights and rural residents fend off attempts to pump limited resources to urban areas.
  • Former governors offer critique of Florida&#39 ...
    The "Conversation with Florida Governors" was sponsored by the UF law school's Law Review as part of the Allen L. Poucher Legal Education Series.
  • Five Florida governors offer critique of state ...
    GAINESVILLE _ Five of Florida’s living former governors met at the University of Florida  Friday and offered up bi-partisan cautions about the future direction of the state.  The governors, Reubin Askew, Bob Graham, Bob Martinez, Buddy MacKay and Charlie Crist, lamented the loss of environmental ...
  • Pennies for preserves: How the Penny for Pasco ...
    By Lee Logan, Times Staff Writer Saturday, October 6, 2012 In north Pasco, an American green tree frog clings to vegetation Wednesday in Jumping Gully Preserve, a 598-acre tract of county-owned land that was purchased with Penny for Pasco money. SHADY HILLS — Keith Wiley stood on a berm in an ...

WordPress | Economics

Electronic Intifada

The Wonk Room

  • New Study Debunks Conservative Hysteria That H ...
    A new study published in the Pediatrics journal today confirms there is no evidence that girls who receive the HPV vaccine — which federal officials recommend should be administered to young women starting at the age of 11, in order to help lower their future risk of cervical cancer &#8212 ...
  • A Big Loophole Lets Wall Street Banks Write Of ...
    Following their roles in the housing collapse and financial crisis, some of Wall Street’s biggest banks faced fines from federal regulators reaching into the hundreds of millions of dollars. Now, a loophole in corporate tax law is allowing them — and other corporations that get penal ...
  • Gawker’s Violentacrez Expose And How ‘Buffy Th ...
    On Friday afternoon, Gawker published a long profile of a Reddit moderator who went by Violentacrez. A Texas programmer in real life, Violentacrez has helped shape Reddit’s norms, mentoring and writing documentation for moderators, scrubbing the site for patently illegal content, but also ...
  • Extreme Weather: A Mixed Bag For Dead Zones
    by Mindy Selman and Bob Diaz, via WRI Insights This year’s extreme weather events—a warm winter, even warmer summer, and a drought that covered nearly two-thirds of the continental United States—has certainly caused its fair share of damages. But despite the crop failures, water shortages, and h ...
  • Tea Party Leader In Mississippi Suggests ‘Our ...
    The President of the Central Mississippi Tea Party, a woman named Janis Lane, believes that women are too “mean, hateful” and “diabolical” to vote, and likely should not have been given the right. In an interview with the Jackson Free Press, Lane told the interviewer, &#8 ...
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