- Life is change and change is life
And here is proof: The Courant's parent company, Tribune, is backing away from maintaining this particular blog format -- Movable Type -- in favor of another blog platform, one that is unworkable here. Namely, the new format allows blog comments to go online unapproved, and -- I say th ...
- Maybe CEO salaries need a Buffett rule
"Peer benchmarking" helps move compensation for CEOs ever higher. Perhaps one of the high-dollar bosses should take a page from Warren Buffett, who in August suggested in a New York Times essay that the rich don't carry their weight in taxes. Meanwhile, Buffett, himself, has refined his earlier ...
- De-pinkifying breast cancer
There's a growing movement that seeks to turn the pink ribbon upside down. You can read more here. Flickr photo
- Why the occupation?
You can see more Mother Jones charts here. You can read about Hartford's budding Occupation here, with a planning meeting set for 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Bushnell Park, and again at 5 p.m.
- Cleansing after Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur starts at sundown on Friday and here's one man's take on it. Flickr photo
- Sunset of Terror War: Too Little, Too Late
In a pre-weekend address, general counsel to the Pentagon, Jeh Johnson, for the first time, uttered the sentiment that the “War on Terror,” which began on September 11, 2001, would, finally, be facing its long-awaited sunset.Contributor: D. Benjamin Satkowiak Published: Dec 03, 2012
- U.N. Palestinan Vote Argues for the Abolishmen ...
The New York Times reports that the United Nations has voted to elevate the Palestinian Authority on the West Bank to the status of non member observing state. Hot Air suggests that this is to the detriment of peace in the Middle East.Contributor: Mark Whittington Published: Nov 30, 2012
- Grover Norquist Anti-Tax Crusade is Slowly Ending
Grover Norquist, behind-the-scenes anti-tax puppeteer, is losing ground now that people know about him.Contributor: Andrew Riggio Published: Nov 20, 2012
- Blame Execs, Not Unions, for Hostess Closing
Hostess Brands closing should be blamed on poor and unethical decisions by execs.Contributor: Andrew Riggio Published: Nov 16, 2012
- Bobby Jindal's Criticism of GOP, Romney Signal ...
Bobby Jindal has sometimes been analogized as the Barack Obama of the Republican Party. A former Congressman and current second-term governor of Louisiana, the thin man of Indian heritage is outspoken and not afraid to buck trends.Contributor: Calvin Wolf Published: Nov 15, 2012
- New Microscopy Technique Gets Close Enough To ...
A one-atom-wide probe scans a molecule to get the view. For the first time, scientists have used an imaging technique that’s so precise that it’s possible to see the different lengths of individual atomic bonds. Using a method called non-contact atomic force microscopy, IBM researchers scanned ...
- Does Edible Deodorant Work?
One intrepid Popular Science editor eschews antiperspirant for a week to see if Deo candy really works. The makers of Deo Perfume Candy claim that if you eat a few of their pink lozenges, the odor compounds contained therein will travel through your body and start oozing out of your pores, giv ...
- Megapixels: A Dew-Covered Damselfly
Up close, the miniature "air tanks" that help the bugs stay underwater In the cool of the early morning, insects like this dew-covered blue damselfly move slowly, making it the perfect time to capture them on film. Ondrej Pakan, a photographer fascinated by insects--he describes them as inhabit ...
- Space-Tourism Company Is Selling Trips To The ...
So start saving now. On the heels of SpaceX's vision of a human colony on Mars, here's another idea for people who think of outer space the way the rest of us think of Hawaii: a space-tourism startup is selling trips to the moon at $750 million each. The company, known as Golden Spike, actuall ...
- How To Floss And Marry Your Way To Immortality ...
If only correlation were causation! Still, there's some fun info here. So we'll say this up front: a lot of the facts in this infographic, while true, aren't necessarily going to add years to your life--correlation and causation will see to that. (Are you going to live longer because you floss ...
- The Beast from the East is lurking
There is now growing consensus between most weather computer models that cold air from the east is likely to spread across Britain next week. If so, it will be the first time since March that high pressure has properly dominated our weather, and will end a long sequence of at times record brea ...
- 2012 on course to be in wettest top 10
Only two thirds of average rainfall needs to fall across the UK in December for 2012 to end up in the top ten wettest years on record, according to Met Office data which was first collated over a hundred years ago in 1910. Should this be the case, it would also mean that nearly half of the yea ...
- Cold to follow latest deluge
A welcome change to drier but colder weather is likely as we head through this week following heavy rainfall since Saturday night which is once again testing flood defences across the county. November is continuing a remarkable run of wet weather, becoming the 8th successive month where rainfa ...
- What's behind the 'coldest winter for 100 year ...
Those of us with a keen interest in the weather can't fail to have noticed yet another headline in the Express this weekend, claiming this winter would be the coldest in 100 years, which you can see here. Wherever I went this weekend, I've been stopped in the street by people asking me when the ...
- Antarctica sea ice & latest global temperatures
ANTARCTICA The record breaking Arctic sea ice minimum recorded this summer (based on satellite data) was well documented in the media and on this blog. Conversely, at the other end of the world, little mention was made of the Antarctica ice extent which approached a record high in September, a ...
- Why (They Say) Somali Piracy is Falling
...or so they say. Given my nationality, I have been particularly interested in this issue. Providing between one-fifth to one-fourth of all seafarers depending on your source, the Philippines has been particularly hard-hit by Somali piracy since its seafarers literally have a 1-in-5 to 1- ...
- Ramchandra Guha on Why London Outdoes NY
With all due respect to our readers from the Big Apple, I still hold that London is the world's capital for reasons both fair and foul. Quantitatively speaking, you can cite trading volumes in various financial markets to argue that London truly deserves the title of "the world's financial capit ...
- Will Remittances Outstrip FDI to LDCs?
In an older post, I reiterated the argument that if rich countries were truly interested in promoting world development, then they would allow more persons from poor countries to work there. As we all know, however, significantly increased liberalization of migration is not likely because of the ...
- Gadgets Make the World Go Round: 15 Yrs of ITA
During these dark days of Doha Round deadlock, good news from the WTO is hard to come by. But, even your ever-pessimistic correspondent has managed to fetch--wait for it--reasonably good news involving the WTO. Although many people do not know of it, the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) si ...
- Sooper Franc KO's Calvinist Global HQ in Geneva
John Calvin before the Geneva Council, 1549On the Sabbath day, I guess it's time for another weekend feature. For, after a long while, we have another instalment of religious political economy ("RPE"). John Calvin should be exceedingly well-known to students of social science as Max Weber's Exhi ...
- Show This To Anyone That Believes That Taxes A ...
Every year average Americans pay dozens of different types of taxes, and yet many of our politicians are very open about the fact that they want to raise rates even higher and invent even more ways to bleed us all dry. Someday historians will look back and be absolutely amazed at how stupid we ...
- From Good Jobs To Bad Jobs To No Jobs – ...
There was a time in America when virtually anyone that wanted a job could go out and get one and the United States boasted the largest and most prosperous middle class in the history of the world. Sadly, those days are long gone. Back in 1969, 95 percent of all men between the ages of [...]
- The Coming Derivatives Panic That Will Destroy ...
When financial markets in the United States crash, so does the U.S. economy. Just remember what happened back in 2008. The financial markets crashed, the credit markets froze up, and suddenly the economy went into cardiac arrest. Well, there are very few things that could cause the financial ...
- Lock Your Doors And Prepare To Defend Your Family
Do you think that is an alarmist headline? Well, I am not the one saying this. Law enforcement authorities all over the country are telling citizens that they can no longer deal with all the crime and that people need to lock their doors and prepare to defend their families. Just recently, th ...
- Wake Up! 11 Facts That Show That Europe Is Hea ...
Europe is not just heading into another recession. The truth is that Europe is heading into a full-blown depression. The economy of the EU is actually larger than the U.S. economy, and we are watching it melt down right in front of our eyes. Things just continue to get worse in Europe, and ye ...
- Italian scientists take first DNA image
Italian researchers expect to observe individual DNA molecules through a silicon pillars technique performed to observe the seven wires of the chain. Previously, the interpretation of the images required very complex mathematical calculations. Scientists at the University of Genoa have taken dir ...
- Doomsday Prepper raided by police, FBI, SWAT a ...
A “doomsday prepper” in a rural area of Maryland became a target for police and the FBI after he told an undercover cop that he was “very irritated” about Barack Obama’s re-election, sparking an investigation that eventually led to 46-year-old Terry Porter being thr ...
- UK Churches to hold gay weddings as Cameron un ...
Gay weddings will be held in churches under radical plans to be unveiled by David Cameron, it emerged today. The Prime Minister is to defy opposition from more than 100 Tory backbenchers to back religious groups hosting same-sex weddings. He will stop short of forcing groups which are against th ...
- US Senate approves Magnitsky Act, ties it to C ...
The US Senate has passed by an overwhelming majority a new bill normalizing trading relations with the Russian Federation, while at the same time criticizing its former adversary’s human rights record. In response, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia would take similar, reci ...
- Tsunami hits Japan after Massive 7.3 Earthquake
A one-meter tsunami wave has hit Japan following a strong earthquake measuring 7.3 that struck off the northeast coast, Japanese media say. The wave hit the city of Ishinomaki at 6:00 p.m. local time (0900 GMT) on Friday, the same area which was badly hit by the devastating quake and tsunami tha ...
- Who is the victim here?
The arrogant, entitled prince of a wealthy, influential monarchical religious institution which considers itself, and is treated, as above the laws of the land or The damaged, impoverished, abandoned child victims of serial rapists, whose suffering has been dismissed and whose pleas for help hav ...
- Why did you make us wait so long?
The sheer joy of Monday’s announcement of a national Royal Commission into child sexual abuse in religious and other institutions in Australia was not the only emotion bringing victims to tears this week. There was sadness at years of unnecessary suffering by victims who had begged and beg ...
- Australian Prime Minister Announces National R ...
I woke up today with no expectation that by late afternoon I would achieve an almost impossible dream. But finally victims of child sexual abuse throughout Australia are to be given a voice, to be given a chance of justice, to be able to use our painful experiences to prevent other children havi ...
- 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
- 2012-12-07 Ecuador's President Correa wins fre ...
Controversy erupted earlier this week after the journalism department of Argentina's National University of La Plata awarded Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa the Rodolfo Walsh Prize for freedom of expression. Proponents of media freedom have harshly criticized Correa for his treatment of the E ...
- 2012-12-05 Assange to meet with French Left Pa ...
AFP news agency has reported that Julian Assange will meet this Thursday in London with French politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon, co-Chairman of France's Left Party (PG). A press conference will be held at Ecuador's London embassy after the meeting. Promoting what he calls a "citizens' revolution," ...
- 2012-12-05 WikiLeaks documentary to premiere a ...
A new WikiLeaks documentary is scheduled to premiere at the Sundance film festival early next year. Directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side), We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks will screen at the Salt Lake City, Utah festival which takes place January 17-27, ...
- 2012-12-05 Julian Assange Presentation to EU P ...
Julian Assange was asked to present at the European Parliament S&D party seminar on Corruption in member states of the European Union. Bivol made a presentation in this seminar entitled Government Level Corruption and Ties to Organized Crime. Julian Assange spoke as part of this presentati ...
- 2012-12-01 Former PM Condemns Australia for Ab ...
In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with WL Central, former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser has accused the current Gillard government of acting as though Julian Assange "doesn't exist, that he's not an Australian citizen." Mr Fraser slams the existing relationship between Australia a ...
- Wild Utah Project needs your help!
HERE’S WHY: Wild Utah Project is raising awareness and funds for their ongoing sage-grouse campaign because sage-grouse numbers have been diminishing West-wide for years. They have just gone live with their first video, Dance for Survival: Protecting the Sage-Grouse and a fundraising chall ...
- Sea Shepherd sheds some light on the recent Sh ...
Posted by Marcel Evans on October 17, 2012 in Science News In the past week The Costa Rica Star has published on the shark finning ban that was signed by Laura Chinchilla in the presence of Sir Richard Branson, near Manuel Antonio National Park. Sea Shepherd is not buying it. This is simply smok ...
- 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 ...
- Codex Alimentarius... An Introduction to Soft ...
The world as we once knew it is gone. The rosy cheeked children, bursting with energy, that once climbed trees and got up to mischief, are extinct. The people are still here, but they are pale, lethargic and slowly dying... ~ Daisy Luther read more
- Alert... Get Ready For America’s Next ‘Educati ...
“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste,” has become a popular mantra of the ruling class. Of course, these are not the people who usually experience the brunt of a crisis... ~ Jeff Bryant read more
- The Way Out of ObamaNation is the Collapse of ...
If we are to regain our freedom as sovereign nations, our search for the answers must take us beyond Barack Hussein Obama... ~ Judi McLeod - Video read more
- Obama... 'Give Me Dictatorial Powers or I’ll T ...
Well… well. Obama has finally begun his 'now-open for all to see and hear demands for a dictatorship' over the [former] United States of America. A few days ago, Dictator-in-Chief Barack Hussein Obama laid out his demands to Congress for not yet pushing the current USSA (aka “Amerika”) and i ...
- Doctor Says... Genetically Modified Wheat a “P ...
Many of us are shunning wheat for lots of reasons, but we usually cite gluten as the culprit. Cardiologist and author Dr. William Davis, however, says it’s not gluten that makes modern wheat a “perfect, chronic poison.” It’s the fact that genetically modified wheat has become the wheat we kn ...
- National Nurses United, UFAA Spearhead Drive t ...
Webster G. Tarpley on the Jeff Rense Program rense.com December 5, 2012 [download audio]
- Tarpley on Abby Martin’s ‘Breaking ...
Webster G. Tarpley, Ph.D.
- 1% Wall Street Sales Tax Solution to Stablize ...
Webster G. Tarpley, Ph.D. PressTV December 4, 2012 In the midst of the current haggling over the US federal budget, the main fact is being ignored: the fiscal shortfall of the US government over decades is largely due to Wall Street’s rigging of the tax code so that the main money center banks p ...
- To Win New York Fast Food Workers’ Strike, Exp ...
Webster G. Tarpley, Ph.D. TARPLEY.net December 3, 2012 UFAA POLITICAL STRIKE SUPPORT The United Front Against Austerity strongly supports the strike for better wages and collective bargaining rights by New York City fast food workers employed by Burger King, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, and other rest ...
- Draft UFAA Farm Program: Restore the American ...
Webster G. Tarpley, Ph.D. TARPLEY.net December 2, 2012 Stop all farm foreclosures with a modernized version of the Frasier-Lemke Act. Debt moratorium for insolvent farmers for the duration of the world economic depression. Nationalize the Federal Reserve to provide 0% long-term federal credit fo ...
- Foods For Barter
Many of us know that grocery stores operate on ‘just in time’ inventory management… meaning that there is basically no back room storage… everything they have is on the shelves and is replaced with deliveries to restock ‘just in time’ while taking advantage of ...
- A SuperBug Named CRE
Ever heard of ‘CRE’? Well by the sound of it, you may be hearing more about it in your future. What is it? Just an extremely deadly strain of bacteria that is entirely immune to all antibiotics on earth… The bacteria, known as Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE, ar ...
- ‘Black Marble’ High Resolution Nig ...
NASA has just released an incredible series (named ‘Black Marble’) of high resolution satellite images of earth at night. From a survival preparedness standpoint, population density is a major concern and risk factor when considering the consequences of natural or man made disaster. ...
- DHS Training For Zombie Apocalypse
The following video is the actual footage of a DHS seminar in which it was demonstrated how to deal with a real life Zombie Apocalypse. U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) today released an oversight report, “Safety at Any Price: Assessing the Impact of Homeland Security Spending in U.S. Cities ...
- Build Up To WW3
The physical ‘hot war’ is imminent. Where? Probably Iran – spreading further. Iran may not be a world power, but they could be the power to rapidly escalate the World War 3 machine into overdrive. There is so much going on right now… North Korea is ready to launch a inter ...
- LinkedIn Launches An Incubator To Turn Employe ...
Any employee with an idea can get up to three months to develop their own project, so long as it's good for LinkedIn. LinkedIn has launched [in]cubator, a program that allows any company employee with an idea to organize a team and pitch their project to executive staff once a quarter. Tho ...
- Greek Busts, Reskinned For The Digital Age
The artist Jon Rafman updates the bust for the Internet era. "An Internet year is like the span of 10 generations," the artist Jon Rafman explains. It’s sort of like dog years, some strange experiential kink that has to do not only with just how much media we see now every day--and, ...
- 11 Portraits Of Life As A Post-Playboy Bunny
Photographer Robyn Twomey attended a Playboy reunion in Las Vegas, where she invited dozens of former bunnies to sit for portraits. With the advent of the Internet--and the myriad sub-genres and viewing options that come with it--reading Playboy is a bit of an anachronism. But at one time, ...
- Fierce Soccer Rivalry Inspires Much Slagging O ...
In the latest ad in ESPN’s "It’s Not Crazy, It’s Sports" series, hardcore fans of opposing soccer teams imagine life if the cleat was on the other foot. Previously, ESPN demonstrated the furthermost extent of its audience’s rabid fandom by showing the cursed life of ...
- The Humane Society Makes A Star Of Billy—Whose ...
Meet Billy. He’s going to make you cry (and, maybe, give). For the past few days, a video has been circulating around the web, one that served, simultaneously, as a testament to humanity’s particular knack for unspeakable, pointless cruelty and its capacity for kindness. The vi ...
- Maghreb Monthly Edition on Jadaliyya (November ...
[This is a monthly archive of pieces written by Jadaliyya contributors and editors on the Maghreb. It also includes material published on other platforms that editors deemed pertinent to post as they provide diverse depictions of Maghreb-related topics. The pieces reflect the level of critical a ...
- “Beirut Photographer”: An Ode to Memory
What does it mean to bear witness to events? What responsibility does the act of witnessing carry? These are the central questions evoked by George Azar and Mariam Shahin’s documentary film “Beirut Photographer.” Released on Al Jazeera English in part to remember the thirtieth anniversary of the ...
- Signs of New Feminism? Promises of Morocco's F ...
The absence of established figures from feminist organizations is one of the most striking features of the 20 February movement in Morocco. Nevertheless, the movement shows modes of engagement with feminism, such as the call for gender equality and a practice of parity, which suggest that femini ...
- O.I.L. Monthly Edition on Jadaliyya (November ...
[This is a monthly archive of pieces written by Jadaliyya contributors and editors on the Occupations, Interventions,and Law (O.I.L.) Page. It also includes material published on other platforms that editors deemed pertinent to post as they provide diverse depictions of O.I.L.-related topics. Th ...
- Maghreb Media Roundup (December 6)
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on the Maghreb and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Maghreb Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup to maghreb@jadaliyya.c ...
- Analysis: Hollywood sees licensing cash cow in ...
Reuters: Analysis: Hollywood sees licensing cash cow in Disney-Netflix deal — (Reuters) - Cha-ching! — That's the sound ringing in the ears of Hollywood studio executives after Walt Disney Co landed a rich deal with Netflix to stream its movies to television. ...
- The Tweet-Like News Flash That Announced Pearl ...
Megan Garber / The Atlantic Online: The Tweet-Like News Flash That Announced Pearl Harbor — On this day 71 years ago, the United States experienced a day that would live in infamy. In the news flash above, the Associated Press made its first, terse announcement of the Pe ...
- Cleveland Plain Dealer union gets new deal tha ...
Julie Moos / Poynter: Cleveland Plain Dealer union gets new deal that protects staff from future layoffs, raises pay 8% — The Cleveland Plain Dealer has reached a new, tentative six-year agreement with the Guild's bargaining committee. The new agreement offers some prote ...
- Some Second Thoughts and Reader Feedback About ...
Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal: Some Second Thoughts and Reader Feedback About the Middle East and Social Media — When I wrote last Wednesday about The Times's Jerusalem bureau chief, Jodi Rudoren, and criticism of her social media use, many readers - and some ...
- 2Day FM: Australia's shock-jock station with h ...
Guardian: 2Day FM: Australia's shock-jock station with history of backfiring stunts — One DJ previously reprimanded for making teen girl admit she was raped, and calling a female journalist a ‘fat slag’ — The Sydney radio station that made a hoax ...
- Sonia Gandhi says there's been no progres ...
Tweet Surat, Dec.7 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday accused Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP-led government of failing to meet the aspirations of the people of the state. While Modi had earlier described the Congress Party as a burden on India and its people, ...
- Airbus sold 186 aircraft in November
PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus confirmed on Friday it had sold 186 aircraft in November, putting it on the verge of meeting its goal for the full year but failing to close a gap with rival Boeing . Between January and November, Airbus sold 646 aircraft, or a net total of...
- Messi better than Ronaldo but Neymar will ...
The Selecao legend is certain that the Argentine magician is currently the world's finest player, but believes his countryman will one day reach an even higher level By Chris Kvesa More...
- Samsung Galaxy S III to get Galaxy Note I ...
Galaxy S III owners, are you ready for new smartphone features? Samsung (005930) announced on its Samsung Tomorrow blog that the Galaxy S III will be getting a special “Premium Suite”...
- Gazprom starts building Europe-bound pipe ...
ANAPA, Russia - Russian gas company Gazprom has formally started construction of a major pipeline that will deliver Russian gas to a large part of Europe. The South Stream pipeline will connect Russia's Black Sea coast with the Balkans, Austria and Italy, carrying up to 63 billion cubic mete ...
- Now it's 4D film: The high-tech cinemas which ...
Hollywood is converting blockbuster films into 4-D because cinemagoers are shunning pricey multi-dimensional 3-D versionsBut the experience has left some fans feeling sick, damp and pummeled after watching movies like Kung Fu Panda 2 and the latest ...... Submitted by Anna Smith to Science & ...
- 10 Best British Open Performances
Rory McIlroy's Tiger-esque performance at Congressional has many golf fans wondering what the 22-year-old has in store for Royal St. George's, one of the most difficult courses in the Open Championship rotation. Past winners Walter Hagen, Sandy Lyle and.. Submitted by Anna Smith to World ...
- Tiny snails survive digestion by birds
Snails are able to survive intact after being eaten by birds, according to scientists.Japanese white-eyes on the island of Hahajima, Japan feast on tiny land snails. Submitted by Anna Smith to Animals | Note-it! | Add a Comment
- 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 ...
- 12/6/12 - The first medical marijuana dispensa ...
medicalmarijuana.procon.org - The first medical marijuana dispensaries in Arizona and New Jersey opened on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. Both states passed medical marijuana in 2010.
- 12/5/12 - ProCon.org Student Video Contest
www.procon.org - - ProCon.org Student Video Contest – The early entry deadline was Dec. 1, and Mark from Oregon won the $100 Amazon.com gift card. Congratulations! The final deadline for video entries is Sunday Dec. 16. See what has been submitted so far.
- 12/3/12 - UPDATED: State Laws on Physician-Ass ...
euthanasia.procon.org - UPDATED: State Laws on Physician-Assisted Suicide - Montana, Oregon, and Washington have legalized physician-assisted suicide, but 47 states consider it illegal. Read each state’s laws including program information for the legal states and typ ...
- 11/29/12 - International Comparison of Felon V ...
felonvoting.procon.org - International Comparison of Felon Voting Laws - In the US, felons in prison are prevented from voting in every state except Maine and Vermont, but in many other countries felons in prison are free to vote. View our chart on felon disenfranchisement laws in 45 different c ...
- 11/20/12 - NEW ProCon.org Website! – Should ta ...
tablets-textbooks.procon.org – NEW ProCon.org Website! – Should tablets replace textbooks in K-12 schools? – Publishing for the K-12 school market is an $8 billion industry and tablets are a $35 billion industry in the United States. As tablets have become more prevalent, a new debate has formed ...
- Verbs, nouns, grammar
Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch Constance Hale I wanted really to understand the relationship between nouns and verbs. Another question that I had: Why do linguists look so scathingly at grammarians? And why do grammarians look so scathingly at the history of English? Why is there a divide? And why is t ...
- V. Bush
Vannevar Bush This has not been a scientist’s war; it has been a war in which all have had a part. The scientists, burying their old professional competition in the demand of a common cause, have shared greatly and learned much. It has been exhilarating to work in effective partnership. No ...
- 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 ...
- Medicine gets personal
In 2005, the Royal Society’s report Personalised Medicines: hopes and realities looked at the potential and limitations of pharmacogenetics, the use of genetics to predict an individual’s response to a drug. The report came at a time when the Department of Health was entertaining the idea of imp ...
- Learning from the next generation
Members of the Royal Society’s Vision Committee went back to school yesterday to meet with pupils from the Paddington Academy. In a session full of lively debate, pupils challenged the Committee on a wide variety of issues to do with science and science education. Among the major concerns they d ...
- Valuing Natural Capital at the Royal Society
Last week’s PolicyLab saw the launch of the government mandated Natural Capital Committee (NCC). The committee was established earlier this year and has been tasked with advising government on when, where and how the UK’s natural resources are being used unsustainably; how action to protect and ...
- Shovels at the ready – more capital cash for s ...
Paul Nurse welcomed the Chancellor’s £600 million investment in science this lunchtime, saying that the money ‘will hopefully help ensure that our world leading scientists have world leading facilities with which to work’. The Society has become accustomed over the past two years to thanking the ...
- Elon Musk on the Future of Energy and Transport
“Dumping garbage in the atmosphere and no one is paying for the garbage collection” is how ex-physicist-turned-serial-entrepreneur Elon Musk described current public attitudes towards carbon dioxide emissions in an electrifying talk at the Sheldonian in Oxford. Elon Musk is best known for co-fou ...
- Now, hairbrush that reads your mind
WASHINGTON - Who says hairbrush can only be used to comb locks? Scientists have made a hairbrush like device that would be able to monitor mental activity. One of the main techniques for measuring and monitoring mental activity, called functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), can often b ...
- Man U?s bemused Fergie tells shifty Roo to res ...
LONDON - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has told key striker Wayne Rooney that he must respect the club and its traditions if he wants to stay on. Commenting on reports that suggest that the star player wants to leave Manchester United for another club - either Manchester City or ...
- Google Street Viewers spot ?God? floating over ...
SYDNEY - Google Street View has spotted a god-like figure floating midair above a lake in Quarten, Switzerland. Although the image, discovered by the Gawker blog, is apparently the result of some sort of light distortion or lens flare, blogger Max Read has questioned whether it might have more ...
- Dogs reduce stress in autistic children: Study
WASHINGTON - Dogs-apart from being man’s best friend-have a special role to play in the lives of children with special needs. A new study by the Universite de Montreal has suggested that specifically trained service dogs can help reduce the anxiety and enhance the socialization skills of ...
- How sex hormones influence right heart function
WASHINGTON - A new study has revealed human sex hormones influence the structure and function of the right ventricle (RV) of the heart. The researchers found that in women receiving hormone therapy, higher estrogen levels were associated with higher RV ejection fraction and lower RV end-systol ...
- Interview with Hanadi Assoud
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- Stop Smart Meters Australia - Part 1
Today's show features an interview with a representative of Stop Smart Meters Australia, an organisation which is opposing the introduction of electricity smart meters which are currently being rolled out in homes throughout Victoria. From the petition: Victorian Citizens are being forced to ...
- Chris Emery on recent film projects - Part 1
The Crew of Free Mind Films, creators of "A Noble Lie". Clockwise from left: Austin Green, Holland Vandennieuwenhof, Chris Emery and James Lane. My guest in the 2nd hour of today's show is Chris Emery, co-producer of the award winning documentary "A Noble Lie", which exposes the US government' ...
- Halloween Special with Josh Jackson - Part 2
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- Halloween Special with Josh Jackson - Part 1
In tonight's show we bring you a menagerie of weirdness as we plough through the many bizarre themes which dominate the news on this Halloween night. We look at recent developments in the Julian Assange case, with a Parliamentary Briefing on the case now in progress. In the 2nd hour am joine ...
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- Biden: Tax Rates for Top Earners Have to Rise, ...
At a lunch meeting today, VP Biden said that while the Obama administration is firm that tax rates for those in the upper bracket must go up, how high that rate goes is “negotiable.” From Buzzfeed: ‘There are two irreducible minimum requirements for us,’ Biden said at a lunch with Americans who ...
- Queer Talk: BREAKING SCOTUS Will Hear DOMA and ...
From American Foundation for Equal Rights: Today, the United States Supreme Court issued an order granting review in Hollingsworth v. Perry (formerly Perry v. Brown), the federal constitutional challenge to California’s Proposition 8. Enacted in November 2008, Proposition 8 eliminated the fundam ...
- Theatre of the ‘Grim’ and ‘Absurd’: NOAA’s Arc ...
The “grim” grade to NOAA’s Arctic Report is given by Julia Whitty, writing at Mother Jones. You can see the NOAA report here. From Mother Jones: (emphasis added) NOAA published its seventh annual Arctic Report Card this week and though they didn’t hand out a grade as they have in the past it mig ...
- Queer Talk: White House Still Says ‘No” to END ...
The Washington Blade questioned WH Press Secretary Jay Carney about an idea that’s been around since the beginning of Obama’s first term: how about an executive order that would ban federal contractors from employment discriminating against LGBTs? Under questioning from the Washington Blade, Car ...
- Queer Talk: Notre Dame Allows First LGBT Stude ...
As reported by WSBT: Gay Notre Dame students are celebrating a landmark announcement, that the Catholic university is expanding support programs, and creating an official organization to make students from all walks of life feel more welcome. ‘We want every student on this campus to feel welcome ...
- Muslim Persecution of Christians: October, 2012
These reports of the persecution of Christians by Muslims around the world during the month of October include (but are not limited to) the following accounts, listed by form of persecution, and by country, in alphabetical order—not according to severity
- Egypt: Morsi Engineering a Train Wreck
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi fled the presidential palace in Cairo and returned, in the face of huge opposition to his attempt to turn his country into an Islamist state, but he is not out of the picture -- not by a long shot. Yes, some police
- Britain's NHS: Not So Healthy
Ramadan TV, a platform for Islamist hate-preachers, refers to NHS North East London & The City as one of its sponsors[1]. In response to a Freedom of Information request, it has emerged that the NHS funded the television channel to the tune of £3,200[2].
- Palestinians: What The UN Brought
Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders say they are already preparing for the next war with Israel. They say that their groups still have many rockets that will be used against Israel in the future. As one Hamas official put it, "In the next war with Israel,
- Slaughtering America's Golden Goose
If America opens its borders without restrictions, more than half the world's population will come here. It is America's capitalist system that is still a dream come true to many who are happy to leave their stagnant, dysfunctional economies, burdened
- ViseGrips and Job Numbers
We’ll get to the Japan quake after the break, but first, in keeping with our mission statement, let’s begin with economic data: After setting aside my ViseGrips, which I used to pinch myself with regularly as I tried to pretend … Continue reading →
- Coping: With Friday at the WuJo
I will try to keep it short this morning, but I have so many interesting reader stories to pass along, I can hardly keep it all straight. But I wanted to mention that my “missing belt” showed up. I … Continue reading →
- Jingo Bells
The headlines over the fiscal cliff are, if you don’t mind me saying so, are getting a little shrill. One headline a reader passed along (thank you) was “Eat the Rich!” and it included a link to one of the … Continue reading →
- Coping: With How to Value a Pet
Into every life, a little rain must fall…and, for my son up in Seattle, the skies opened up late Sunday when George II noticed that his dog, a 3-4 year old dachshund named Gary started to ask…well….weird. My son, being … Continue reading →
- Will Obamacare Drive Down Markets?
We notice the futures are down this morning and have to ask a very simple question: Since the IRS is planning to publish new rules tomorrow on investment income tax, might people be trying to offload some of their huge … Continue reading →
- 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 Roses̵ ...
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 Miracle̵ ...
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 ...
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- Many more fracking tragedies for farmers and r ...
Amy Mall, Senior Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C. Recently I blogged about the Schilke ranch in the Bakken shale, which has 32 oil wells within three miles of it. The Schilkes have sick cattle and pets, and the Schilkes themselves rep ...
- H.R. 6564 - The House Republican Bill to Destr ...
Jennifer Sass, Senior Scientist, Washington, D.C. Two letters, one signed by 8 national environmental organizations, and the other from 13 prominent scientists, were sent to Congress today to oppose a House Science Committee bill drafted by several ...
- See No Evil: the FDA's Failure to Respond to K ...
Peter Lehner, Executive Director, New York City You know that bunch of bananas you picked up at the supermarket last week? They are equal to about half the entire number of bananas the Food and Drug Administration tests for potentially dangero ...
- The greening of America's taxis
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC Slowly but surely, our country’s taxicab fleets are shifting to cleaner, greener vehicles. This is great news, especially given that cars are the main source of ai ...
- Waiting for it to all come together at global ...
Jake Schmidt, International Climate Policy Director, Washington, DC Today we begin the final day (hopefully) of the global warming negotiations in Doha. A lot of delegates are talking about it going into Saturday as the meeting is being poorly handl ...
- National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Reca ...
Here are the 8 reports of police misconduct tracked for Thursday, December 6, 2012: Barnstable, Massachusetts: An officer who pleaded guilty to drunken driving charges has resigned. He submitted his letter of resignation rather than going through a hearing to … Continue reading →Nati ...
- National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Reca ...
Here are the 10 reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, December 5, 2012: Columbia, South Carolina: A state trooper was arrested for disorderly conduct after he refused to obey police orders while he was off-duty. He has been terminated. … Continue reading →National Polic ...
- The Cash Machine: Philadelphia’s Forfeiture System
From the Philadelphia City Paper: The size of Philly’s forfeiture program isn’t just unprecedented within Pennsylvania. In 2010, for example, Kings County (Brooklyn), with a population 1.5 times that of Philadelphia, reported taking by forfeiture about $1.2 million in assets … ...
- National Police MIsconduct NewsFeed Daily Reca ...
Here are the 9 reports of police misconduct tracked for Tuesday, December 4, 2012: Newport, Tennessee: An officer was fired after an investigation revealed she was sneaking contraband into the jail. She was smuggling items like tobacco, drinks, food, and … Continue reading →National ...
- Drug-sniffing Dogs and their Handlers
H/T Radley Balko at Huffington Post. Please remember this video the next time someone says, “Well if you have not done anything wrong, you don’t have anything to worry about.” The officer admits putting illegal narcotics on cars randomly around … Continue read ...
- AIPAC, decapitators inside US government: Inte ...
Seventy hours ago, at this writing, while on Air Force One, President Barack Obama issued a press release that has been utterly ignored by the Western Press. The president has openly announced a move against violent plotters inside the US government and espionage agents. He does not use the term ...
- Russian warships in position opposite Israel
The Black Sea Fleet’s naval task force, including the missile cruiser Moskva, the destroyer Smetlivy, the large landing ships Novocherkassk and Saratov, the tugboat MB-304 and the large oil tanker Ivan Bubnov, have received an order to remain in a designated area in the eastern Mediterrane ...
- Netanyahu: Israel Prepared to Resume Gaza War
In a speech at Police National Headquarters to tout the war, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted the war dealt a decisive blow to factions in the Gaza Strip, while insisting Israel is “prepared” to start a new attack at any time. Though Netanyahu originally couched the comment as ...
- Egypt Brotherhood leader blasts peace with Israel
The top leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood denounced peace efforts with Israel and urged holy war to liberate Palestinian territories on Thursday – one day after the country’s president, who hails from the movement, mediated a cease-fire between Israelis and Palestinians to e ...
- Officials: Israel’s Gaza Offensive Was Trainin ...
Israel’s eight-day Gaza offensive was a dry run for any future armed confrontation with Iran, U.S. and Israeli officials told The New York Times. “In Operation Pillar of Defense, Israel was not confronting Gaza, but Iran,” Israeli ambassador to the U.S. States and military historian Michae ...
- TNW’s Daily Dose: Bye-bye free Google Apps, th ...
Google Apps will no longer be offered for free, Amazon’s Kindle Store comes to Canada, YouTube new gets subscription-focused features and Foursquare lets businesses add events to their listings. It’s... Keep reading →
- TNW’s Daily Dose: Facebook, Quora, and t ...
TNW checks out Instagram’s Twitter dodge, Facebook’s market moves, and the House shouts into the wind. You can catch The Daily Dose every Monday through Friday right here on The... Keep reading →
- TNW’s Daily Dose – Happy times for ...
It’s happy days for Twitter as the company opens offices in France. Gmail finally gets an update for iOS, and this time it’s considerably better than before. Disney and Netflix... Keep reading →
- TNW’s Daily Dose: Uber, Kickstarter, and ...
Uber launches in Amsterdam, Vice may have accidentally noted fugitive John McAfee’s location, Kickstarter launches well in the UK, and Tumblr suffers a worm. You can catch The Daily Dose... Keep reading →
- TNW’s Daily Dose: iTunes 11 arrives, new iDevi ...
We’re a bit Apple-heavy today! Apple’s delayed iTunes 11 finally launches, China gets the iPad mini, 4th gen iPad and iPhone 5 next month, and Richard Branson is the first... Keep reading →
- Palm oil or lard?
Animal fats and margarine consumption in the United States have been largely replaced by palm oil, a plant-based oil that has similar cooking properties, but may not be as environmentally-friendy as commonly believed, argues a researcher in this week's issue of Nature.
- California researchers discover 137 new specie ...
Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco formally described 137 previously unknown species during 2012, including 83 arthropods, 41 fish, seven plants, four sea slugs, one reptile, and one amphibian.
- Norway payments to Brazil for reducing defores ...
Norway will deposit another $180 million into Brazil's Amazon Fund after the Latin American giant reported a third straight annual drop in deforestation, reports Bloomberg. The payment comes despite a high-profile dispute over who verifies reductions in emissions from deforestation — Norwa ...
- Global decline of big trees in old-growth fore ...
The decline of large trees is putting biodiversity and forest health at risk globally, warn researchers writing in the journal Science.
- Greenpeace says U.S. logging company has broke ...
When a long-fought peace was reached between nine environmental groups and 20 logging companies in 2010 for the vast Canadian boreal forest, it was dubbed the "world's largest conservation agreement." However, now that agreement is being shaken. A dispute between Greenpeace and U.S. logging comp ...
- Masada employs youths to clean Freetown
Masada Resource Group is poised to provide an everlasting solution to waste management in Sierra Leone. The group has employed the services of about 150 youths to embark on the cleaning of the whole city in December. The exercise commenced on Thursday 6th December 2012 in Central Freetown. The l ...
- Sierra Leone’s Emmerson to release new music v ...
Emmerson, one of Sierra Leone’s most recognised musicians is about to release his new music video, Slow Wine from his new album Arise Child of lef am so. Directed by Nick Asgill, ‘Slow Wine’ was recorded September 2012 at Leicester Peak, the highest point in Freetown. The fun, energ ...
- Sierra Leone makes improvement on 2012 transpa ...
Transparency International (TI) a non governmental organization working on corruption at the global level has on the 5th of December 2012 released its Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for this year. The CPI is a composite indicator used to measure perceptions of corruption in the public sector ...
- Liberia: Waging war on youth unemployment
Tackling youth unemployment is a complex task in this West African nation and starts with improving access to basic education. (Photo: Dennis Zulu, Chief Program Officer, ILO Office for Nigeria, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone) The room was filled with about 50 excited Liberian youth, a ...
- West Midlands hospital staff donate to Sierra ...
Nursing staff at Penn Hospital, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom have, for the second year running, donated second hand clothing and books to residents of Jaiama Sewafe. Last year, a consignment of clothes, shoes and books were sent to residents for distribution gratis. Grateful resi ...
- Fonterra hunts for new HQ
The world's largest global milk processor and dairy exporter wants to move into New Zealand's best new building in four years, in a $100 million-plus boost for the construction sector.Theo Spierings, Fonterra's chief executive,...
- Fonterra look to expand with new milk powder plant
Fonterra said it was looking to expand its milk processing capacity in the lower North Island by building a new milk powder plant at its Pahiatua site.Fonterra, which last week officially opened a new $500 million factory at Darfield,...
- Dairy prices dip 2pc in overnight auction (+gr ...
Prices of dairy products fell in Fonterra's latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, the first decline in four sales, led by whole milk powder and cheddar.The GDT-TWI Price Index dropped 2 per cent compared to the last sale two...
- Westland will not follow Fonterra, says CEO
Westland Milk Products will not follow Fonterra and open up its business to private investors, despite a voracious appetite for protein-related assets, says chief executive Rod Quin.The Fonterra Shareholders Fund, which gives investors...
- Terms of trade down again but view upbeat
The terms of trade fell for the fifth straight quarter in September, to be nearly 10 per cent off the peak in mid-2011, but economists believe the decline has now run its course.The terms of trade measures the changing volume of...
- Appeals Court Rules “Off-Label” Drugs Marketin ...
According to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act it’s illegal to sell prescription drugs for any other purpose than what’s written on the label. Consequently, Orphan Medical sales rep Alfred Caronia was criminally prosecuted for making “off-label” promotional comments about his ph ...
- Americans Don't Need Higher Taxes. But They Do ...
The title of Ezra Klein’s latest Washington Post column announces that “Yesterday’s tax revenues can’t support tomorrow’s America.” The piece makes the case that tax revenues will have to increase from their historical average of about 18 percent of GDP in order to support high ...
- Scott Shackford on the Libertarian Gay Marriag ...
“The government shouldn’t be in the marriage business,” is a common refrain from libertarians whenever the debate turns to the issue of government recognition of same-sex marriage. The conclusion, while compelling, does nothing to actually advance any strategy for doing so. Scott Sha ...
- Fiscal-Cliff Talks Drag On, FEMA Unprepared fo ...
There's been no progress in talks on averting January's scheduled automatic tax hikes and spending sort-of-cuts, says House Speaker John Boehner. He wants the White House to make a counter-offer to the GOP plan President Obama already rejected. Emergency workers responding to S ...
- Donate to Reason! Because We'll Keep Talking A ...
You may think that we here at Reason have a curious fondness for printing up special issues about cutting government that feature comical death-figures wielding murderous knives. And you'd be right! Subscribers and donors–hey, wouldja donate to Reason already?–are already enjoyin ...
- God and Beyond
Body Actualized and Evolver are pleased to announce that Howard Bloom will be reading from his latest book, The God Problem: How a Godless Cosmos Creates this Saturday, Dec. 8. read more
- Superfoods, Superherbs and Super Immunity
Join David Wolfe on December16 for the live, interactive video course, "Raw Food and the Real World: How to Start a Rawvolution Every Day." In this one-time-only Evolver Intensives webinar, you can have your issues addressed and your questions answered by one of the world's top ...
- The State of Psychedelic Research: A Talk with ...
In August 2012, I met Rick Doblin, founder of the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), at his home near Boston to interview him for my research on the role of set and setting in the psychedelic debate of the 1960s. We set out on a long walk in the park, and Doblin expla ...
- Naturopathic Obamacare
[Action Alert] • Licensed naturopathic physicians should be included as primary care providers within the Federal Healthcare Law (Obamacare), as they serve as primary care physicians within the complementary health care field. The inclusion of licensed naturopathic physicians would offer p ...
- Party at the End of the World
A week before the end of the Mayan calendar, we find ourselves in a transitional space where we will each experience our own takeaway and meaning of December 21, 2012. Join us for a celebration of our transition towards this rare galactic alignment! The Eschaton has been spoken about proli ...
- A Hotter World Is a Hungry World
Food prices will soar and hundreds of millions will starve without urgent action to make major cuts in fossil fuel emissions. That is what is at stake here on the last day of the U.N. climate talks known as COP 18, scientists and activists say. Carbon emissions are already disrupting the world&# ...
- An Empty Table at Doha Climate Talks
United Nations climate talks are on the edge of collapse Thursday, according to a coalition of civil society and representatives from half of the world’s countries. Once again, rich industrialised nations are putting nothing on the table in terms of increased emissions cuts and financial s ...
- A Storm Brews in Doha
While the Philippines copes with the aftermath of powerful super-typhoon Bopha, which killed more than 300 people this week, tempers flared at the U.N. climate summit here. Developing countries are angry the U.S. and European Union and other rich industrialised countries refuse to increase their ...
- From Doha to Dakar, Food Insecurity is the Norm
Qatar may be one of the richest countries in the world, but it has something in common with its African counterparts – food insecurity. This Middle-Eastern oil-producing nation imports 90 percent of its food because it is a dryland country. “Food is very expensive here,” an immigrant Ghanaian ta ...
- OP-ED: Loss and Damage from Climate Change Mus ...
As United Nations climate talks get underway this week in Doha, Qatar, they show a subtle, unsettling shift in the global climate change debate. Just four or five years ago, the debate was sharply focused on how much we should cut greenhouse gas emissions to avoid dangerous climate change, and h ...
- Akaash Maharaj: Political Corruption is a Crim ...
My article in the Globe and Mail: Canadians now have a lower opinion of their own government's commitment to public integrity than do Pakistanis, Iraqis, or Nigerians... Parliamentarians are the watchdogs of democracy, and it is tragic that so many citizens perceive our watchdogs as having mu ...
- Manitoba Lawyer Terry Beley
The following disciplinary case summary has been edited in terms of its formatting. THE LAW SOCIETY OF MANITOBA DISCIPLINE CASE DIGEST ____________________ Case 11- 02 Member: Terry Peter Beley Jurisdiction: Winnipeg, Manitoba Called to the Bar: June 30, 1977 Particulars ...
- "A Central State" and "Man"
14,500 by Laurence Vance As originally posted on: The LRC Blog November 20, 2012 I watched about 5 minutes of something on the History Channel while eating some pizza and I saw a graphic that said that there have been 14,500 wars in human history. Not sure how that number was obtained or h ...
- National Post’s Anti-Science Piffle Worsens
Unlike the Globe & Mail, which claims that science is legitimate but that it has no really significant implications (regarding climate change, for instance), the National Post claims that science isn’t really legitimate at all. They even have an annual Junk Science Week devoted to the ...
- "A #PoliticalApparatus"
@scythewieldor @AnarchistVoice The correct response to a #PoliticalApparatus is never the construction of a contra#PoliticalApparatus. by Bryan Runnels As originally posted on: Bryan Runnels (scythewieldor) on Twitter November 7, 2012
- A Post-Sandy Report from Far Rockaway
Hello friends, I am writing to tell you about a Red Cross volunteer day to Far Rockaway, Queens, which you’ve probably heard about. The story of my last stint at the shelter in Long Island was posted on the CUNY SPS Community Blog, and I thank them for their initiative. It may also be on [...]
- Five Questions for SPS Veterans
To all of the veterans, active troops, and military families in the SPS community, we thank you! Returning home and making higher education a goal is not always easy. We asked alum Armando Vega, and current student Enrique Diaz to share some of their thoughts on being student veterans. 1. What ...
- American Red Cross Volunteer
Hello friends, Some of you know already that I volunteered at a Red Cross shelter on Long Island as part of the disaster relief efforts after the Hurricane Sandy (Monday, 10/29/2012). I’d like to share some of these experiences with you. You would hardly believe the pace of work at these p ...
- A Message From Dean Mogulescu
To the students, faculty, and staff of the SPS community: Much of this week we have been reaching out and hearing back. The stories of lives disrupted make it impossible to deny the enormous impact of the storm, even as it feels impossible to reckon fully with that impact. But we have also been ...
- Powering Up and Coming Back Together
The message below is posted on behalf of Dean Brian A. Peterson: The City, the University, and everyone at SPS are diligently working to cope with the aftermath of the many challenges associated with Hurricane Sandy. I want to express our deepest concerns and support for those who may have suff ...
- 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 CERNR ...
- 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 ...
- Drones Come Home, to U.S. Privacy Activists ...
Better known as drones, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles piloted by military in the U.S. hunt and kill suspected enemy combatants abroad. Now the drones are coming home to beef up local law enforcement. But people across the U.S. are pushing back, contending that domestic drones could invade personal pr ...
- Environmentalist Ends Hunger Strike Over Trini ...
For 21 days Wayne Kublalsingh sat in the scorching sun outside the office of Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar. He sat in support of his belief that constructing a highway in southern Trinidad would damage the environment and affect hundreds of lives in the surrounding area. On Wednesday nig ...
- A Hotter World Is a Hungry World
Food prices will soar and hundreds of millions will starve without urgent action to make major cuts in fossil fuel emissions. That is what is at stake here on the last day of the U.N. climate talks known as COP 18, scientists and activists say. Carbon emissions are already disrupting the world&# ...
- Small Rural Businesses in Brazil Set Sights on ...
“Canjinjin has special powers,” said Deize Coelho de Barros. The recipe for this local liquor, made from a mixture of herbs, was handed down from her African ancestors, and is seen as a sort of traditional “Viagra” in her homeland, the western Brazilian state of Mato Gros ...
- Germany Grapples with Diversity
With a persistent undercurrent of discrimination against foreigners, ‘Gastarbeiter’ (guest workers) and citizens of colour, despite the fact that 20 percent of its population – roughly 16 million residents – are from an immigrant background, Germany is faced with the urgent task of r ...
- NASA's New Totally Cool Moon Maps
Twin NASA probes orbiting Earth's moon have generated the highest resolution gravity field map of any celestial body. The new map, created by the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission, is allowing scientists to learn about the moon's internal structu ...
- Image of the Day: NASA Captures Earthly Anti-M ...
Lightning in the clouds is directly linked to events that produce some of the highest-energy light naturally made on Earth: terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs). An instrument aboard NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was recently fine-tuned to better catch TGF ...
- "Rocky Earth-like Planets May be Common in Uni ...
Rocky planets are thought to form through the random collision and sticking together of what are initially microscopic particles in the disc of material around a star. These tiny grains, known as cosmic dust, are similar to very fine soot or sand. Astronomers using t ...
- The First Stars of the Universe --Major Discov ...
The birth of the first stars is one of these important moments in the history of the universe, says Robert Simcoe, Associate Professor of Physics at MIT. "It went from looking like the early universe, which was just gas and dark matter, to looking like it does today, wher ...
- Image of the Day: Stunning Ring Galaxy Encircl ...
Bright pink nebulae almost completely encircle a spiral galaxy in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 922. The ring structure and the galaxy's distorted spiral shape result from a collision with a smaller galaxy in the heart of NGC 922 some 330 million years ag ...
- Don't blow off breakfast (opinion)
(NaturalNews)Most of us think if we blow-off breakfast we'll lose weight. How would you like to lose 30 pounds within a year? Let's face it, losing weight isn't easy. But keeping it off is way harder. The people that study weight dilemmas say it can be done with little effort...
- Does air pollution cause autism?
Exposure to air pollution in utero or during the first year of life may double a person's risk of developing autism, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Southern California (USC) and Children's Hospital Los Angeles. "This work has...
- SteveQuayle.com delivers valuable collection o ...
The Internet has been a technological and economic boon to billions of people, but above all else it has served humanity best as a communications tool free from the confines of bias and single-mindedness. Indeed, much of why the Internet has flourished is precisely...
- Alternative methods of relieving hot flashes
Seven out of ten menopausal women have experienced hot flashes and night sweats, with one in ten cases showing symptoms that persist for many years. It is believed that the condition is caused by fluctuations in hormone levels and changes in the body's temperature regulation...
- Coming soon: Cops given access to all your tex ...
No doubt due in large part to the brazen, unchallenged lawlessness and lack of constitutional integrity demonstrated by a succession of presidential administrations, local and state-level law enforcement agencies are now beginning to look more like their federal brethren...
- 10 Things Republicans Don't Want You to Know A ...
This week, former President Bill Clinton urged calm in the face of Washington's stand-off over the so-called fiscal cliff. "They are moving toward a deal," Clinton assured Americans, suggesting that the current posturing by both parties is "just a Kabuki dance." Unfortunately, Republicans have ...
- 60 Minutes, NYT Expose Unnecessary Admissions ...
During the 2012 presidential campaign, Mitt Romney like many of his GOP colleagues insisted that Americans without health insurance can always go to an emergency room. But for some with health coverage--especially Medicare--that ER is the "front door" to an unnecessary hospital admission. And ...
- GOP Obstructionism Becomes Treason on Debt Ceiling
If an enemy declared war on the American economy, the United States would spare no effort to remove that threat to its prosperity and national security. So it was with Osama Bin Laden, who in 2004 described his goal as "bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy." And as it turns out, by 2020 ...
- Right Ignores Cheney, Halliburton in Attack on ...
Reports this week that UN Ambassador Susan Rice and her Canadian husband Ian Cameron have investments in firms involved with the Keystone XL pipeline project and past energy deals in Iran are drawing scrutiny across the political spectrum. But conservatives eager to link Rice to Tehran might wan ...
- Obama's Gift to Mitt Romney
On Thursday, President Obama as promised will host Mitt Romney in a private lunch meeting at the White House. There, a magnanimous Obama should offer a parting gift to the small man who accused him of buying reelection by dispensing "gifts" to women, African-Americans, Hispanics, college studen ...
- Geminids Meteor Shower Peaks December 13-14, 2012
The Geminids meteor shower will be peaking the night of December 13, 2012, this year. The Geminids are regularly one of the best meteor showers of the year, and are looking to be especially spectacular this year, as the peak coincides with the new moon. The last large meteor shower of every year ...
- “Is Earth F**ked?” – Science Conference Talk H ...
Throughout this week, nearly 20,000 scientists will attend the annual American Geophysical Union meeting, held this year in San Francisco. The important conference features rather dry-sounding seminar and session offerings, with typically academic titles like ‘Atmospheric and Oceanic Varia ...
- Message from Australia: “It’s time that those ...
It’s at times like the current environmental and climate change catastrophe that you realize just how deeply fearful and conservative people can be. For example, leading and well respected proponents of green economics and resilient society are still rabbiting on about how we can avoid ris ...
- Mitsubishi Outlander Sport: SUV + Cute, Days 5 ...
This week, I've got a Mitsubishi Outlander Sport to play with. I was told first that it's super cute, and second that it's good on gas. Read MoreMitsubishi Outlander Sport: SUV + Cute, Days 5-7 and Final Impressions was originally posted on: PlanetSave
- Lion Population Plummeted By Two-Thirds Over T ...
In many parts of Africa lions are rapidly going extinct. Newly released research has found that over the last fifty years their total population has fell by two-thirds. There were almost 100,000 lions in 1960, and now about 32,000. Their territorial range has suffered an even more drastic loss, ...
- 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 ...
- The Nightowl Newswrap
By@BGinKC Chart of the day -- why single-payer healthcare is way better than our effed up, "we're number 37!" healthcare system. Social media is the great equalizer. The Papa John's brand has taken a beating since the jackass company founder made his disparaging remarks about Obabacare and faced ...
- Jim DeMint self-deports from Senate
By @BGinKC The Senator who famously said he would rather have 30 true conservatives and lose every time than win sometimes with 60 republicans that included moderates who refused to drink his Kool-Ade is staying a step ahead and departing the body that saw the GOP lose seats they should have won ...
- Republican Post Mortem: Circa 2006
By @ByTedFrier Note: Since everyone seems to be playing the "where does the Republican Party go from here" game, I thought it might be instructive to see where we've come by dusting off an unpublished essay I wrote way back in 2006, which was the first time I considered the GOP's rehabilitation ...
- Middle Class Tax Cuts? Someone Has To Pay For Them
Thirty eight Republican senators just took a piss on every disabled person in this fricking country. Thirty eight Republican senators blocked this country's signing on to a treaty intended to protect the rights of those with disabilities world wide. Thirty eight Republican senators h ...
- Time To Show the Rich Who's Boss
By @TedFrier Who is in charge here, anyway? That, more than sequestered spending or how much we raise in new taxes, will be the most important question resolved by this "fiscal cliff" stand-off between President Obama and the GOP. More than Republicans and Democrats forging an elusive consensus ...
- Tell Loews Hotels to Drop Down ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
To produce down pillows, comforters, or jackets, birds are often pinned down as hurried workers yank fistfuls of feathers from the birds' sensitive bodies while they are still alive, often plucking them so violently that they rip open the birds' delicate Submitted by Cher C. to Animals |& ...
- Stop Shooting Innocent Wolves ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Already, more than half the wolves that roamed the Rockies and mid-west are dead. If we don't act soon, there will be none left. Submitted by Cher C. to Animals | Note-it! | Add a Comment
- Stand up Against Animal Cruelty ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
I support the Ontario SPCA in its steadfast commitment to create an Ontario where all animals are respected and appreciated in forever loving homes free from abuse. Submitted by Cher C. to Animals | Note-it! | Add a Comment
- TAKE ACTION NOW! Chinese Government--Save ...
Oriental storks are to be respected and admired, not poisoned for food. Please sign the petition to urge China's Ministry of Environmental Protection to protect these beautiful rare birds from poison attacks. Submitted by Cal Mendelsohn to Animals | Note-it! | &nbs ...
- What you don't see in media about Gaza
Video from Gaza during recent Israeli "Pillar of Cloud" assault. It shows 18 minutes of the terror and heroism, as women try to get their children to safety and others try to put out fires & rescue people from the rubble, it is like being there. Submitted by Kate B. to World | &nbs ...
- The Syrian Chemical Weapon Canard
Here we go again. Obama, not wanting to be outdone by George W. Bush, is jumping on the bandwagon decrying the mythical use of Syrian Chemical weapons, specifically Sarin. The Washington Post helped spread the propaganda yesterday (Wednesday, 5 December): President Obama warned Syria on Monday t ...
- “Say What?” + Open Thread
“Say what?” I thought as I caught a few moments of The Five this week. Ms. Wintour is getting herself quite a prize, eh? Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Greg Gutfeld. Fox News execs have realized they’ve found a winner in Greg Gutfeld. He’s witty, irreverent, ...
- Go Ahead Obama, Do It
Obama wants tax increases? Let him have it. But he will damn well wear the consequences. He can’t blame Bush for ending the Bush tax rates and the subsequent economic decline will be his legacy. He is a total, ignorant ass. I am with Republicans taking the Obama route of voting present. Do ...
- Red Line Syria
“Why are Obama and Clinton speaking out again about ‘red line’, repeating what they said earlier in the year?,” asks John Batchelor. (Read more below.) (Photo above: Hangars at a Jordan desert facility where US and UK forces are said to be training Jordan commandos — ...
- Be Your OWN Advocate
“Patient, heal thyself.” (More about that below.) Last night, Bill O’Reilly had quite a lot to say about a tragedy involving a football player, his wife, his child and his coaches: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com However, Mr. O’Reilly neglected to mention crit ...
- 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 ...
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- Environmental Activist Battles Big Coal - Gree ...
Environmental Activist Battles Big Coal GreenAnswers In 2009 she won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for her work defending rural West Virginia against the health and ecological impacts of mountaintop-removal coal mining and such outrageous tactics were, to say the least, unexpected. ...
- Rand Paul Mistakenly Claims Coal Is Kentucky's ...
Politico Rand Paul Mistakenly Claims Coal Is Kentucky's Biggest Industry In Ashley Judd ... Huffington Post criticized actress, activist and potential Democratic candidate Ashley Judd Wednesday, calling her "way damn too liberal" for Kentucky because of her opposition to mountainto ...
- Ashley Judd mulling possible Senate run - Moth ...
Mother Nature Network (blog) Ashley Judd mulling possible Senate run Mother Nature Network (blog) Rumors have swirled for years of a run as Judd, 44, has become more entwined with environmental politics in her native Kentucky, in particular campaigning against the devastating practice of mountai ...
- Judd exploring Senate run - The Star-Ledger - ...
Judd exploring Senate run The Star-Ledger - NJ.com On the latter issue, Judd has emerged as a high-profile critic of the controversial practice known as mountaintop removal mining, in which companies use explosives to blow off the tops of mountains for easier access to coal seams. The practice i ...
- BREAKING: Two People Barricade Themselves Insi ...
BREAKING: Two People Barricade Themselves Inside Keystone XL Pipe To Halt ... It's Getting Hot In Here This morning the Tar Sands Blockade launched another bold action (one of the boldest yet) with a lockdown inside a mile long piece of the Keystone XL pipeline. Locked to two concrete barrels, t ...
- Presidential Inaugural Committee unveils unpre ...
Change.gov: Presidential Inaugural Committee unveils unprecedented limits on fundraising; Broadens public access — WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden's Inaugural Committee outlined plans today for an inauguration that will unders ...
- NRSC spent big late in Missouri (Politico)
Politico: NRSC spent big late in Missouri — The National Republican Senatorial Committee quietly sent $760,000 to the Missouri Republican Party in early November, just as the state GOP was mounting a last-minute TV ad blitz to boost Rep. Todd Akin's sagging Senate campaign, ac ...
- Obama to take corporate cash for inauguration ...
Donovan Slack / Politico: Obama to take corporate cash for inauguration — President Barack Obama will accept unlimited corporate donations for his Inauguration in January, reversing his position from his first Inauguration, according to two sources close to the planning. ...
- It's nothing but a power play (Charles Krautha ...
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post: It's nothing but a power play — Let's understand President Obama's strategy in the “fiscal cliff” negotiations. It has nothing to do with economics or real fiscal reform. This is entirely about politics. It's ...
- Bills Placing Limits on Unions Advance in Mich ...
New York Times: Bills Placing Limits on Unions Advance in Michigan Legislature — LANSING, Mich. — As labor supporters crowded into the Capitol chanting their dismay, this state's Republican leaders announced on Thursday their intent to swiftly pass limits on unions in Mi ...
- M 6.3, North Island of New Zealand
Friday, December 7, 2012 18:19:08 UTC Saturday, December 8, 2012 07:19:08 AM at epicenterDepth: 167.20 km (103.89 mi)
- M 5.0, off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
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- M 5.0, off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
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- M 5.3, southern Xinjiang, China
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- 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 ...
- Los Angeles: Ford Fusion wins 2013 Green Car O ...
Filed under: LA Auto Show, Hybrid, Sedan, Ford After three years that saw a diesel, a plug-in and a natural gas vehicle win Green Car Journal's Green Car of the Year award, the Ford Fusion won the title this year at the start of the second day of the LA Auto Show. The Fusion was nominated in ...
- Quick Spin: 2014 Ford Fiesta 1.0-liter EcoBoost
Filed under: Budget, Hatchback, Ford, Quick Spins There's an analogy to diesel engines hiding in the new Ford Fiesta with the 1.0-liter EcoBoost powerplant. There's still a segment of the population that has bad memories of diesel engines, and that makes it harder for Audi or Volkswagen to se ...
- Official: Lincoln MKZ Hybrid rated at 45 mpg, ...
Filed under: Hybrid, Lincoln Just how important are all the luxury touches of a Lincoln compared to a Ford? They'd better be worth a two-miles-per-gallon penalty, since that's what buyers will be hit with if they choose the MKZ Hybrid over the 47-mpg Fusion Hybrid. Ford announced today that t ...
- 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 ...
- A Carbon Tsunami in Doha
By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan DOHA , Qatar—The 18th U.N. climate-change summit is taking place in the small but immensely wealthy Gulf emirate of Qatar, the largest per capita emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. Delegates, press, dignitaries and the legions of low-paid, foreign ...
- VIDEO: Voices from the Cooper Union Occupation ...
Twelve students have barricaded themselves inside a campus building of New York City’s Cooper Union demanding the school affirm its commitment to free education. Cooper Union recently approved graduate student tuition for the first time in its 110-year history, and students fear the undergradua ...
- Sunday: Watch Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan D ...
Watch Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and co-author Denis Moynihan Sunday at 3pm ET on C-SPAN2 BOOK TV when they discuss their new book, The Silenced Majority:Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope. Click here to see upcoming events on "The Silenced Majority" ...
- VIDEO: On Strike! Fast-Food Workers in NYC Cal ...
Democracy Now! was there when workers at dozens of restaurants owned by McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC , Taco Bell and others went on strike Thursday and rallied in a bid for fair pay and union recognition. Organizers with the Fast Food Forward campaign are seeking an increased pay rate of $15 ...
- Democracy Now! Will Broadcast Live From COP18 ...
Democracy Now! will broadcast from the annual UN Climate Summit, as it convenes in Doha, Qatar. Tune in next week, Dec. 3-7 to see our coverage of the official proceedings as well as events outside the conference. As Amy Goodman noted in her recent column, "No world leader at the UN c ...
- President Obama’s Election Night Speech
The New York Times Published: November 7, 2012 President Obama spoke in Chicago on Tuesday night after winning re-election. Transcript: Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward. (Cheers, applause ...
- Third Presidential Debate- 10/22/2012 – ...
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND FORMER GOV. MITT ROMNEY, R-MASS., PARTICIPATE IN A CANDIDATES DEBATE, LYNN UNIVERSITY, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA OCTOBER 22, 2012 SPEAKERS: FORMER GOV. MITT ROMNEY, R-MASS., PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA BOB SCHIEFFER, MODERATOR SCHIEFFER: Good evening from the campus of Lynn Univ ...
- President Obama Has A Double Digit Lead In Ohi ...
The President has a double digit lead in early voting in Ohio! Alright America! Let’s bring it like no other election before and vote this election straight BLUE! In 2008 I called this Hammer Time and it IS HAMMER TIME!! Let’s Go!
- Presidential Debate President Obama and Mitt R ...
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND FORMER GOV. MITT ROMNEY PARTICIPATE IN A CANDIDATES DEBATE, HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK OCTOBER 16, 2012 SPEAKERS: FORMER GOV. MITT ROMNEY, R-MASS. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA CANDY CROWLEY, MODERATOR CROWLEY: Good evening from Hofstra University in Hempstead, ...
- 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 ...
- QE3 – Pay Attention If You Are in the Real Est ...
With QE3, we are essentially being bought out with our own money…and unemployment is being used to facilitate this process in a very clever manner. Monetary inflation is currently being offset by labor deflation. The way you avoid collapse is by printing money and stealing assets. The way ...
- Transcript of The Power of IT with Jon Rappoport
Transcript of The Power of IT is now available to Subscribers! From the transcript: Catherine: Good evening. This is Catherine Austin Fitts. Welcome to the Solari Report. Today is November 29, 2012, and tonight, “The Power of IT,” a conversation with Jon Rappoport and myself about the differe ...
- The Black List by Brad Thor
By Catherine Austin Fitts I often recommend Black Money by Michael Thomas for people interested in understanding Promis software and the impact it had on the global financial system. On Jon Rappoport’s recommendation, I just finished Brad Thor’s thriller Black List. Black List pick ...
- Subscribers: Give the Gift of The Solari Report
Give the gift of The Solari Report this holiday season. This Christmas we invite all The Solari Report subscribers to give a one-month gift subscription to The Solari Report free of charge to a family member, friend, or associate. Merry Christmas from Catherine Austin Fitts and The Solari Repor ...
- Mortgage Deduction is Popular, but Few Claim It
By Gregory Korte Designed to boost homeownership, the mortgage interest deduction is one of the most popular provisions of the tax code. But Internal Revenue Service data show that only a quarter of tax filers claim it. The use of the deduction varies widely from region to region, ranging from ...
- 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 »
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- Report about the state of small businesses: ye ...
Summary: Small businesses are an important part of the US economy. Some indicators of their health are flashing yellow alert signals. The consensus of economists remain optimistic about the economy. Just as they were in early 2008. And they’ve never predicted a recession. Contents Small ...
- Why Israel didn’t win in Gaza
Summary: Yet another in the long series of wars between Israel and its neighbors. The trend is not their friend. Power is not enough, especially when outnumbered and surrounded. Our support for Israel might be enabling them to act boldly but suicidally. “Why Israel Didn’t Win“ By ...
- In Friday’s job report you’ll see ...
Summary: Employment growth has been the slowest of any post-WW2 recovery. But a greater problem lies ahead — the robot revolution. The next wave of automation, affecting both manufacturing and the far larger population of service workers. Here’s a status report on its early phase, ...
- How many generals would Lincoln have fired to ...
Summary: After eleven years our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have produced no gains for America, despite the expenditure of money plus our troop’s work and sacrifice. Generals rotated in and out of senior command to punch their tickets, but unrelated to their actual performance. What would ...
- Did the recession begin in July? If so, expec ...
Summary: Many US economic indicators have fallen off their peaks, some entering typical pre-recessionary levels. That’s bad, since the fiscal deficit and unemployment are already at recessionary levels. That’s a ugly place to start the downturn. And the it might have already begun. ...
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- Why Mali is a Strategic Minefield for the Secu ...
Ed note. This is a special guest post by Michael Boyce of Refugees International The Islamist insurgency taking place in northern Mali is one of the main drivers of recent displacement in that country. So far, roughly 400,000 Malians have been forced to flee their homes, and violence in the nort ...
- Netanyahu: New Look, More Radical Taste
(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) If you haven't seen Moshe Feiglin's satisfied smile or Ze'ev Elkin's scowl in news coverage of Israel over the past week, you have evidence that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be grateful for the U.N. vote on Palestinian statehood: It has diverted attent ...
- You Might Have Missed: Iran, Robot Soldiers, a ...
Jessica Donati and Daniel Fineren, “Exclusive: Iran Shipping Signals Conceal Syria Ship Movements,” Reuters, December 6, 2012. Large vessels must transmit their identity and location to other ships and coastal authorities using an automatic satellite communication system, but in the last month I ...
- Top of the Morning: Doha Climate Talks Hit Sna ...
Top stories from the mobile news aggregation app, DAWNS Digest. Doha Climate Talks Poised to End in Failure This is not terribly shocking given the previous climate confabs. “European Union promises of rising aid to help developing countries tackle climate change on Thursday failed to ease a st ...
- How to Make Allies and Influence Syria
(AP Photo/Hussein Malla) A Lebanese army soldier, stands on top of a tank during clashes that erupted between pro and anti-Syrian regime gunmen in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Wednesday December 5, 2012. Gunmen loyal to opposite sides in neighboring Syria's civil war battled in t ...
- Why Does the Center for American Progress' Bud ...
The Center for American Progress (CAP) is out with a budget plan that would reduce deficits by $4.1 trillion over the next decade and, at first glance, seems to makes a good deal of sense. Two former Treasury secretaries—Larry Summers and Robert Rubin—are listed as co-authors of the plan, along ...
- In Defense of 2016 Speculation
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Over at The Atlantic, Conor Friedersdorf mocks the breathless 2016 speculation with a post "gearing up for the 2048 presidential election." It's genuinely funny: Although it is still early, Mitt Romney, who has 16 grandchildren, is leading among the patriarchs of ...
- Who Wants Moar Medicaid?
At Wonkblog, Sarah Kliff has a revealing map of the states that have agreed to the Obamacare Medicaid expansion, are undecided, or have rejected it. Take a look: Eighteen states will accept the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion—or are leaning towards it—17 are undecided, 7 are leani ...
- What's Next for Immigration Reform?
Flickr/Justin Valas An immigration rally in Washington, D.C.'s McPhereson Square President Obama has called it the “biggest failure of [his] first term.” Now, having once again been elected with a sizable majority of the Latino vote and with key Republicans seemingly on board, th ...
- Home Is Where the Union Is
E. Tammy Kim Members of Damayan, a migrant domestic-worker organization in New York City Twelve years ago, "Janie"—a round-faced, single mother of four—said goodbye to her children and life as she knew it in Manila. She agreed to follow a family to the U.S., where she would fulfil ...
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- Hyperemesis gravidarum
Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is a severe form of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy that is different from the more common nausea and vomiting known as morning sickness. The term hyperemesis meaning “excessive vomiting” from the Greek hyper meaning above and beyond and emesis, vomiting, ...
- Slave to the circadian rhythm
Writing in JACS recently, chemists at Yale University have reported details of the active site in the pigment molecule melanopsin. Melanopsin is present in the eye, but is not involved in vision. Instead it responds to light that enters the eye and reaches neurones (ganglions) deep within the re ...
- Voyager hits magnetic highway on its way to th ...
NASA’s venerable spacecraft, Voyager 1, has entered the farthest reaches of our solar system ahead of hitting interstellar space. Scientists refer to this new region as a magnetic highway for charged particles because our Sun’s magnetic field lines are connected to interstellar magne ...
- Get Deceived Wisdom for free
If you buy a copy of the hardback edition of my new book Deceived Wisdom as a gift (it is the perfect stocking filler this year, after all), Sciencebase has a special offer for you. Scan your receipt, or do a screengrab of your online purchase page, as proof of purchase, and email it to [...]Get ...
- Exercising the benefits of exergy
Cutting energy bills and reducing emissions of pollutants are both high on the agenda and finding sustainable power sources and improving efficiency are usually the concepts we think of when trying to action those points. However, there is a problem. Heating buildings and water, cooking food, sw ...
- Jobs Report is Not a Clear Marker: The Economy ...
“Buffeted by Sandy, an early Thanksgiving, and the Washington fiscal showdown, the unemployment rate is down to 7.7 percent with 146,000 added jobs in November according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which is much better than expected but hardly a clear marker,” said Robert L. B ...
- Leading NGOs Make Emergency Appeal as Doha Tal ...
Today, as the UN climate talks entered their final hours, six of the largest environmental and development organizations in the world issued an emergency call to all governments about the conclusions of the Doha climate talks.read more
- Sierra Club Calls on President Obama to Requir ...
In a letter delivered yesterday the Sierra Club called on the Obama Administration to hold BP fully responsible for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil disaster – the largest environmental disaster in American history.read more
- Sierra Club Calls on President Obama to Requir ...
In a letter delivered yesterday the Sierra Club called on the Obama Administration to hold BP fully responsible for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil disaster – the largest environmental disaster in American history.read more
- People in Gaza Need More Than Ceasefire
In a new briefing note, Beyond Ceasefire: Ending the Blockade of Gaza, Oxfam outlines concrete, specific measures that the international community and Government of Israel should take to finally bring an end to the five-year-old blockade that has devastated Gaza’s farming and fishing indus ...
- How The People Who Brought You Curves Are Actu ...
The latest filings from Karl Rove’s American Crossroads show a last minute contribution of $1 million received just days before the election (10/29/12) from Gary Heavin — the co-founder of Curves International Inc., which calls itself “the world’s leader in women’s fitness.” Curves, ...
- Deadlock In Doha: Is Qatar Going To Be The Pla ...
by Rebecca Lefton and Andrew Light This year’s UN climate negotiations have once again deadlocked. Negotiators and observers in the hall are concerned that this meeting could end with no outcome, much like the long-stalled Doha trade negotiations. We’re tracking the major sticking points in th ...
- BREAKING: Supreme Court Will Hear DOMA And Pro ...
The Supreme Court just issued an order indicating that it will hear challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act and to California’s anti-gay Proposition 8. Although a date for the oral argument has not yet been set, it is likely that the Court will hear the case in March and issue an opinion ...
- What Sen. Joe Manchin’s Complaints About ‘Buck ...
Sen. Joe Manchin is displeased that, in the wake of the end of Jersey Shore, in part because some of that show’s stars started doing things like having babies and acquiring responsibilities other than partying, MTV is coming to his state with a show that will start airing next year called ...
- Despite GOP Fearmongering, Many Making Over $2 ...
Republicans are dead set against President Obama’s plan to raise $1.6 trillion in new revenue through tax increases on Americans making over $250,000. Their argument generally boils down to warnings that the drag of the added tax burden on “job creators” will be so severe it wi ...
- The Storm is Brewing ...
It's taken far too long. But more and more, you'll notice that the harpercon trolls are starting to mutter rather than bray like jackasses. More and more, people are saying: "How long are we supposed to endure this?" More and more, Canadians (the sane, intelligent ones) are getting fed up with t ...
- Respect the Traditions of Parliament
Call me a deluded, reactionary fool, oh ye anarchists! But I believe that our parliamentary traditions are the best chance we've got for achieving peaceful change. They should be engaged with, worked with, to bring genuine democracy nearer. It would be the height of foolishness to allow them to ...
- Revolution is the only solution
Here's an article about global tax avoidance through tax havens: The scale of the theft is staggering. Somewhere between $21 and $32 trillion is hidden behind the vast walls of tax haven secrecy. That’s the equivalent of one third of all global annual income. Somewhere between 60 and 70% of ...
- Canadians less happy with their Democracy
All I could think of was "what democracy"?
- Stupid People
I defy you to read this article by the Toronto Star's Royson James and to still have the slightest sympathy for disgraced soon-to-be-ex-Mayor Rob Ford over his conflict-of-interest loss. On Aug. 25, 2010, council approved Leiper’s recommendations that Ford must reimburse the lobbyists’ $3,150. I ...
- Greenpeace exits Canada's Boreal Forest Agreem ...
Greenpeace Canada announced its withdrawal yesterday from the Canada Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) claiming logging roads built in Quebec’s Montagnes Blanches region managed by Resolute Forest Products are a violation of the CBFA.
- Ontario woman killed in Tanzania
Susan Wells wanted to help young people in Tanzania obtain their education. The Toronto social worker had made several trips to the African nation before her last one on November 25. It would be her last.
- Canada's CBC to air talk with Costa Concordia ...
The Canadian newsmagazine show, The Fifth Estate, will air an exclusive interview on Friday with the disgraced captain of the doomed Costa Concordia. In the show, Francesco Schettino says the ship's sinking was an accident and that he was not negligent.
- It doesn't look or act like Canada
A few days ago, the Prime Minister of my country, Mr. Stephen Harper, was tweeting about his telephone conversation with his counterpart, Mr. Netanyahu of Israeli, on the latest Canada's vote at UN.
- News anchor and Paralympian exchange stories o ...
Invited to speak at the Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program's Luncheon in Saskatoon, award winning Global News anchor Julie Mintenko and Paralympian champion Alexandre Dupont revealed personal stories that moved all.
- Mississippi Launches Plan To End Child Homeles ...
Fulfilling the wishes and happiness of children is at the heart of the holiday season. So, now seems particularly timely for Mississippi to launch a new plan to end child homelessness (pdf) in the state. What better way to set the season of giving in motion than by committing to finding safe an ...
- Thanksgiving 2.0: Food, Poverty and Telling th ...
This Thanksgiving, most of us around the country shared a bountiful harvest feast with friends and family. We celebrated all that we are thankful for by gorging ourselves right into a food coma. It's the American way. Unfortunately, it's also the American way to be thankful for all that we have ...
- Homeless People Wanted: Must Be Open to Demean ...
What are they thinking? People obviously don't see the homeless as human or they wouldn't attempt to hire them to do most of the insane, demeaning and illegal jobs out there. Here's a small sampling: Rob dead bodies. The Aokigahara forest at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan is the site of 50 to 100 ...
- LA Plans to Make Homelessness Go the Way of th ...
Instead of pretending homelessness doesn't exist, creating new laws to make it illegal to sit or sleep in public, or sending homeless residents on a one-way trip out of town, Los Angeles County may attempt to actually do something about ending homelessness. And the county is setting the bar high ...
- Don't Let Violence Against the Homeless Go Unp ...
Despite its economic troubles, Detroit is not known for being kind to the homeless. That's too bad, since there are nearly 10,000 homeless people living there. In October, police say that Steven James Diponio, 54, became so enraged at Charles Duncan, 42, who was homeless and sleeping behind a sc ...
- The Kevin Trudeau Show: 6-16-12
Today, Kevin gives you proof that the end of organic products in America is near and that drugs for cholesterol are a complete and 100% SCAM ! Plus, hair care expert, Anthony Morrocco, stops by to reveal the disturbing truth about the commercial hair care products you use on a regular basis! You ...
- The Kevin Trudeau Show: 6-23-12
Today, Kevin explains how the media is only there to distract you from the real issues. Plus, friend of the show, Fred Van Liew, stops by to give you the facts behind electromagnetic chaos and how it is virtually killing you and your children. Self Help: Diversify Your Income Change The Way You ...
- The Kevin Trudeau Show: 7-7-12
On this weekend’s edition of The Kevin Trudeau Show, Judge Andrew Napolitano stops by to expose why your freedoms are being forfeited by a government that is more protective of its own power than its constitutional promise to preserve your individual liberties. Click here to purchase his n ...
- It’s That Time of Year Again…
‘Tis the season for sunburns! Here are some natural remedies that may help alleviate your pain! Aromatherapy: Spray the affected area with lavender and chamomile. To prevent blistering, also massage two to three drops of lavender oil directly into the affected area. Herbs: Apply cool aloe ...
- The Kevin Trudeau Show: 7-14-12
Today, Kevin explains why the government doesn’t want you to know about certain technologies that are currently being produced and how the end of organic products in America is near. Plus, find out how to eliminate herpes, HPV, and other viruses that are lurking within your body when Dr. Ray Lal ...
- Hadi appoints new SCER
On Monday Yemen’s interim president Mansour Abdo Hadi named several judges to the Supreme Commission on Elections and Referendum (SCER). The SCER is responsible for the technical aspects of elections and has a pivotal role in maintaining or subverting the integrity of electi ...
- High risk US embassy in Yemen gets Marine rein ...
High risk US embassy in Yemen gets Marine reinforcements as protests continue by Jane Novak An elite Marine rapid response team arrived in Yemen’s capital to protect the US embassy there which remains vulnerable and in disrepair following a mob attack this week. Protests against a video clip dee ...
- State Department ends Yemen arms embargo
Without much fanfare or explanation, the US State Department revised its defense export policy on Yemen and will now consider applications for licenses to export lethal defense articles to Yemen. The July 3, 2012 Federal Register notice updates the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (I ...
- Yemen’s Al-Qaeda booby traps southern ci ...
Several children were among 25 people killed by land mines planted as al Qaeda fled Yemen’s southern province of Abyan, the Yemen Executive Mine Action Center (YEMAC) said on Sunday. Reporting to Abyan’s governor, the YEMAC said it had cleared or exploded over 2100 shells and mines since June 13 ...
- Yemen’s al Qaeda threatens to execute 73 hostages
Al Qaeda in Yemen threatened to execute 73 captured Yemeni soldiers unless the terror group’s imprisoned comrades are released. “Executing prisoners is a serious violation of the laws of war and a war crime,” Human Rights Watch said in a statement today. “It is also a war crime to use detainees ...
- 7.3 Earthquake Rattles Fukushima
Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.com7.3 Earthquake Rattles Fukushima By WashingtonsBlogwashingtonsblog.com (Graphic courtesy of the Guardian) Government Warns 8.0 Quake Possible A 7.3 earthquake hit near Fukushima. That is large earthquake … bigger t ...
- Great Expectations
Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comDissident Voice Article dissidentvoice.orgBy The Phantom You can imagine The Phantom’s surprise to learn not only that he was Jewish, but because of this allegedly genetic trait, he had Great Expecations coming to ...
- Bill Maher: Carbon tax fixes fiscal crisis, se ...
Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comRaw Story In a Friday blog post, Bill Maher suggested that President Obama should use the looming fiscal cliff to raise revenue in the form of a carbon tax, which would issue a “fuck you” to the Koch b ...
- Condemnation for Korean Pop Star, But None for ...
Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comKurt Nimmo Prison Planet.com December 7, 2012 You can usually count on ill-informed and clueless Americans to defend the global elite as it thrashes about attacking small nations and engaging in economic warfare under th ...
- Will Congress “Drone Caucus” Push for DHS Dron ...
Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comMelissa Melton PrisonPlanet.com December 7, 2012 The Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus has a mission ” to educate members of Congress and the public on the strategic, tactical, and scientific value of unmanned ...
- Carl Mayer: NDAA 2013 Still Allows Indefinite ...
Dandelion Salad Dec 5, 2012 by RTAmerica On Tuesday, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 came one step closer to becoming law. The US Senate voted 98-0 in favor of the controversial act that could land American citizens behind bars. The NDAA has been challenged in court due to its exp ...
- West Moves In For Syrian Endgame and War On Ir ...
by Finian Cunningham Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Ethiopia Crossposted from PressTV December 5, 2012 US President Barack Obama’s renewed warning against Syria this week, that any use of chemical weapons by Syrian government forces is a red line triggering direct military assault on the countr ...
- Bradley Manning’s Attorney David Coombs ...
Dandelion Salad Dec 4, 2012 by RTAmerica The case of Army Private First Class Bradley Manning could be among the most significant military cases in US history; Manning is being accused of releasing sensitive information that has comprised the safety of America to the whistleblowing site WikiLeak ...
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: You Can’t Rule With War
Dandelion Salad Dec 3, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish The financial sanctions on Iran are now having a real impact. Earlier this week, people in Tehran openly complained that the Iranian currency is drastically losing value against the dollar, pushing up prices. Meanwhile, Iran’s leadership is a ...
- Exclusive: The Destructive Elements of Jewish ...
by Rocket Kirchner Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Rocket Kirchner (blog) Rocket Kirchner (youtube channel) December 3, 2012 St. Paul said that “the Jews are the enemies of the gospel”. He ought to know, for he was its fiercest enemy before his road to Damascus conversion. All throug ...
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Only A Few Weeks Ago, Rupert Murdoch Was Still King Of The World A glimpse at life before the hacking scandal, from the UK Independent : It was only a few weeks ago that Rupert, his son James, daughter Elisabeth and Rebekah Brooks were the talk of the town; hailed as the king-makers to the pol ...
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Julian Assange, 2012: They've ranked him amongst war criminals....for exposing war criminals.
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This man's brain comprehends in a fraction of a second what is about to happen, and orders his body into what looks like a superhuman sprint to get out of the way. The flight mechanism kicks in so fast the conscious mind, distracted by thoughts of work, home, leisure and love, plays no role in t ...
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Tupac Rises Well, fuck me.... From even a few dozen rows back, reportedly, the hologram of Tupac was utterly believable. How long before a Michael Jackson hologram culled from his greatest live performances is touring the world's stadiums? I've been waiting decades to see holographic tech ...
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Hypnotic, grin-making. A house filled with interactive reproductions of classic art, coming soon: Starry Night (interactive animation) from Petros Vrellis on Vimeo.
- Bedouin face displacement in West Bank corrido ...
Some 80 percent of Bedouin who live on the eastern periphery of Jerusalem are registered as refugees, from families that Israel exiled at the beginning of the 1950s from Tel Arad in the Negev. Until... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian l ...
- Al Jazeera, Empire: Palestine – state of play
The dawn of a Palestinian state has been a long time coming. After 65 years of dispossession, 45 years of occupation, and 20 years of failed peace attempts, on Thursday Palestine took one step closer... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian ...
- Reuven Pedatzur: Why did Israel kill Jabari?
[Israeli] decision makers must answer one important question: If they knew it was possible to reach a cease-fire agreement (whose provisions, incidentally, were better than those of the agreement... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian land ...
- Khaled Diab: By demolishing homes, Israel is d ...
While the world's attention is turned to Gaza, the UN and Jerusalem-area settlements, stealthier military maneuvers in the West Bank are pushing Palestinians off their land. If the recent joint... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, ...
- East Jerusalem project could bury two-state so ...
The Israeli left and the US administration view the planned establishment of the Mevasseret Adumim neighborhood in E-1 as the last nail in the coffin of the two-state solution. It would effectively... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian la ...
- Support Ratification of the Convention on the ...
by Julian Ku by Julian Ku In the NYTimes.com’s Room for Debate forum, I offer reasons for supporting U.S. ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Unlike most supporters (like a certain Comedy Central personality), I don’t think the opponen ...
- Would Syria’s Use of Chemical Weapons Change t ...
by Julian Ku by Julian Ku The U.S. government has been making all sorts of official and unofficial threats to act if the Syrian government uses chemical weapons in its ongoing civil war. (CBS News) Whether the U.S. enters the war in Syria appears to be up to the dictator Bashir al-Assad. On Mo ...
- Weekday News Wrap: Friday, December 7, 2012
by Jessica Dorsey by Jessica Dorsey Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez will miss Friday’s regional trade summit in Brazil, raising questions about his health. US warships are shifting in order to monitor the planned rocket launch by North Korea, while the US still urges Pyongyang to cancel this ...
- Jon Stewart Takes Down Treaty Rejectionists: “ ...
by Peter Spiro by Peter Spiro In case you missed it, Jon Stewart at his best on the Senate’s rejection on Tuesday of the Disabilities Convention: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook The flo ...
- Weekday News Wrap: Thursday, December 6, 2012
by Jessica Dorsey by Jessica Dorsey Russia has heavily criticized the ICTY for its verdict last week acquitting three, calling the work of the Court careless and ineffective. Iran’s media reports its military has claimed to have extracted data from the US drone it captured earlier in the ...
- AARP: Holidays a Good Time to Check on Mom and Dad
AARP: Holidays a Good Time to Check on Mom and Dad PHOENIX – Christmas and the New Year are just a few weeks away, and family visits during the holidays can be a great time to make sure mom and dad, or any older relatives, are doing well enough on their own. AARP Regional Director Sam Wil ...
- Are We Scrubbing Away the Good Guys?
Are We Scrubbing Away the Good Guys? PHOENIX, Ariz. - It's the cold and flu season, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends hand-washing as a way to keep yourself healthy and to prevent spreading germs when you do get sick. However, a study from Johns Hopkins Universi ...
- AARP: Diálogo de “Desplome Fiscal&# ...
AARP: Diálogo de “Desplome Fiscal” arriesga la seguridad en el retiro para Adultos Mayores de AZ PHOENIX – El retiro podría costar mucho más a los adultos mayores de Arizona, bajo las propuestas que han surgido como parte de las negociaciones del “Desplome ...
- AARP: “Fiscal Cliff” Talks Put Ret ...
AARP: “Fiscal Cliff” Talks Put Retirement Security at Risk for AZ Seniors PHOENIX - Arizona seniors face smaller Social Security checks and higher health premiums if certain proposals in the "fiscal cliff" negotiations are adopted, according to an analysis by AARP Arizona. The study ...
- Food Stamps on the "Fiscal Cliff" Chopping Block
Food Stamps on the "Fiscal Cliff" Chopping Block PHOENIX, Ariz. - SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, would be fundamentally changed as a result of legislation being discussed as part of the "fiscal cliff" negotiations. Currently, food stamps are an en ...
- Groups Stand Up for Clean Water Act in West Vi ...
Pollution of local waterways, public health at stake from farm lobby actions A coalition of local and national public interest organizations have asked a federal court for permission to participate in a legal action that will decide when Clean Water Act restrictions apply to the release of pollu ...
- Help CFS Defend Farmers Against GE Crops
Farmers are at the front lines in the battle against genetically engineered (GE) crops. They are the ones that risk economic harm should their crops be contaminated by GE material. For more than a decade, Center for Food Safety (CFS) has been representing farmers in court against chemical compa ...
- After Halt to Planting, Court Orders Eradicati ...
Remedies Include Three-Year Monitoring Period to Track, Destroy Any Germinating GE Plants In a decision this week, a federal court formally halted the planting of genetically engineered (GE) crops on all National Wildlife Refuges in the Southeastern United States. The court also ordered steps t ...
- Center for Food Safety’s Statement on th ...
Yesterday, California voters narrowly turned down Proposition 37, which, if passed, would have required the labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods in the state. While late polls showed the initiative losing in the double digits, Prop 37 failed by a 6-point margin. A full 47 percent of Cal ...
- California Newspaper Editorial Boards Spread F ...
By Michele Simon Each election season, proponents and opponents of the various initiatives on the California ballot hope for the state’s major newspaper endorsements. While you can’t expect every paper to endorse your side, Proposition 37, which would require labeling of foods produced using gen ...
- The Best Sources for Real Estate Listings
Posting your home into some credible Real Estate Listings are the best way you can do if you want to sell your property right away. It is not expensive either to do real estate listing. Most of home sellers nowadays have got their property listed for a very minimal amount, and most of these sell ...
- House Hopping
House Hopping Adolescent years are a challenge. For everyone involved. Young individuals searching, yearning for their independence though not yet prepared to manage the cost/benefit scales of life. Crazed parents hurt by their child's sudden rebuttals and scared by both their loss of control ...
- Buying Property
Buying Property In buying property, you need to know on the things on what you want to do in on your property. It also means that anything you want to wish to have in your property. It can be like a beautiful view in which you can view the sea or the city or an urbanized area. Well, people do ...
- IRA Real Estate Investments: Real Estate Investing
IRA Real Estate Investments: Real Estate Investing Aӏmоѕt еνегуtһіng іn tһе world today wіӏӏ nеνег ӏаѕt аnԁ tһаt іѕ а fact. Obviously, tһіngѕ ѕһоυӏԁ change nо matter wһаt еνеn wіtһ tһе assets уоυ аге tгуіng tо invest іn уоυг IRA. If уоυ аге іn tһе field оf investing, уоυ wіӏӏ аn idea tһаt IR ...
- Real Estate Investing Myths
Real Estate Investing Myths Myth #1 - Real estate investing requires money to invest. Yes, money is required for you to invest in real estate. It just does not have to be your own. Some of the options that are available are co-ownership, financing from moneylenders and the seller financing t ...
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