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Thursday, October 1, 2009
Protection or Peril? Gun Possession of Questionable Value in an Assault
ScienceDaily (Sep. 30, 2009) - In a first-of-its-kind study, epidemiologists at the U of PA School of Medicine found that, on average, guns did not protect those who possessed them from being shot in an assault. The study estimated that people with a gun were 4.5 times more likely to be shot in an assault than those not possessing a gun.

Friday, September 18, 2009
O'Reilly endorses the public option, which he previously called 'socialism.'
Last night on Fox News, Bill O'Reilly told a Heritage Foundation scholar that he favors a public option!

Wednesday, August 26, 2009
We Are the Women of Today: A sweet treat for Women's Equality Day
(7 comments) An upbeat, inspiring, music video from the amazing Faith Rivera and Beth Eichel, perfect for celebrating women today!

Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Carbon Negative Hemp Walls are 7x Stronger than Concrete
Buildings account for thirty-eight percent of the CO2 emissions in the U.S., according to the U.S. Green Building Council, and demand for carbon neutral and/or zero footprint buildings is at an all-time high. Now there is a new building material that is not just carbon neutral, but is actually carbon negative: Hempcrete. (But, alas, it's illegal to grow the raw materials in the U.S.)

Tuesday, August 25, 2009
First Ministry of Peace in Latin America to be created in Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica. 2009-08-20. A legislative amendment already passed into law would permit the Justice ministry to be renamed the Ministry of Justice and Peace, instead of Justice and Grace, its current denomination. In addition, the legislative amendment will create the National System for Promotion of Peace and Citizen Coexistence, an essential point of this model initiative for Latin America.

Friday, August 7, 2009
Episcopal Bishop's letter to Sec'ty of State re: eviction of Palestinian families
(1 comments) Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton August 5 expressing sorrow over the Israeli government's August 2 eviction of two Palestinian families from East Jerusalem, and asked Clinton and the Obama administration to call for the families' immediate return.

Saturday, July 25, 2009
The best place one could be on Earth: by Alice Walker
In March, poet, novelist and feminist Alice Walker joined a Code Pink delegation to travel to the Gaza Strip just weeks after the 22-day Israeli bombardment and invasion. In this excerpt, Walker recounts the stories of the people she met, and offers a lyrical analysis that ties their oppression and struggles to what she and her community experienced growing up in the violence and fear of the segregated American South.

Friday, July 24, 2009
Ernestine on Bill Moyers Journal: Fri. July 24, 9 pm Pacific Time
When politics fail, artists come to the rescue! Fri. July 24th, the California OneCare spot featuring Lily Tomlin's Ernestine will appear on Bill Moyers Journal at 9 PM on PBS (check local CA listings). As this broadcast shows, this is how they are going to make the media take notice of single payer universal health care. Many Hollywood stars and celebrities are in line to do more spots! (See video at link.)

Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Vice President Comforts Ill Child
Alice Sparks is a long-time politically active woman from Kentucky who has done much for both women and men candidates and never asks for anything in return. The political reporter for the Kentucky Enquirer wrote the following story about Alice and her 13-year-old grandson. Sometimes a story is so compelling that you want to share it. Kathy Groob, Publisher, ElectWomen Magazine

Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Walter Cronkite and Dennis Kucinich Chat About Dept. of Peace (video)
Kucinich says: "My generation came of age at a time when Walter Cronkite was the name in American culture synonymous with credibility and respect." Watch this video to see these two extraordinary men engage in a heartwarming discussion that is now especially poignant.

Thursday, July 16, 2009
Chavez to Join Next Blockade-Busting Trip to Gaza, Says British Activist
(CNSNews.com) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, one of Israel's fiercest critics, will join a future convoy on a solidarity visit to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, according to the British lawmaker and convoy leader George Galloway. He arrived arrived in Gaza on Wed, where he joined a group of American activists, including former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and NYC Councilman Charles Barron.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Viva Palestina Convoy Arrives in Gaza
(2 comments) To chants of 'Viva! Viva! Palestina!' more than 200 members of the Viva Palestina convoy made it into the Gaza Strip Wednesday after spending about six hours at the Rafah border processing paperwork.

Thursday, July 9, 2009
Freedom Rider: Silence on Cynthia McKinney - by Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Report: The shallowness of what passes for Black leadership reveals itself most dramatically at times of outrage and death. "While Cynthia McKinney languished in an Israeli jail, black leaders mobilized to say and do absolutely nothing," preferring to make themselves part of the Michael Jackson story.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009
How Cynthia McKinney honored America on the 4th of July from an Israel Jail by Franklin Lamb, Beirut
Tuesday, 7 July 2009, 10:04 am. Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney returned home today after 6 days being held by the government of Israel while attempting with 21 colleagues to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza on the vessel, the Spirit of Humanity. Without support from her own government, McKinney stood up for the principals on which her country was founded 233 years ago and spent Independence Day inside a foreign jail.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Cynthia McKinney, Our White House, Congress and the Palestinians are Imprisoned - by Mohamed Khodr
Cynthia McKinney is truly an honorable woman with courage and principles missing in our political arena and for which sadly there are such few extraordinary role models for America's children.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009
[Audio] Cynthia McKinney Lands in NYC, speaks to Wake-up Call
Around 7:20 a.m. EST July 7, Cynthia speaks in NY's JFK airport to WBAI 99.5 FM NY. Welcome back, Cynthia! Audio of Cynthia Mckinney Speaking to WBAI's Wake-up Call. The web radio Cynthia mentions in the interview is WBAIX.org (WBAI-in-Exile) http://wbaix.org run by Don DeBar, the fired and banned news editor of Wake-up Cal at this time, it is actually Part 1.)

Monday, July 6, 2009
Cynthia McKinney reportedly in flight
According to a post at her FaceBook page, Cynthia McKinney is on board an El Al flight headed to New York City and eventually to Washington DC.

Sunday, July 5, 2009
New Report from Cynthia McKinney (Prisoner number 88794) - audio
(3 comments) Former Rep. Cynthia McKinney and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mairead Maguire filed a new report from Ramle Prison, Israel, today, and they were joined by some of their Gaza 21 colleagues. Tune in to hear it at http://www.WBAIX.org - playing now until 11am Sun., 05 Jul 2009.

Saturday, July 4, 2009
Israel pisses on Britain (again) – and our craven leaders love it- Stuart LIttlewood
Stuart Littlewood considers Israel's latest act of piracy on the high seas – the seizure of an aid ship bound for Gaza and the kidnapping of its passengers and crew – and highlights the complicity of the British government, which is forever fighting a rear-guard action on behalf of Israel.

Friday, July 3, 2009
Cynthia McKinney Phone Call from Prison - recording
(16 comments) Cynthia McKinney calls WBAIX from Israeli prison. She and 20 others where detained after being seized by Israeli Navy while in international waters. They were attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. To watch live updates, interviews, protests go to livestream (dot) com (slash) wbaix

Friday, July 3, 2009
Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire Speaks from Israeli Jail Cell After Arrest
(3 comments) Irish Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire is interviewed from her jail cell in Israel. She was taken into custody along with twenty others, including former US Congress member Cynthia McKinney, when the Israeli military boarded their ship in international waters as it tried to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. She says "we were in grave danger of actually being killed at one point."

Friday, July 3, 2009
UN expert says Israeli seizure of aid ship a crime - Reuters
(2 comments) GENEVA, July 2- A U.N. human rights investigator called Israel's seizure of a ship carrying relief aid for the Gaza Strip "unlawful" and said its blockade of the territory constituted a "continuing crime against humanity". Richard Falk said the move was part of Israel's "cruel blockade of the entire Palestinian population of Gaza" in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Israel Attacks Justice Boat; Kidnaps Human Rights Workers; Confiscates Medicine, Toys, Olive Trees
(4 comments) June 30. Press release from freegaza.org: Israeli Occupation Forces attacked and boarded the Free Gaza Movement boat, the SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, abducting 21 human rights workers from 11 countries, including Noble laureate Mairead Maguire and former U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. Passengers and crew are being forcibly dragged toward Israel.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Call on Congress to Condemn Israel's Seizure of Humanitarian Aid Ship on Route to Gaza, Call for End to Siege
Press Release: Washington, DC. June 30, 2009. www.adc.org The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) condemns the Israeli naval commandeering of a ship carrying humanitarian supplies to the besieged territory of Gaza. Send a note to your member of Congress, President Obama and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton demanding the release of the crew members of the "Spirit of Humanity" and an end to the siege.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Israel's richest woman gets messages, has visions
Shari Arison, Israel's richest woman and the controlling shareholder of the country's second-largest bank, said on Sunday she has visions and receives messages "from above" ... "For the past year I've been seeing peace and happiness," she said. "I don't know when that will happen. I know I have a role to tell people ... Everyone has to make it happen."

Monday, May 18, 2009
Paying With Our Sins: NY Times OpEd Solves Economic Crisis
A creative and direct route toward economic stability: legalize vice and take a cut. Marijuana is already the top cash crop in 12 states, with a total annual value of $36 billion. And, imposing state taxes on existing brothels in NV could raise $2 million a year, and legalizing prostitution in cities like Las Vegas could raise another $200 million. Why not let consenting adults contribute to economic revival?

Monday, April 27, 2009
What Happened to the Ban on Assault Weapons?
by Pres. Jimmy Carter who says, "The evolution in public policy concerning the manufacture, sale and possession of semiautomatic assault weapons like AK-47s, AR-15s and Uzis has been very disturbing. Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and I all supported a ban on these formidable firearms."

Friday, April 24, 2009
Father of Young 'Slumdog Millionare" Actress Tries to Sell Her
Even adorable child acress Rubina Ali, made famous for playing the young Latika in the 2009 Oscar-sweeper Slumdog Millionare, isn't safe from the rampant child trafficking in India. Her father recently offered to sell her for about $300,000.

Sunday, April 19, 2009
You are being lied to about pirates
(1 comments) In 1991, the government of Somalia collapsed. Its 9 million people have been teetering on starvation ever since, and forces in the Western world have seen this as a great opportunity to steal the country's food supply and dump our nuclear waste in their seas. This is the context in which the men we are calling "pirates" have emerged. So who is the real robber?

Monday, April 6, 2009
Eaglets Hatching Now on Live Web Cam
(4 comments) A pair of wild eagles are hatching three eggs at Duke Farm in NJ - one hatched the morning of April 6! Sometimes the mother eagle takes a break and the father sits on the eggs for a few hours but fidgets, offering a glimpse of the new eaglet.

Friday, March 27, 2009
Dance Like Nobody's Watchin': Cockatoo Luvs Ray Charles
(2 comments) For your daily hilarity and culture break, don't miss this bird gettin' down to Ray Charles' "Shake Your Tailfeather." For optimum enjoyment google the lyrics.

Sunday, March 22, 2009
Are You Going to Finish Strong? - Video
Nick Vujicic has no arms or legs but his inspirational speech to school kids is one that they will surely never forget. This clip, under 3 minutes, is not-to-be-missed!

Friday, March 20, 2009
Two Legged Dog Romps with Spunk and Joy!
Sassy greyhound Dominic has just one front and one hind leg, yet romps through life with spunk and joy!

Friday, March 13, 2009
Artificial Photosynthesis: Turning Sunlight Into Liquid Fuels
Science Daily (Mar. 12, 2009) - For millions of years, green plants have employed photosynthesis to capture energy from sunlight and convert it into electrochemical energy. A goal of scientists has been to develop an artificial version of photosynthesis that can be used to produce liquid fuels from carbon dioxide and water. This exciting development shows how close they are getting!

Thursday, March 12, 2009
Our Pigs, Our Food, Our Health
Have we as a nation moved to a model of agriculture that produces cheap bacon at the risk of ALL of our health? The evidence, while far from conclusive, is growing, that the answer is yes. And it's supported by a doctor who agreed to be a whistleblower just before his abrupt and mysterious death.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009
2012 Quantum Leap, Mar. 13-15: Experience the Global Energy Shift NOW
Burbank, CA. (Press release.) There is a very different image emerging among leaders that 2012 is the gateway to a massive POSITIVE shift, the time when humanity takes responsibility for bringing peace, light, goodwill and abundance into the world. Experience the first 2012 Quantum Leap while discovering how you can be a powerful force in charting the course of the globe.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Get Ready for Same Sex Kiss Day: 04-15-09
On tax day, go to Starbucks, go directly to Starbucks, (do not pass "go", etc.) and kiss your lover. Even straights can participate in PDAs to support equal rights for all. If you don't like kissing in public, "homo-hugs" are encouraged. Is LOVE the answer? Yep! And a little humor spices up the mix.(Don't miss the priceless wiki link on "How to Kiss")

Friday, February 20, 2009
Amid the grieving, a rare act of sportsmanship
Illinois high school basketball teams offer a lesson of the heart that will touch you to the core. Rating: two kleenexes.

Friday, February 20, 2009
Underwater Astonishments
A pioneer in ocean exploration, David Gallo is an enthusiastic ambassador between the sea and those of us on dry land. This 5-min video shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square's worth of neon light displays from fish who live in the blackest depths of the ocean. AMAZING!

Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Limbs and Organs Regenerate!
(7 comments) A man's finger, cut off by a propeller, rengenerates flesh, blood , nail and skin in a month! Exciting research shows that this is just the beginning!

Sunday, February 1, 2009
Suit Challenges Image of Circus Elephants as Willing Performers
One of the most iconic images of American life, that of circus elephants joined trunk-to-tail as they lumber along to delight "children of all ages," is about to be debated in a courtroom. Are the beasts docile because they are highly intelligent and respond well to training reinforced with the promise of an apple? Or do they obey because their spirits have been broken and they fear getting hit by their trainers?

Friday, January 30, 2009
Heroic Dog Saves Life of Injured Dog
A heroic dog braves heavy traffic to gently drag a dog that had been hit by a car, to safety. It lived, initially, but died later. Rating: two kleenexes, at least.

Thursday, January 22, 2009
Obama Headlines Around the World
(2 comments) Newspapers around the global cover the inauguration.

Saturday, January 17, 2009
Recycled, Inflatable, 3-D Animated Street Art!
Joshua Allen Harris' amazing inflatable bag sculptures.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Inauguration Day: Hooray, Hooray! (Poem by by Calvin Trillin)
Bet it makes you smile! Trillin is the quintessential New Yorker, and author of "Deciding The Next Decider: The 2008 Presidential Race in Rhyme."

Sunday, January 11, 2009
Cheap kicks: Doggy dancing
(3 comments) A dedicated group of dog dancers has gathered weekly at Santa Fe's Dance Station Social & Ballroom Studio, and between Jazzercise and a class in pole dancing, a half-dozen or so teams bond with their canines in a special way - with treats and dancing spins.

Thursday, January 8, 2009
Towards a Miracle in the Middle East - by Marianne Williamson
(2 comments) "According to Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, humanity's biggest problems cannot be solved; they must be outgrown. Our task is to create a field of consciousness in which the idea of war has dropped from the ethers."

Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Palestinians Will Never Forget
(2 comments) Author Susan Abulhawa says, "Just as Nazis gave Jews only the right to die silently, Israel starves and besieges Palestinians, giving them only that same right." Her essays have appeared in major print media, such as the New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Philadelphia Inquirer,and others.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Rep. Dennis Kucinich: Israel May Be in Violation of Arms Export Control Act
(1 comments) Kucinich to Rice: "I believe that Israel's use of defense articles provided by the U.S in the current Gaza military attacks may constitute a violation of the AECA. At a minimum, the conflict is sufficient to warrant an immediate report to Congress as required by 22 U.S.C. §2753. Please contact my office by close of business on January 7, 2009 with the date the report will be submitted.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Uncle Jay Explains: Year-end! 12-22-08
(2 comments) If you don't laugh check for a pulse.

Friday, December 26, 2008
What happened to Michael Vick's dogs ...
(1 comments) Since being rescued 20 months ago from the dogfighting ring financed by Michael Vick, all but a few of the abused pit bulls have been recovering in sanctuary, foster care and adoptive homes. Now even the most traumatized of them can have a happy new year.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Rep. Dennis Kucinich on His Battle With the Banks
A look at cycles in American banking history: the condition today, compared to a situation in Cleveland, 30 years ago, by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)

Saturday, December 6, 2008
Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush's Future
Let's hope that President Bush, in figuring out what to do in his post-presidency, borrows a page from Jimmy Carter. At the end of the day, this one-term president who left office a pariah in his own party will transform the lives of more people in more places over a longer period of time than any other recent president. But there are still lots of diseases waiting for a wealthy, well-connected Texan to lead the fight against.

Saturday, December 6, 2008
Kennedy Casts Her Eye on NY Senate Seat
Caroline Kennedy-a daughter of America's most storied political family-who for many years fiercely guarded her privacy, is considering whether to pursue the Senate seat expected to be vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton early next year, her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said Friday.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Change and gratitude: How the hell can you be thankful in a time of fear and meltdown?
omg, Mark Morford does it again, I lust after his every utterance.

Saturday, November 22, 2008
The Spiritual Dimensions of Obama's Leadership
(2 comments) Co-Founders of The Center for Visionary Leadership and co-authors of the book, Spiritual Politics, Corinne McLaughlin and Gordon Davidson, offer some enlightening thoughts on the Obama win, and on the directions in which we are headed.

Thursday, November 20, 2008
Plumbing the oceans could bring limitless clean energy
"This has the potential to become the biggest source of renewable energy in the world," says Robert Cohen, who headed the US federal ocean thermal energy programme in the early 1970s.

Monday, November 17, 2008
Dennis Kucinich Stands by His Liberal Agenda and Calls on Barack Obama for Change
(6 comments) Kucinich is part of a rare breed in Washington who cannot be bought off by the wrong people, a noble quality that has made him a local hero in his Congressional district of Ohio, but one that has red flagged him as a troublemaker on Capitol Hill, albeit a highly respected one.

Sunday, November 16, 2008
'Drop Dead' Is Not an Option - by Bob Herbert, NY Times
(5 comments) It's not just General Motors or Chrysler or Ford. The U.S. auto industry is the cornerstone of American manufacturing. It supports millions of jobs, directly or indirectly, in a vast array of businesses...in the current environment, allowing one or more of the Big Three to go bankrupt would be like offering up your nose to Sweeney Todd to spite your face.

Sunday, November 16, 2008
Wow! America is cool! by Garrison Keillor
We are being admired by Swedes! We don't have to pretend we're Canadians. We elected Barack Obama!

Monday, November 3, 2008
Vote True 2008
A charming YouTube admonition to vote by a 4-year-old. Looks like this kid is on his way to the White House, himself!

Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Voter Registration Fraud in NV: Smells Like Republican Schadenfreude
(1 comments) Latinos coming out of the DMV in Nevada were tricked into thinking they had registered to vote when they hadn't. They were asked if they were Democrats or Republicans. They filled out the forms and were given some sort of receipt ripped off the bottom of the page. They were asked who they were voting for. The registrations for those who said they would vote for Obama were "filed" in the trash.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008
If the World Could Vote
(1 comments) We would like to know who would be the next president of the United States of America if the world could vote! Cast your vote, and check the results to see what the rest of the world wants!

Friday, October 17, 2008
An American Crisis: Code Pink Supports Jocelyn Voltaire
(1 comments) She hasn't stopped crying since the war in Iraq took her oldest son's life. Now, this woman who worked two jobs to achieve the American Dream, and her two younger children, face repossession of their home TODAY. Code Pink sets out to do the government's job.

Friday, October 17, 2008
"Respondele a Obama": Fabulous Latin music video
(2 comments) Hola, baby! Se puede! Salsa right down to the voting booth with this fabulous Latin music video. "Even my Republican Mama, is gonna cast her vote for Obama." Music written and performed by Jose Conde. Video by Nicole Betancourt. FABULOUS!

Saturday, October 11, 2008
Open Letter to Baldwin, Barr, Kucinich, McKinney, and Nader, concerning the possibility of a unified 3rd-party president
From Sean Ryan, who is running for U.S. Congress in Ohio's 11th district.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008
TIME: Let Risk-Taking Financial Institutions Fail
In plain English: The government should not intervene. It should leave overleveraged financial institutions to default on their derivatives obligations and, if necessary, file for bankruptcy. Much of the crisis has arisen from miscalculating the risks involved in a large book of positions in these derivatives. It is only logical that these institutions pay for their poor management.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Lou Dobbs: Hooray for those who defeated bailout
CNN's Lou Dobbs is no fan of the $700 billion bailout plan that went down to defeat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday. He spoke with Kiran Chetry of CNN's "American Morning" on Tuesday about how he thinks there are better ways to solve the financial problems plaguing the U.S. economy.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Solar Cell Sets World Efficiency Record At 40.8 Percent
(1 comments) Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have set a world record in solar cell efficiency with a photovoltaic device that converts 40.8 percent of the light that hits it into electricity. This is the highest confirmed efficiency of any photovoltaic device to date.

Monday, September 29, 2008
The Nation: An Appropriately Populist Anti-Bailout Rant by Kucinich
(3 comments) Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich responded appropriately Sunday, when House and Senate leaders announced early a bipartisan agreement for a variation on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's $700 billion (plus-plus-plus) bailout plan Wall Street. Kucinich is proven right yet again.

Sunday, September 21, 2008
From Sugar To Gasoline: 'Green Gasoline' Crafted From Sugar And Carbohydrates
(1 comments) Following independent paths of investigation, two research teams are announcing this month that they have successfully converted sugar-potentially derived from agricultural waste and non-food plants-into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and a range of other valuable chemicals.

Thursday, September 18, 2008
Sex Assault Program Cited in Monegan Firing Targeted Child Abusers
According to Peggy Brown, who heads the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Monegan wanted to use the federal money to hire retired troopers and law enforcement officials, and assign them to investigate the most egregious cases of sexual assault -- including those against children. In other words, if Palin's new story is true, she fired Monegan for being too aggressive in going after child molesters.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Why Experience Matters
Respected, conservative, NY Times columnist, David Brooks, asks: Is Sarah Palin qualified to be vice president? His answer: Most conservatives say yes, on the grounds that something that feels so good could not possibly be wrong. But a few commentators, like George Will, Charles Krauthammer, David Frum and Ross Douthat demur, suggesting in different ways that she is unready.

Thursday, September 11, 2008
The First City in the U.S. to Make Natural Gas from Our Poop
San Antonio, TX. Our excrement is being more technically referred to as "biosolids" by the companies and agencies involved in the project. And the project is by no means a joke.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Deepak Chopra: Obama and the Palin Effect
Sometimes politics has the uncanny effect of mirroring the national psyche even when nobody intended to do that. This is perfectly illustrated by the rousing effect that Gov. Sarah Palin had on the Republican convention in Minneapolis.

Monday, September 8, 2008
Anything Into Oil (Environment/ Alternative Energy)
Carthage, MO. It's a dream come true, better than turning straw into gold. The thermal conversion process can take material more plentiful and troublesome than straw-slaughterhouse waste, municipal sewage, old tires, mixed plastics, virtually all the wretched detritus of modern life-and make it something the world needs much more than gold: high-quality oil.

Friday, September 5, 2008
Fishing with Mystery: The Myth of Order
For just a moment, amidst all the recent media storms, enjoy a deep breath, gift yourself with a mystical swim through the magical, meditative, healing power of art, and emerge renewed.

Monday, September 1, 2008
Teens' Statement: "We refuse to serve in the Israeli occupation." 28 Aug 08
A group of high school graduates refusing their mandatory conscription into the Israeli army, objecting to Israel's human rights violations in the territory it occupies, recently released a statement outlining their position. Three of those who signed have been arrested upon refusing to serve. Their statement is courageous and inspiring.

Friday, August 29, 2008
Dubai's Eco-wonder: Pyramid City to House a Million Residents
(1 comments) A proposed pyramid city for the Dubai desert will stand 1.2 kilometres in height. The solar-powered pyramid was announced this week by Timelinks, an eco-design firm that plans to unveil the engineering wonder at Cityscape Dubai later this year. "The pyramid will be more than a kilometre tall and will house one million people inside," a source close to the project told XPRESS. "It will be completely self-sustainable."

Wednesday, August 27, 2008
NY Times OpEd: A Biblical Seven Years by Thomas L. Friedman
(2 comments) After attending the spectacular closing ceremony at the Beijing Olympics and feeling the vibrations from hundreds of Chinese drummers pulsating in my own chest, I was tempted to conclude two things: "Holy mackerel, the energy coming out of this country is unrivaled." And, two: "We are so cooked. Start teaching your kids Mandarin."

Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Congressman Announces Bombing of Iran & Suspended Election (YouTube)
Bob Feuer, attorney, public defender for 24 years, and challenger to John Olver (D), for the seat in Massachusettes' 1st Congressional District, says that in a meeting in the Jones Library, (10 am, July 5, 2007), Olver clearly explained why he and other Dems will not impeach Bush. Feuer notes that Olver was quoted on the front page of the Berkshire Eagle, 8-4-07. Folks outside the Berkshires may have missed this vital news.

Monday, August 25, 2008
Heaven's Angels
NY Times: Leather and skull-clad NYC bikers use tattooed muscle to save animals and teach schoolkids how to be kind.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Key Photosynthesis Step Replicated: Scientists Learn From Nature To Split Water Into Hydrogen And Oxygen
(1 comments) [[IM1]] An international team of researchers led by Monash University has used chemicals found in plants to replicate a key process in photosynthesis paving the way to a new method that uses sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The breakthrough could revolutionize the renewable energy industry by making hydrogen – the clean, green fuel of the future – cheaper and easier to produce on a commercial scale.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008
"Caroline: Pull a Cheney!" by Michael Moore
(2 comments) An Open Letter from Michael Moore to Caroline Kennedy (head of the Obama VP search team). Aug. 19, 2008.

Sunday, August 10, 2008
Flush With Energy: Danish Clean-Power Industry Flourishes
Frankly, when you compare how America has responded to the 1973 oil shock and how Denmark has responded, we look pathetic. "... people are complaining about how prices of [gasoline] are going up," Denmark's prime minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, told me. "The cure is not to reduce the price, but, on the contrary, to raise it even higher to break our addiction to oil." By Thomas L. Friedman

Sunday, August 10, 2008
PRAVDA: War between Russia and Georgia orchestrated from USA
(11 comments) Russian officials believe that it was the USA that orchestrated the current conflict.

Thursday, August 7, 2008
Italian Doctor Cures Cancer with Baking Soda
(1 comments) Cancer is now the leading cause of death in the United States. This video featuring Doug Kaufman interviewing Italian Oncologist Dr. Tullio Simoncini, details a new theory of cancer that carries the promise of a safe, speedy, and effective cancer cure.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Vital Unresolved Anthrax Questions and ABC News by Glenn Greenwald
(2 comments) We now know that the anthrax attacks didn't come from Iraq or any foreign government. They came from our own Government's scientist, from the top Army bioweapons research laboratory. More significantly, the false reports linking anthrax to Iraq also came from the U.S. Government - from people with significant links to the same facility responsible for the attacks themselves.

Saturday, August 2, 2008
'Major Discovery' Primed To Unleash Solar Revolution: Scientists Mimic Essence Of Plants' Energy Storage System
(4 comments) MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn't shine. "This is a major discovery with enormous implications for the future prosperity of humankind ... it opens up the door for developing new technologies for energy production thus reducing our dependence for fossil fuels and addressing the global climate change problem." ~ James Barber

Thursday, July 31, 2008
Open Letter to Barack Obama
Progressive supporters of Barack Obama urge him to stand firm on the principles he articulated in the primary. Join Walter Mosley, Bill McKibben, Barbara Ehrenreich, Howard Zinn and others: add your name to this open letter.

Saturday, July 19, 2008
When Human Rights Extend to Nonhumans - NY Times
(3 comments) A thoughtful and provocative article, inspired by the vote of the environment committee of the Spanish Parliament last month to grant limited rights to our closest biological relatives, the great apes. If the bill passes, torture, including in medical experiments, and arbitrary imprisonment, (including for circuses or films) would be forbidden, and it would become illegal to kill apes except in self-defense.

Thursday, July 17, 2008
Voices Too Often Missing in Op-Ed Land: Women's
(8 comments) The Christian Science Monitor looks at the gender imbalance in the oped writer landscape. There's no question that women are missing – in droves. The primary responsibility for this rests with opinion editors, who have the ultimate say on what appears on their pages; but women also have an obligation to participate more assertively.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Truthout Interviews Rep. Dennis Kucinich
(1 comments) Congressman Dennis Kucinich introduced a new article of impeachment against Pres. Bush in the House last Thursday. In a single, pointed resolution, he charged the president with lying to Congress about the presence of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in Iraq, in order to obtain permission for a US attack ... No one said impeachment would be easy, but Kucinich may be making some headway in what some think is "impossible."

Friday, July 4, 2008
This Day, Like the Future, Belongs to Patriots
On July 4, 1826, Jefferson's counsel was not just to maintain the spirit of '76, but to raise the banner of liberty higher so that all the world could rally to its promise.

Saturday, June 28, 2008
An Attack That Came Out of the Ether
A scholar with doctorates from both Harvard and Cambridge looks for the first link in the e-mail chain that smears Obama. Article by Matthew Mosk in the Washington Post.

Friday, June 27, 2008
Kucinich: 'We went to war for the oil companies"
(10 comments) Rep. Dennis Kucinich, who has introduced measures to impeach George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, said Thursday that oil executives who secretly met with the vice president in 2001 should be held criminally liable for pushing an illegal war, noting, "We have found the weapon of mass destruction in Iraq. It is oil."

Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Exclusive: NY Official Saw Dead Bodies In WTC 7 Before Collapse
(3 comments) Just released: video of emergency official Barry Jennings discussing explosions inside WTC 7 before either of the twin towers had collapsed. Trapped inside for hours, Jennings said he had to step over dead bodies of victims as he attempted to vacate the building. See also "Hanging Around WTC 7", by Amy de Miceli, (OEN, 06/24/2007.)

Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Baltimore Chronicle Covers Kucinich's Impeachment Speech
With most news outlets ignoring this historic event, it behooves impeachment supporters to thank the chronicle for this coverage. editor@baltimorechronicle.com

Tuesday, May 27, 2008
JESSE JACKSON: Desperate GOP Misfires at Michelle Obama
Smearing Michelle Obama isn't hardball, it's despicable. If Republicans want a character argument, fine. But they'd better stick with Barack. Because Michelle Obama is way out of their league.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008
New Ben & Jerry Peace Flavor Honors Lennon and Activists
Ben & Jerry's recognized peace movement leaders on the 39th anniversary of the original Lennon-Ono Bed-In. Aaron Voldman, co-founder of The Student Peace Alliance, and Robert Kent, founder of the Peace Camp Initiative, received awards presented by Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jerry Greenfield. The socially-conscious ice cream maven and The Lennon Estate ask people to 'Give Peace a Chance' through the new ice cream flavor.

Friday, May 9, 2008
Japanese People Tell Bush "No More War"
(2 comments) Despite Bush Administration Pressure, the Japanese People Continue to Say "No More War", in keeping with Article Nine of their Constitution, WHICH WAS WRITTEN FOR THEM BY THE U.S. AFTER THEIR WW2 DEFEAT. By Ann Wright

Thursday, February 21, 2008
Give Dennis Kucinich His Due!
(1 comments) Compare the affection for Edwards with the abuse offered Kucinich when they bowed out of the race in January. Kucinich campaigned in 2007 on almost exactly the same issues he ran on in 2003-- fair trade, single-payer health care for all, and ending the war. The Democrats have moved towards his early positions on these issues, as have all his opponents, but he hardly moved at all. Consider treating him with some respect!

Monday, February 18, 2008
Freedom Rider: Democrats Target Kucinich for Defeat
The corporate rulers of the U.S. are determined to have their revenge against Dennis Kucinich, the heroic Ohio congressman who held high the progressive banner in the last two Democratic presidential primary seasons. Not content with having banned Kucinich from a succession of debates and erased his name and platform from the daily media discourse, corporate Democrats now conspire to oust him from his Congressional seat.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Did Wolf Blitzer Invite Kucinich And Gravel To CNN Debate?
Did you hear Wolf Blitzer say that all of "the Democratic candidates" will attend the next CNN presidential debate? I did, read how I tried to break the news to CNN that Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel just received an invitation from Wolf Blitzer to the next televised presidential debate.

Sunday, January 20, 2008
CNN Follows NBC in Uninviting Kucinich
(1 comments) After a poll placed Kucinich at 4%, he was uninvited when CNN quickly announced the criterion of 5% for participation in its next debate in South Carolina. The Kucinich campaign released this statement: "CNN sets debate criteria 1% above Kucinich's latest poll results, campaign files complaint with FCC," arguing that the event "is not a true presidential primary debate without including all credible candidates."

Wednesday, January 16, 2008
NBC Fights to Keep Kucinich Out of Debate
NY Times Blog - On Monday, prompted by Kucinich's request for a temporary restraining order against NBC Universal, Nevada district court judge Charles Thompson issued an injunction stating that MSNBC could not proceed with the debate unless Kucinich was included. One hour after the Supreme Court hearing was scheduled to conclude and three hours before the debate was expected to begin, the court had yet to announce a decision.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Was Yucca Mountain the Real Reason Kucinich Was Silenced by GE?
Dennis Kucinich is the only Presidential contender to have voted against the proposed Yucca Mountain Repository in Nevada, a U.S. Dept. of Energy terminal storage facility for spent nuclear reactor fuel and other radioactive waste. Did General Electric, owner of NBC and MSNBC, silence Kucinich in the Nevada debate to make sure this issue didn't come up? (Not to mention GE's investment in Iraq.)