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Fake AdwCleaner scareware generates thousands of dollars for scammers

It was reported today that there is a scareware program being distributed that pretends to be the popular

February 12, 2015
Coin Locker - A ransomware that tips its hat to Julius Caesar

What does the Coin Locker Ransomware have in common with Julius Caesar? The answer is an easily decrypted

February 3, 2015
Microsoft Office For Android Tablets

You can download Microsoft's Office for Android tablet apps today Â Microsoft's Office for

January 29, 2015

Net Neutrality And The End Of The Internet As We Know It

There’s no question the internet has improved our quality of life over the last two decades. No

6 hrs ago
As DHS shutdown looms, Jeh Johnson Keeps Fear Alive With Terror Warning To

Just as the DHS congressional Feb 27th budget deadline and possible shutdown nears, a conveniently timed

6 hrs ago
Nearly 80-Year-Old Grandma With Cupcakes Brutalized by School Cop

A Clovis Unified school cop nearly succeeded in killing Mary Poole last April in Clovis, California, near

6 hrs ago

Mother Nature Always Prevails with “Resets”

by Bill Holter, Miles Franklin : This past week my sister flew in to see us for a few days. I had not

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Note to the United Nations Security Council: SOMEONE IS SPIKING YOUR DRINKS

by Katherine Frisk, The Phaser : We, the people of this planet, are most concerned and have come to the

18 mins ago
Latest Bombshell Story Leaves James O’Keefe Fearing For His Life

from TheAlexJonesChannel :

23 mins ago

Cowardly Black Caucus Reacts to Israeli Insults, Ignores Israeli Apartheid

by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon The CBC is silent when Israel passes discriminatory laws, steals

February 18, 2015
The U.S. Empire and ISIS: A Tale of Two Death Cults

by BAR executive editor Glen Ford As U.S. imperialism loses its capacity to compete outside the military

February 18, 2015
Freedom Rider: An Angry White Man Kills Again

by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley Craig Hicks was a dangerously belligerent man who

February 18, 2015

Government allocates $60 million to Shiite militias

By Khaula al-Ukaili Azzaman, February 24, 2015 The government has earmarked $60 million to Shiite

6 hrs ago
Inhabitants of town besieged by Islamic State ‘eat grass’ to survive

By Sabah al-Khalidi Azzaman, February 23, 2015 Iraqis under siege by Islamic State (IS) militants in

February 23, 2015
Kurds hint at rescinding oil deal with Baghdad and withdrawing from

By Abbas al-Baghdadi Azzaman, February 21, 2015 Iraqi Kurds say they are considering cancelling their

February 21, 2015

About ‘Denying’, ‘Deniers’, and ‘Denial’

There has been some discussion about the D-word recently. The Science of Doom blog considered the

February 9, 2015
Celebs, Comedians, Pop Stars… Climate Whores

While browsing Twitter the other day, I chanced upon this tweet from the Dept. of Energy and Climate Change

January 24, 2015
Advocating the Science Cake and Politicising it

The science-advocacy axis has provoked much fraught discussion over the years. Crudely put, there appear to

January 10, 2015

In Considering a Washington DC Embassy Is California Looking in the Wrong

California's officials are mulling this idea ... and Florida has already done it. "Florida has had

21 hrs ago
Shock Poll Many Germans Want a Revolution

In the other article in this issue, we pointed out that in the US, feelings of alienation toward the

21 hrs ago
Consumers Sovereignty and Natural vs Contrived Scarcities

One of the great myths about the capitalist system is the presumption that businessmen make profits at the

21 hrs ago

Secret Rendition Sites, For US Citizens, Confirmed Inside the US. (109

One of the most closely-held secrets of American law enforcement has been clandestine rendition sites

11 hrs ago
The Dangerous and Destructive Mythology of American Exceptionalism (89

Greeting cherished readers. Lately, Ive found myself being repulsed over the absurdity of various forms of

February 22, 2015
Former World Bank Senior: A second species on Earth controls money and

Things are getting downright creepy folks :) Another whistle blower? Or bunk? Former World Bank Senior

February 23, 2015

Barnard College may reduce Language, Science Requirements and add Diversity

This isn’t a joke. The Columbia University-affiliated (and all-female) Barnard College could reduce

4 hrs ago
Unemployment Rate for Journalism Grads Continues to Climb

A new report by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce shows that unemployment rates

5 hrs ago
Another Liberal Myth: More Black Men are in Jail than are in College

Just like the rape and sexual assault myth, and the gender pay gap myth, liberals are seeing their rhetoric

9 hrs ago

HRW: Use of barrel bombs increasing in Syria

Human Rights Watch says government's use of improvised munitions has had a devastating impact on

41 mins ago
Kerry: Moscow lying 'to my face' over Ukraine

US secretary of state accuses Russia of engaging in the "most extensive propaganda exercise"

54 mins ago
Dozens of Christians abducted by ISIL in Syria

Activists say at least 70 people seized after ISIL captured Assyrian villages from Kurdish forces in

2 hrs ago

Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

This is my last column for The Wall Street Journal, after 22 years of reviewing consumer technology

December 17, 2013
Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

Home medical devices, as opposed to fitness products like activity-measuring wrist bands, have too often

December 10, 2013
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Q: I have a vacation home and I am paying for cable service at two houses. Is there a practical way to

December 10, 2013

Grootmoefti pleit voor modernisering islam

Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb (rechts) RADICALISERING De Egyptische groot-imam Ahmed al-Tayeb wil een radicale

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How Iran’s military chiefs operate in Iraq

Fighters from the Shi’ite Badr Brigade militia guard a checkpoint outside the town of Sulaiman Pek

4 hrs ago
U.S. navy should lead anti-ISIS fight, says Lockheed UAE chief

U.S. Navy aircrewmen Aaron Hutchinson, right, and Joseph Esposito fly over the amphibious assault ship

5 hrs ago

Wicked Tuna: NGS Supports Animal Abuse and Poor Conservation

The "Wicked Tuna" series sponsored by the National Geographic Society (NGS) continues on showing

February 22, 2015
New Conservation Science is Misguided and Too Much About Us

New Conservation Science argues conservation should focus on human self-interests. It is wrong-minded and

February 21, 2015
Animals in Emergencies: Lessons from the Christchurch Quakes

"Animals in Emergencies" is a must read, not only for those who are trained to rescue animals in

February 12, 2015

Iran’s Inflexibility on Enrichment a Barrier to Progress on Nuclear Deal

By Daryl G. Kimball Officials involved in the high-stakes negotiations aimed at reaching a comprehensive

September 27, 2014
The P5+1 and Iran Nuclear Talks Alert, September 25

By the research staff of the Arms Control Association. To get this P5+1 and Iran Nuclear Talks Alert

September 25, 2014
The P5+1 and Iran Talks Are Complicated Enough Without Partisan Senate

By Kelsey Davenport U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif

September 22, 2014

Climate Council: junk science leads to record levels of alarmism

The Climate Council is nothing more than an alarmism generating machine. Every year the level of hysteria

February 7, 2015
Coalition infighting will see return to bad old days of Labor – including a

The Coalition seems to have a healthy self-destruct instinct which it must have inherited from the

February 5, 2015
Journalist feels the wrath of climate jihadists

‘In a few years, self-defence is going to be made a valid defence for patricide, so Rose’s

February 1, 2015

Surrender the UN veto, says Amnesty

Amnesty International urges the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to give up their power of

18 mins ago
Obama vetoes oil pipeline bill

US President Barack Obama vetoes a bill that would have approved construction of the controversial Keystone

6 hrs ago
Row over Everest climb permits

Hundreds of climbers forced to abandon Everest expeditions after last year's avalanche want to know if

6 hrs ago

Royal Marine in £49k benefits fraud

A former Royal Marine swindled £49,000 in benefits by claiming he was too injured to walk while he was

7 hrs ago
London cyclists in 23,000 accidents

There were 22,988 accidents and 80 deaths involving cyclists in London over five-years, according to

3 hrs ago
Ferrari plate could break record

A registration plate linked to one of the most expensive cars in the world could break a record when it

2 hrs ago

These 13 People Were Killed By The War On Drugs. Their Lives Were The Cost

This story was first published in April 2013. America's long drug war has produced countless

April 18, 2014
An Interview With Sam Dalton, Now In His Seventh Decade Of Criminal Defense

The year 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of two landmark Supreme Court cases in criminal defense law. In

December 30, 2013
Militarizing Santa Claus

A couple years ago, I wrote a story about efforts by citizens in the town of Keane, New Hampshire, to block

December 27, 2013

National Prayer Breakfast Highlights the Fellowship’s Support for Sudan

From Faith McDonnell , of the Institute of Religion and Democracy: Sudan’s foreign minister, a

February 5, 2015
Some Notes on Leon Brittan, Geoffrey Dickens, and the Media

From an article by James Gillespie in last week’s Sunday Times : EVIDENCE has emerged that Leon

February 1, 2015
Pennsylvania Christian Right Activist Discusses Ukraine

The Reading Eagle (Pennsylvania) reports on address given by Samuel E. Rohrer, “president of both

January 31, 2015

Letter to the Mother of a “Schizophrenic”: We Must Do Better

Again and again I am told the ‘severely mentally ill’ are impaired and incapable, not quite human. I am

February 22, 2015
Social media and blogging hiatus

Update: other regular authors who have dashboard access may be publishing while I continue to take hiatus.

February 18, 2015
Love and sex and attachment

I have shared Helen Fisher's work before on Beyond Meds. She has done important work looking at how

February 13, 2015

By Hook Or By Crook….Just Don’t Mention The Textbook

This is the Telegraph’s report on the OECD’s conclusions about the UK economy…

3 hrs ago
Feeling The Press-ure

The BBC doesn’t like criticism, it likes to hand it out but doesn’t like it when the

6 hrs ago
A Twitter conversation

It was reported over the weekend that a Labour councillor has claimed that aliens are influencing Vladimir

8 hrs ago

Sweden’s Multicultural Center Expert on Islamophobia Joins ISIS

The 29-year-old Swede, who today calls himself “Abdul Samad al Swedi”, grew up in Gothenburg. He converted

21 hrs ago
New Study: Soda Ingredient Poses Cancer Risk

Exposure to 4-methylimidazole resulted in nonneoplastic lesions in the liver of male and female rats and

21 hrs ago
Ukraine War: A Reverse Cuban Missile Crisis

Guided by an aggressive neocon “regime change” strategy, the United States has stumbled into a potential

21 hrs ago

The Men of Bitcoin

The bitcoin world is a woman's world. This is self apparent. For example, prominent bitcoin voices

January 28, 2015
The Silk Road Trial: A Day to Day Account

Guilty on all 7 counts. The jury of "his peers" took 3 hrs to decide…which is how long

January 16, 2015
Response to “25 Invisible Benefits of Gaming While Male”

In my many years of gaming online I never felt harassed or discriminated. For context, this is what

December 2, 2014

Lockheed Martin Aggressively Pursuing Missile Defense Export Contracts

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Heritage Foundation Jumps Into Defense Budget Debate

Body: By Sandra I. Erwin As Washington once again heads toward a protracted budget impasse, a new report

February 23, 2015
Upgraded Military Vehicles Make Debut at IDEX

Body: By Valerie Insinna ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The International Defense Exhibition and

February 23, 2015

Asian shares rise after Yellen stresses policy flexibility

By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Wednesday thanks to gains on Wall Street after

2 hrs ago
China February flash HSBC PMI at four-month high but export orders contract

Activity in China's mammoth factory sector edged up to a four-month high in February but export orders

22 mins ago
U.S. home prices rise, service sector expands but consumer sentiment dips

By Ryan Vlastelica and Michael Connor NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. home prices rose again in December and

9 hrs ago

We Need to Talk about Sandy Hook

Originally posted on COALITION OF THE OBVIOUS : This is the definitive and most informative documentary on

December 5, 2014
#OBEEZY

Filed under: Art, Books, Music & Film, Obama and Company

November 14, 2014
Mowing the Lawn in Gaza

By Volaar “When thy intelligence shall cross beyond the whirl of delusion, then shalt thou become

August 11, 2014

Guardian: Moazzam Begg among four arrested in Birmingham terror raids

Former Guantánamo detainee is held along with two men and a woman on suspicion of Syria-related

February 25, 2014
Andy Worthington: A love letter from Guantánamo

Younus Chekhouri (also identified as Younous Chekkouri), who will be 46 in May, is one of the last two

February 25, 2014
Dissenter: More charges of forced drugging at Guantanamo

On February 21, attorneys for six former Guantanamo prisoners took their civil case against Donald

February 25, 2014

How much does race matter?

2014 death toll far higher than widely known… As we approach the end of a truly harrowing year for race

December 15, 2014
“We want them back alive!”

Vivos se los llevantaron…vivos los queremos! “They were taken from us alive! We want them back alive

December 9, 2014
On the Side of the Road

Documentary Explores Contested History of Israeli-Palestinian Relations Readers in Princeton, New York,

November 26, 2014

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Sequestration and Its Impact on Non-Defense Appropriations

The 2011 Budget Control Act (BCA) imposes tight limits on annual appropriations, first by creating caps

February 19, 2015
Comments of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Regarding the

Disclosure of government spending through sound financial reporting is essential to a well-functioning

January 29, 2015
Policy Basics: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants

What Is WIC? The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, popularly known

February 9, 2015

Forward Osmosis – Solving Tomorrow’s Water Challenges Using Nature’s Remedy

Nature has an ingenious way of extracting water, but does it have the potential to solve many of today

September 10, 2014
Healthy Planet Partners Closes Distributed Generation and Energy Efficiency

Healthy Planet Partners Energy & Infrastructure Fund, LP announces a final close at $26 MM, limited

September 7, 2014
Green & Grow Inc. Secures $6M Series B Funding From Otter Capital

Texas, 26 August 2014: Green & Grow Inc. (GGI) has raised an additional $6 million in Series B funding

August 28, 2014

Syria: The Battle for Aleppo

By Toni Cartalucci With Aleppo encircled, West seeks wildcard to save their terror hordes. January 24

January 27, 2015
Report: Over 20,000 Foreign-Backed Terrorists Fighting Damascus Government

TEHRAN (FNA)- The number of foreign-backed militants fighting against the Syrian government has exceeded

January 27, 2015
‘Operation Merlin': Another Self-Serving CIA Project against IRAN

TEHRAN (FNA)- The jury is still out in the trial of former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling for allegedly

January 26, 2015

My Last Run

Well, that is kind of over-dramatic. I will certainly continue to run sometimes. I really enjoy running

11 hrs ago
Why Opposition to Workplace Discrimination Laws Doesn't Necessarily

A while back I (for a short time) chaired an effort to get a ballot initiative in Arizona to change to

11 hrs ago
Gender Pay Gap a Myth

At first, the link I followed told me this story was from CBS. I found it astonishing that a major news

12 hrs ago

Coalition contradictions become too many to count

As the Prime Minister tries to dogwhistle his way out of his leadership malaise, the incessant

1 hr ago
Isentia Index: Media focus on PM’s office remains intense as government

Tony Abbott is still the most talked-about pollie in Australia, but for all the wrong reasons.

1 hr ago
How to get around Brandis’ data retention plans

Crikey readers discuss Queensland geography and encryption.

1 hr ago

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War on Whistleblowers (featuring Edward Snowden and David Carr) 2015

Dandelion Salad Brave New Films on Feb 23, 2015 War on Whistleblowers highlights recent cases where

23 hrs ago
Three Evils of Capitalism

Dandelion Salad leftymathprof on Feb 15, 2015 Inequality, externalities, and alienation are inherent in any

February 17, 2015
Aid to Ukraine May End US Empire by Finian Cunningham + Video Reports

by Finian Cunningham Writer, Dandelion Salad East Africa Crossposted from PressTV Feb. 11, 2015 Hosting the

February 11, 2015

SHOULD WE MAKE MORE WAR? WHERE? HOW?

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February 15, 2015
WHY IS TESTING STUDENTS AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY SUCH A BIG DEAL?

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February 4, 2015
MIKE GOLD AND "JEWS WITHOUT MONEY"

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January 31, 2015

How Crazy Am I To Think I Actually Know Where That Malaysia Airlines Plane

Jeff Wise writes at New York Magazine “In the year since the vanishing of MH370, I appeared on CNN

1 hr ago
POWER/RANGERS: Power Rangers Reboot

My childhood has finally come full circle. A dark, R-rated Power Rangers reboot has hit the Internet

2 hrs ago
Princes of the Yen: Central Banks and the Transformation of the Economy

Can central banks create booms and busts by manipulating the money supply? Do they do this in order to

3 hrs ago

Ghana: a Shining Democracy Without Accountability

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July 4, 2013
How Could Japan Offer $32billion In Aid To Africa?

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June 14, 2013
Why Are African Professors Becoming Politicians?

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June 5, 2013

A snapshot of permanent war: drone strikes in the first six weeks of 2015

The use of armed drones to launch lethal strikes around the globe is rapidly becoming normalised. Despite

February 13, 2015
FoI release shows high tempo of strikes in Iraq as Defence Select

Drone Wars UK has obtained the first detailed figures for use of armed British drones in Iraq and Syria

February 4, 2015
UK airstrikes in Iraq hit 100 – one third by drones

On Monday 12 January the UK Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon told the House of Commons that

January 14, 2015

Climate-change clues from the turtles of tropical Wyoming

Tropical turtle fossils discovered in Wyoming by University of Florida scientists reveal that when Earth

7 hrs ago
Carnivorous plant packs big wonders into tiny genome

Great, wonderful, wacky things can come in small genomic packages. read more

February 23, 2015
Small predator diversity is an important part of a healthy ecosystem

Biodiversity, including small predators such as dragonflies and other aquatic bugs that attack and consume

7 hrs ago

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More evidence that we’re losing America. It’s not too late to act.

Summary: I have long discussed what might make Americans rouse themselves to retake the reins of the

5 hrs ago
About the disturbing disconnect between markets and the real economy

Summary: Today we have a guest post about the often discussed but still mysterious disconnect between the

17 hrs ago
The Best Defense Is a Strong Defense. Never Fight a Land War in Cyberspace.

Summary: Why defense experts obsess about the relative advantages of different military hardware (e.g., the

February 23, 2015

Press Alert: Press Conference Wednesday to Launch Whistleblower Protection

Washington, D.C. February 24, 2015. On Wednesday, February 25, at 2:30 p.m. (ET), Senators Chuck Grassley

10 hrs ago
U.S. Settles FCA Case Against Medical Device Manufacturer for $1.25 Million

The Department of Justice announced today that Medical device manufacturer ev3 Inc., formerly known as Fox

February 18, 2015
Chamber-Endorsed Compliance Programs Can Use Information Obtained by the

The Chamber of Commerce has commenced a well-financed and aggressive lobbying campaign to undermine America

February 17, 2015

In Desperate Need of Your Help

Our ten year old computer is on its last legs and continually breaks down. We desperately need to get

17 hrs ago
Iraqi Army Downs Two British Planes Carrying Weapons for ISIL Terrorists

al-Anbar province: numerous flights by US-led coalition planes airdrop weapons and supplies for ISIL in

17 hrs ago
In Plain Sight: Coalition Forces Routinely Air-Drop Military Supplies to

Deconstructing one of the biggest ISIS myths… A plethora of mythology has been spun in the US media

17 hrs ago

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De Blasio to Lift Consent Form Requirement for Circumcision Ritual

Mayor Bill de Blasio has reached an agreement with New York City's Jewish leaders over new regulations

54 mins ago
Report: NYPD Showing Cops Road House to Teach Them How to Be Nice

The NYPD has been showing a scene from Patrick Swayze's underrated 1989 classic Road House as part of

2 hrs ago
Republicans Resigned to FCC Vote Expected to Enforce Net Neutrality

The Federal Communications Commission is expected to vote on Thursday to regulate the Internet as a public

3 hrs ago

Hiking Guru Shares Perfect Paths

Robert Manning is a hiking guru. At the University of Vermont, he researches and teaches park managment ,&#

May 30, 2014
Defending The F-Word

The oil and gas industry dislikes the noun fracking , shorthand for hydraulic fracturing . It

May 28, 2014
Not Your Grandparents’ Road Trip: 5 Green Reasons to Visit National Parks

Wailing children, crotchety parents, sand and sunscreen in uncomfortable places… you get the idea. If

May 28, 2014

Will the next Bill Gates be from Ras Al Khaimah?

In a bid to make the future of the United Arab Emirates more sustainable Google

February 18, 2015
Australian bankers turn to make agtech sustainable in business and practice

There is a new precedent being set in Australia where the National Bank, the

February 12, 2015
5 ways to increase your self-branding as an eco-entrepeneur

Being an eco-entrepreneur allows you an opportunity to wear many hats. This can

February 11, 2015

EHRs and the Paper Monster

The healthcare industry has yet to transition to a paperless model, but leading organizations have been

15 hrs ago
Ascension Health Subsidiary to Buy Insurer for $50M

The deal is expected to clear regulatory hurdles, but one observer says "a possible snare going

15 hrs ago
NY Health System, FL Hospital Partner for Snowbird Care

An arrangement between North Shore-LIJ Health System and Boca Raton Regional Hospital may eventually pave

February 23, 2015

How Junk Science Sent Claude Garrett to Prison For Life

J UST BEFORE DAWN , on the unseasonably warm morning of February 24, 1992, a small house caught fire in Old

4 hrs ago
Report: Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago Police Operating Domestic Black Site

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago Police Department is operating a CIA-style black site on the city’s West

7 hrs ago
Former FBI Director Defends Metadata Collection

The current practices of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court are effective and don’t need to be

7 hrs ago

How To Sell Off a City

In June of 2013, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel made a new appointment to the city’s seven-member school

January 21, 2015
Politico Carries Water for Bill O’Reilly—and His Bosses

This post first appeared on Fair.org . NBC's Brian Williams exaggerates the dangers he faced &

5 hrs ago
Chomsky, Lears and Elia Debate Whether an Academic Boycott of Israel Can

In July 2005, 173 Palestinian NGOs came together and, invoking U.N. resolutions and the campaign to end

February 23, 2015

Press Release: Diné Declare Existence Through Prayer Walk

On Facebook: www.facebook.com/walkforexistence December 30, 2014 nihigaalbeeiina@gmail.com For Immediate

January 3, 2015
Support Indigenous Youth Media Justice! OYBM’s $5,000 Goal

From OYBM.org: Hey folks, We really really need to raise $5,000 by the end of the year! (the sooner the

December 12, 2014
Protests as Arizona Snowbowl Opens with 100% Treated Sewage Snow on Sacred

FLAGSTAFF, AZ — On Friday, November 28, 2014, more than 50 people rallied and marched as Arizona

November 30, 2014

Big Trouble in the Air in India

Vehicle ownership in India is projected to hit 400 million by 2040 from the current 170 million, which

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Syria’s “Barrel Bombs” Cause Human Devastation, Says Rights Group

A girl cries near a damaged car at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by

5 hrs ago
Analysis: Collaboration Key for a Clean India

Sanitation infrastructure in India’s sprawling slums remains a massive challenge. Credit: Malini Shankar

8 hrs ago

Smoking Mirrors | Dancing with the Lizards on the way to Kansas City.

Dog Poet Transposing……. “Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his

February 23, 2015
McDonald’s and Monsanto Are Both ‘Losing Money Fast’ | Natural Society

by Anthony Gucciardi Posted on February 22, 2015 In a series of headlines that would pass as virtually

February 23, 2015
Visible Origami | The Age of the Rage of the Iridescent Peacock Ego.

Dog Poet Transudating……. “No one appreciates the very special genius of your

February 23, 2015

Cold Revenge

"Meretz is a loyal old party, saying all the right things, unblemished by corruption. Unfortunately it
Military voyeurism or invasion of Syria?

"The ‘chemical weapons’ scenario seems to be the best cue for Washington and their western allies in
Men and Women: Their Contributions to the World

"Even in the area of warfare, for which men had been paying price in terms of loss of life and limbs

The American Fingerprints on Colombia’s Dead

A Historian Instructs Peace Negotiators on U.S. Role in Colombian Civil War By W.T. Whitney Jr. Colombia is

February 23, 2015
Novorossiya’s Victory in Debaltsevo and the Struggle Ahead

A defeat for U.S.- NATO imperialism By Greg Butterfield Red Star Over Donbass On Soviet Red Army Day

February 23, 2015
At 91, President Mugabe Leads Zimbabwe, SADC and African Union – With Vigor

By Obi Egbuna Jr Simunye As Zimbabweans and their loving neighbors in the Southern African Development

February 23, 2015

Lifeboat Foundation -- Washington, D.C. event

The Lifeboat Foundation and ten other organizations including the National Space Society and the Space

February 22, 2015
Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority

Zigmond Leszczynski, Deputy Executive Director at the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority (VCSFA

February 21, 2015
Google DeepMind

Mustafa Suleyman, Head of Applied AI at Google DeepMind, joins our Robotics/AI Board.

February 20, 2015

Beware of the ‘American Way’

It’s been said: “The surest way to kill communism is to act like a communist. The surest way to

9 hrs ago
Elixir: Suzano Tea

We found this concoction to be helpful in dealing with cold and flu symptoms. Boil 2″ Ginger

February 22, 2015
Overcoming Winter Blues

Photograph: Stephen Wise

February 21, 2015

The Climate Debate: Ad Hominem Will Just Not Do

“It is time to welcome the good news about climate science–the exaggeration of warming and harm

20 hrs ago
IRS Rules for Wind Power: Legal or Not?

“Clearly, the interpretation of what constitutes ‘begin construction’ is important. Yet

February 23, 2015
NOAA & NASA-GISS: Helping the Warming Narrative

“In light of adjustments to global temperature data that allowed some reporters to cite 2014 as the

February 20, 2015

The Hill Lets Republicans Suggest Public Didn't Have A Voice On Net

The Hill legitimized Republican claims that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) needs to delay its

17 hrs ago
All The Journalists Disputing Bill O'Reilly's Falklands War Tales

Bill O'Reilly's claims about his 1982 Falklands War reporting have been disputed by numerous

21 hrs ago
Fox Host Dismisses The Dangers Of Right-Wing Terrorists After Years Of

Fox News host Eric Bolling suggested that there haven't been any recent

February 23, 2015

Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo

It's a good way to confront mankind's growing need for food and the water needed to produce it

September 2, 2014
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a

September 2, 2014
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?

September 2, 2014

WHO calls for worldwide use of 'smart' syringes

Use of the same syringe or needle to give injections to more than one person is

9 hrs ago
Argentina says Mujica's comments on Argentina's integration spirit

Argentina's Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich on Monday responded to Uruguay’s

22 hrs ago
Brazil expects to bolster growth with fiscal discipline starting 2016

Brazil needs to act quickly to stabilize its finances and get rid of measures used

22 hrs ago

Thurston Moore streams new album 'The Best Day' – listen

The album will be released on October 20

October 13, 2014
More tickets released for Damon Albarn at the Royal Albert Hall – on sale

The shows will take place on November 15 and 16

October 13, 2014
Foo Fighters to premiere new track 'Something From Nothing' on

The track is the first from forthcoming album 'Sonic Highways'

October 13, 2014

Contamination created controversial ‘acid-induced’ stem cells

Stem cells that were claimed to be created simply by exposing ordinary cells to stress were probably

December 28, 2014
US to lift ban on blood donations from gay men

The US Food and Drug Administration has announced plans to end a lifetime ban on blood donation for men who

December 24, 2014
Gates Foundation announces world’s strongest policy on open access research

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced the world’s strongest policy in support of open

November 21, 2014

Blowback: Wind farms run afoul of neighbors, regulators #MI

As Michigan increasingly banks on wind power to drive the expansion of its renewable energy portfolio, wind

13 hrs ago
Chief promises protests, blockades #ON

MATTAWA – The Antoine First Nation “will use every means available” to stop a proposed wind turbine

13 hrs ago
Second golden eagle found dead at Nevada wind farm #NV

Conservationists are calling for regulatory action after the death of a second golden eagle in three years

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Is a Federal Europe Possible?

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