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The greenbelt is an example of Milton Friedman's 'tyranny of the

If

March 7, 2016
'Brexit' will be a process, not an event

Cameron

March 7, 2016
To solve the housing crisis, we must take on NIMBYs and abolish the

Hilber

March 2, 2016

Don’t Menshn Michael White

Surveying the mix of showbiz , Fourth Estate and media mafiosi at last week’s wedding of Rupert Murdoch and

16 hrs ago
Boris EU Gag Hypocrisy Farce

London’s increasingly occasional Mayor Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson could not contain his anger the

18 hrs ago
Sun Royal Mardy Strop Fail

Nothing, but nothing, is permitted to come between Rupe’s downmarket troops at the Super Soaraway Currant

22 hrs ago

Trump takes Michigan in repudiation of Republican establishment

By John Whitesides DETROIT (Reuters) - Republican front-runner Donald Trump racked up primary wins in the

2 hrs ago
Obama starts interviewing candidates for Supreme Court vacancy: NPR

President Barack Obama has started to interview candidates for the U.S. Supreme Court to replace Justice

5 hrs ago
Trump says foreign policy team still not ready

By Mark Hosenball and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump

10 hrs ago

Listen To 4 Interviews From NPR's March 8 Live Special

Get caught up with guest interviews from live coverage of the primaries and caucus in Michigan, Mississippi

3 hrs ago
Man Wanted In Idaho Pastor's Shooting Is Arrested In Washington, D.C.

Kyle Odom had been sought for the weekend shooting of Tim Remington, who had led a prayer at a Ted Cruz

3 hrs ago
Cruz Can't Keep Momentum From Weekend Races

NPR's Mara Liasson breaks down the results so far from Tuesday night's primary elections in

4 hrs ago

China anxiety hits stocks, oil still shaky

TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Sharp losses in Chinese stocks pulled Asian equities further away from two

1 hr ago
Bezos' space company aims for passenger flights in 2018

By Irene Klotz KENT, Wash. (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin expects to begin crewed

5 hrs ago
Valeant to appoint three new directors as soon as Wednesday: sources

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Carl O'Donnell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Embattled drug company Valeant

8 hrs ago

Believe It or Not, Russia Dislikes Relying on Military Contractors

On Jan. 28, the Duma began discussing the possibility of legalizing private military companies in Russia

31 mins ago
The Pentagon Is Finally Designing Combat Gear for Women

As women begin to serve in all combat roles across every branch of the military, the Pentagon is making new

15 hrs ago
The MAC 47/1 Submachine Gun Had One Chance to Shine

The Pistolet Mitrailleur des Manufactures d’Armes de Châtellerault Modele 47/1 was one of a number of

16 hrs ago

Microsoft and Adobe Release Security Updates for Critical Vulnerabilities

Today Microsoft, and Adobe all released security updates for security vulnerabilities in their products

3 hrs ago
Information about the KeRanger OS X Ransomware and How to Remove It.

KeRanger is the first ransomware to actively target Mac OS X operating systems. This article will provide

March 7, 2016
Enter the Makerbot 3D Printer Giveaway Now!

Ever wanted to design your own toy or create a 3D Model? If so, you should head over to BleepingComputer

March 7, 2016

President Obama Calls Surprise Meeting With Financial Stability Oversight

by Pam Martens and Russ Martens, Wall Street on Parade : Last Friday, the Obama administration announced

3 mins ago
Romney Condemnation Huge Boost to Trump

by Kit Daniels, Infowars : Nearly 1/3 of GOP voters said they were now more likely to support Donald

23 mins ago
Will Italian Banks Spark Another Financial Crisis? NON-PERFORMING LOANS

by Jeffrey Moore, Global Risk Insights : In the 14th century, the Medici family of Florence began its

43 mins ago

Black Agenda Radio for Week of March 7, 2016

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March 7, 2016
Trash the Party: One Wing of the Duoploy Almost Down, One to Go

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March 2, 2016
Freedom Rider: Bye Melissa

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March 1, 2016

It’s the End of the World… As They Know it

One of the hypotheses posited on this blog is that the preoccupation with the end of the world is in

February 12, 2016
Ask a Stupid Question

A premise of democracy that I believe is worth defending is that it is incumbent on those seeking either

February 8, 2016
The Grimey “Science” of Conspiracy Theories

David Robert Grimes has emerged from Lewandowsky’s shadow, again, to go forth increase and multiply

February 2, 2016

Trump: Another Manchurian Candidate?

Trump’s rise disturbs world media … As the U.S. woke up Wednesday to the news that Donald Trump had

14 hrs ago
Central Banking Conspiracy Now Involves Canadian ‘Basic Income’

Canada plans to experiment with giving people unconditional free money … Finland and the Netherlands have

March 7, 2016
John W. Whitehead: Politics Don’t Matter, but Your Actions Do

John W. Whitehead is an attorney and author who has written, debated and practiced widely in the area of

March 6, 2016

1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)

And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up the

February 7, 2016
Donald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-torture

February 7, 2016
Iowans claim instances when Sanders was shorted delegates (20 flags)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/06/iowans-claim-instances

February 6, 2016

No Free Speech Problems on America’s College Campuses, Some Democratic

In a hearing on free speech on college campuses, Democrats dismissed the idea that free speech is under

13 hrs ago
University of Tennessee Students Interrupt Basketball Game, then Surround

The thing is, the university’s diversity office (yes, there is such a thing at the Univeristy of

14 hrs ago
Less than 20 Students Push Seattle Pacific University to Adopt

Well, another one bites the dust and bows to social justice activists : Seattle Pacific University’s

15 hrs ago

Bernie Sanders surprises with Michigan primary win

Sanders chips away at Hillary Clinton's dominance in Democratic race as Donald Trump expands Republican

31 mins ago
Refugee crisis: A cautious welcome to new French camp

Steady flow of refugees enters new MSF camp in Dunkirk but many still aim to take risky journey to the UK.

1 hr ago
UN says EU-Turkey refugee deal would violate law

Plan would be tantamount to blanket return of foreigners to third country, which is not consistent with law

1 hr 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

Palestinians sue pro-Israel tycoons for $34.5bn

Damages sought from Sheldon Adelson and others for financing construction of settlements on Palestinian

7 hrs ago
Group demands an end to all abuses against women journalists

PNN/ Ramallah/ The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms “MADA” sent its warmest

7 hrs ago
UN: Israeli demolition of Palestinian houses is ‘alarming’

UN: Israeli occupation demolished houses during first 10 weeks of 2016 more than all demolished along 2015

7 hrs ago

Hooked on Meat: Evolution, Psychology, and Dissonance

Marta Zaraska's book called "Meathooked" analyzes our obsession with meat. It's fact

March 5, 2016
How a Dog's Brain Processes Human Faces

New research using fMRI shows that the bilateral temporal cortex plays a key role in facial recognition in

March 4, 2016
Genitalia 101: The Pros and Cons of Elaborate Sex Organs

Genitalia are one of the most rapidly evolving organs with important insights into how we influence the

March 3, 2016

Ex-IPCC head Pachauri charged with sex assaults

Here at ACM we always thought Rajendra Pachauri was a wrong-un, especially with his bizarre and creepy

March 1, 2016
Kevin and Leo: two climate clowns

Sad Aussie has-been Kevin Rudd must be angling for an invitation to hang with DiCaprio at his mansion

February 29, 2016
Oscars: Leo gives the speech from two decades ago

It’s taken so long for Leo to win an Oscar, he turned up with a speech about climate change that was

February 29, 2016

Slovenia moves to close migrant route

Slovenia introduces new border restrictions for migrants as part of efforts to close the Balkans route from

5 hrs ago
Trump wins Mississippi and Michigan

Donald Trump has won Republican contests in Mississippi and Michigan, as he marches towards his party's

14 mins ago
Total solar eclipse captivates Asia

Millions of people across Indonesia and the Pacific have experienced a total solar eclipse, with parts of

1 hr ago

Sex crime suspects 'should be protected'

The former Met commissioner Lord Blair argues changes are needed to ensure suspects who never face charges

1 hr ago
Jail 'violence seriously injured staff'

Safety at a South Yorkshire prison is criticised after "many violent incidents" result in serious

1 hr ago
Endangered bonobo ape born in UK

A UK zoo announces the birth of an endangered bonobo ape, one of only 11 around the world in the last year.

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

UK Child Sex Abuse People’s Tribunal Report Contains VIP Satanic Ritual

From the Press Association : A Government-funded “popular tribunal” should be established on

19 hrs ago
Daily Mail Questions Attack on Refugees in Stockholm Story

(Expanded) From the Daily Mail : Stockholm station is, remember, where a disturbing event happened a

March 5, 2016
Some Notes on the Daily Caller’s Anti-Refugee Story From Russia

Here’s one I missed from a month ago. From the Daily Caller : A group of 51 refugees were

March 3, 2016

Food and diet for profound healing

I didn't choose it in any conscious manner...the path chose me by necessity. Healing this particular

March 7, 2016
May we all honor the mystery of our individual paths

When I was in the throes of my life's worst trials I was only occasionally able to deeply appreciate

March 2, 2016
UPDATE: the bill is doing well – Support the Benzo Bill ~ Massachusetts HD.

UPDATE from Geraldine: I want to update everyone on the final support we got on HD4554 a bill regarding

February 26, 2016

BBC COMPLAINTS

Wanting to draw your attention to a new site that will be monitoring the BBC on an unprecedented

11 hrs ago
SAVE DAVE, GET BORIS!

The BBC ran this story with some enthusiasm today; Boris Johnson says an email telling his senior staff

11 hrs ago
The Wild Business West

The BCC’s John Longworth was forced to resign for his comments on Brexit and the

March 7, 2016

Company that Paid Hillary Clinton $335K for Speech Slapped With SEC Bribery

A tech company that paid Hillary Clinton $335,000 to give a speech in 2014 settled a dispute last week with

March 7, 2016
A Biotech Company is using Human Neurons to Build Powerful Computers

The computer industry has been facing an existential problem for a number of years now: because of the

March 7, 2016
14 Baltimore Cops Raid Local Bar for Faulty Water Heater Without Search

Twenty cops from the Baltimore City Police vice squad was caught on camera this past February 6th, raiding

March 7, 2016

6 Reasons Why Killing in Video Games is Awesome

1. You don't have to get rid of the bodies When you kill someone in a video game, there won'

11 hrs ago
Investment can be beautiful

Art is meant to be seen, so I though I'd share mine with you. These pieces were created by Max

March 1, 2016
It’s not that there’s no jobs, it’s that your standards are too high

This is for the American youth. I found a job for you! It's at an indoor mushroom farm. Eight hours

February 23, 2016

Boeing Sees New RD-180 Replacement Engine Ready by 2019

Body: By Stew Magnuson ULA Atlas V rocket A U.S.-designed replacement for the Russian-made RD-180 rocket

8 hrs ago
B-21 Bomber Contract: How Much Is Too Much Risk?

Body: by Sandra I. Erwin Air Force leaders have insisted from day one that they learned the lessons from

March 7, 2016
Pentagon Officials See Problems With Services’ Wish Lists

Body: By Jon Harper As Congress takes up the Pentagon’s latest budget request, officials from the office of

March 7, 2016

Asia shares retreat from two-month high on China, oil concerns

TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Sharp losses in Chinese stocks pulled Asian equities further away from two

2 hrs ago
Bezos' space company aims for passenger flights in 2018

By Irene Klotz KENT, Wash. (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin expects to begin crewed

2 hrs ago
Valeant to appoint three new directors as soon as Wednesday: sources

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Carl O'Donnell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Embattled drug company Valeant

5 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

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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

What’s a War Crime? Who Decides?

Ex-GITMO Commander Avoids Torture Probe As reported by The Intercept , the former commander of the U.S

March 6, 2016
A Small Business in the Slave Trade

“Enveloped in darkness…” “What to do or where to go I know not – I am surrounded by

November 9, 2015
American’s Prisons: Factory Farms for Humans

A Different Perspective on our Overblown Prison System I’ve written before about conditions in our

November 2, 2015

SNAP Marks Three Years of Falling Caseloads

The number of SNAP (formerly food stamps) recipients has fallen by 2.6 million people since

8 hrs ago
New Book Calls for Better Targeting of Federal Housing Money

Harvard sociologist Matthew Desmond — whose new book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the

March 7, 2016
In Case You Missed It . . .

This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, federal taxes, state budgets and taxes

March 4, 2016

The ISIS Conspiracy: US-Israeli-Saudi Intrigue (Part 2)

By Brandon Martinez In part 2 of the “ISIS Conspiracy” series, Brandon Martinez of Non

September 8, 2015
The ISIS Conspiracy: Origins (Part 1)

By Brandon Martinez In the first part of a series, Brandon Martinez of Non-Aligned Media unravels the

September 8, 2015
CBS News Investigative Journalist Explains How Mainstream Media Brainwashes

Did you know that only a handful of corporations, 6 to be exact, control over 90 percent of the media

August 17, 2015

Revisiting the Financial Crisis

This video below is pretty good, though it addresses only one of the two major distortions created by

March 3, 2016
I Get This Same Comment All the Time -- Here is My Blanket Advice

Don Boudreaux writes: This note is to an angry young man who describes Bernie Sanders as his and his

February 29, 2016
Corporations Don't Want to Report Their True Earnings. Why is The

I totally understand why corporations may wish to push the envelope on earnings adjustments to make their

February 29, 2016

Tips and rumours: Business Council of Australia looking out for its own

As foreshadowed last week, the Business Council of Australia yesterday released yet another tax policy. And

1 hr ago
Tips and rumours: Deus ex machina

If yesterday’s report in the AFR’s Rear Window is anything to go by, the Victorian Liberals may struggle to

2 hrs ago
Isentia Index: Tony Abbott, Rudd redux?

Tony roars back into the media mentions -- much to Turnbull's chagrin.

3 hrs ago

How Would Knowing the Truth Change U.S. Policy on ISIS? by David Swanson +

by David Swanson Writer, Dandelion Salad American Herald Tribune March 8, 2016 Scholars have documented the

4 hrs ago
Chris Hedges: The New Mexican Revolution

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges teleSUR English on Mar 8, 2016 In this episode of Days of Revolt, Chris

9 hrs ago
Don’t Tell Me Third Parties Make No Impact! by Rocket Kirchner

by Rocket Kirchner Writer, Dandelion Salad Rocket Kirchner (blog) Rocket Kirchner (youtube channel) March 7

March 7, 2016

HILLARY CLINTON AND THE DECLINING AMERICAN EMPIRE

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February 29, 2016
THE AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL (ALEC) AND THE THEORY OF THE

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February 27, 2016
THE UNFOLDING OF THE THREE IDEOLOGIES DURING THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL

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February 21, 2016

45 Years After COINTELPRO, FBI Still Thinks ‘Dissent is the Enemy’

Though the COINTELPRO revelations stirred widespread outrage and led to the eventual passage of reform

1 hr ago
Why counting dead bodies in Syria is fraught with politics and imprecision

In a chaotic situation such as the war in Syria, it is nearly impossible to provide precise numbers of

2 hrs ago
The DMT experience – Terence Mckenna

The DMT experience has the feel of reality in terms of detail and potential for exploration. The creatures

3 hrs ago

Ghana: a Shining Democracy Without Accountability

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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

500 days of British drone operations in Iraq and Syria

Today (4 March 2016) marks 500 days since British Reaper drones first deployed over Iraq (22 Oct 2014) and

March 4, 2016
Basis of new British “Protector” drone test flown in California

Predator B Long Wing variant – test flown on 18 February 2016 – Photo: General Atomics

February 26, 2016
Will underwater drones bring a sea change to naval – and nuclear – warfare?

Although aerial drones have taken off a lot faster than their maritime and ground-based equivalent, there

February 24, 2016

Scientists uncover history of ancient viruses as far back as 30 million

Researchers from Boston College, US, have revealed the global spread of an ancient group of retroviruses

13 hrs ago
Syntax is not unique to human language

Human communication is powered by rules for combining words to generate novel meanings. Such syntactical

9 hrs ago
Inside the mouth of a hydra

Hydra is a genus of tiny freshwater animals that catch and sting prey using a ring of tentacles. But before

9 hrs ago

Why they lose: the Left tells us that Trump is like Hitler

Summary: The Left responds to the populist resurgence with contempt and derision, ignoring the overlap in

19 hrs ago
We can end the climate policy wars: demand a test of the models

Summary: This is the last of my series about ways to resolve the public policy debate about climate change.

March 7, 2016
Stratfor: Iran’s Hard-Liners lose the election. Big changes ahead.

Summary: We tend to see the complex politics of America but assume Iran’s mullahs rule a tyranny

March 6, 2016

Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Highlights Importance of Whistleblowers

Today, the Departments of Justice, State, and the Interior, co-hosted a panel discussion with the

March 3, 2016
National Whistleblower Center Joins World Wildlife Day Movement

The National Whistleblower Center has sent some of our staff to attend today’s World Wildlife Day

March 3, 2016
Crucial Reforms Introduced to Protect Whistleblowers on Wall Street

Today, Congressman Elijah Cummings and Senator Tammy Baldwin introduced the Whistleblower Augmented Reward

February 25, 2016

Trump Accuses Cruz and Rubio of Talking to Their Super PACs

In a characteristically rambling speech on Tuesday, Donald Trump accused Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz of

1 hr ago
Donald Trump Mocks NBC Reporter at Press Conference

Donald Trump took time out of his hour-long QVC segment Tuesday to mock an NBC reporter who asked what

1 hr ago
Suspect in Near-Fatal Ted Cruz Pastor Shooting Arrested Outside White House

On Tuesday, CNN reports , the suspect in the shooting of an Idaho pastor who appeared with Ted Cruz over

1 hr 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

Was a Palestinian Suspected of Killing an American in Israel Executed by

A wave of knife attacks on Israelis continued on Tuesday, as a Palestinian man, suspected of killing an

5 hrs ago
Snowden: FBI Claim That Only Apple Can Unlock Phone Is “Bullshit”

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden says the FBI’s ostensibly last-ditch attempt to unlock San Bernardino

7 hrs ago
Nobody Knows the Identity of the 150 People Killed by U.S. in Somalia, but

The U.S. used drones and manned aircraft yesterday to drop bombs and missiles on Somalia, ending the lives

10 hrs ago

UN Says it Shattered Glass Ceilings Creating a Carpet of Shards

By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Mar 8 2016 (IPS) In the 1960s, when gender discrimination was widespread at

6 hrs ago
Rural Community Fights a Second Dam and a New Expropriation of Land

Part of the rural municipality of Chicoasén to be flooded by the second dam built in that area, in the

11 hrs ago
Alcohol Harm a Gender Empowerment Issue

Kristina Sperkova is President of IOGT International, a global temperance movement. By Kristina Sperkova

11 hrs ago

The nuclear Near East!

While the West was applying pressure on Iran to abandon its civilian nuclear programme, the Saudis were

14 hrs ago
Visible Origami

Dog Poet Transmitting……. Corruption can be a hard thing to compute. People on the sidelines,

14 hrs ago
Reflections in a Petri Dish | Riding that Train and Watching the World

Dog Poet Transmitting……. Greetings from the other side of the country. Haven’t been

14 hrs ago

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

FARC-EP : Message to Colombian Women

This March 8, International Women’s Day, the FARC-EP wish to greet and embrace all Colombian women

March 7, 2016
Dreams and Dignity : Confronting Gendered Violence in Colombia

By Heidi Andrea Restrepo Rhodes Women in Colombia, who face gendered oppression at the hands of the state

March 7, 2016
Kurdish Women : “Every Day is a Day of Resistance”

Activities in Rojava Cantons JINHA NEWS CENTER – Women celebrate March 8, International Women’s

March 7, 2016

‘Final Walk’

The German House in NYC (871 United Nations Plaza) is presenting Final Walk , a photo essay by Sabine von

March 7, 2016
Remembering O’Keeffe

Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) passed from this life on March 6, 1986. She remains with us in her work

March 6, 2016
‘Force Field’

The scene on Pier 92, home of The Armory Show today, called to mind Steerage , by Alfred Stieglitz, as

March 5, 2016

Vogtle Settlement: Ratepayers Lose Some More (inside another nuclear bust)

“As the magnitude of the Vogtle project disaster becomes clearer, the Public Service Commissioners

22 hrs ago
AWED Energy & Environmental Newsletter: March 7, 2016

The Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions (AWED) is an informal coalition of individuals and organizations

March 7, 2016
Climate Malthusianism: James Hansen’s Latest

“In the United Nations Paris Accord last December world leaders promised to try to reduce future

March 3, 2016

On International Women's Day, A Look Back At A Year Of Sexist

To commemorate International Women's Day, Media Matters looks back at some of the most striking

11 hrs ago
Donald Trump: "Great Honor" To Be Endorsed By Sandy Hook Truther

Donald Trump's campaign has been relying on the support of Carl Gallups, a Florida-based pastor and

13 hrs ago
Lo Que Los Medios En Español Deben Saber Sobre Los Grupos De Nacionalismo

El candidato presidencial Republicano Donald Trump ha recibido críticas de los medios por

14 hrs ago

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

Construction tycoon sentenced to 19 years in prison for Petrobras

Brazilian construction tycoon Marcelo Odebrecht, 47, was sentenced Tuesday to 19

29 mins ago
Sambo fish to combat mosquitoes in the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio

Governments have been using various tools to fight the spread of the Zika virus in

35 mins ago
Senior judges concerned about Lula's arrest but admit "evidence is

Senior judges in Brazil voiced concern over the detention of former President Lula

15 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

Archived newsblog

Nature’s news team is no longer updating this newsblog: all articles below are archived and extend up to

November 23, 2015
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

County, citizens fight wind project at state level #MD

CUMBERLAND — The battle over a proposed wind farm on Dan’s Mountain continues now that Allegany

13 hrs ago
Falmouth selectmen mum on turbine permit #MA

FALMOUTH — The Falmouth selectmen made no public comment about the town’s wind turbines at their

14 hrs ago
Court to sort out South Plymouth wind farm issues #MA

Two legal efforts to halt construction of a controversial four-turbine wind farm at Head of the Bay in

18 hrs ago

Verhofstadt's ALDE reaches a historical score

The liberal party ALDE reaches again a historical score. Guy Verhofstadt's pro European group receives

12 hrs ago
Based on the welcoming of refugees leaders are determining the future of

Cacophony at the heart of the Franco-German couple. While Angela Merkel proclaims before her fellow

March 4, 2016
Implementation of rules: directives

Directives are in a sense the lightest form of EU legislation. As opposed to regulation and decisions

March 3, 2016

Securing Blockchain.info Users with Tor and SSL

Over the past couple of weeks there has been a marked increase in the number of man-in-the-middle (MITM

December 3, 2014
FBI seizes fake Tor hosted Jihad funding website as part of Operation

As part of Operation Onymous the FBI seized some 276 Tor hidden services , many of which were clone or scam

November 17, 2014
Large Number of Tor Hidden Sites Seized by the FBI in Operation Onymous

This post is the first in a series dealing with the takedown of Silk Road 2.0 and Operation Onymous . The

November 17, 2014

We Need To Talk About That Kim Kardashian Picture

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No Global Warming For 58 Years: What The Government Is Hiding

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Democrats win 3 House races, a blow to GOP takeover attempts

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Barack Obama to miss Nancy Reagan’s funeral for SXSW appearance

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Elections 2016: Results in Michigan, Mississippi, Idaho, and Hawaii

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Iran threatens to walk away from nuke deal after missile test

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Woman Wakes From Coma And Accuses Bedside ‘Hero’ Boyfriend Of Putting Her There

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Pachauri Criminal Charges Total 1,400 pages

The former head of the world's most important climate body has been charged with a long list of sex

March 1, 2016
The WWF: Thugs & Guns Against Pygmies

The WWF may have a friendly panda for a logo, but amongst the poorest of the poor it's known for

February 16, 2016
David Suzuki: Enemy of Free Speech

For eight years, this environmental leader has called for the imprisonment of those who disagree. Why is he

February 8, 2016

Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Anaplastic thyroid cancer or carcinoma is considered as the most aggressive, but a rare form of cancer. It

February 14, 2016
Know about the Types of Brain Cancer

Man has reached Mars, but is still struggling to find a cure for the life taking disease cancer. The word

February 4, 2016
Olfactory Neuroblastoma- Symptoms and Treatment

Olfactory neuroblastoma sounds like a complicated condition but breaking the name down makes it easy to get

December 30, 2015

BBC Arts - New Order, olden style: A unique take on Blue Monday - BBC

BBC Arts - New Order, olden style: A unique take on Blue Monday - BBC

March 7, 2016
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130224 – Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia – 40 events

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Rebroadcast: Henry Giroux

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February 22, 2016

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January 27, 2015
Detroit Show: Musk warns of auto-induced warming crisis as city shivers

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Galaxy S7 And S7 Edge Reviews: Samsung's Slow March To Victory - Forbes

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