Fort Hood Tragedy
• Christine Smith's BlogAn incident as this sure exposes the degree of the sad pathetic state of lack of critical thought among the American people.
Current News Headlines
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Morpheus on PBS world! Tucson Tea Party
• News LinkOct 12, 2009 Tucson, AZ Armed with signs, petitions, flags, and their voices around 6,000 people descended on Tucson Electric Park Saturday to demonstrate their frustration with President Obama and what they see as government run amok.
Mistrust Hinders ID of Cleveland Slaying Victims
• APPolice say there's only one way for the families of missing women to know for sure if their loved ones are among the victims found in suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell's house: Give DNA samples. But relatives are reluctant to donate.
Did Joe Sullivan, sentenced to life at 13, have a fair trial?
• SlateNext week the Supreme Court will hear arguments, in Sullivan v. Florida, about whether sentencing a 13-year-old boy to prison without the possibility of parole violates the cruel-and–unusual-punishment clause of the Constitution. Joe Harris Sullivan
Twilight 'Zona: Tennis Seniors Arrested
• FanhouseRay Moore and George Morell know. Moore was wrestled to the ground by a cop, a knee in his back while he was cuffed, apparently bleeding. Both were arrested, and spent the bulk of the day in jail. "They're in their 80s, you know,'' she said.
China Blasts U.S. Duties Ahead Of Obama Visit
• ReutersA U.S. trade panel on Friday approved two new investigations into charges of unfair trade practices by China, but rejected another one week ahead of President Barack Obama's trip to Asia. The U.S. International Trade Commission voted 6-0 to back t
Voices of Gitmo
• The AgitatorThis ACLU video profiles the Gitmo prisoners detained, tortured, and then released without charge. You might keep the recent 2nd Circuit ruling my colleague Jacob Sullum wrote about yesterday in mind while watching.
Why The Innocent Flee From The Police - by Will Grigg
• Pro LiberateWhy did he run?" This question thrusts itself upon us every time an unarmed or otherwise harmless person is gunned down while fleeing from police. Often that inquiry takes the form that assumes the guilt of the victim: "If he did nothing wrong,
If voting could change things it would be illegal
• Classically LiberalThe recent off-year elections seemed to favor the Republicans. Of course, the Republicans immediately chimed in that this was approval by the American public for their policies. Nope. Once again that is wishful thinking.
This is not your mother's America...nor your father's
• Wendy McElroyIn The Examiner, Gary Reed reports on the "kidnapping" by law enforcement and forced medication of libertarian activist Julian Heicklen. The synopsis: Heicklen arrived at the US District Courthouse in New York City in order to pass out pamphlets to p
The police are a privileged and damnable elite
• Wendy McElroyThe police are a privileged and damnaIf I make the conscious and consistent choice over time to brutalize the innocent in order to draw a nice salary and safe pension....then I am piece of ethical filth that decent society should revile. I don't even have the patina of an excuse to avoi
Stick a fork in the U.S. It's done.
• Wendy McElroyFederal authorities can resume combing through the notebooks, memory cards and computers of a twittering anarchist being investigated for violating an anti-rioting law, a federal judge ruled finding no reason to throw out the government’s search of t
Gold futures top $1,100/oz for first time
• ReutersGold futures in New York rose to a record above $1,100 per ounce on Friday as the dollar eased in the wake of disappointing U.S. employment data. At 9:48 a.m. EST December gold was up $10.20 at $1,099.50 an ounce at the COMEX division of the New Y
G20 to stay the course on economic bailouts for their friends
• ReutersThe Group of 20 leading nations will agree this weekend it is too early to pull the plug on emergency support for the global economy and launch a new system of checks to help rebalance world growth and prevent future crises. British finance minist
Central banks lead subtle shift away from dollar
• ReutersCentral banks with trillions of dollars in reserves that are already stepping up euro and yen purchases will likely continue doing so in coming years, driven by worries over the stability of the greenback. A record U.S. budget gap and the rise of dyn
U.S. unemployment rate hits 10.2 percent
• Reuters[The true U6 unemployment rate is 20%.] The U.S. jobless rate [U3] unexpectedly jumped to a 26-1/2-year high of 10.2 percent last month, adding to pressure on the Obama administration to do more to tackle unemployment even as signs of recovery mount.
Words made officer who took papers suspicious
• Simple Justice"Going to," "steal" and "money." Those 4 words, grouped in the same sentence, prompted a Maricopa County sheriff's detention officer to rifle through a defense attorney's file last month, according to court testimony.
Sen. Grassley Seeks to Censor Drug War Solutions
• Science BlogsSen. Charles Grassley is trying to make sure that commission can't even consider the possibility of decriminalizing or legalizing any currently illegal substances.
Weekend Watching - Juan Enriquez: The Untied States of America
• TED via Daily PaulPreviously, Juan Enriquez from TED did a great talk called 'The Utimate Reboot.' Here is a breathtaking talk based on his book by the same title, The Untied States of America: Polarization, Fracturing, and Our Future.
10 Years Ago, Congress Allowed For "Too Big To Fail"
• HuffPoOn the 10th anniversary of Congress voting to repeal the Glass-Steagal Act, current members of the body are talking about ways to potentially bring it back.
Goldman Sachs' Governmental Connections
• McClatchy NewspapersGreg Gordon talks to the Real News Network about former Goldman Sachs execs in powerful government positions making decisions about which companies live and die on Wall Street.
Charles Goyette at Changing Hands Bookstore - Tuesday, Nov. 24th, 7:00pm
• ChangingHands.comChanging Hands Bookstore - 6428 S McClintock Dr., Tempe, Arizona 85283
MARTIAL LAW IN THE UKRAINE * PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES ARRESTS OF OPPONENTS OF FORCED VACCINATION AND QUAR
• http://www.theflucase.com/index.php?option=com_conThe Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko has issued a statement strongly suggesting that the government is preparing to carry out mass forced vaccinations with the untested swine flu jab. In a statement posted on the government website, Yushchenk
US job market grim despite improving signals
• AFPUS jobless insurance claims are trending lower from a March peak, official data confirmed Thursday, but unemployment within a fraction of 10 percent challenges recovery from recession. A pair of Labor Department reports highlighted the grim condit
Fannie Mae to rent out homes instead foreclosing
• APThousands of borrowers on the verge of foreclosure will soon have the option of renting their homes from Fannie Mae, under a policy announced Thursday. The government-controlled company, through its new "Deed for Lease" program, will allow borrowe
Deep Space Objects Guide Earth's GPS System
• SpaceThat global positioning system (GPS) that guides your car and keeps you on the map is itself guided by the positions of some of the brightest, strangest objects in the universe — quasars. GPS satellites send signals to a receiver in GPS navigators
Device Like 'Star Trek' Replicator Might Fly on Space Station
• SpaceSpace explorers have yet to get their hands on the replicator of "Star Trek" to create anything they might require. But NASA has developed a technology that could enable lunar colonists to carry out on-site manufacturing on the moon, or allow future
Flu shots for Wall Street stirs ire in New York
• ReuterNew York City health officials scrambled to explain themselves in the wake of media reports about bankers who got scarce H1N1 flu vaccines through their employers. Members of Congress fired off letters demanding immediate explanations and the U.S. C
IAEA found nothing serious at Iran site: ElBaradei
• ReutersU.N. inspectors found "nothing to be worried about" in a first look at a previously secret uranium enrichment site in Iran last month, the International Atomic Energy chief said in remarks published Thursday. Mohamed ElBaradei also told the New Yo
Nandan Nilekani's ideas for India's future
• TEDNandan Nilekani, the visionary co-founder of outsourcing pioneer Infosys, explains four brands of ideas that will determine whether India can continue its recent breakneck progress.
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