Whatever an enemy might do to an enemy, or a foe to a foe, the ill-directed mind can do to you even worse. Udana IV, 3 You may request to receive The Daily...
In an echo of the savings and loan industry collapse of the 1980's, the federal agency that insures company pensions is facing a possible cascade of...
Some people think cities and nature don't mix, but a new NASA-funded study finds that concrete jungles create warmer conditions that cause plants to stay green...
Halliburton Co. is suing three retired executives who complained about a company plan to stop providing health insurance for retirees eligible for Medicare....
In a recent study published in the journal Archives of Environmental Health, researchers found that children living near 14 eastern U.S. nuclear power plants...
A very clear brief analysis of conflicts between developed and developing countries ("north" and "south") in the WTO. This article provides many links for...
As oil and natural gas prices climb, the Bureau of Land Management is on pace to issue a record number of well drilling permits on public land this year. ...
(Thanks to Brad for these links.) A letter written by the "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" [3] calls on John Kerry to release his military service records....
"A clever man solves a problem; a wise man avoids it." -- Einstein The nuclear industry is hoping that concern over climate change will result in support for...
A British scientist who studied the Chernobyl disaster in the former Soviet Union has been mysteriously deported from Belarus while on a lecture tour. ...
Propaganda in totalitarian regimes is easy to recognize for its blatant and crude methods. In democratic societies, propaganda exists but it is harder to see. ...
The US's Iraq war commander, General Tommy Franks, has disclosed the best-kept secret of the conflict: through a double agent codenamed "April Fool", he...
The U.S. General who routed Saddam Hussein's army in three weeks warned before the invasion that a quick victory could lead to a "catastrophic success" because...
Bondholders of the world beware. Those that have guaranteed your debt (the US government, British government, Washington-back mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and...
POWERDOWN: OPTIONS AND ACTIONS FOR A POST-CARBON WORLD by Richard Heinberg If the US continues with current policies, the next decades will be marked by war,...
A new film set for release from PARAMOUNT has raised the pop culture threat levels at the White House -- a film which mocks the war on terror and media urgency...
Can someone win the presidency entirely on the basis of a negative asset? I wouldn't have thought so, but here's John Kerry, just about 90 days shy of election...
Against the backdrop of extreme political polarization, and with the Democratic Convention being held in Boston this week, we thought it would be appropriate...
With Kerry at the helm, the left might focus on the real issues again. by Naomi Klein http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1272403,00.html...
"We will win this war," Edwards said. Kerry has said he would be willing to send additional U.S. troops. But what if Kerry and Edwards win in November and it...
Let a man guard himself against irritability in speech; let him be controlled in speech. Abandoning verbal misconduct, let him practice good conduct in speech....
Larry Johnson, a former counter-terrorism official at the CIA and State Department, calls the Bush administration "irresponsible" for raising the terror threat...
The increased terror alerts in New York, New Jersey and Washington are based more on President George W. Bush's political campaign needs than any actual threat...
A familiar knot of anxiety over post-9/11 civil liberties issues shows a Nisei how far America has come - and still has to go. by Robert R. Hosokawa ...