Will We be Back to Freedom Fries?
Oh those French! First they refuse to pile on to Iraq when Pres. Bush whistled for them, now they’ve elected a socialist. Francois Hollande is the president elect. Tough for Wall Street, we’ll see how this plays on Main Street.
Black and White Twins
This is an interesting story of how one family in England dealt with racism and ostracism when they had a very unique set of twins — Daniel and James. Black and white twins | Life and style | The Guardian.
Inequality Marches On — The Death March of American Inequality
I know some of our readers believe that no matter how unfair and extreme income inequality becomes, there is nothing the government can do — we must let the free markets set the course. But what if those free markets are setting us on a course for destruction? Do we accept our ultimate demise as [...]
Thinking of Japan
One year on. Remembering the earthquake and tsunami that took the lives of so many, and sending human sympathy to a country shaken by the force of nature.
Tornadoes make the earth move
Reblogged from Watts Up With That?: From Indiana University Scientists detect seismic signals from tornado Image courtesy of Earthscope, a National Science Foundation programEarthScope Program scientists are deploying thousands of seismic, GPS, and other geophysical instruments to study the structure and evolution of the North American continent and the processes that cause earthquakes and volcanic [...]
Joe Gordon–Wrath of the King
This story from the Toronto Star should alarm free speakers everywhere, especially those who publish books, blogs, tweets and various utterances that might displease the King. Joe Gordon, born Lerpong Wichaikhammat in Thailand, is doing time for offending His Majesty Bhumibol Adulyadej… BANGKOK—An American who translated a banned biography of Thailand’s king and posted the [...]
Ending the War in Iraq?
Dear Readers, Kmareka welcomes our new Mideast expert, Kevin De Jesus,PhD, who sends us this post on the consequences of war and the long road for survivors, both in the US and Iraq. Thank you, Kevin, for looking beyond our war-weariness to confront the reality our veterans and their families face… Ending the War in [...]
Rhode Island’s Nobel Connection
Today is a great day for women’s rights as the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to three courageous women… OSLO, Norway (AP) — Africa’s first democratically elected female president, a Liberian campaigner against rape and a woman who stood up to Yemen’s autocratic regime won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of the [...]
Fukushima Like Chernobyl
Today’s news from Bloomberg.com reports thyroid poisoning similar to Chernobyl… Medical tests on children living in three towns near the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant found 45 percent of those surveyed suffered low-level thyroid radiation exposure, Japan’s government said in a statement. While the statement didn’t comment on the source of the contamination, the announcement [...]
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