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A Majority Will Not Vote For the Rights of a Minority
Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 9:27 AM EDT ()
On Tuesday May 8, the state of North Carolina joined an incredibly long list in an embarrassing part of American history as much as the human condition: by a 61 to 39 margin the rights of homosexuals to marry, have a legally recognized partnership, or just liv …
Greeks Fire Government, Extremists Fill The Void
Seeded on Wed May 9, 2012 9:15 AM EDT ()
In addition to the end of the conservatives’ run at the top of French politics, in local and national elections across the continent the refrain was repatitive and loud: we don’t want austerity, we want growth. No where were these calls the loudest than in the co …
Austerity Claims Sarkozy's Presidency
Seeded on Mon May 7, 2012 12:47 PM EDT ()
In the aftermath of The Great Recession’s initial shock years of 2008 and 2009, new political realities have slowly continued to dawn in the western world. Many in power at the time of the collapse sought to blunt the effects of an economic downward spiral by reducing spend …
In Review: Heatwave for the Ages Replaces Winter with Summer in North America
Seeded on Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:39 AM EDT ()
March 2012 has produced one of the most remarkable heat waves in North American history. Records fell by the thousand as large swaths of the continent saw winter abruptly end and summer-like conditions arriving well before the first day of spring. Plant life responded accordingly …
Details on what SCOTUS will be looking at in healthcare reform
Seeded on Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:25 PM EDT ()
The Supreme Court is taking up the health care law. If you like details instead of hand-wringing, here's what is on the table. The ruling is expected by late June.
The campaign? Oh it'll get worse.
Seeded on Tue Mar 13, 2012 8:59 AM EDT ()
Racism, sexism, idiocy - the primary environment has it all. The general campaign will only be worse. “Perfect storm” is played to death, so let’s just go with “perfect combination”. Whatever your terminology of choice, the stage is set and the evid …
Iran Votes: Ayatollah Strengthened, Ahmadinejad Weakened
Seeded on Fri Mar 9, 2012 10:17 AM EST ()
Iranians turned out in droves to vote in elections on the 2nd of March.
La Niña Draws To Close, El Niño For Winter 2012/13?
Seeded on Wed Feb 29, 2012 9:14 AM EST ()
A large change in ocean temperature patterns is underway in the equatorial waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, as it appears La Niña – the colder than average water temperature phenomenon which has lingered in varying strengths for the past two years – is …
Yemen First Nation to see Arab Spring Failure
Seeded on Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:06 AM EST ()
Officially on the 25th of February, Yemen became the fourth country to see an overthrow of a dictatorship thanks to the Arab Spring movement.
Greece Gets New Bailout, Offers Some Public Sector Workers Negative Wages
Seeded on Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:36 AM EST ()
The austerity expiernment continues in Greece with progressively worse results.
The Ads Are Right: BP Recovers from Deepwater Horizon Spill. As for the South?
Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:55 AM EST ()
This April 20th will mark two full years since the start of one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history.
Then One Day the U.S. Decides You Shouldn't Have a Business
Seeded on Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:26 AM EST ()
In the wake of the Megaupload take down, and the proposition for a myriad of new bills in Congress that would severely curtail freedom on the Internet, the spotlight of U.S. authorities actions on the Internet has perhaps never been as bright as it is today.
2013 Budget Proposes $39m in cuts to National Weather Service
Seeded on Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:36 AM EST ()
With the 2013 budget proposal now released by the Obama Administration, priorities of the White House can be more accurately determined. Science continues to take a back seat in the United States, with another year full of NASA-gutting, which I’ll get into at a later time.
Canada in on Online Censorship Party: Safety Minister Calls Opponents Child Pornographers
Seeded on Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:25 AM EST ()
The dizzying array of newly introduced and back from the dead Internet censorship legislation from western democracies continues to grow like weeds.
Warm & Dry Winter Weather Continues to Prevail in U.S.
Seeded on Wed Feb 8, 2012 12:53 PM EST ()
Climate data is in for the month of January that has just passed, and the lower-48 of the United States has recorded its 4th warmest January since reliable records began in 1895.
Another Blow for Space Exploration: NASA to Pull Out of 'ExoMars' Project with European Space Agency
Seeded on Tue Feb 7, 2012 12:45 PM EST ()
Humanity’s continued curling up into a fetal position when it comes to space exploration is once again being spearheaded by the United States, as it appears by all accounts the 2013 U.S.
Senate Candidate Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) Goes Full-on Racist in Super Bowl Ad
Seeded on Mon Feb 6, 2012 3:18 PM EST ()
Let’s say that you were a former nine term member of the U.S.
Rare Tropical Storm Trying to Form in Gulf of Mexico
Seeded on Sun Feb 5, 2012 4:37 PM EST ()
An area of disturbed weather between the western tip of Cuba and the eastern tip of Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula has recently formed and continued to persist for about a day now.
From The Sponsor of SOPA: PCIP – Hand Over Your Privacy, Today!
Seeded on Wed Feb 1, 2012 6:49 PM EST ()
Texas Representative Lamar Smith (R) is on something of a hot streak lately when it comes to sponsoring legislation that can potentially wreck large portions of the Internet. His earlier work has been heavily publicized as of late – the Stop Online Privacy Act, or SOPA.
Megaupload Fallout: Filesonic Kills Sharing Service
Seeded on Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:16 PM EST ()
Under the potential threats from U.S. law enforcement, FileSonic has ended its sharing abilities effective immediately. Users will be able to download content they uploaded but nothing more.
U.S. Government Cares Not For Your SOPA Protest: Megaupload Shut Down Today, Workers Arrested
Seeded on Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:10 PM EST ()
The optics are incredible. Mere hours after the conclusion of a day of Internet protest that saw many of the web’s biggest sites formally protest or shut down outright for the upcoming Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), file sharing site Megaupload.com was shut down and remove …
Ukraine's Former Prime Minister Sent to Prison Camp
Seeded on Mon Jan 2, 2012 8:37 PM EST ()
A prominent politician who stood against one allied with Russian interests suddenly finds herself starting 2012 in prison.
Portugal's Austerity Depression: PM Suggests Unemployed Abandon Country
Seeded on Mon Jan 2, 2012 12:21 PM EST ()
While Portugal’s journey from pre-recession unemployment to recession-unemployment heights hasn’t been as sharp as its European counterparts, its government certainly takes home the honors for least emphatic response to the concerns of the public.
Media Cocoons: Selective Obfuscation of the Real World
Seeded on Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:30 AM EST ()
Six out of seven episodes of the BBC's "Frozen Planet" are just fine for American consumption, so deems the Discovery Channel. The seventh, about climate change? Not so much.
Media Cocoons: It's Safe & Warm Inside
Seeded on Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:52 AM EST ()
Picking on cable television “news” is way, way too easy.
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A Majority Will Not Vote For the Rights of a MinorityOn Tuesday May 8, the state of North Carolina joined an incredibly long list in an embarrassing part of American history as much as the human condition: by a 61 to 39 margin the rights of homosexuals to marry, have a legally recognized partnership, or just liv …
- Greeks Fire Government, Extremists Fill The Void
In addition to the end of the conservatives’ run at the top of French politics, in local and national elections across the continent the refrain was repatitive and loud: we don’t want austerity, we want growth. No where were these calls the loudest than in the co …
- Austerity Claims Sarkozy's Presidency
In the aftermath of The Great Recession’s initial shock years of 2008 and 2009, new political realities have slowly continued to dawn in the western world. Many in power at the time of the collapse sought to blunt the effects of an economic downward spiral by reducing spend …
- In Review: Heatwave for the Ages Replaces Winter with Summer in North America
March 2012 has produced one of the most remarkable heat waves in North American history. Records fell by the thousand as large swaths of the continent saw winter abruptly end and summer-like conditions arriving well before the first day of spring. Plant life responded accordingly …
- Details on what SCOTUS will be looking at in healthcare reform
The Supreme Court is taking up the health care law. If you like details instead of hand-wringing, here's what is on the table. The ruling is expected by late June.
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