"There’s a sameness to the plight of dying towns" Villisca Iowa

I nod because yes, I’ve never been here before, but in many ways I feel like I have. There’s a sameness to the plight of dying towns. Note: ...

Today The Presidents Word is Death: Barack Obama

Just a word or two about the source for today's two posts. Although I don't receive anything like the number of daily emails that I ...

Have I Got News For You Leveson Edition

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Sarah Palin All-American Wingnut

Were it not for Tina Fey featuring on a program I watched yesterday evening, Frost on Satire, UK only, I probably would have sailed past th...

You Are All Suspects Now. What Are You Going to Do About It? John Pilger

Quintessential Pilger. You Are All Suspects Now. What Are You Going to Do About It? By John Pilger 28 April 2012 You are all potential terro...

Beyond Ötzi: European Evolutionary History and its Relevance to Diet. Part I

In the previous post, I explained that Otzi descended in large part from early adopters of agriculture in the Middle East or nearby.  What I...

Chen Guangcheng 'safe' in US embassy

It can't be much fun living in China whether you have a conscience or nae, not with such a state apparatus permanently in place it can...

Strauss-Kahn Affair: 'Perhaps I was naive'

I don't know how interesting a whole book would be on DSK's downfall, but if this article, and the tales of skulduggery that we know...

Flu Fridays: Flu vaccine safety

Not only is it our favorite day, Flu Friday — it’s also World Immunization Week . In general, vaccines are one of the best tools in medicin...

The Beautiful Mind of Professor Richard Dawkins

I suppose I should be content, that thanks to an upload by TheAikenHead I can offer the recent BBC production, Beautiful Minds - Professor ...

BREAST CANCER AT LEAST 1O DISEASES-THE DEATH OF "LUMINAL" SUBTYPE

A "new map" of breast cancer, which identifies 10 distinct disease subtypes based on gene activity, will revolutionize the diagnos...

Private Prison Corporations Are Modern Day Slave Traders

Private Prison Corporations Are Modern Day Slave Traders By Glen Ford April 25, 2012 The nation’s largest private prison company, the Correc...

Toddler Terrorist: TSA Threatens Lockdown Over 4-Year-old Girl

Toddler Terrorist: TSA Threatens Lockdown Over 4-Year-old Girl April 25, 2012 The much-maligned Transport Security Authority (TSA) is once a...

Lessons From Ötzi, the Tyrolean Ice Man. Part III

There are two reasons why I chose this time to write about Otzi.  The first is that I've been looking for a good excuse to revisit human...

Be “a force of nature” and help others learn about severe weather preparedness

April 22-28 is the first Severe Weather Preparedness Week in the U.S. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and National Oceanic and Atmo...

"Dominate. Intimidate. Control." The Official Mantra of The American Police State

It's not unknown on occasion that one dismisses a headline out of hand; the type that fall into the 'don't be silly' categor...

An Interview With David Starkey

Love him or loathe him, and since his recent forthrightness on Question Time, probably quite a few new additions joining the ranks of the l...

UK Security Services Colluded With Libyan Agents

MI5 'gave Libyan spies details of dissidents in Britain' Libyan agents were reportedly greeted at Heathrow and given mobiles and a s...