Forty years ago, amid the bitter battle over the Vietnam War, four innocent college students: Alilson Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheur and William Schroeder were gunned down and killed and twelve others were wounded by the National Guard at Kent State University. The incident shook the idealistic counter-culture to its core and raised more than [...]
The environmental consequences of controlling the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could be disastrous to marine life. According to an interview on NPR’s Morning Edition on Tuesday, the chemicals being used to break up the oil slick have toxic side effects. Morning Edition host, Steve Inskeep and NPR’s environmental reporter, Elizabeth Shogren, talked [...]
This week, the Senate will continue debate of financial reform legislation. It is expected that dozens of amendments could be voted on that could alter the bill. Consumer advocates are optimistic that they could beat out a multimillion dollar lobbying campaign by the financial institutions to create stronger consumer protections. Consumer advocates say they are [...]
One of my favourite sayings is to the effect that when you can’t decide, do both at once; agitate and cooperate!
The Simon Wiesenthal Center for Tolerance released a report recently titled Digital Terrorism and Hate 2010. It documents a 20 percent spike in Hate and Terror groups, sites, and games on the internet over the course of the last year.
