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“Investigative Journalism is Completely [Screwed]” (Daily Show’s John Oliver)
John Oliver of Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show” explains that CNN eliminated its entire investigative documentary unit and that the only place investigative reporters any longer […]
Omar Khayyam (458) “Be happy in this fleeting moment”
Since you can’t comprehend the mysteries, why wallow uselessly in grief? Since you ‘re not going to get your way, be happy in this fleeting moment […]
How Torture Misled the US into an Illegal War: What Zero Dark Thirty Really Leaves Out
An important problem with the narrative line of “Zero Dark Thirty,” Kathryn Bigelow’s film about the Central Intelligence Agency’s quest for Usama Bin Laden, is […]
Syrian Regime Bombards Damascus Suburb, Kills 36, as Rebels close on Air Base
The Baath regime of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad showed its increasing desperation on Sunday when it had fighter jets bombard the eastern Ghouta suburb of […]
Mercury from Coal Plants, Goldmining, a Global Health Crisis: UN Environmental Program
A new study has found that 84% of all fish have unhealthy levels of mercury! Richard Gelfond, CEO of IMAX, the film company, has had […]
America’s Guns, at Home and Abroad (Engelhardt)
Tom Engelhardt writes at Tomdispatch.com Given these last weeks, who doesn’t know what an AR-15 is? Who hasn’t seen the mind-boggling stats on the way […]
How Long will We let Coal Plants Mercury-Poison Us?
Mercury is a nerve poison, steady exposure to which causes all kinds of neurological and mental problems, as well as heart problems. I keep hearing […]
France, ECOWAS intervene in Mali to Halt Advance of Radical Fundamentalists
The Socialist government of France’s Francois Hollande intervened in Mali on Friday and Saturday to stop the advance of Muslim fundamentalists toward the capital, with […]
Since 1979, Firearms have Killed 120,000 US Children, Many more than Troops in Vietnam or Iraq & Afghanistan Wars (Graph)
h/t [-pdf] children’s Defense Fund Children’s and teen deaths are 1979-2010; I updated number of troops killed in Iraq & Afghanistan Wars to end of […]
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