From Countdown, on Current TV – Special Comment: The Four Great Hypocrisies of the Debt Deal Keith’s Special Comment on the four great hypocrisies of the debt deal and the necessity of taking the governance of this nation back from politicians.
Vermont is moving closer to single-payer healthcare… “Sen. Peter Galbraith, D-Windham, ran for the state Senate to be able to support a bill setting Vermont on a course toward a more consolidated health care system guaranteeing coverage to every Vermonter, he said Monday. “This is a historic day,” Galbraith declared just before he joined 20 [...]
Because, even when politics or religion get me down, science is there to make me SMILE!
“Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: You are all stardust. You couldn’t be here if stars hadn’t exploded, because the elements – [...]
Thousands Across Country Protest War on the Middle Class – Truthout.com We can only hope this continues. Unions are not the problem. Oligarchic politicians and unchecked Wall Street cronyism is the problem. This: – OHIO: In Ohio, thousands of ordinary Americans who rely on the right to organize to earn good, middle class incomes are [...]
This is exciting stuff! The odds of life existing elsewhere in the universe have always been high, but the discovery of such a close, Earth-like planet increases our odds of actually discovering life somewhere beyond Earth. Just think, now that we’ve broken the barrier to finding planets like this, all we need to do is [...]
A poetic response to the Koran burning / Ground Zero mosque, non-issues… Priceless… Right now, the pages swell with moisture, the fibers separate and the chapters turn into pulpy masses. Bacteria bloom and their colonies expand; fungi flourish and their hyphae infiltrate and convert cellulose into spores. The ink runs as nematodes writhe over the [...]
“It Gets Better” is a spectacular project started by Dan Savage, media pundit and journalist, in response to the tragic suicide of a bullied teen named Billy Lucas. It’s message to LGBT teens is something to be shared with everyone you know, gay or straight, and especially if you know someone being bullied and harassed [...]
AND they have universal healthcare! Go Canada! Canada’s economy is suddenly the envy of the world – Yahoo! Finance
Just cool Stuff! Realistic Anatomies of Cartoon Characters