Kristof:
If Joe Lieberman or other senators came across John Brodniak writhing in pain on the sidewalk, they presumably would jump to help him and rush him to a hospital.
Unfortunately, an … [Keep reading >>]

In some yucky news that may catch more attention than mere Pacific Islanders losing their entire homes, jelly fish have shown by their activities to appreciate the new footholds provided … [Keep reading >>]

Unlike the currently popular cataclysm movies, say <em>The Road</em>, and <em>2012</em>, science does not predict a total, bare-earth result from the rising oceans, warming mountain tops, dying coral reefs of … [Keep reading >>]

Listening to an old Scientific American podcast while taking the ferry to work today — that’s right, the ferry!  What a great, green, experience– I was reminded of the MIT … [Keep reading >>]

Nice write up about Claudette Colvin, a young woman who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus — so a white woman wouldn’t have to sit … [Keep reading >>]

There are plenty of upsetting stories to be found, everyday, from every country on earth, and from every decade.  This one from Turkey should have a special shelf in the … [Keep reading >>]

Both Climate Change and Climate Progress are excited that Obama is going to the Copenhagen UN conference on climate change, and that he has announced “U.S. emissions reduction target in … [Keep reading >>]

Last week a minor brouhaha erupted on right wing blogs, dutifully reported by major media, over the purported implications of selected paragraphs and sentences of e-mail and other documents stolen … [Keep reading >>]

From our friend Jack Kurzweill of the Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club:

In advance of President Obama’s announcement of his Afghanistan policy, Congresswoman Barbara Lee will speak against escalation of the … [Keep reading >>]

Pretty disturbing interview with Frank Schaeffer on Rachel Maddow’s show.
Maddow: And then, there‘s this biblical quote making the rounds in anti-Obama circles.  As reported this week in the “Christian Science … [Keep reading >>]

Now here’s a woman we’d like to see in positions where her full head of steam would haul some really big freight.
In Elizabeth Warren’s world, credit card contracts would be … [Keep reading >>]

For a good time read Thomas Frank’s WSJ opinion piece about Ms. Palin’s book.
Maybe in their business lives, conservatives are the stern, unforgiving masters of capitalist lore. But when it … [Keep reading >>]