Ardipithecus and the research university Kevin Padian, professor of paleontology and evolutionary biology | 10/10/09 | excerpted from the Berkeley Blog Ardipithecusis the focus of a lot of media attention at the moment. New research discoveries made by the Berkeley faculty seem to make the news co[...]
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How to create more jobs by lowering wages: Texas and America Robert Reich, professor of public policy | 9/14/11 Perry and Romney can duke it out over who created the most jobs, but governors have as much influence over job growth in their states as roosters do over sunrises. States don’t have thei[...]
Glenn Beck is baaack .. sorta
Glenn Beck (KTTH m-f 6-9a) bid adieu and hello to New York with a gigantic, fuck-you NY billboard pitching his for-pay, Internet-based network where his new two-hour show will resurface Sept 12. Readmore at Blatherwatch. One good thing about “celebrating” Grim Day, aka 9/11, w[...]
Republican Government
THIS IS THE ONE THING YOU’LL SUPPORT? Program That Lets Jobless Work For Free Gets Key Backing From Paul Ryan …. Huff Post Meanwhile in Britain (from the Independent): Tens of thousands of benefits claimants will be referred to food banks by the Government, which is worried that many B[...]
September 18th, 2011 - 7:59 am § in Hypocrisy
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: The French approach to public prayer
A ban on praying in the street has come into effect in France. …………….. “I can say that all prayers outside the mosques are over. We have undertaken a commitment to the authorities that prayers in the streets are over, and that this room is open to everyone without exc[...]
September 16th, 2011 - 8:03 am § in Schools & Colleges
From Horsesass: Carl on the next step in Washington’s deficit.
Some Thoughts on the Latest Revenue Forecast by Carl, 09/15/2011, 4:53 PM The forecast is out and it’s brutal. Another $1.4 Billion down. Here are some random thoughts: We’ve already cut too far. It’s time to increase taxes. In Washington they’re often regressive and not a great idea in a ba[...]
September 14th, 2011 - 6:12 am § in America, The Ave Scene
BREAKING NEWS: Trouble, serious trouble, at Fort Lewis
At an Army base near Seattle, soldiers are committing suicide, murdering their families—and in one case, waterboarding their own kids. Winston Ross reports from a base on the brink. excerpts from The Daily Beast. Jonathan Gilbert had no idea what he was getting into—that he’d wind up in Iraq, [...]
An Indictment of the Repricans
What is a Reprican? Sorry, but I made up this word. I needed a new word for the Republicans. I consider myself a follower of Jefferson. He created the “Republican Party.” I needed a word to refer to what has become of the Republican party. I needed a term that combined “REP[...]
September 12th, 2011 - 12:01 am § in America
Attacking the Right
”CONSERVATIVE” GROUP HAS REF– USED TO TOUCH ELIGIBILITY ISSUE August 20, 2011 Dr. Feulner The Heritage Foundation 214 Massachusetts Ave Washington, DC 20002 Dr. Edwin Feulner, Yes, I have let my membership lapse. You continue to send request after request for me to reinstate my membe[...]
SUNDAY REVELATION: on 9/11
What have we learned about religion post-9/11? By Elizabeth Tenety WASHINGTON POST. 2011 (excerpted) On Faith reached out to some of the world’s most influential religious leaders and thinkers to ask about faith in a post-attack world. Below are excerpts from our expert roundtable. Click through[...]