Critics say these tactics fall in an ethical gray area. The post Coca-Cola Is Working Hard To Rebrand Soda As A Healthy Snack ... Read more
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Why A Self-Described ‘Redneck Republican’ Is Wearing An IUD As Jewelry
The hottest new political fashion statement. The post Why A Self-Described 'Redneck Republican' Is Wearing An IUD ... Read more
Oregon Will Start Automatically Registering Voters. Is Vermont Next?
Vermont Secretary of State James Condos tells ThinkProgress automatic registration would "benefit democracy in general as it ... Read more
Netanyahu’s Decision To Back Away From Two-State Solution Could Cause Big Problem For Republicans
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's last minute efforts to save his fledgling campaign for a historic fourth term have ... Read more
Danish Professor Has Compelling Reason for Arguing Porn Belongs in the Classroom
"Young people are already consuming pornography. Shouldn't they be critical consumers?"
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Faster Melting Arctic will Cause More Intense Summer Heat Waves : Science : Chinatopix
Researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research announced in a report last March 12 that this rapid Arctic warming apparently disrupts the air streams that significantly reduce summer storms. The result leads to more heat waves.
http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/42459/20150316/faster-melting-arctic-can-cause-more-intense-summer-heat-waves.htm
http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/42459/20150316/faster-melting-arctic-can-cause-more-intense-summer-heat-waves.htm
A Christian Nation? Since When? (The New York Times By KEVIN M. KRUSE)
"...Back in the 1930s, business leaders found themselves on the defensive. Their public prestige had plummeted with the Great Crash; their private businesses were under attack by Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal from above and labor from below. To regain the upper hand, corporate leaders fought back on all fronts... But nothing worked particularly well until they began an inspired public relations offensive that cast capitalism as the handmaiden of Christianity..."
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/opinion/sunday/a-christian-nation-since-when.html?action=click
"...The Rev. James W. Fifield — known as “the 13th Apostle of Big Business” and “Saint Paul of the Prosperous”...
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/opinion/sunday/a-christian-nation-since-when.html?action=click
"...The Rev. James W. Fifield — known as “the 13th Apostle of Big Business” and “Saint Paul of the Prosperous”...
Monday, March 16, 2015
At Campaign Stop, Netanyahu Admits Jerusalem Settlement Was Strategic
“It was a way of stopping Bethlehem from moving toward Jerusalem,” Mr. Netanyahu said of the construction. “This neighborhood, exactly because it stops the continuation of the Palestinians,” he added, “I saw the potential was really great.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/17/world/middleeast/benjamin-netanyahu-campaign-settlement.html?google_editors_picks=true&_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/17/world/middleeast/benjamin-netanyahu-campaign-settlement.html?google_editors_picks=true&_r=0
Marco Rubio’s house of horrors
A Tallahassee home co-owned by a scandal-plagued ex-congressman is the locus of questions about the senator’s finances and judgment.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/marco-rubios-house-of-horrors-116075.html#ixzz3UZNtMqns
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/marco-rubios-house-of-horrors-116075.html#ixzz3UZNtMqns
White House calling the shots
In the months since Republicans took charge of Congress, GOP divisions have given the upper hand to Obama.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/white-house-calling-the-shots-116091.html#ixzz3UZLqWbvh
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/white-house-calling-the-shots-116091.html#ixzz3UZLqWbvh
Netanyahu says no Palestinian state as long as he's prime minister
"...Having previously hinted that he would accept a Palestinian state, Netanyahu reversed course on Monday, citing risks that he linked to the regional spread of Islamist militancy. He said that if he is re-elected, the Palestinians would not get the independent state they seek in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza..."
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/16/us-israel-election-idUSKBN0MC1I820150316
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/16/us-israel-election-idUSKBN0MC1I820150316
Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill To Strengthen And Expand Social Security (VIDEO)
Boxes and boxes of petitions, signed by more than two million US citizens, were hauled into the nation's capital on March 12. ... Read more
Democratic Congressman Plans To Introduce Bill That Will End ‘Policing For Profit’ (VIDEO)
"The time has come to end the practice of using law enforcement as a cash register, a practice that has impacted too many ... Read more
https://youtu.be/1ronvPDceg8
https://youtu.be/1ronvPDceg8
The Horrible Truth About Today’s Republicans In One Perfect Hashtag: #GOPWantsWar (TWEETS)
After 40 long years, the truth about the GOP is finally out of the bag, thanks to the 47 traitors and Twitter's trending ... Read more
Christie’s Story Crumbles In Light Of New Revelations On NJ Bridgegate Scandal (VIDEO)
Christie may have denied knowing or meeting with Port Authority senior official, David Wildstein, but newly discovered public ... Read more
European Parliament Declares Gay Marriage and Abortion ‘Human Rights’
The report says it is “regrettable” that women and girls’ bodies “still remain an ideological battleground,” and calls for the EU and its member states to recognize the inalienable rights of women, including “the right to access voluntary family planning and safe and legal abortion"... It also states that “the denial of lifesaving abortion amounts to a serious breach of human rights.”
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Michigan Revives Plan To Rig The Next Presidential Election
Two bills seeking to rig the Electoral College in order to make it easier for Republicans to enter the White House were ... Read more
Juan Williams Rips Karl Rove For 'Secret Email' Hypocrisy: 'You Were Firing U.S. Attorneys!'
Fox News contributor Juan Williams lashed out at Karl Rove over the weekend for attacking Hillary Clinton for using a private email server when he had... Read more
'Your World Is On Fire': Ted Cruz Shouts Insane Rhetoric At Terrified Little Girl In New Hampshire
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was forced to pause a speech in New Hampshire on Sunday after he reportedly terrified a little girl by shouting that her "world i... Read more
Pastor Says Being Gay Is A Choice: They Could 'Wake Up Tomorrow' And Choose To Be An Axe Murderer
A Michigan pastor has come under fire after he told his congregation that same-sex marriage was wrong because homosexuality was a choice like choosing... Read more
What? Tom Cotton Warns Iran Has To Be Stopped Because 'They Already Control Tehran'
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said on Sunday cited Iran's control of their own capital, Tehran, as a reason that the country had to be stopped from obtaining... Read more
Why Rape Survivors Terrify Fox News & the Gun Lobby
Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich's recent comments are more disturbing than you realize.
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Lindsey Graham's Political Advisor Used to Be the Editor of a Neo-Confederate Magazine
"What better way to reject politics as usual than to elect a maverick like David Duke?" he once wrote...
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Sunday, March 15, 2015
Bob Ripley: a Preacher's Deconversion (The Thinking Atheist)
Reverend Bob Ripley was a minister for over 30 years, with 15 of those years as Senior Minister at Metropolitan United Church, one of the most prominent churches of the United Church of Canada. He wrote a syndicated column discussing religion for 25 years. In his September 26, 2014 column on LFPress, he announced to the world that he no longer believed in God. He's releasing a book which chronicles his journey, titled "Life Beyond Belief: a Preacher's Deconversion." Bob joins Seth Andrews for a candid discussion about his life, his beliefs, his doubts, and the transition from Christian minister to skeptic/humanist. BOB'S WEBSITE: www.lifebeyondbelief.ca BOB'S COLUMN: http://www.lfpress.com/2014/09/26/ripley-how-my-mind-has-changed ARONRA: Theism is Irrational http://www.patreon.com/creation?hid=1042266&u=198656 - See more at: http://www.thethinkingatheist.com/podcast/bob-ripley-a-preachers-deconversion#sthash.r5cHzz1M.dpuf
Interview:
http://www.thethinkingatheist.com/podcast/bob-ripley-a-preachers-deconversion
Interview:
http://www.thethinkingatheist.com/podcast/bob-ripley-a-preachers-deconversion
Homeless LGBTQ Youth: Stories And Solutions (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)
It’s a troubling statistic. Up to forty percent of the nation’s homeless youth are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer. Many of them of them kicked out, disowned by families who won’t accept who they are. They find themselves rejected, living in the shadows, with few places to turn for shelter and emotional support . Leaders in the LGBTQ movement are calling for a stepped up government and private support for these kids. This hour On Point: the heartbreaking stories and national crisis facing LGBTQ teenagers living on the streets.
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2014/11/19/homeless-lgbtq-youth-forty-to-none
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2014/11/19/homeless-lgbtq-youth-forty-to-none
Battling To Save The Endangered Gorillas Of 'Virunga' (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)
“Virunga” is an astonishing new documentary about corruption, compassion, and the imperiled gorillas and people of the Congo . The film is named after a national park in the Congo, where some of the world’s last mountain gorillas live. It’s the story of an oil company and local rebels trying to control their land and fearless Congolese park rangers, an intrepid investigative journalist and soft-spoken Belgian warden fighting to protect it. This hour on point, “Virunga” and the gorillas of the Congo. – Jessica Yellin
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2014/11/18/virunga-national-park-netflix-documentary
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2014/11/18/virunga-national-park-netflix-documentary
Dinesh D’Souza’s Ex-Wife Wipes The Smile Off His Convicted Face
"The conservative author and documentary filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza was spared prison time on Tuesday after pleading guilty earlier this year to violating federal campaign finance laws.
Judge Richard M. Berman of Federal District Court in Manhattan sentenced Mr. D’Souza to five years of probation — including eight months living under supervision in a “community confinement center” in San Diego — and a $30,000 fine. The sentencing brought to a close a high-profile legal battle that began with Mr. D’Souza’s indictment in January on charges that he illegally used straw donors to contribute to a Republican Senate candidate in New York in 2012.
Mr. D’Souza, who has accused President Obama of carrying out the “anticolonial” agenda of his father, a Kenyan economist, initially argued that he had been singled out for prosecution because of his politics. But on the morning in May when he was scheduled to go on trial, he pleaded guilty and expressed remorse to the court for his conduct."* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
http://youtu.be/WXm5bsQqbZY
Judge Richard M. Berman of Federal District Court in Manhattan sentenced Mr. D’Souza to five years of probation — including eight months living under supervision in a “community confinement center” in San Diego — and a $30,000 fine. The sentencing brought to a close a high-profile legal battle that began with Mr. D’Souza’s indictment in January on charges that he illegally used straw donors to contribute to a Republican Senate candidate in New York in 2012.
Mr. D’Souza, who has accused President Obama of carrying out the “anticolonial” agenda of his father, a Kenyan economist, initially argued that he had been singled out for prosecution because of his politics. But on the morning in May when he was scheduled to go on trial, he pleaded guilty and expressed remorse to the court for his conduct."* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
http://youtu.be/WXm5bsQqbZY
Mike Huckabee Cures Diabetes!!!
Mike Huckabee appears to be preparing for yet another presidential run, and one of his first steps may have been to part ways with Joe Barton, a bald ... Read more
Pass The Dutchie (Musical Youth)
Warning: Earworm!
https://youtu.be/HgXdeOamWms
Live performance 1983
https://youtu.be/ZuqDuGHMJSk
Where are they now?
https://youtu.be/bnOb6hRoTK8
https://youtu.be/HgXdeOamWms
Live performance 1983
https://youtu.be/ZuqDuGHMJSk
Where are they now?
https://youtu.be/bnOb6hRoTK8
‘Iran’ Sends Open Letter To Republicans Praising Them For Turning America Into Iran
As the fallout continues for the 47 Senate Republicans who sent a letter to Iran to wreck critical diplomatic negotiations with ... Read more
Notice GOP’s Silence On Oil Lately? Obama Did The Unthinkable: Cheap Gas AND Renewable Energy
There is a reason conservatives have gotten awfully quiet about Obama's energy policy lately. It's working. Read more
Democratic Legislator To Make Homophobic Businesses Publicly Declare They’re Bigots With Genius Amendment
“If the state of Oklahoma is going to protect discrimination, then at the very least, businesses should be required to own their bias, and post it publicly for the world to see.” Read more
This is why alcohol doesn't come with nutrition facts
Virtually everything you can buy at a grocery store comes with a nutrition label. Except one thing — alcoholic beverages. Why is alcohol exempt? The ... Read more
Some Who Signed Nuclear Letter Are Starting To Regret Sending It To Iran
"It probably would have been better just to have it be an open letter addressed to no one," Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) ... Read more
Why did the WSJ use years-old data to attack Social Security disability? - LA Times
"Put it all together, and what you get is an op-ed that appears to be based on statistics but whose import is political. Its implicit theme seems to be that disability appeals are suspect by nature, and judges who approve more than the average must be up to no good. As we've written before, this is a variation on ancient conservative attacks on the "undeserving poor."
http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-wsj-disability-20150309-column.html#page=1
http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-wsj-disability-20150309-column.html#page=1
5 Big Conversations You Should Have Before Saying 'I Do'
By Vi-An Nguyen for TheKnot.com Maybe you're in premarital counseling right now, or maybe it's the last thing on your mind. Either way, you already kn... Read more
Iraqi commander slams US, hails Iran in fight against ISIS in Tikrit
In Tikrit, Iraqi commander Hadi al-Amiri criticized those in Iraq who "kiss the hands of the Americans and get nothing in return." He praised Iran's "... Read more
Library Curator Disputes Scott Walker's Story About Holding Reagan's Bible
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's tale of how he came to hold the family Bible that President Ronald Reagan used when taking the oath... Read more
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