The "bipartisan" telecom immunity bill is about to be made law. It contains a specific provision granting amnesty to the telecoms which has been titled ""Protection of Persons Assisting the Government." How bad is this new law? That depends on how badly you prefer that Courts be open and accessible…
I've sometimes wondered what insiders think about pre-flight security. Here is a recent account by one pilot: Before we take off, I would like to apologize on behalf of this and every airline for the hassle you just endured at the security checkpoint. As is patently obvious to any reasonable…
Amy Goodman recently interviewed Ralph Nader at DemocracyNow. Nader was not sold on Obama: Barack Obama really now has to be examined very carefully. He has worn out the word “change.” We now want to know what change is involved. And it’s quite clear that he is a corporate candidate…
It's the political season and there are a lot of bad arguments being made these days. There are plenty of non sequiturs, red herrings, ad hominem attacks and ex hominem attacks. It is the season when we vividly see that there is no such thing as pure reason. Instead, cognition…
Absolutely! As long as we teach ALL of the controversies. This is some clever science/religion/humor.