A new Washington Post article reveals that the feckless Bush administration blew off rebuilding Iraq in 2003. Instead of securing the country and providing water and electricity to the Iraqis, the administration doled out billions to inept applicants demonstrating political and philosophical loyalty to Bush: After the fall of Saddam…
This, according to the Kansas City Star: The crucifixion was canceled. The announcement came over loudspeakers as fat clouds formed above a replica of Christ's garden tomb. Dozens of disappointed tourists and pilgrims who came to witness the spectacle - a daily event at the Holy Land Experience, a 15-acre,…
Would you like to see an actual photograph of a human soul entering an embryo at conception? Here it is (with permission of the artist at Pixwit): To see the full-size high-rez photo, along with numerous other fascinating images, check out the collection at Pixwit.com. Each image is accompanied with a…
Shortly after 9/11, we asked why “they hate us.” We still haven’t considered who “they” are, much less "why" "they" allegedly hate us. At Alternet, Matt Taibbi has posted a sharp criticism of America's refusal to take this question seriously. Taibbi correctly notes that America versus the World (similarly consider American versus…
According to Free Press, the Consumer Federation of America and Consumers Union, "the United States continues to lag behind the rest of the world in accessible and affordable broadband service, with no signs of closing the digital divide at home." The current dysfunctional policies promulgated by the FCC have left Americans…