05/25/2011 – by Cynthia S. Wright Since the deadly tornado ravaged much of Joplin, Missouri on Sunday, search and rescue teams are still on the lookout for residents. It has been discovered that many of the LGBT residents are among the... (Continue reading)
05-18-2011 by Linda S. Carbonell In the early afternoon of May 17, 2011, without much fanfare, People For The American Way’s Right Wing Watch posted an expose of an little group called ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. The story was... (Continue reading)
05-17-2011 by Linda S. Carbonell China has been having some real growth problems in the past decade. Their economy has grown faster than they have been able to write regulations and control dangerous misuses of chemicals in everything from the paint... (Continue reading)
04-29-2011 by L. S. Carbonell Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont) has announced that his committee is preparing a bill that would repeal the major tax breaks enjoyed by the five largest oil and gas companies. Their huge first quarter... (Continue reading)
04-17-2011 by L. S. Carbonell On January 30, 1933, German President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler as Chancellor. Hitler quickly pushed Hindenburg aside and eliminated the non-Nazis in his coalition government. The regime used excessive military spending to ease unemployment... (Continue reading)
04-09-2011 by L. S. Carbonell In a brief interview with Chris Hayes on MSNBC Friday night, Georgia Republican Representative Jack Kingston revealed how is party is planning to use the budget to win the Senate in 2012 and women’s bodies are... (Continue reading)
04-05-2011 by L. S. Carbonell “The American People have spoken…..” It’s the mantra of the Republicans. It’s their explanation for pushing socially repressive agendas and destructive budget cuts. “The American People have spoken….” because “they” gave Republicans control of one-half of one-third... (Continue reading)
04-01-2011 by L. S. Carbonell No, this isn’t an April Fools. There is a disputed phenomenon in tectonics that involves following the line of a planetary plate and watching earthquakes hit successively along the plate. With the recent earthquakes in New Zealand... (Continue reading)
03-22-2011 by L. S. Carbonell On Saturday, oil started washing up onto Louisiana beaches. It has been determined that it is Louisiana crude, not a leak from a tanker or refinery. Finding out which well is leaking is the challenge now... (Continue reading)
03-22-2011 by L. S. Carbonell There are days when one really needs a story like this one….. In a speech marking World Water Day, Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez said “I have always said, heard, that it would not be strange that there... (Continue reading)
03-15-2011 by L. S. Carbonell At this rate, we only need 8 more continuing resolutions to fund the government until the 2001-12 budget is supposed to kick in. That is, if the House of Representatives and Senate can get passed arguing... (Continue reading)
03-14-2011 by L. S. Carbonell Using a tragedy to make a political point is something I don’t want to do. That is why I have waited to write about the horrific bus crash in New York. Fifteen people have died, one... (Continue reading)
02-25-2011 by L. S. Carbonell The Budget Repair Bill forced through the Wisconsin Assembly last night is 144 pages long. It rescinds laws that stand in the way of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget, due to be presented next Tuesday. So much... (Continue reading)
Mel Nathan Feb 21-2011 A 6.3-magnitude earthquake ripped through Christchurch, New Zealand, on Tuesday afternoon, causing multiple fatalities as it toppled buildings onto buses, buckled streets and damaged cathedrals, authorities said. New Zealand Police announced on... (Continue reading)
11/29/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire It has been fifteen years since Jesus Christ was suppose to return to Earth, and people are still waiting. Well, these guys are. Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council has taken some time off... (Continue reading)