Mumia Abu Jamal - Interruptus In Iraq With the news of the imminent withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq comes mixed reactions; relief among both military families and anti-war Democrats; a collective weary breath among millions of Americans who've tired of the longest war; and fury among most of ... Read more...
Absent fathers are prime contributors to the failure of the family. The new film 'Courageous' challenges men to step up and be the fathers intended. A disturbing trend has subtly crept into the American family, and its onslaught was so insidious that it went unnoticed for 40 years. It's called th... Read more...
Recognizing International Men's Day gives me a sense of brotherhood with all men around the globe, so I want to salute my brothers of all races and ethnicities: Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, Indian, Native American, Arabic, and whoever else may be out there. And when you think of the internatio... Read more...
A State Department employee was scapegoated for linking an already published WikiLeaks document to his blog. On the same day that more than 250,000 unredacted State Department cables haemorrhaged out onto the internet, I was interrogated for the first time in my 23-year State Department caree... Read more...
In Paris, a young employee in the office of the US Ambassador hooks up with an American spy looking to stop a terrorist attack in the city. Director: Pierre Morel Writers: Adi Hasak (screenplay), Luc Besson (story) Stars: John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Kasia Smutniak Read more...
/11/... Are you f*cking kidding me? The only worse date for this event wouldve been 9/11/11... On Wednesday, November 9, 2011, FEMA, DHS and FCC will conduct the first national test of the Nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) test. This nationwide test will kick off at 2:00 p.m (EST) and ... Read more...
One of the school districts with over 75 percent of its African-American student body graduating is located on the West Coast. Out of 271 African-American students who attended Berkeley High School, 205 graduated last year. That's one of the highest African-American graduation rates in the count... Read more...
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends limited television for children - and discourages it altogether for children under age 2. A new study in the October, 2011, issue of the journal, Pediatrics, finds that some TV shows may be worse than others. The study, "The Immediate Impact of D... Read more...
“Satanic Panic” over HalloweenEvery year in October, some folks begin shouting that Neopagans must be “stopped” from celebrating Halloween, which they describe as a “Satanic” holiday. Many Christian Fundamentalists say loudly and publically that we Druids, Witches and other Neopagans kid... Read more...