If you’re not sure whether you’re registered to vote or not–or even if you think you *are* registered to vote–you might want to check out this site to be sure. Can I Vote has links for all 50 states. (more…)
In the past several years, the FCC has removed many of the rules that kept companies from buying up too much of our media — our TV stations, radio stations, and newspapers. It used to be that a single (more…)
Check out this awful tale about a woman who found a python in her toilet. Ahhhhhhhhh!
It just gets worse and worse. I had to miss posting a few days, so here’s what’s been happening for the past several days. Groups Struggle to Tally Myanmar’s Dead Yangon: Monks Massacred at Monastery A (more…)
Overnight, monasteries in Burma were raided by government forces, and at least one and possibly as many as three or four of the protesters were killed during the crackdown. Read the details on BBC’s site (more…)
I’ve been watching the amazing protests going on in Burma for the past nine days. Here’s a YouTube clip from BBCnews from day four of the march: Burma, also called Myanmar, has been run by a military (more…)
Found an interesting post on podcasts being put out by universities, and another list of college podcasts here. In addition to the sites they lists, I also found several more universities that are now (more…)
For a story I’m writing that’s set in the future, I needed to research this sea level rise I’ve been hearing about. With the temperature rise from global warming, the sea levels will also rise, for two (more…)
I’m thrilled to pieces that the democrats did so well in the midterm elections. Yippee! Hooray! Now to keep their feet to the fire. There’s a lot to be done, and a lot to undo, and if they screw (more…)
I just saw a fascinating talk on BookTV on CSPAN given by Thom Hartmann, author of the book Screwed: The Undeclared War Against the Middle Class — And What We Can Do About It. He talked a lot about the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
