Rubio vows tough, 10-year path to US citizenship (via AFP) Senator Marco Rubio, the Republican point man for immigration reform, on Sunday said a new bill would carve an arduous 10-year path to citizenship for the country's 11 million illegal immigrants. Appearing on a string of Sunday talk shows, Rubio appeared keen to reassure hardline Republicans opposed… … [Read more...] about Rubio vows tough, 10-year path to US citizenship
Billions extra to reform education in Australia
Billions extra to reform education in Australia (via AFP) Australia has announced a Aus$14.5 billion (US$15.2 billion) plan to boost funding for schools in one of the country's biggest education reforms in decades. Under the proposal, revealed on Sunday, the extra cash will be made available over six years from 2014 with the government setting a goal for… … [Read more...] about Billions extra to reform education in Australia
Stirred by a message from the heart (Guest Voice)
Stirred by a message from the heart by Dana Milbank WASHINGTON -- In a city where David's righteousness almost never beats Goliath's might, what Nicole Hockley and the other Sandy Hook families did to the gun lobby last week was nigh unto miraculous. Gun-control legislation had appeared to be a lost cause. But over the course of four days, Hockley, who … [Read more...] about Stirred by a message from the heart (Guest Voice)
China Confirms Their Warming is Human Caused
China Confirms Their Warming is Human Caused (via Climate Central) By Tim Radford, Climate News Network LONDON — Chinese scientists have just confirmed that greenhouse gas emissions have sent the thermometer soaring in one country — China. This is, they say, the first study to directly link warmer daily minimum and maximum temperatures with climate change in… … [Read more...] about China Confirms Their Warming is Human Caused
Mubarak retrial collapses in chaos
Mubarak retrial collapses in chaos (via AFP) The judge in ousted president Hosni Mubarak's retrial stepped aside on Saturday, in a chaotic opening hearing that lasted just seconds and saw a proud and combative Mubarak smile and wave in the dock. Head judge Mostafa Hassan Abdallah told the court he would recuse himself and send the case to the… … [Read more...] about Mubarak retrial collapses in chaos
Dancing the Sacred Tune
God moves. He is rushing wind, raging water, consuming fire. God is gentle breath, sacred whisper, setting sun. God is eternal activity, peace in motion, and fluid glory penetrating exterior and interior walls. God is beat, rhythm, and song. He motivates the tune, conducts the band, and sets the pace. His theme swirls creation, makes the disconnected parts one. Those … [Read more...] about Dancing the Sacred Tune
Erin Pizzey: Ask Me Anything on Reddit
Erin Pizzey, founder of the international battered women's movement and the world's first internationally recognized Women's Refuge, early member of the women's movement on the 1970s, friend to feminist icons such as Betty Friedan and Susan Brownmiller, bestselling author of numerous books on domestic violence as well as several bestselling novels, Men's Human Rights Advocate, … [Read more...] about Erin Pizzey: Ask Me Anything on Reddit
The Medal of Honor for a Soldier Who ‘Didn’t Fire a Gun…’ – Part II
President Barack Obama holds Army Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun's Easter stole as he greets Kapaun's family in the Oval Office at the White House, April 11, 2013. Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama met with members of the chaplain family before awarding him the Medal of Honor posthumously during a ceremony in the East Room. On Thursday, President Obama posthumously … [Read more...] about The Medal of Honor for a Soldier Who ‘Didn’t Fire a Gun…’ – Part II
Hypocrisy 101: Republicans Attack Obama for Concession He Made to Them
We hereby present this certificate of hypocrisy to Republicans who've been blasting President Barack Obama over a concession he made to them. It's yet another sign of our hyper-partisan, hyper-ideologist times. It has been said many times before the past several months, but it's worth saying again: rebranding reshmanding. The New Republic notes: Want to know whether … [Read more...] about Hypocrisy 101: Republicans Attack Obama for Concession He Made to Them
Newtown Mom Francine Wheeler Delivers the President’s Weekly Address (VIDEO) UPDATED
In an unprecedented move in the tradition of the President's weekly address, private citizen Francine Wheeler, whose son Ben, 6, was one of the 20 first graders murdered by a gunman with an automatic weapon at Newtown, Ct, delivered the President's Weekly address. It is serious, compelling -- and wrenching: In remarks that she wrote along with her husband David, … [Read more...] about Newtown Mom Francine Wheeler Delivers the President’s Weekly Address (VIDEO) UPDATED
Russia slaps tit-for-tat ban on 18 US officials
Russia slaps tit-for-tat ban on 18 US officials (via AFP) Russia on Saturday published its own blacklist of US officials banned from entering the country in retaliation for Washington blackballing 18 Russians over alleged human rights abuses. Already-strained relations between the two countries chilled further as Russia hit back at what it called an "unfriendly… … [Read more...] about Russia slaps tit-for-tat ban on 18 US officials
Steal This Video (Guest Voice)
Steal This Video by Peter Funt Back in 1971 when the hippie revolution's Pied Piper, Abbie Hoffman, authored "Steal This Book" he got the very outrage he sought. Thirty publishing houses rejected it and, when the book finally came out, more than a dozen newspapers refused to print ads to promote it. According to Hoffman's inverted reasoning, it was immoral "to not steal … [Read more...] about Steal This Video (Guest Voice)
Bachmann Fundraiser (Cartoon)
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The Medal of Honor for a Soldier Who ‘Didn’t Fire a Gun…’ – Part I
As we spend yet another weekend anxiously watching events unfold on the Korean peninsula and we express both our concern and support for our troops presently serving in South Korea, a ceremony at the White House on Thursday reminds us of the service and sacrifices of our military on that same peninsula more than 60 years ago. For on Thursday, President Obama posthumously … [Read more...] about The Medal of Honor for a Soldier Who ‘Didn’t Fire a Gun…’ – Part I
What if Kim is serious?
Michael Totten ponders: Kim almost certainly isn’t serious, but what if he is? How would we know? His attention-seeking theatrics are identical to the behavior of a lunatic hell-bent on blowing the region apart. If war breaks out next month, everyone who has been paying even the slightest bit of attention to the Korean Peninsula will slap their forehead and see, with the … [Read more...] about What if Kim is serious?
Senator Mitch McConnell’s Twitter Feed?
I don't follow any senators on twitter as I use twitter primarily for meaningless purposes. However, the other day I happened upon a promoted tweet by @Team_Mitch. After I read the tweet, I concluded that team Mitch must be some sort of pro-gun lobbying group trying to drum up support for their favorite senator. After further investigation, I realized that this tweet actually … [Read more...] about Senator Mitch McConnell’s Twitter Feed?
Rutgers Abuse Cover-up Continues
Rutgers Abuse Cover-up Continues by Jan Ting Rutgers men's basketball head coach Mike Rice was fired on April 3, after video of his physical and homophobic verbal abuse of his players was broadcast on ESPN, setting off a growing scandal over who knew what and when, that may yet result in additional removals and resignations. Rice got a million dollar payoff from Rutgers, … [Read more...] about Rutgers Abuse Cover-up Continues
From the ashes of 9/11, a portrait of Kennedy emerges
From the ashes of 9/11, a portrait of Kennedy emerges (via AFP) Rarely seen photos of John F. Kennedy, once feared to have been lost forever when the World Trade Center was destroyed on 9/11, form part of a striking exhibition opening Friday which aims to shed new light on the iconic US leader. The Newseum -- a Washington museum dedicated to showcasing the world… … [Read more...] about From the ashes of 9/11, a portrait of Kennedy emerges
(Updates) Breaking News: North Korea May Have Nuclear Missile ‘Within Grasp’
UPDATE II: Excerpts from comments by Secretary of State John Kerry on questions about the Korean situation during a joint press conference with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se on April 12, 2013: Well, if North Korea decides to fire the Musudan missile, which they have threatened to, and which people have been following, it would really be one more … [Read more...] about (Updates) Breaking News: North Korea May Have Nuclear Missile ‘Within Grasp’
Trying to pull Republicans back from the political cliff
The party has moved so far to the right that it is in danger of falling apart. For decades, they’ve made a devil’s bargain with the Religious Right, and now they’re finding that they can’t reach out to moderate voters without totally alienating the base," said Michael Keegan, the president of People for the American Way, about the GOP's struggles. “There’s no question … [Read more...] about Trying to pull Republicans back from the political cliff