U.S. car manufacturers linked to Amazon destruction, slave labor

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 10:11 PM EDT ()

  According to a new report by Greenpeace, top U.S. car companies such as Ford, General Motors, and Nissan are sourcing pig iron that has resulted in the destruction of Amazon rainforests, slave labor, and land conflict with indigenous tribes. Spending two years documenting …

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The "Christening" by the Bluebird of Happiness

Wed May 16, 2012 10:38 AM EDT

  I put this in the holder and ten minutes later there he was, sitting on the tippy top, scouting for breakfast. The bluebird of happiness pooped on my new umbrella! 

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Obama campaign's newest ad : Romney and Bain Capital

Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 5:25 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

It’s no surprise that the Obama campaign chose the story of GS Industries for its first television ad attacking Mitt Romney’s record at Bain Capital. Unlike some of the tales of job-killing and factory-closings that were thrown at Romney during the GOP primaries, thi …

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Sick From Fracking? Doctors, Patients Seek Answers

Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 11:35 AM EDT (NPR)

Kay Allen had just started work, and everything seemed quiet at the Cornerstone Care community health clinic in Burgettstown, Pa. But things didn't stay quiet for long. "All the girls, they were yelling at me in the back, 'You gotta come out here quick. You gotta come out here q …

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Who Really Caused the Deficit?

Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 9:23 AM EDT (Talking Points Memo)

As the chart below reveals, the main drivers of projected deficits over the next decade are the wars... in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Bush tax cuts and the so-called “automatic stabilizers” — unemployment insurance spending, lower tax burdens — built into e …

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Mr. Phoebe Serves Breakfast, with a Visit from Mrs. Polkadot

Tue May 15, 2012 8:53 AM EDT

    I caught Mr. Phoebe flycatching the family's breakfast this morning, then serving it up one by one. When I walked the dogs I found a polkadot turtle looking for a place to lay her eggs. ny.gov/animals Then the skunks will come to dig them up for a midnight snack... …

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Diplomats and Dissidents - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 7:27 AM EDT (The New York Times)

The case of the blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, which briefly wrought havoc in the U.S. embassy, is a good occasion to contemplate the perennial tension between our respect for human rights and our need to deal with undemocratic regimes on issues like nuclear proliferati …

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Maya Artwork Uncovered In A Guatemalan Forest

Seeded on Sun May 13, 2012 11:34 AM EDT (NPR)

Archaeologists working in one of the most impenetrable rain forests in Guatemala have stumbled on a remarkable discovery: a room full of wall paintings and numerical calculations. The buried room apparently was a workshop used by scribes or astronomers working for a Mayan king.  …

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Mitt Romney, the Unlikable Presidential Candidate

Seeded on Sun May 13, 2012 11:20 AM EDT ()

It’s been a long time since the country elected a man as personally unappealing as Mitt Romney. Will Americans overlook their deeply held conviction that he’s a jerk? Gallup just this week put the likeability ratings at Obama 60, Romney 31. It’s not that Obama& …

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120 Giants Found Living With 86-Year-Old Man

Sun May 13, 2012 9:30 AM EDT

I don't know what kind of nerve, ferocity and stubbornness got 86-year-old Brendon Grimshaw to buy an island in the Indian Ocean, replant it with 16,000 trees, grasses and then lure a bunch of giant tortoises — big galumphing ones and itty-bitty ones — to live with h …

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President Obama's calculated gamble on gay marriage

Seeded on Thu May 10, 2012 7:34 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

Now that the President is on record in support of gay marriage, it’s worth breaking down the political pluses and minuses of that position. Let’s start with the pluses. 1. Public opinion: The movement in national polling on the issue is something rarely seen; suppor …

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It Is Enough: An Open Letter to the Sick at Heart

Seeded on Wed May 9, 2012 6:14 PM EDT (Truthout - All Articles)

Stop me if you've heard this one before. A holy man stands before his flock and says, "Dads, the second you see your son dropping the limp wrist, you walk over there and crack that wrist. Man up. Give him a good punch. Ok? You are not going to act like that. You were made by God …

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Democracy can still rise to a challenge

Seeded on Tue May 8, 2012 7:47 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

Around the world, people are asking whether democracy is still up to the job. 1. Gay rights. A generation ago, prejudice toward homosexuals, often vile and destructive, was a given. Today it is not accepted. Twenty states plus the District of Columbia recognize same-sex partners …

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You Might Be A Fascist If…

Seeded on Sat May 5, 2012 4:56 PM EDT ( Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info)

Are you a fascist? Many people are fascists and they don’t even realize it. And sometimes, they know it all too well, but hide and deny it. Most of the time though, it’s obvious who the fascists are. For instance, you might be a fascist if…

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Psychology Of Fraud: Why Good People Do Bad Things

Seeded on Sat May 5, 2012 1:00 PM EDT (NPR)

Enron, Worldcom, Bernie Madoff, the subprime mortgage crisis. Over the past decade or so, news stories about unethical behavior have been a regular feature on TV, a long, discouraging parade of misdeeds marching across our screens. And in the face of these scandals, psychologist …

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Bob Fu, once obscure crusader of rights in China, is now famous for helping dissident Chen Guangcheng

Seeded on Thu May 3, 2012 8:18 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

One week ago, Bob Fu was an obscure crusader for religious rights in China. His nonprofit group, China Aid, improbably based in this dusty West Texas oil town, followed the plight of persecuted “house churches,” opposed forced sterilizations and abortions, and promote …

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Why I Had to Get Out: Confessions of a Wall Street Insider

Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 8:14 AM EDT (AlterNet.org)

This is Wall Street's equivalent of the American Dream: to earn enough money so that you can behave in a way that makes the very existence of other people irrelevant.

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Debris from Japan Washes Ashore on the West Coast

Seeded on Tue May 1, 2012 8:37 AM EDT (Late Show: Katy Perry - "Hot N Cold" - Bing Videos)

Our northwest shorelines are now encrusted with the first wave of debris from Japan. Watch this incredibe video of just the very first wave of debris accumulation. This will be here for a very long time...what will become of our shore life in these areas?

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Saving Chen Guangcheng

Seeded on Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:09 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

The blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng climbed over the back wall of his home April 22 — and escaped nearly six years of torture, malnutrition and isolation. During his detention, Chen became a global star, his dark glasses emblematic of the embattled movement of human rights def …

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John Boehner Throws a Tantrum on the House Floor Over War on Women, give Me a Break

Seeded on Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:42 AM EDT (Crooks and Liars)

On July 1, unless Congress acts, interest rates will double for more than 7.4 million students with federal loans. Fortunately, even though they voted just weeks ago in lockstep to allow this increase, Republicans in Congress have come around on the issue since President Obama  …

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President Obama, Warrior in Chief

Seeded on Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:07 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Mr. Obama decimated Al Qaeda’s leadership. He overthrew the Libyan dictator. He ramped up drone attacks in Pakistan, waged effective covert wars in Yemen and Somalia and authorized a threefold increase in the number of American troops in Afghanistan. He became the first pre …

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A Life Almost Lost, Freed After 25 Years: Justice Is Michael Morton's Weapon Of Choice

Seeded on Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:43 PM EDT (NPR)

The past few years in Texas have seen a parade of DNA exonerations: more than 40 men so far. The first exonerations were big news, but the type has grown smaller as Texans have watched a dismaying march of exonerees, their wasted years haunting the public conscience. Yet a case  …

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