YOU ARE DOING
A GREAT PUBLIC SERVICE: You guys (and gals) are doing a great public service. I
quote Marian Diamond, "The brain is a three pound mass you can hold in your hand
that can conceive of a universe a hundred billion light years across.” Why the
quote? Your service is helping to light up the universe- of thought. I know you
will spend my pension money wisely. If I had more $ to give, I would do so. /
Eldon, RSN Reader-Supporter
Andy Borowitz
| Christie: I Would Bring Traffic Over the Border to a
Standstill
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Testing the political waters in Iowa today, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said that if he is elected President, he would bring the flow of illegal immigrants over the U.S.-Mexico border to a virtual standstill."
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Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Testing the political waters in Iowa today, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said that if he is elected President, he would bring the flow of illegal immigrants over the U.S.-Mexico border to a virtual standstill."
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Glenn
Greenwald | NBC News Pulls Veteran Reporter From Gaza After Witnessing Israeli
Attack on Children
Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "Ayman Mohyeldin, the NBC News correspondent who personally witnessed yesterday’s killing by Israel of four Palestinian boys on a Gazan beach and who has received widespread praise for his brave and innovative coverage of the conflict, has been told by NBC executives to leave Gaza immediately."
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Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "Ayman Mohyeldin, the NBC News correspondent who personally witnessed yesterday’s killing by Israel of four Palestinian boys on a Gazan beach and who has received widespread praise for his brave and innovative coverage of the conflict, has been told by NBC executives to leave Gaza immediately."
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Uri Avnery |
The Atrocity
Uri Avnery, Gush Shalom
Avnery writes: "Bombs are raining on Gaza and rockets on Southern Israel, people are dying and homes are being destroyed. Again. Again without any purpose. Again with the certainty that after it’s all over, everything will essentially be the same as it was before."
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Uri Avnery, Gush Shalom
Avnery writes: "Bombs are raining on Gaza and rockets on Southern Israel, people are dying and homes are being destroyed. Again. Again without any purpose. Again with the certainty that after it’s all over, everything will essentially be the same as it was before."
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You OK, Sis?
Why Those Three Words Can Save a Woman's Life
Britni Danielle, TakePart.com
Danielle writes: "Day in and day out people move through the world, hoping to get to their location safely. We walk down the street, wait for a train, and read books on the bus. But for many women, getting from point A to point B without being harassed just isn’t an option."
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Britni Danielle, TakePart.com
Danielle writes: "Day in and day out people move through the world, hoping to get to their location safely. We walk down the street, wait for a train, and read books on the bus. But for many women, getting from point A to point B without being harassed just isn’t an option."
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Florida Jury
Slams RJ Reynolds With $23.6B in Damages
Jennifer Kay, Associated Press
Kay writes: "The nation's No. 2 cigarette maker is vowing to fight a jury verdict of $23.6 billion in punitive damages in a lawsuit filed by the widow of a longtime smoker who died of lung cancer."
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Jennifer Kay, Associated Press
Kay writes: "The nation's No. 2 cigarette maker is vowing to fight a jury verdict of $23.6 billion in punitive damages in a lawsuit filed by the widow of a longtime smoker who died of lung cancer."
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As Israel
Attacks Gaza, Jews Elsewhere Feel an Impact
John Lloyd, Reuters
Lloyd writes: "A synagogue in Paris was firebombed, and there were a couple of small demonstrations featuring signs saying 'Death to Jews.' The attack further inflamed tensions that were already running high since before the latest violence in Gaza."
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John Lloyd, Reuters
Lloyd writes: "A synagogue in Paris was firebombed, and there were a couple of small demonstrations featuring signs saying 'Death to Jews.' The attack further inflamed tensions that were already running high since before the latest violence in Gaza."
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EPA Proposal
Could Block Huge Alaska Mine
Becky Bohrer, Associated Press
Bohrer writes: "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed restrictions Friday that would essentially block development of a planned massive gold-and-copper mine near the headwaters of a world premier salmon fishery in Alaska."
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Becky Bohrer, Associated Press
Bohrer writes: "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed restrictions Friday that would essentially block development of a planned massive gold-and-copper mine near the headwaters of a world premier salmon fishery in Alaska."
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