Spot the conflict: GE owns NBC, the Weather channel and lots and lots of wind...
Jo Nova joannanova.com.au Harold Ambler (Don’t Sell Your Coat) points to a conflict of interest that hadn’t hit my radar til now (golly): “In the newspaper business, and other journalistic domains as...
View ArticleStruggling Greeks losing belief in the state
Paul Mason BBC News The breeze block homes that cling to the sides of the cliffs above Piraeus harbour are painted typical Greek colours: cream and pink. The bare twigs poking out of hanging baskets...
View ArticleBlogging relieves teens of social anxiety
Source: Prokerala News Blogging could relieve teenagers from social anxiety, improve their self-esteem and help them relate better to their friends, says a study. Maintaining a blog has a stronger...
View ArticleCanada to withdraw from Kyoto Protocol
Source: BBC News Canada will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, the minister of the environment has said. Peter Kent said the protocol “does not represent a way forward for...
View ArticleUN to propose planetary regulations of water, food
Kelley Vlahos FOX News An environmental report issued by an agency of the United Nations last month has some critics sounding the alarm, saying it is a clarion call for “global governance” over how the...
View ArticleMeet the academics who are trying to redefine pedophilia as...
Source: Public Discourse.com The anger and disgust that most of us experienced when we learned of the allegations of sexual abuse of boys in the sports programs at Penn State and Syracuse University...
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