by Cheryl Welsh, January 2012 President Obama directed his Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Commission) to review human subject protections to “determine if Federal regulations and international standards adequately guard the health and well-being of participants in scientific studies supported by the Federal Government.” Obama ordered the report last year in response [...]
An Open Letter to CSU Chancellor Charles Reed Regarding the CSU-Israel Study Abroad Program The CSU system has recently taken steps to reinstate the Israel Study Abroad Program. It was suspended in 2002 because of costs and because of the U.S. State Department travel warning on travel to Israel. We strongly urge you not to [...]
by Peter Apanel As reported in the New York Times on November 28, 2011, the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, is having to adjust to a dramatic decline in the sponsorship money needed to pay for all those very expensive, flower-covered floats. But there’s an interesting sidebar to this story that wasn’t covered [...]
By Peter Apanel In recent years, media stories about questionable, ill-advised, publicly-subsidized sports stadium deals that benefit wealthy team owners have become commonplace. But here in Portland, Oregon, the story is different. That’s because there is clear evidence of securities fraud and obstruction of justice. And most notably, the story involves the Portland Timbers, a Major League Soccer franchise owned by former U.S. [...]
By Peter Phillips The international concentration of wealth and military power is endangering not only the personal freedoms and life chances of billions of people, but the potentiality for life on earth to simply exist. The US-NATO military-industrial-media empire operates in support of transnational corporations and the central banks primarily as the enforcer of International [...]
by S. Paul Forrest AmericaRevealed.org No Republican campaign speech ever goes on for long without mention of illegal immigration and the desire to quell it. Though the debate itself invokes a clear and present problem, the persistent use of it as a political jumping point without consideration or offering of reasoned solutions, continues to [...]
By Shepherd Bliss Occupy Wall Street (OWS) erupted in New York City on Sept.17 and continues its daily presence. Occupy Santa Rosa ignited on Oct. 15 and still flames brightly. Occupy Petaluma began on Oct. 29, the same day that town celebrated Day of the Dead. The inspiring grand opening of Occupy Santa Rosa on [...]
By Ernesto Carmona One week after judge Mario Carroza accepted the suicide thesis regarding Dr. Salvador Allende and arranged delivery of the body to his family, his remains remain in the Santiago morgue awaiting a new funeral, planned for September 4 by his daughter Isabel, senator for the Socialist party. The most relevant legacy of [...]
By Peter Phillips Cynthia Mckinney is on a Truth Tour describing the corporate media lies regarding NATO’s intervention in Libya. The British are bragging about their special forces leading the rebels. Several thousands NATO airstrikes have taken place. And the western oil companies are lining up for their share of the spoils. Imperialism continues under [...]
By Guest Blogger Terry Morrone Professor Emeritus of Physics, Adelphi University How much do you think it would cost to make the transition to an economy based on alternative energy? It’s a complicated question. I’ll calculate the cost to produce all of our electricity in the United States by alternative means. This is a simpler, [...]
