Sunday, March 2
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Derek Henson is the guest editor today. |
Killed
While They Played Football, the Child Victims of Israel's evenge on Gaza
“While
the Israeli military said it had been targeting militants and rocket-launching
squads, the officials said the boys were playing football close to their homes
in Jabalya, northern
Quaker
Teacher Fired for Changing Loyalty Oath
"The
trouble began Jan. 17, a little more than a week after she started teaching at
the
One
Percent of Americans Now in Jail
"For minority groups the picture is especially bleak. One in every 36 Hispanic adults is currently behind bars, while the number for African American men is one in 15. More stunning is the rate of imprisonment for black men aged 20 to 34, where one out of every nine is now serving time."
Dems
Work to Keep Subsidies for Agribusiness
"American Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman issued an urgent call to lobbyists: 'I have talked to a lot of farmers and I can tell you, they don't really care whether something is a budget gimmick, or closing a loophole, or providing a tax credit,' so long as subsidies aren't cut."
"Dilawar
had never spent the night away from home. His first sleepover was spent with
arms shackled overhead, subjected to sleep and water deprivation, receiving
regular beatings, including harsh knee kicks to the legs that would render his
legs 'pulpified'."
"The
early Christians, a despised and sometimes persecuted minority, fashioned a
pro-freedom philosophy that (in
Iraq
War 'Caused Slowdown in the US'
“Professor
Stiglitz told the Chatham House think tank in London that the Bush White House
was currently estimating the cost of the war at about $US 500 billion, but
that figure massively understated things such as the medical and welfare costs
of US military servicemen.”
Advocates
Organize to Thwart US Immigration Agents
“Immigrants
and advocates say they are trying to save families from being cleaved when an
illegal immigrant parent is caught and removed from the
Study
Finds Dogs, Robots Cheer Elderly
“The
research could mean that a world is possible where robots could substitute for
living dogs and help people, William Banks said.”
Cashtomato
Money Giveaway Turns Rotten with Union Square Riot
"Scavengers dove to the ground and elbowed each other out of the way to get at cash-stuffed envelopes and balloons and flyers and fresh tomatoes with bills attached.”
Google Gives Free Phone Numbers, Voice Mail to Homeless
“Homeless
Grand Central users will have free phone numbers and voice mail that will
allow them to record greetings and check messages from any phone.”
"Only in the most severely depressed people do these so-called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) really outperform placeboes, according to the paper, which analyzed both published and unpublished studies."
The
Birth of Modern Psychiatry
Dude,
I Think We Picked the Wrong Bar
"One robber escaped by leaping over a balcony, while the other tried to flee through a service entrance, the club's president, who identified himself only as 'Jester,' told Australian Broadcasting Corp.” Bikers’ meeting stops would-be robbers."
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