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“We stood up for what we knew was right.” Earthjustice (5/2/13) Albany, NY — Local residents and elected leaders in Dryden, N.Y. are celebrating victory today in a closely watched case over local fracking bans. A state appeals court ruled in favor … Continue reading →

Let’s take our money, our economy, and our power back. By Carl Gibson Reader Supported News (5/18/13) Imagine if your only choice for food came from genetically-modified crops. You would likely suffer regular health problems, be at a higher risk … Continue reading →

As oil and gas get harder to find, the industry is drilling in suburbia—and the neighbors aren’t pleased.     By Peter Pearsall Yes! Magazine (5/18/13) As rural deposits of fossil fuel grow fewer and farther between, extractive industries are … Continue reading →

Rich moms shamelessly hire disabled tour guides so their kids can cut long lines.     By Tara Palmeri New York Post (5/14/13) They are 1 percenters who are 100 percent despicable. Some wealthy Manhattan moms have figured out a … Continue reading →

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (5/16/13) In this exclusive, unedited interview, “The Unwinding” author George Packer investigates the systemic failure of American government and institutions.  PART ONE — 7-Minute Video: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-may-16-2013/exclusive—george-packer-extended-interview-pt–1?xrs=eml_tds_051713http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-may-16-2013/exclusive—george-packer-extended-interview-pt–1?xrs=eml_tds_051713   PART TWO — 7 Minute Video: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-may-16-2013/exclusive—george-packer-extended-interview-pt–2

By Tom Ashbrook On Point (4/24/13) The country’s in trouble and we all know it, says New York Times columnist Tom Friedman.  We’re drifting, just when we need to be rebounding.  We’re weakening, just when the world needs the American … Continue reading →

Mark, Keep up the great work at The Daily Call. It’s the first thing I read every morning. Anyway, I just wanted to share some thoughts. You and I have talked in the past about this, but the actions of … Continue reading →

By Borowitz The New Yorker (5/18/13) WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—President Obama used his weekly radio address on Saturday to reassure the American people that he has “played no role whatsoever” in the U.S. government over the past four years. “Right … Continue reading →

Here’s a quick 4-Minute lesson in the realities of how modern day monopolies are strangling the market place — both consumers and entrepreneurs. 4-Minute Video: http://www.realecontv.com/videos/corporate-criminality–1/strangled-by-monopolies.html

By Tennessee Democratic Party (5/15/13) Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) spoke on the U.S. House floor about the House passage of HR 1406, which eliminates the 40-hour workweek. The measure, designed to drive down earnings for working Americans to inflate corporate … Continue reading →

An Evening with Dr. Kenny Blumenfeld Climatologist, Humorist, Hazardous Weather Expert, Storyteller Opening Musical Performance by Matt Shortridge & Steve Elfrink Conjurers of Celtic & Austrailian Musical SpiritsTONIGHT! Saturday, May 18th The Ark                                                         401 E. Jefferson Street, Viroqua $10 6:30PM … Continue reading →

By Natasha Lennard Salon (5/14/13)  As noted here earlier this week, witnesses to a brutal police beating that left California father of four David Sal Silva dead claimed that Kern County officers confiscated bystander video evidence. Attorneys representing the Silva … Continue reading →

By Keith Coffman Rueters (5/17/13) DENVER (Reuters) – A group of Colorado county sheriffs, angry about two new state gun control laws passed in the wake of last year’s mass shootings in Connecticut and Colorado, filed a federal lawsuit on … Continue reading →

By Analee Newitz Newsweek/Daily Beast (5/6/13) Over the past four years, bee colonies have undergone a disturbing transformation. As helpless beekeepers looked on, the machinelike efficiency of these communal insects devolved into inexplicable disorganization. Worker bees would fly away, never … Continue reading →