Getting to Know Elena Kagan

Published on Saturday, May 15, 2010 by CommonDreams.org Getting to Know Elena Kagan by Ralph Nader Given the Niagara of commentary on the nomination of Elena Kagan to become an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, we know very little about the nominee. For friend and critic alike, the predominant view [...]

Chevron’s ‘Crude’ Attempt to Suppress Free Speech

Published on Saturday, May 15, 2010 by CommonDreams.org Chevron’s ‘Crude’ Attempt to Suppress Free Speech by Bill Moyers and Michael Winship Even as headlines and broadcast news are dominated by BP’s fire-ravaged, sunken offshore rig and the ruptured well gushing a reported 210,000 gallons of oil per day into the Gulf of Mexico, there’s another [...]

Pope Says Mary’s Message Still Important for Humanity

This article came from one of my Catholic Email groups. I have always wanted to go to Europe and visit some of the wonderful sites.  Pope Says Mary’s Message Still Important for Humanity  FATIMA, Portugal (CNS)—Celebrating Mass at Fatima, Pope Benedict XVI said the prophetic mission of Mary’s apparitions there has not ended and has [...]

Gulf Spill Could Be Much Worse Than Believed

Published on Friday, May 14, 2010 by NPR – National Public Radio Gulf Spill Could Be Much Worse Than Believed by Richard Harris The amount of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico is far greater than official estimates suggest, according to an exclusive NPR analysis. This image released by BP on May 11 shows [...]

Pandora’s Oil Well

Published on Friday, May 14, 2010 by CommonDreams.org Pandora’s Oil Well by Jill Schneiderman Technical jargon conceals by confusion. The immense scale of the problem surrounding the sinking of the Transocean drilling rig, “Deepwater Horizon,” requires that the public stay alert when confronted with slick lingo.  So, I’d like to help readers understand from a [...]

A Slick and Slimy Killer

Published on Friday, May 14, 2010 by CommonDreams.org A Slick and Slimy Killer by Tom Turnipseed When I was a kid our family lived in Mobile, Alabama. We enjoyed the “fish jubilee” over on the Baldwin County side of Mobile Bay.  This occurred when the moon and tide reached a certain alignment causing fish and [...]

Lawsuit to Challenge Salazar’s Wholesale Disregard of Marine Mammal Protection Laws

Published on Friday, May 14, 2010 by Center for Biological Diversity Lawsuit to Challenge Salazar’s Wholesale Disregard of Marine Mammal Protection Laws in Gulf of Mexico 400-plus Oil Projects Illegally Approved by Salazar Without Permits to Harm Endangered Whales SAN FRANCISCO – The Center for Biological Diversity today filed a formal notice of intent to [...]

My Thoughts for Thursday

My Thoughts for Thursday   Do others see the double standard in life.  In so many situations there is a double standard.  One standard for one person or one group of people and another standard for another person or another group of people.  I personally think having double standards is wrong!!! If we are truly [...]

The Fed Keeps Its Power

Published on Thursday, May 13, 2010 by The Hill The Fed Keeps Its Power by Silla Brush Populist lawmakers are failing to convert public outrage at Wall Street into tighter controls on the Federal Reserve. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke participates in a group photo at the International Monetary Fund on April 23 [...]

350 Goal Will Never Be Achieved With Kerry-Lieberman

Published on Thursday, May 13, 2010 by Huffington Post 350 Goal Will Never Be Achieved With Kerry-Lieberman by Steve Valk The details have finally emerged on the American Power Act, the climate and energy legislation rolled out Wednesday by Sens. John Kerry (D-MA) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT). More telling than the details, however, is a [...]