Why Liberal Sellouts Attack Prophets Like Cornel West (Chris Hedges)

May 23, 2011 (TruthDig) -- The liberal class, which attempted last week to discredit the words my friend Cornel West spoke about Barack Obama and the Democratic Party, prefers comfort and privilege t ...

The Five Most Significant Actions You Can Take To Protect Yourself From The Earth's No. 1 Killer (Millie Bruce)

Millie Bruce -- World News Trust May 14, 2011 -- For men and women of all ages, coronary disease is considered the No. 1 killer. It kills more people than ALL different types of cancer joined togethe ...

Why the United States Is Destroying Its Education System (Chris Hedges)

Apr. 11, 2011 (Truthdig) -- A nation that destroys its systems of education, degrades its public information, guts its public libraries and turns its airwaves into vehicles for cheap, mindless amusem ...

Plastic Particles Circulating Endlessly in World's Oceans (Stephen Leahy)

Marine debris on a Hawaiian beach. Credit:NOAA Mar. 24, 2011 -- HONOLULU, Hawaii (IPS) -- That plastic bottle or plastic take-away coffee lid that has 20 minutes of use can spend decades killing coun ...

Failure of Academia: The Book that Was Not Meant to Be Published (Ramzy Baroud)

Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Jan. 13, 2011 -- Deepak Tripathi’s most recent book, Breeding Ground: Afghanistan and the Origins of Islamist Terrorism (Potomac Books) raises several issues, both wi ...

Ibargüen Video on Journalism and New Media (Chuck Gregory)

This from another Wesleyan alum, albeit before my time there. I thought Alberto's views were highly relevant to the way news reporting has changed in the last few years. Alberto Ibargüen ’66, P’97 on ...

Student badges equipped with tracking devices (Tiffany Craig)

Oct. 1, 2010 -- SANTA FE (WKOU) -- Students in Santa Fe have to wear ID badges to class, complete with a built-in tracking device. The Smart Badge program started this school year, and is getting mix ...

The Global Political Awakening and the New World Order (Andrew Gavin Marshall)

This is Part 1 of the series, "The Technological Revolution and the Future of Freedom." June 24, 2010 (Global Research) -- There is a new and unique development in human history that is taking place ...

'Graduating' From Graduating From College: The Ivory Tower Crumbles (Carolyn Baker)

As concerns education, its purpose as presently envisaged is to enable persons to be "productive" within the context of industrial society. --Thomas Berry, The Great Work July 5, 2010 (CarolynBaker.n ...

BYU places '9/11 truth' professor on paid leave (Tad Walsh)

Tad Walch -- Deseret Morning News PROVO, Utah -- Sept. 6, 2006 -- Brigham Young University placed physics professor Steven Jones on paid leave Thursday while it reviews his involvement in the so-call ...