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Map Of All 634 Suitable Landing Runways Within Range Of Missing Malaysia Flight
Runway Maphttp://project.wnyc.org/runways/
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War Is Hell. But You Can't Keep Young Bucks From Playing With Their Pistols
The ongoing transformation of warfare by technological "advancement" has resulted in two epochal changes that make state-sponsored belligerence less likely in future. 1.) In "the old days," it was...
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Which Place Is More Sexist, The Middle East Or Latin America?
A semi-naked woman in a sequined Carnival costume. A veiled woman with ony her eyesshowing. Two Stereotypes of two vastly different regions: Latin America and Middel Eastby LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARROMarch...
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Solving Problems By Changing Definition, Expectation And Structure
Why Can't We Talk About An Injustice?http://www.npr.org/2014/03/14/288700106/why-cant-we-talk-about-an-injustice(This TED Talk received the longest standing ovation of any TED Talk ever.)Is The Law...
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Bill Maher On GOP Science Denial And The Monstrosity Of George W. Bush
Bill Maher mocks GOP science deniers: ‘How much do we really know about facts?’***"The Danger of Science Denial"Michael Specter TED...
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Is Alien Life Out There? Vatican Observatory Co-Hosts Science Conference in...
This artist's illustration represents the variety of planets being detected by NASA's Kepler spacecraft. Scientists now say that one in six stars hosts an Earth-size planet.Are we alone in the...
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Skywatching Guide, Month By Month, From Space.Com
Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Three Galaxies and a CometNASA ^ | October 20, 2013 Explanation: Diffuse starlight and dark nebulae along the southern Milky Way arc over the horizon and sprawl...
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Uniform Rule May Keep Religious Americans From Military Service
Dr. Kamal Kalsi had to apply for special permission from the Department of Defense in order to keep his beard and turban while serving in the military.***Alan: Eventually this ruling will cut both ways...
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New York Times Vs. Sullivan: Why Good Law And Good Journalism Are HUGE
The Re-Birth Of The First Amendment. http://www.onthemedia.org/story/re-birth-first-amendment/(The nearly invisible audio file is accessible on the above webpage just above the reproduction of "Hear...
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Wyo. GOP Lawmaker: Promiscuous Gays Weaponizing AIDS For A National Security
Republican Representative Troy Mader, Wyoming***Alan: It is painful to contemplate the aggressive ignorance and irredeemable stupidity of most American conservatives.***'You can safely assume you’ve...
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Gov. Chris Christie Slams Free Market Capitalism
"Republican Rule and Economic Catastrophe: A Lockstep Relationship"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/05/republican-rule-and-economic.html***The Pointless War on TeslaThe electric car company...
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Sexual Assault Charges Dropped In Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair's...
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair had previously said he wouldn't plead guilty to charges that put him on sex-offender registry.STORY HIGHLIGHTSSexual assault charge to be dropped against Brig. Gen. Jeffrey...
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Why The Wealthiest Countries Are Also The Most Open With Their Data
Oxford Internet InstituteAlan: In his excellent book, "Evil: The Shadow Side of Reality," Jungian analyst and Episcopalian minister John Sanford, spotlights the cheek-by-jowl relationship between...
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Obamacare: Here To Stay
TED Talk on the transformation of healthcare from "medical intervention model" to health maintenance:"What If Our Health Care System Kept Us...
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Krugman: Republicans Pumping "Bums On Welfare" Even Though There Are None
Snopes: Lincoln never said this.http://www.snopes.com/quotes/lincoln/prosperity.asp***What else don't dunderheaded conservatives know?Gobs.***KRUGMAN: That old-time whistle. "One odd consequence of our...
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We Can't Grow Our Way Out Of Income Inequality.: It's Baked In The...
"The shocking level of income inequality in this country has set off alarms that grow louder by the day, but little seems to be underway to reverse the trend....We can't grow our way out of this...
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The Fed's Bond Purchases Have Created 80 Billion Windfall For Taxpayers
It turns out that when Uncle Sam invested his money in Uncle Sam, Uncle Sam profited hugely.Let's hear it for government-directed investment of taxpayer money!***"The Federal Reserve paid $79.6 billion...
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