I am a vegetarian with vegan tendencies NOT for my health, but because I believe that NO animal is a lower form of life than me as humans are just another form of animal, and killing my equals is wrong; I have the brain capacity to know this as opposed to a lion or wolf. We are all equal and family. MY health comes…

U.S. Officials Cast Doubt on Intel Report About North Korea’s Nuclear Prowess

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel confirmed Thursday neither North Korea nor Iran is capable of attacking the United States with a nuclear-armed missile. Hagel’s comments came the same day news broke the Pentagon’s intelligence…

By Derwin Sherwood (Circa 2008)

In 1993 three major groups know as Diipetes of Athens, Taleta of Sparta and Ethnikoi Hellenes of Thessaly, along with a few others, came together to begin talks of creating an organization for the Hellenic peoples of the world. In 1995 they established the Omovoulio…

Environmentalists Decry State Dept. Environmental Review of Keystone XL

A State Department review has concluded the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline does not pose a serious threat to the environment. The long-awaited assessment acknowledges extraction of tar sands oil produces more…

4 Indicted for Deadly Salmonella Outbreak Stemming from Peanut Plant

The former owner of a Georgia peanut company and several of his employees have been indicted on felony charges over a salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sickened more than 700 in 2009. Federal prosecutors say the Peanut Corporation of America knowingly shipped contaminated peanut products around the country, sparking one of the deadliest salmonella outbreaks in U.S. history. Owner Stewart Parnell and…

Action-Film Star Steven Segal Trains Armed "Posse" at Arizona School

In Arizona, the armed "posse" of controversial Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio held a training session over the weekend on using guns to protect schools from attack. Arpaio recruited the Hollywood action-film star Steven Seagal…

DREAM Activists Call for Citizenship to All Undocumented Immigrants

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The main umbrella group for immigrant youth activists is calling for an immigration overhaul that goes beyond the bipartisan proposals endorsed by President Obama…

Oklahoma Protester Chains Herself to Keystone Equipment

As New Yorkers protest fracking, direct actions are continuing against the Keystone XL pipeline that would bring tar sands oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast. On Monday, an Oklahoma woman temporarily halted construction on the pipeline by…

Ex-CIA Officer and Torture Whistleblower John Kiriakou Sentenced to 30 Months

A retired CIA agent who blew the whistle on the agency’s Bush-era torture program has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison. John Kiriakou admitted to a single count of revealing the identity of a covert officer under a plea deal that saw prosecutors drop charges brought under the Espionage Act. Kiriakou was the first CIA official to publicly confirm and detail the Bush administration’s torture…

Ever since Monsanto and Codex Alimentarius have come out, they have been described by the media as a good thing. The face they try to put on their product is that of a helping friend. They say that their GMOs are certainly safe to eat and that their Chemical pesticides are safe for humans, especially once…

Los Angeles Holds Gun Buyback After Newtown

Los Angeles held an annual gun exchange program earlier than planned on Wednesday after moving it up in reaction to the Newtown massacre. The program is generally held in May, but Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said he decided to hold it in December in part due to a lack of federal oversight of weapons nationwide.

NBC News Anchor Probed for Displaying Gun Magazine

An NBC News anchor is under investigation in Washington,…

The Iranian government announced Thursday that it plans to legalize marijuana for both medical and personal use, according to state media.

Iran’s parliament approved a bill that would allow Iranian citizens to purchase up to 2 ounces of marijuana from private, state-licensed stores and cafés.…

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the presence of fluoride in public drinking water (fluoridation). For starters, before fluoride was used to fight cavities, it was (and still is) used in insecticides and rat poison.…

If you are a user of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Craigslist or another popular site, the U.S. security state is watching you. An increasing number of federal agencies are employing sophisticated means to monitor Americans' use of social networking sites. Federal entities from the National…

Elementary and primary school is marked by teachers teaching facts to be regurgitated and pass tests so that they get their bonus and you get into middle school which is to prepare you for high school which is to prepare you for college. All your teachers tell you that if you don’t go to college you…