Iran holds U.S. women’s rights activist
“An American university student in Iran to visit family and research women’s rights has been arrested and held in prison for more than a week, rights group Amnesty International said.”
Opinion
Neb. teen mom asks for help, but lawmakers want to say “No”
A 16-year-old mother of a 10-month-old baby asked a hospital for help because the mother has been abused and kicked out of the house. She is using the Nebraska safe-haven law that lawmakers are going to overturn even though the program is helping to reduce child abuse.
Science improves the lives of some MS victims
Scientists, those nefarious villains to Creationists and global-warming deniers, may have discovered a drug that can reverse the terrible effects for some multiple sclerosis patients.
Not a conspiracy theory: your printouts can be tracked
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has discovered that many printers embed codes into your printouts that make it possible to track your printouts back to your printer.
Gov. Palin “needs” clothes, please donate in her name
Many people are talking about Gov. Sarah Palin’s $150,000 shopping spree even though it is completely irrelevant to the serious issues we face today and a sad waste of time. Since people are talking about it anyway, can we at least do something positive? Sen. John McCain explained the shopping spree by saying, “She needed … Read more
US attacks targets in Pakistan, again
The US again attacked targets in Pakistan. The US population and leaders are still not talking about the merits or consequences of these attacks.
Fear and hate tactics in the presidential campaign
The 2008 presidential campaign has heated up over William Ayers, terrorism, ACORN, and voter registration fraud. Learn the truth about these topics and see how hate mongering and fear mongering are polarizing our nation.
San Francisco may stop prosecuting prostitution
“Proponents say the measure will free up $11 million the police spend each year arresting prostitutes and allow them to form collectives.”
Terrorism laws can be abused to stifle dissent: UN rights expert
“Britain’s use of anti-terror laws to freeze the assets of failing Icelandic banks shows how such legislation can be abused for purposes other than originally intended, according to a UN independent expert.”
India launches first moon mission
“India successfully launched its first lunar mission Wednesday, marking a major boost for the country’s space programme and a new step in the fast-developing Asian space race.”