The Future Might Include the iBrain
Terrence Aym Helium iPhone, iPod, iPad, and now…the iBrain? While there are organizations out there that want to get under your skin—by implanting RFID devices…
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Nothing Has Changed, Gold Is Still Going to Dominate
Peter Schiff Euro Pacific Precious Metals As gold hovers near $1,200 an ounce and pundits speculate about a ‘gold bubble’, it’s important for investors to…
The new world order’s great city: Astana, Kazakhstan
Presidential Palace Astana, Kazakhstan The Real News Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan, with an official estimated population of 691,529 as of March 1st…
The End of Times: Do Scientists and Fundamentalists Concur?
Clay Farris Naff Huffington Post You might think that scientists and Evangelicals have nothing in common. But you’d be wrong. Large numbers of both agree…
Snow in Brazil, below zero Celsius in the River Plate and tropical fish frozen
MercoPress For a second day running it snowed Wednesday in Southern Brazil and in twelve of Argentina’s 24 provinces including parts of Buenos Aires as…
US agency rules out health threat from oil dispersants
Raw Story (AFP) Dispersants used to break up crude leaking from a ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well are not likely to accumulate in seafood and…
HFCS – the poison that promotes obesity and liver damage
David Gutierrez Natural News Two new studies have added more reason for concern that high-fructose corn syrup causes significantly more harm to the body than…
The billionaire boys: Beware of geeks bearing gifts
William Langley London Telegraph The biggest whip-round in history began on a relatively low-key note, when Bill Gates, generally reckoned to be the world’s richest…
Pharmaceuticals In Soybeans? Crops Absorb Toxins, Research Shows
Scientists have found that certain crops easily absorb pharmaceuticals and personal care products, or PPCPs. Megan Meyer Indiana Republic Media Scientists have found that certain…
Commodity prices soar as spectre of food inflation is back
Speculation and rumour could be the driving force behind sudden market rise in food prices Philip Inman and Simon Bowers The Guardian The spectre of…
America Is at Risk of Boiling Over
And out-of-touch leaders don’t see the need to cool things off. Peggy Noonan Wall Street Journal It is, obviously, self-referential to quote yourself, but I…
US national park faces sale
Governor of Wyoming threatens to sell chunk of Grand Teton unless White House boosts state’s education budget Chris McGreal The Guardian Some might call it…
Liquor regulators may help oversee D.C. medical marijuana
Mike DeBonis Washington Post District liquor regulators will play a lead role in the city’s new medical marijuana program when it debuts Jan. 1, according…
Taking the World Down with Them: Bombing Iran
William Blum Counterpunch If and when the United States and Israel bomb Iran (marking the sixth country so blessed by Barack Obama) and this sad…