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The Film You Must See -- or, We Told You So

(BERKELEY, Calif.) - A few days ago I joined a group of my colleagues from The Greenlining Institute to see the new documentary, Inside Job. I don't normally go around telling people what to do, but seriously: Step away from the computer and go see this film.

We had a special motivation for seeing Inside Job, which lays out in painful detail how the subprime mortgage meltdown happened and how it tanked the economy.

Enduring Nuclear Commitments and Persistent Dissent

65 years after Little Boy and Fat Man, we all suffer from the continuous ionizing radiation pollution and contamination in the US and other locations.

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - Today, Obama released plans to invest more than $85 billion over the next decade to "modernize the U.S. nuclear weapons complex that supports our deterrent."

This represents a $4.1 billion increase over the next five years relative to the plan provided to Congress in May. This level of funding is unprecedented since the end of the Cold War.

Marijuana: Miracle Painkiller Better Than Almost All Opiates

This natural remedy has been used with success through the ages.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - First of all, primum non nocere. In other words, from the Latin, primarily do no harm.

I use the term “marijuana” preferentially because almost everyone over 12 knows what I am talking about. Cannabis. Why it is referred to as marijuana in the United States is another story. Getting to the subject at hand, whether opium came first or marijuana I’m not sure.

MySpace Users Want the Old Look Back

Story includes link to petition.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A new petition drive seeks to see MySpace return to its old days and re-simplify the site so that people can again have an unfiltered place stripped of the unnecessary bells and whistles.

MySpace.com took the world by storm, becoming the most popular social networking site in June 2006. In the wake of MySpace we have seen Facebook take over the social communication aspect of the Internet...

Israeli Military War Crime Suspects Revealed

The following information was received anonymously; presumably from a member of the Israeli Military. It was presented as follows...

(TEL AVIV) - Underlining the following people is an act of retribution and affront. They are the direct perpetrators, agents for the state of Israel that in Dec.- Jan. 2008- 2009 attacked scores of people in the besieged Gaza.

The people listed here held positions of command at the time of the attack therefore not only did they perform on behalf of a murderous state mechanism but actively encouraged other people to do the same.

Why an Art Professor Wants a Camera Installed in His Head

Known in the artistic field as a "participatory artist, Wafaa Bilal has caused uproars at NYU in the past...

(CHICAGO) - Some film and video enthusiasts have been accused of letting their passions go to their head. But their fanaticism pales when compared to New York University assistant-professor Wafaa Bilal.

The photography expert intends to have a camera implanted in the back of his head.

Hillary Clinton Called to Voice Need for Accountability and Support of DR Congo.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - It is a sad day for humanity when the very essence of our existence is overlooked.

The ability to mutilate not only physically, but also mentally; people and families is deafening. Humanity is not American, it is not Asian, it is not African; it is human!”

USC Research Team Demonstrates Rate and Direction of Axon Growth Can Be Controlled

USC College’s Samantha Butler and Team Show that the Rate and Direction of Axon Growth in the Spinal Cord Can Be Controlled

(LOS ANGELES) - Both the rate and direction of axon growth in the spinal cord can be controlled, according to new research by USC College’s Samantha Butler and her collaborators.

The study, “The Bone Morphogenetic Protein Roof Plate Chemorepellent Regulates the Rate of Commissural Axonal Growth,” was published online in the November 17 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.

Urgent Action Needed to Stem Foreclosures, Greenlining Institute Warns

Group that warned of crisis in 2005 sounds new alarm as Senate examines crisis.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Greenlining Institute sounded a new alarm this week as the Senate Banking Committee prepares to examine the ongoing foreclosure crisis.

Greenlining urged aggressive action to stem a pending tide of foreclosures, including a moratorium and principal reductions.

Cancun Climate Summit - Top Investors With $15 Trillion: Take Action to Close `Climate Investment Gap` Now

Investors say weak U.S. policies are causing private capital to go overseas...

(BOSTON) - Along with weaker investments, the US lags behind Europe and Asia in clean energy job creation.

The world's largest global investors have a powerful message for climate negotiators in Cancun and the new U.S. Congress: take action now in the fight against global warming or risk economic disruptions far more severe than the recent financial crisis.