True Strength My Journey from Hercules to Mere Mortal— and How Nearly Dying Saved My Life We’ll dissect the superhero phenomenon in American culture. backstory: In September of 1997, actor Kevin Sorbo was on top of the world. Playing the title role in the popular television show Hercules, his career was at an all-time high—and at age thirty-eight he …
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The many ways government has increased surveillance of American citizens Medea Benjamin is a cofounder of the anti-war feminist organization Codepink and a co-founder of the international human rights organization Global Exchange. For the past 20 years she has been an advocate for social justice. In 2005 she was …
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ELECTION THEFT, ELECTRONIC & OTHERWISE, IN OHIO, ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA are center stage at this Green Power & Wellness Show. HarveyW is joined by Bob Fitrakis of Ohio, Mimi Kennedy from California and Frank Carmacho in Arizona to continue our pathbreaking exploration of the on-going crisis in our voting system. Provisional ballots …
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Movie recommendation: “Queen of Versailles”, a documentary about the turned fortunes of David Siegel, the time-share mogul. Animals organize themselves quite efficiently without money; why not humans? A rant about the U.S. Postal Service from a listener. Germans forbidden from viewing their gold held at the New York Fed. Housing …
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The Israeli-Palestinian airstrike conflict in its sixth day, Netanhayu threatens to unleash a full-scale ground war against Hamas. Phyllis Bennis, director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies and an expert in Middle East affairs, puts the current crisis in political and historical perspective. Peace activist …
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Gary’s latest health and healing and environmental updates, plus a progressive commentary on the Israeli-Gaza conflict with contributions from Chris Hedges and others. Related articles The Gary Null Show – Israeli Veterans – 10/02/12 The Gary Null Show – The Good War – 10/08/12 Podcast: Play in new window | …
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In another display of widespread grassroots support for GMO labeling following the suspicious failure of GMO labeling bill Prop 37 in California, a new petition calls upon the Obama administration to require the FDA to label GMOs within consumer products. Growing in popularity each hour, the petition is receiving thousands of signatures per day …
Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University and the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil analyzed the cerebral blood flow (CBF) of Brazilian mediums during the practice of psychography, described as a form of writing whereby a deceased person or spirit is believed to write through the medium’s hand. The new research …
Tick bites have long been synonymous with bad news, responsible for transmitting diseases such as Lyme disease, Ehrlichiosis, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, but this must be a carnivore or BBQ lover’s worst nightmare. A growing body of research suggests that bites from a particular tick are causing an unusual allergic reaction to …
The 100 wealthiest people on the planet lost $26.1 billion from their collective net worth this week as global markets fell amid concern about the U.S.’s so- called fiscal cliff and Europe’s debt crisis. Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates, 57, lost $1.8 billion as shares of the world’s largest software …
The structure and processes of United Nations climate negotiations are “antiquated”, unfair and obstruct attempts to reach agreements, according to research published today. The findings come ahead of the 18th UN Climate Change Summit, which starts in Doha on November 26. The study, led by Dr Heike …
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Fall armyworms in southern Florida survived a pesticide engineered into corn by Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co., the second insect to show signs of resistance to genetically modified crops in the U.S., according to a study. Fall armyworms ate the leaves of corn engineered to produce an insecticidal protein …
A new lawsuit brought by eight inmates of the Idaho Correctional Center alleges that the company is cutting back on personnel costs by partnering with violent prison gangs to help control the facility. Court documents and an investigative report issued by the state’s Department of Corrections show how guards routinely …