A Teacher's Musings on Virginia Tech

I got in touch with a teacher friend of mine from Jersey and asked him to share his thoughts on the events of the past few days... His words follow._____(17th April)Like any other tragic event that we're reminded of daily, the shooting at VA Tech. looms large in our minds and...

White House Clears Itself in Eavesdropping Case

Funnily enough, the White House is declaring itself innocent of any wrongdoing... by a White House-appointed board head by one of Bush's friends.No transparency in this board's operations, just a rubber stamp. If...

Is France banning citizens from reporting violence?

UPDATE: There is now a more nuanced understanding of this new law in France that has been explained by NP member Ahmadsherif in this post. Have a look at that before you read on.He writes:""I'm afraid this French...

Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007

"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media Sources: Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005 Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story” Author: Elliot D....

Islamophobia - Putting Virgil Goode (R-VA) In His Place

"Virgil Goode's (R-VA) paranoid ravings, warning of "In Muhammad We Trust" on US Currency and "The Islamic Flag" flying over Washington are the most recent examples of a rising tide of Islamophobia in the United...

Plans to create 'superdatabase'

"Plans to create 'superdatabase' Sunday, January 14, 2007 Hutton John Hutton: headed the review A huge Whitehall 'superdatabase' of people's personal details could be created in a bid to improve public services. The move would mean relaxing regulations that restrict different...

"Sick" RFID tags - A Real Threat To Systems :: Symblogogy

"Many who work with RFID systems falsely believe that the only threat of virus infection to the computer's programs is through the standard entry points (new program downloads and transference, emails, hackers,...

American Civil Liberties Union

From the ACLU.org websiteReligion In The Public Schools:A Joint Statement Of Current LawThe Constitution permits much private religious activity in and about the public schools. Unfortunately, this aspect of constitutional law is not as well known as it should be. Some say...

Airport Security Should Be Profiling Arabs

Opinion - Ann Coulter  "The six imams removed from a US Airways flight last week have apparently adopted my suggestion that if they really want to protest the airline, instead of boycotting US Airways, they...

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