Pasco Hearings On Plutonium Reprocessing

The Union of Concerned Scientists has  notified Washington state residents of public hearings on the resumption of a long discontinued technique of extracting weapons grade material from spent fuel.One of the proposed sites for this dangerous initiative is located near...

Another UN Scandal

"The head of the U.N. intellectual property agency gave an apparently false birth date that made him nine years older when he applied to join the body, an inaccuracy that may have helped him get hired and win promotions, a United Nations audit showed. The confidential report,...

Look at the Light, Stay Awake

I saw a version of these lamps at Costco once; not really sure that there's anything viable behind the concept.  In the meantime, though, it looks like more "go pills"."All kinds of companies sell special lights that supposedly can wake up jet-lagged travelers -- or even...

Stop the US war drive against Iran!

"By the Editorial Board 14 February 2007 Use this version to print | Send this link by email | Email the author The World Socialist Web Site condemns the military and political provocations with which the Bush administration is laying the foundations for an attack on Iran. We...

'Footy' returning to the radio

"Coming out of retirement: John ''Footy'' Kross Jr., South Florida radio personality. Kross, who left WHYI-FM 100.7 (Y-100) in May after 32 years, will host a Saturday talk show on WIOD-AM (610). He starts on Feb. 10, 9 a.m. to noon. ''It's going to be all about South...

Global Warming Is Real!

And it's happening on Mars....................... " NASA scientists are reporting that the climate on Mars appears to presently be warmer than it has been for at least several decades, possibly even centuries. This is based on pictures of Mars dating back to...

Theatre serves the nation

"Theatre serves the nation Another year of the Prithvi theatre festival brings all of India to the stage. by | Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta Six decades ago, when Zohra Sehgal asked Prithviraj Kapoor why his traveling theatre company was called Prithvi Theatres, in the plural, he...

Putting the squeeze on Iran

A campaign to dry up financing for projects poses a threat to Tehran's ability to maintain exports.  NCRI has the analysis in a piece from the LA Times."Los Angeles Times, LONDON - As Washington wages a very public battle against Iran's quest for nuclear power, it is...

Top Ten Ways the US Enabled Saddam Hussein

The old monster swung from the gallows this morning at 6 am Baghdad time. His Shiite executioners danced around his body. Saddam Hussain was one of the 20th century's most notorious tyrants, though the death toll he racked up is probably exaggerated by his critics. The...