The 90 Afghan Villagers Killed Victim of Tribal Rivalry

The villagers were gathered for the funeral of a man killed by the very informant." Tribal rivalry caused 90 civilian deaths: Afghan govt Monday, September 15, 2008 KABUL: An American military operation that killed up to 90 civilians was based on false information provided by...

Canada Immigration: Change is Good, Chequebooks Better

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWe have all seen the Visa Credit Card Advertistement, which quotes "Change is Good, but Life Takes Visa", The Canadian  Government taking a cue from Advertisers,...

Starbucks Union Takes on Fortune Magazine

In this very revealing open letter to the Managing Editor of Fortune Magazine, Andrew Serwer, Starbucks Unionized employees dispute the basis for the magazine's inclusion of Starbucks in its benchmark "100 Top...

Something's Rotten in the Land of Cotton-and in the USDA Too

"Many farm families are close to homeless. Having lost their land in crooked foreclosures, they depend on the charity of relatives and some are actually homeless. They have no permanent place to lay their heads, and that is the greatest tragedy of all."

Weapons expert Dr David Kelly was assassinated, an MP claims today.

"Iraq whistleblower Dr Kelly WAS murdered to silence him, says MP By FIONA BARTON - More by this author » Last updated at 00:18am on 20th October 2007 Comments Comments (36) Weapons expert Dr David Kelly was...

AIDS: Spreading Misinformation in the Digital Age

What do AIDS, Evolution, and dare I say - climate change - have in common?  They are all topics of great contention cluttered with misinformation presented by parties with little to no scientific knowledge of...

Trust the Experts!

Helpful hints for the perplexed:"How can a journalist or a news consumer tell if a story is true or false?  There are no exact rules, but the following clues can help indicate if a story or allegation is true.    * Does the story fit the pattern of a...

Copyright Duel: JK Rowling Vs. eBay India

As the world eagerly awaits the final Harry Potter book, eBay India is charging Harry's creator with harassment. This is the latest battle in an ongoing war over the presence of pirated e-book versions of the Potter...

Don't Trust Government

"In reading an excellent book, Satanic Purses: Money, Myth and Misinformation, by R.T. Naylor, I suddenly realized why Adolf Hitler was so popular during the first years of his administration. The funny thing is that the book is not about Hitler or Germany, but about the U.S....

61 million Nigerians go to polls tomorrow

Sixty one million Nigerians will tomorrow begin a march to polling stations hoping for a transition from one civilian administration to another, in a free and fair ballot universally accepted.The world is watching....

Bernstein: Bush administration's disinformation, misinformation 'something I ...

" Bernstein: Bush administration's disinformation, misinformation 'something I have never witnessed before on this scale' Mike Sheehan Published: Wednesday February 14, 2007 Print This Email This Sponsored by: The Agenda with Joe Solmonese Veteran reporter Carl...

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