Taking Bin Laden’s Side
by Nicholas Kristoff
8.23.10
I don’t always agree with Mr. Kristoff, but his logic is solid here. Bin Laden fears Muslim clerics who can cite the Koran to denounce terrorism. American opposition to the community center will only bolster Al-Qaeda’s recruiting efforts, just as strong advocates as Feisal Abdul Rauf and Daisy Khan offering an olive branch in [...]

Warming Seas Drive Massive Coral Death in Indonesia
by Climate Progress
I know I’m preaching to the choir here, but how much evidence do we need to make this case. The catastrophic climactic effects of global warming are happening now, not thirty, forty or one hundred years in the future. Thus, the time to act is now [...]

Where would people live in a borderless world?
by Joshua Keating, Foreign Policy
8.20.10
According to the annual Gallup poll, Singapore, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia and Canada were the big winners.
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/08/20/where_would_people_live_in_a_borderless_world

Washington needs to make a serious move on education policy. Our public schools are failing too many children, and the under-funded No Child Left Behind Act did not bring the sweeping change that was expected. One of the central problems in this debate is tenure.

Alright, let’s start by talking about Iraq. The story of last week was the last combat brigade being drawn out of Iraq and into Kuwait. By no means are all Americans out of danger, as fifty thousand are sticking around for a training mission. But, by the end of the month Operation Iraqi Freedom will [...]

Aren’t you just tired of this story? I know I’ve just about had it. Seriously, it should have just gone away by now and I’ve been hoping it had. From the very beginning of this asinine controversy, more than a few voices of reason put our logical arguments as to why the planned development at [...]

Media wakes up to Hell and High Water: Moscow’s 1000-year heat wave and “Pakistan’s Katrina”
Climate Progress
8.12.10
Few need a reminder that this past July was the second warmest on record across much of the east coast. Moscow is have a record drought, destroying a quarter of its crops, causing deadly fires, and requiring drastic measures [...]

Rachel Maddow Challenges Obama On Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: ‘Stand Up For What Is Right’
The Huffington Post
8.12.10
Please watch the clips from The Rachel Maddow Show last night. It is a stark reminder that the lives of American men and women serving our country continue to be put in danger because some of our most talented [...]