Explosion in jellyfish numbers may lead to ecological disaster (Tracy McVeigh)

A dramatic global increase in jellyfish swarms could damage the marine food chain June 12, 2011 (The Observer) -- Global warming has long been blamed for the huge rise in the world's jellyfish popula ...

A bridge to somewhere (John Michael Greer)

John Michael Greer Jun 8, 2011 (The Archdruid Report) -- Last week’s discussion of the twilight of the electrical grid in an age after abundance turned out to be timely, in an ironic sort of way. Wha ...

The Rise of the Second-String Psychopaths (David Schwartz)

June 5, 2011 (Common Dreams) -- The great writer Kurt Vonnegut titled his final book A Man without a Country. He was the man; the country was the United States of America. Vonnegut felt that his coun ...

Scott signs bill forcing drug tests on welfare recipients (Miami Herald)

May 31, 2011 (Miami Herald) -- Floridians will have to submit urine, blood or hair samples for drug testing before receiving cash benefits from the state, under a bill Gov. Rick Scott signed into law ...

Is Fukushima Now 10 Chernobyls into the Sea? (Harvey Wasserman)

May 26, 2011 (CommonDreams.org) -- New readings show levels of radioisotopes found up to 30 kilometers offshore from the on-going crisis at Fukushima are 10 times higher than those measured in the Ba ...

New Leak Feared at Stricken Japan Nuclear Plant (Kiyoshi Takenaka and Yoko Nishikawa)

May 26, 2011 -- TOKYO (Reuters) -- Radioactive water appears to be leaking from a waste disposal building at Japan's Fukushima nuclear complex, operator Tokyo Electric Power said Thursday, in a new s ...

10 Steps to Defeat the Corporatocracy (Bruce E. Levine)

May 23, 2011 (AlterNet) -- Many Americans know that the United States is not a democracy but a "corporatocracy," in which we are ruled by a partnership of giant corporations, the extremely wealthy el ...

That anxiety may be in your gut, not in your head (McMaster University)

McMaster research finds link between gut bacteria and behaviour May 17, 2011 -- HAMILTON, Ont. (McMasters University) -- For the first time, researchers at McMaster University have conclusive evidenc ...

Fukushima's Apocalyptic Threat Demands Immediate Global Action (Harvey Wasserman)

May 20, 2011 (CommonDreams.org) -- Fukushima may be in an apocalyptic downward spiral. Forget the corporate-induced media coma that says otherwise… or nothing at all. Lethal radiation is spewing unab ...

VIDEO: How much radiation is hitting North America from Fukushima? Quite a lot, apparently (dutchsinse)

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Single-Payer Health: It's Only Fair (Bernie Sanders)

U.S. health care is grossly distorted by waste and profit, while millions go uninsured. Americans deserve full universal coverage May 10, 2011 (The Guardian/UK) -- The United States is the only major ...