You’ve heard reports of drones the size of insects. A new video shows a flying robot the size of a quarter developed by engineers at Harvard.
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By Bill Becker, via Huffington Post
In its new assessment of America’s infrastructure, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) found that much of it is aging and substandard. Among the systems needing repairs are dams, levees Continue →
Tsering Woeser, the Tibetan writer and activist, was awarded in absentia the 2013 International Women of Courage Award by the First Lady Michelle Obama and US Secretary of State John Kerry in a formal function held at the State Department Continue →
A Chinese court in eastern Tibet has passed down heavy prison terms of up to 15 years to three Tibetans for their “crimes” relating to the ongoing wave of self-immolations in Tibet. The court sentenced Lhamo Dorjee to 15 years Continue →
Last night, President Obama told the nation his vision for the coming year.
We are disappointed that the president did not mention a plan to pursue a return to negotiations between the Israeli and Palestinian leadership. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict MUST be a priority for this Continue →
UK-based charity says the world's 100 richest people earned enough in 2012 to end global poverty four times over.
The river is nearly 1,000 miles long and almost 1,000 feet deep at points
By JASON KOEBLER | US News | January 18, 2013
The European Space Agency announced Thursday that it has taken high-definition pictures of an ancient river nearly 1,000 Continue →
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A man in Utah was photographed at a JC Penney carrying around an unloaded version of the gun used in the Newtown tragedy to prove that guns aren’t as dangerous as they’re portrayed.In addition to Continue →
The United States has a massive infrastructure deficit, with independent analysts finding that the country could need as much as $2 trillion in immediate investments just to bring its infrastructure up to date. With the economy recovering slowly and our Continue →
A majority of Americans — 56 percent — think tax rates on the wealthy should be high so that the country can help pay for programs that help the poor, according to a new poll from CNN. Only 36 percent Continue →
Uri Avnery
One of Israel’s great leftist warriors wants peace with Hamas and Gaza – but does the Knesset?
Our correspondent meets the legendary Uri Avnery, who roars out against Netanyahu and his government and foresees growing ethnic strife in Israel
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Alternet: Medical marijuana is now legal in 18 states, but it's clear we've discovered a fraction of its potential for health.
There are now legal medical cannabis programs in 18 states plus Washington, DC, with pot fully legal for adults in Continue →
On the radar: Cut numbers, costs; Economic of war and sanctions; Security stalled in Senate; Democracy and the bomb; Missile defense meeting budget reality; the Burma model; and Atomic thunderstorms.
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Passage of one of the three state ballot measures to legalize marijuana in Washington, Colorado or Oregon could significantly weaken Mexican drug cartels, according to a new study by a Mexican think tank. “It is estimated that around one-third of Mexican drug gangs’ Continue →
Ted Chapman was an engineer living in Hong Kong when doctors first diagnosed him with an aggressive form of brain cancer that could not be surgically removed. He was put on a regimen of radiation and chemotherapy, but it soon Continue →
Starting tomorrow, the world’s largest oil companies — ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, BP, and ConocoPhillips — will begin to announce their third-quarter profits for 2012. In the first half of 2012, these companies — all ranked in the top 10 of Continue →
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Romney wants to build two submarines a year at a cost of $2 billion per ship, part of his “plan to gradually increase military spending to 4 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product, a major increase from the Obama Continue →
This posting has 4 items: 1) Mondoweiss: Jewish establishment threatens Congressional investigation of ‘delegitimizers’ over Christian letter; 2) 15 signatories: Christian leaders’ letter to Congress; 3) JCPA: Jewish Groups Pull Plug on Longstanding Dialogue with Churches; 4) M.J. Rosenberg: J Street sells its soul, Continue →
Debates move quickly. The candidates toss out facts at breakneck speeds, trying to get across their entire plans in just 90 minutes. Tonight, Obama and Romney will square off in a debate that’s been billed as high-stakes — Obama Continue →
Barney Frank authored H.R.2306 introduced by Frank, Ron Paul, Conyers, Lee, Polis and Cohen. The legislation aimed to decriminalization marijuana by removing it from schedule of controlled substances — Schedule I(c) of section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 Continue →
A new report by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace includes a contribution from Kingston Reif, the Center's Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation. The report is entitled "Beyond Treaties: Immediate Steps to Reduce Nuclear Dangers," and proposes a number of confidence-building Continue →