Mugsey the dog's favorite activity, his owner explains, is playing with an exercise ball in the snow. (Our tip: Fast-forward to about 0:24 to see him actually flip over the ball. Priceless.)

The American addiction to ideology which places greater value on belief than on knowledge. This notion's absurdity should be obvious, but apparently it isn't.

A spring 2009 update on the progress at The School at Blair Grocery agrassroots alternative school being built in the lower 9th ward of NewOrleans. The school is teaching sustainability skills and intends to become self sustainable through urban organi

An agreement was reached to resume direct talks on migration, and open discussions on establishing direct mail service between the countries.

She was held down by her mother and two other women while her clitoris and inner labia were removed by a man in return for payment. The girl's vagina was then sewn up down to the opening of her urethra. The whole procedure was conducted without anes...

World Ocean Day is an opportunity every year to honor the world's ocean, celebrate the products the ocean provides, such as seafood, as well as marine life itself for aquariums, pets, and also a time to appreciate its own intrinsic value-

Perched in the branches, the vervet monkey stares across the forest and chatters a constant bark of alarm: "Agh, agh, agh." The reason for his gibbered warning is imprinted below me on the sandy track: the fresh paw prints of a mother leopard and two

Chevron's annual report: 2008 their most profitable year in history! But Juhasz' report tells more re: hidden/underreported costs of these profits, bringing together stories from communities in >10 nations, all affected by/struggling against Chevron

An international committee of taxonomists, including experts from the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University have announced their top 10 new species described in 2008.

Phil Rockstroh doesn't post often, but when he does, his wordsmithing artistry is always must read. Against the Tortured Logic of Obama's Placebo Presidency: A Call for the Audacity of Hopelessness... have a great one! Rob Kall, OpEdnews & me :)