The Killing Continues Since the suspension of the death penalty in Japan in September of 2009, the US is the only developed nation in the world that continues to execute its citizens -- but, perhaps, not for long. The unmasking of the political agenda behind state sanctioned killing during the... » read this article

This video was created by Mario de La Vega to promote the Edible Schoolyard book, which chronicles the integration of academics with growing, cooking, and sharing wholesome, delicious food over the last 13 years. With inspiring images of the garden and kitchen—and their young caretakers—Edible Schoolyard is at once a... » read this article

A year ago I sat in a room at the Earth Institute at Columbia surrounded by executives from big food companies. One of them, I believe from Unilever, clicked to a slide that read "The solution to global hunger is to turn malnutrition into a market opportunity." The audience—global development... » read this article

Curtis Brainard of CJR's Observatory blog (1/29/10) complains about the lack of coverage of what he calls "Glaciergate": Almost two weeks ago, the Sunday Times, a British newspaper, "broke" the story that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change had made significant errors in its 2007 report on the impacts of... » read this article

Aurora borealis The icy sky at night Paddles cut the water In a long and hurried flight From the white man To the fields of green And the homeland We've never seen. They killed us in our tepee And they cut our women down They might have left some babies... » read this article

Apartheid – Israel Builds Racist Colonies On Stolen Palestinian Land & US Taxpayers Pay For It." Apartheid – Israel Builds Racist Colonies On Stolen Palestinian Land & US Taxpayers Pay For It.... » read this article

Editor's Note: The northern lights, or aurora borealis, are seen when the solar wind stream hits Earth's magnetic field, sparking bright auroras around the Arctic Circle. The photos and comments beneath them are by photographer Bjorn Jorgensen who lives in Tromso in northern Norway. Kevin, a friend and reader of Axis of Logic... » read this article

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  HEARTLINES NEEDED   How breezily most media headlines spin people's heads in another direction— one top-story, one-stop-shopping shifting attention when the questions to ask are: who decides the headlines? how many kooks are spoiling the broth? who's washing the dishes? what neighbor needs a hand carrying groceries? what neighbor... » read this article

8 February 2010   The three weeks since the special election to the US Senate in Massachusetts have seen a deepening political crisis of the Democratic Party. The party which controls the White House and has huge majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives has bowed and... » read this article

50 Israeli and international supporters gathered today in Sheikh Jarrah to help Palestinian residents rebuild the Gawi family tent after it was demolished by police earlier in the day. The event, called by neighborhood residents and ISM activists, created a sense of support, solidarity and community in the face of... » read this article

Excerpts from a plenary talk given by Kris Hamel from Detroit at the Nov. 14-15, 2009, Workers World Party national conference in New York. A revolutionary Party utilizes all methods to try and win the hearts and minds of the working class and the oppressed, so that our class sisters... » read this article

Since mid-January, hardly a day has gone by without some report in the big-business-controlled media about China and censorship of the Internet. The primary reports were about Google’s declaration in early January that it may stop complying with Chinese laws that are meant to block illegal Internet activity, including spying.... » read this article

Editor's Comment: Admittedly, this is a long and detailed article to read. Imagine the time and effort involved for Richard D. Vogel to produce it! If you don't have time to read the entire article, please read the author's words leading up to "What is Globalization" and "Closing the Texas Deal" ...... » read this article

Environmental NGO's have been uncritically thumping the green tech funding plank and they're generating funding that could be harder to hold onto than a fistful of sand in the Iraqi oilfields. There's a coup underway in the environmental movement. But the golpistas (coup-makers) aren't exactly the usual suspects. They're not... » read this article

Ramallah – Ma'an – Attorney of Bil'in local council, Michael Sfard, said on Saturday that Israeli authorities informed him of the new route of the separation wall, adjusted according to a decision by the Israeli Supreme Court of Justice in 2007. "We were not convinced that it was vital for... » read this article

The government of Haiti is indefinitely postponing the legislative elections scheduled for February 28 because the infrastructure of the country has been so thoroughly wrecked by the January 12 earthquake that it is impossible to carry out the mechanics of the poll. As occasional survivors are still being found, the... » read this article

"One of the Butterflies" (from The Shadow of Sirius) The trouble with pleasure is the timing it can overtake me without warning and be gone before I know it is here it can stand facing me unrecognized while I am remembering somewhere else in another age or someone not seen... » read this article

Oregon voters passed two measures late last month that will levy higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations. Facing a severe recession-driven revenue shortfall to the state’s General Fund, Measures 66 and 67 measures are intended to raise an additional $727 million for the 2009-2010 biennium. Measure 66 raises the... » read this article

In the late 1960’s the US, through conventional hybridization techniques, succeeded in creating new types of corn dramatically increasing yield per acre by reducing the space required per plant as well as increasing the number of ears per stalk. This development was seen as a phenomenal opportunity for the nation... » read this article