John Sweeney, president of the AFL-CIO, sent out a call to arms Thursday for rank-and-file members to counteract what he called the “right-wing Tea Party Patriots” who have been disrupting the meetings.
This is a common question in the debates about science and religion. My answer is “no.” A miracle, by definition, must be miraculous, which means it is not explicable by the process we use in science (evidence and rationality).
There is new activity in the state’s investigation into alleged absentee ballot voter fraud in Essex County.
It’s certainly interesting that older Americans are disproportionately likely to be hostile to Barack Obama’s plans for health care reform and also the case that most older Americans already benefit from a Canadian-style program of …
Most Americans have room to cut their carbon *food*print by 25%. Not easily done, but luckily we have help in the Bay Area.
It is also never too early to start getting the school shopping for clothes and shoes done. Those kinds of things get expensive really quick, especially if you have more than one school age child or any teenagers
Ed Yong is an award-winning science writer based in London. Not Exactly Rocket Science is his attempt to make the latest scientific discoveries interesting to everyone by beating jargon, confusion and elitism with the stick of good …
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Funny stuff from the heart of the BBC Comedy Department.
Rising Numbers Of Animals `Manipulated’ Raises Welfare ConcernsWellington, Aug 7 NZPA – Animal rights groups say they are alarmed at the increasing number of animals being “manipulated” in research, testing and teaching.