Chomsky: Public Education Under Massive Corporate Assault — What's Next? (Noam Chomsky)

Aug. 9, 2011 -- (Information Clearing House) -- The following is a partial transcript of a recent speech delivered by Noam Chomsky at the University of Toronto at Scarborough on the rapid privatizati ...

Scientists Create 'Hole In Space' In Demonstration Of Time Cloaking

'This approach is based on accelerating and slowing down the front and rear parts, respectively, of the probe beam to create a well-controlled temporal gap,' scientists write. July 14, 2011 (World Ne ...

One Missile, One Playground: The Will of Gaza (Ramzy Baroud)

Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 8, 2011 -- GAZA -- A “Hamas commander” drove a beat-up gray van in northern Gaza and theatrically spoke on his walkie-talkie as I sat in the passenger seat. The ...

Thank You Cornel West (Joel S. Hirschhorn)

Cornel West Joel S. Hirschhorn -- World News Trust May 24, 2011 -- The outspoken scholar and Princeton University professor Cornel West has been viciously attacked by many on the political left, espe ...

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 ...

Why Liberal Sellouts Attack Prophets Like Cornel West (Chris Hedges)

May 23, 2011 (TruthDig) -- The liberal class, which attempted last week to discredit the words my friend Cornel West spoke about Barack Obama and the Democratic Party, prefers comfort and privilege t ...

The Five Most Significant Actions You Can Take To Protect Yourself From The Earth's No. 1 Killer (Millie Bruce)

Millie Bruce -- World News Trust May 14, 2011 -- For men and women of all ages, coronary disease is considered the No. 1 killer. It kills more people than ALL different types of cancer joined togethe ...

Why the United States Is Destroying Its Education System (Chris Hedges)

Apr. 11, 2011 (Truthdig) -- A nation that destroys its systems of education, degrades its public information, guts its public libraries and turns its airwaves into vehicles for cheap, mindless amusem ...

Plastic Particles Circulating Endlessly in World's Oceans (Stephen Leahy)

Marine debris on a Hawaiian beach. Credit:NOAA Mar. 24, 2011 -- HONOLULU, Hawaii (IPS) -- That plastic bottle or plastic take-away coffee lid that has 20 minutes of use can spend decades killing coun ...

Failure of Academia: The Book that Was Not Meant to Be Published (Ramzy Baroud)

Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Jan. 13, 2011 -- Deepak Tripathi’s most recent book, Breeding Ground: Afghanistan and the Origins of Islamist Terrorism (Potomac Books) raises several issues, both wi ...

Ibargüen Video on Journalism and New Media (Chuck Gregory)

This from another Wesleyan alum, albeit before my time there. I thought Alberto's views were highly relevant to the way news reporting has changed in the last few years. Alberto Ibargüen ’66, P’97 on ...