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After 9 years of posting to the the Ruth Group blog, during trying times and trying to change the times, it is time for me to move … [Keep reading >>]

KPFA Radio 94.1FM presents:
An Evening with HARI KUNZRU
GODS WITHOUT MEN
Hosted by Richard Wolinsky
Tuesday, 13 March @ 7:30 P.M.
Hillside Club
2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley
$12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com :: 800.838.3006
or: Pegasus Books (3 … [Keep reading >>]

MICHIO KAKU
“Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives By the Year 2100″
Hosted by Philip Maldari

Thursday, February 23, 7:30 P.M.
First Congregational Church
2345 Channing Way, … [Keep reading >>]

Juan Cole bring his informed opinion to bear on today’ headline story about car-bomb attacks against Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia.  The morning news showed Benjamin Netanyahu stating with … [Keep reading >>]

“With the possible exception of Israel, the United States is the only developed and democratic nation in which a belief in war’s efficacy continues to enjoy widespread acceptance.  Others, the … [Keep reading >>]

In the Armed Forces Journal no less…
How military leaders have let us down
By LT. COL. DANIEL L. DAVIS
I spent last year in Afghanistan, visiting and talking with U.S. troops and … [Keep reading >>]

“The Serthar area of eastern Tibet remains under tight lockdown after three Tibetan herders, including a 60-year old man, set themselves on fire on Friday (February 3). This brings the … [Keep reading >>]

From Link TV

Protests have erupted in the Greek capital with thousands of people joining strike action over the prospect of more budget cuts. Unions say the economy is being driven downwards … [Keep reading >>]

“This small city in northern France has few immigrants and little crime. But in the last local elections here, the candidate of the far-right National Front eliminated the standard-bearer of … [Keep reading >>]

“A feared wave of homegrown terrorism by radicalized Muslim Americans has not materialized, with plots and arrests dropping sharply over the two years since an unusual peak in 2009, according … [Keep reading >>]

Several sites have picked up on claims by Anonymous that it has hacked into American Third Position (A3P) and discovered a trove of data linking Ron Paul with members of … [Keep reading >>]