Pat Crawford, with assistance from her niece Sharnae Muhammad, worked on her hallway board last week at Toomer Elementary

By ALAN SCHWARZ

Published: August 7, 2011

ATLANTA —…

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Arne Duncan, secretary of education, in 2009. He said the No Child Left Behind law was hurting efforts to improve schools.

By SAM DILLON

Published: August 8,…

Members of the Summit County Sheriff Department leave the scene of a multiple fatal shooting in Copley Township, Ohio. (Karen Schiely / Akron Beacon Journal / August 7, 2011)

Daniel Debouck's seed bank holds more than 66,000 types of seeds and germ plasm representing a big chunk of the world's biological heritage, including the world's biggest collections of bean and cassava varieties.

The Gates Foundation is spending millions on programs to boost nutrients in the crops many Africans rely on. The approach epitomizes Gates' belief in the power of science to combat hunger. But some experts are skeptical that such tech-heavy approaches will make much of a dent in malnutrition.

By Sandi Doughton

Seattle Times science…

Is Fantasy Now a Reality, Has it Always Been?

By Gordon Duff Senior Editor

Some Possibly Killed in Abbottabad Helicopter Crash Months Before

By Gordon Duff, Senior Editor

Today 31 NATO troops, 20 of them Navy Seals from the Osama bin Laden operation died in what is reported as a helicopter…

“Be careful not to let yourselves become occupied with too much feasting and drinking and with the worries of this life, or that Day may suddenly catch you like a trap. For it will come upon all people everywhere on earth. Be on watch and pray always that you will have the strength to go safely through all those things that will happen and to stand before the Son of Man”.       - The Bible      

 

"Not everyone…

--Error is not a typo. Israel’s terror has been America’s error.



I've never been much of a fan of conspiracy theories, though most raise questions that should be answered.



In 2003, I questioned both the official story of 9/11 and several of the conspiracy theories advanced at the time. My concern then was who benefitted from 9/11? My conclusion? Israel.



In January 2010, I repeated the fact that without 9/11, the U.S. had no…

The solution to the Greek crisis, and the global debt crisis, is simple according to investigative reporter Greg Palast. In his 2001 article called “The Globalizer Who Came In From the Cold,”…

Rawesome Foods Raid Victims Stripped Of First Amendment Rights With Court Gag Order

By Mike Adams

NaturalNews

August 6, 2011

Victoria Bloch was released from jail in LA County last night, but only under the condition that she completely give up her First Amendment rights and refrain from talking to anyone about the case.

NaturalNews…

Full S&P note:

Standard & Poor’s Clarifies Assumption Used On Discretionary Spending Growth

 

New York, Aug. 6, 2011. In response to questions, Standard & Poor’s today said that the ratings decision to lower the…

10 of Today’s Hottest Jobs: Proof That America Is Doomed

The largest number of jobs involve dealing with the failing health of old people. People who know about running spam email campaigns and financial scams are also in demand. Truck drivers, app designers for mobile phones, and TwitBook operators…

The violent flash mobs erupting across the country are internet/social media driven. What’s not being reported is that the violent mobs are made up of black teens, and the violence is against whites. Here’s what happened at the Wisconsin State Fair a couple of days ago:

“Witnesses’ accounts claim everything from dozens to…

Country Joe McDonald & The Fish - Live at Woodstock This song seems appropriate today given this news. Anyone else think the war in afghanistan would have ended long ago, out of protest, if we still had a…