Bush Photo Is A Fake It turns out a widely-circulated picture of President Bush holding an upside down copy of America: A Patriotic Primer is just another urban legend, according to Barbara and David Mikkelson…. [Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire]

World Bank / IMF protests planned for DC today Brought to you by Anti-Capitalist Convergence, who plan to shut DC down today in a symbolic protest. Their call to ActionWe are calling for NON-COMPLIANCE with the system in the tradition of…

Eco-disaster looms Lousiana The Louisiana wetlands are vanishing. They used to be replenished by the flooding of the Mississippi.  But, when they built the levees on the Mississippi, the flooding stopped.  That meant all the soil and accumulated goo that used…

Interactive map of how nations view Iraq war There are way more countries opposed to an Iraq war than those that favor it.

Can global warming cause an ‘Ice Age’? The Great Ocean Conveyor keeps the North Atlantic region habitable and warm.  It brings warm water and warm weather North.  Gradually it cools, sinks and flows back the the Equator.  Global warming is…

Thank you Russian won’t back US attack on Iraq As one of the Big Five, Russia has veto power over any U.N. resolution.

Will Marc Cooper be far behind? Hitchens Leaves “The Nation”. Christopher Hitchens will no longer write for The Nation, the New York Times reports. “His departure ends a 20-year relationship that has grown increasingly rancorous over the last few years.…