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lifehacker.com You've heard the word "server" thrown around a lot, but usually in the context of web sites or big companies that have a lot of data to store. In reality, a server can be just as useful in your home. In this guide, we'll walk through how...
rt.com The designs for more than two dozen major weapons systems used by the United States military have fallen into the hands of the Chinese, US Department of Defense officials say.
billmoyers.com The Nation's Greg Kaufmann reports on 500 activists from across the country who traveled to Washington, D.C., to “Bring Justice to Justice” participating in three days of action organized by Home Defenders League and Occupy Our Homes.
www.guardian.co.uk Police with stun batons were called to end a protest over pay by 3,000 mostly female workers making clothes for the US firm
boingboing.net The trial of Bradley Manning begins on June 3, 2013, and will have profound impact on press freedom and the rights of future whistleblowers throughout the world. The Freedom of the Press Foundation (I'm a board member) is crowd-funding...
www.hamptoninstitution.org Educating yourself about empire can be a challenging endeavor, especially since so much of the educational system is dedicated to avoiding the topic or justifying the actions of imperialism in the modern era.
www.presstv.ir Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah is reported to be clinically dead.
www.bbc.co.uk Brazil says it will cancel or restructure almost $900m (£600m) worth of debt owed by African countries, to boost economic ties with the continent.
www.treehugger.com In a bold move to protect the well-being of dolphins, India has moved to ban dolphin shows -- a push that helps elevate their status from creatures of mere curiosity to one that borders more closely to the personhood we seem to sha...
www.reuters.com GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's highest court on Monday overturned a genocide conviction against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt and reset his trial back to when a dispute broke out a month ago
www.popsci.com It's not exactly a solar panel. It's more like a solar dish. And not only does it generate electricity, it makes water, too.
www.fluoridealert.org overview This database is designed to enable you to access key fluoride-related information relevant to your state and community. With this database you ...
ars.to No size limits, no cloud: Hands-on with BitTorrent's new file syncing software.
frontpagemag.com The 8-years-old girl whose story you’ll read in coming lines did not make it to the 2nd night of her wedding nor did she make it to her 9th or 10th birthday.
io9.com It happens all the time in science fiction stories: aliens park their vessels in Earth orbit, and things go pear-shaped. But what if this scenario unfolded in real life? What would be the best thing for us to do? We asked several anthropologists...
www.sciencedaily.com For the first time, human embryonic stem cells have been transformed into nerve cells that helped mice regain the ability to learn and remember.
www.alternet.org Residents in industry-friendly West Virginia share their experiences, photos and videos.
www.zdnet.com The controversial cybersecurity Bill has passed the U.S. House and is now on its way to the Senate chamber. Privacy groups believe this tramples on the Fourth Amendment.
www.treehugger.com The results show that praire dogs aren't only extremely effective communicators, they also pay close attention to detail.
www.newscientist.com A new delivery concept uses the location of random strangers to TwedEx parcels directly to you – wherever you are
rt.com Two radioactive goldfish were found swimming in a juice pitcher of nuclear reactor water in an underground steam tunnel at an Ohio power plant. Investigators are baffled as to how the radioactive fish remained unnoticed in the ‘secure’ facilit...
hyperallergic.com While staggering auction record peaks were summited this week by some talented human artists, a more amateur representative of an underrepresented artist species is expected to gain some auction at...
therealnews.com Hundreds mark 45th anniversary of Dr. King's "Poor People's March" to highlight ongoing fight against inequality and high unemployment
www.commondreams.org A sign at Occupy Wall Street. (Photo: Kimberlyki/flickr)A majority of people in the U.S. want more equal wealth distribution and support a "Robin Hood tax" on the rich to achieve that, according to results from a Gallup poll released...
news.cnet.com Amendment was shot down that would have required warrants before police could peruse shared information for any evidence of hundreds of different of crimes. Read this article by Declan McCullagh on CNET News.
