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New rule for electronic stability control shortchanges consumers


The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today issued a final rule mandating electronic stability control (ESC) in all vehicles – w   read more

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Don't Stop Believing


Renegade Bloggers Besiege the Southern Baptist Convention.   read more

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Experts remain skeptical of Bush climate initiative


Climate experts have greeted George W. Bush's call for a "new framework" to combat global warming, proffered days ahead of a G8 summit at which climate change will top the agenda, with some relief but even more skepticism."It is positive that Preside   read more

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Orwell rolls in his grave: Britain's endemic surveillance cameras talk back


Observed by over 4.2 million closed circuit - or CCTV - cameras across the country, Britain is already the most surveilled industrialized state in the Western world. It was recently estimated that the average Briton is captured by electronic eyes mo   read more

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The Energy Solution That Dare Not Speak Its Name: Gas Rationing


Is a gas rationing a viable solution to the energy crisis?   read more

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How Our Fossil Fuel Dependence Is Jeopardizing Our Healthcare System


Our country's dependency on oil and natural gas cannot be overstated. Nowhere is this truer than in our medical system. This means that the looming energy crisis is also a healthcare crisis.   read more

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Media critics: CNN's YouTube debate didn't suck but still mainly a stunt


Joe Scarborough reported Tuesday on the CNN YouTube debate, where Democratic candidates answered questions posed by ordinary citizens in the form of short videos. "I was expecting the YouTube debate last night to suck," Scarborough started off. "I w   read more

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Democrat says US-India nuclear agreement breaks law Bush signed


A Democratic Congressman who has longed opposed greater US-India cooperation on nuclear energy technologies said a new agreement between the countries breaks a law signed by President George W. Bush at the end of 2006."If the US-India agreement is re   read more

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Is the US Heading for 'Developing Nations' Inequality Levels?


The American Dream of riches for all has turned into a nightmare of inequality: welcome to Richistan, USA.   read more

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US-E.U. plan to database airline passengers' personal information raises deep privacy concerns


While Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff calls it "an essential security measure," worries arise about a looming privacy threat in the new agreement between the United States and the European Union, effective August 1, 2007, that allows the   read more

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