The first “Tar Sands Oil Arkansas” [1](earlier today)[1] discussed a number of questions raised by the ExxonMobil Pegasus pipeline that burst in Mayflower, Arkansas, on March 29, pumping tar sands oil – technically Wabasca Heavy crude oil – into a residential neighborhood for almost an hour. Among the questions touched on in that piece were […]
National Security Demands Secrecy in the Heart of Arkansas Within a week of the ExxonMobil tar sands oil pipeline burst in Mayflower, Arkansas, ExxonMobil was in charge of the clean-up, the U.S. government had established a no-fly zone over the area, some 40 residents were starting their second week of evacuation, ExxonMobil was threatening to […]
Al Qaeda spokesman and member of the FBI’s most wanted list, Adam Gadahn explaining just how easy it is to get a gun in the United States. Not only does this chilling article coach terrorist of the ease of obtaining firearms in the United States, it also points out how far to the right the […]
We Are Better Than This: A national conversation on how we can prevent gun deaths and injuries. This public service announcement, directed by Oscar nominated director Griffin Dunne, includes celebrities Mandy Patinkin, Mark Ruffalo, Rosanne Cash, Liev Schreiber, Julianna Margulies, Paul Rudd, Anthony LaPaglia and Naomi Watts along with everyday Americans from all walks of […]
Jimmy Fallon and Bill Cosby showcase several walk-dance hybrids scored by The Roots in this fun Late Night clip from earlier this week. It managed to take Cosby have the segment to make it to his chair as he was busy dancing to reggae music. Cosby noted that he doesn’t like reggae much because “It’s […]