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World Water Crisis Underlies World Food Crisis view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- about 8 hours ago
- (http://www.commondreams.org/archi...)
- Became popular about 1 hour ago
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - The world's supplies of clean, fresh water cannot sustain today's "profligate" use and inadequate management, which have brought shrinking food supplies and rising food costs to most countries, WWF Director General James Leape told the
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Pushing Right-Wing American Politics -- in Israel view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- about 8 hours ago
- (http://www.salon.com/news/feature...)
- Became popular about 4 hours ago
Are Israeli politicians increasingly beholden to conservative Americans who lavish them with financial support and political pressure?
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Don't Loosen Nuclear Rules for India view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- about 24 hours ago
- (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20...)
- Became popular about 8 hours ago
If nuclear commerce rules are waived for India, countries such as Iran and North Korea would certainly use the precedent to their advantage.
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Bush Officials Sneak Attack on Wildlife view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 1 day ago
- (http://www.salon.com/env/feature/...)
- Became popular about 24 hours ago
A new regulation could neuter the Endangered Species Act -- and the administration knows it.
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The US Missile Defense System Is the Magic Pudding That Will Never Run Out view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 1 day ago
- (http://www.commondreams.org/archi...)
- Became popular 1 day ago
Poland is just the latest fall guy for an American foreign policy dictated by military industrial lobbyists in Washington
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McCain staffer slams Dungeons and Dragons players - Boing Boing view story
3 votes- Submitted by note2self
- 1 day ago
- (http://www.boingboing.net/2008/08...)
- Became popular 1 day ago
This feels almost like a jock running for class president in high school, doesn't it?
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Like Politics? Broadcast Your View for Only $6 on SaysMe.TV view story
3 votes- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 2 days ago
- (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/18...)
- Became popular 1 day ago
Saysme.tv didn't invent the loudmouth, but, as the company logo indicates, it sure hopes to sell him a megaphone.
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Reclaiming the Morality of Abortion and the Overdue Change to the Democratic Platform view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 3 days ago
- (http://www.slate.com/id/2197363)
- Became popular 2 days ago
The Democratic Party platform of 2008 finally dropped its old abortion language ("safe, legal and rare"), which had asked that women not have abortions unless they absolutely must. The 2008 platform, just announced, says instead, "The Democratic Party...
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Did You Hear That Alaska Has More Oil Than The Middle East? view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 3 days ago
- (http://www.salon.com/env/feature/...)
- Became popular 3 days ago
Petroleum may be in short supply these days, but the United States does have a related surplus: myths of oil abundance. You don't have to drill deep into our political discourse to find suspect stories about oil, with politicians peddling the flagrantly..
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GOP Ad Links Obama Record to Chicago's Rising Crime Rate view story
1 vote- Submitted by smallgoofydog
- 3 days ago
- (http://www.chicagotribune.com/new...)
- Became popular 3 days ago
The mud hits Chicago: The murder rate in the city is up 18 percent over last year. Republicans and attack ads are trying to put the blame on Barack Obama. The Chicago Tribune examines the record.


