Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich explains what a public option for health-care coverage really means for working people. The American people should not let the giant, corporate insurance companies decide who gets health-care and who doesn’t. Check out SickForProfit.com to learn more about the campaign for a real national health-care system for the United States…
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Environment Commission Considers Shepherd Bend Mine
A wastewater discharge permit for a coal mine proposed for Shepherd Bend Mine along the Black Warrior River’s Mulberry Fork, right across the river from the Birmingham Water Works Board’s drinking water intake, will be considered by the Alabama Environmental Management Commission Friday. It’s ninth on the agenda of a meeting starting at 11 a.m.…
Alabama Senate Dunces Make the Daily Show
OK, this is funny, but it’s not, especially since Alabama’s Senate delegation voted against the measure. Another embarrassing day to be from Alabamaland… The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Rape-Nuts www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Ron Paul Interview In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones was gang-raped by her…
New Penny Minted to Honor Lincoln
I just stumbled onto this story by accident and thought I would pass it along. I dump all my pocket change into a pint glass every day, and when it gets full, I let a certain relative go through the quarters she needs for her state quarters collection. The rest is poured into a coin…
Senate Committee Advances Health Care Bill
The Senate Finance Committee advanced a health care reform bill Tuesday without a public option, but the fight is not over… Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy In fact, according to the Washington Post, MSNBC and other news organizations, we have met the enemy and it is the insurance…
How the Internet Changed the World, For Good and Bad
And What You Can Do About It Now Connecting the Dots by Glynn Wilson During the 1995-96 academic year, I spent most of my time sitting in the Gorgas library at the University of Alabama scanning the New York Times on microfilm and reading stories about the environment along side public opinion polls. I spent…
Wind Creek State Park On Lake Martin
Glynn Wilson One more feature photo from our early fall camping trip to Wind Creek State Park on Lake Martin near Alexander City, Alabama. The fall foliage is just beginning to show a hint of autumn color. More to come in the days ahead. [Click on the image for a larger view]
Natural Respite Amongst A Confederacy of Dunces
Glynn Wilson A scene from the Wind Creek State Park campground on Lake Martin… Under the Microscope by Glynn Wilson WIND CREEK, Ala. — In the early morning hours before even the ducks awake, while the noisy campers are still asleep in their gas guzzling RVs and the lake is so calm it looks like…
Secret Vistas: Chasing Autumn Color…
Glynn Wilson Chasing autumn color is a significant event in many climes, but for nature photographers in the Southeastern U.S., it can become a game or even an obsession. Can you find the bluebird in this picture? [Click on the image for a larger view]. These photo ops only come around once a year, and…
Florida Takes On LSU in Baton Rouge
TV Lineup and Lines Below Time Out by Dan Rutledge There’s no question about which game is the “Big Game” this week — Week 6 of the Southeastern Conference 2009 football season. They say we don’t have a playoff in college football, but if the past three years have taught us anything, the BCS National…
Secret Vistas: Somewhere On Lake Martin…
Glynn Wilson Somewhere on Lake Martin in Alexander City, Alabama, on an early fall afternoon. Caught sight of a hawk this morning, not sure what kind, plus a couple of great blue herons in the afternoon. Also got a good look at a fine specimen of the Alabama State Bird, a yellow-shafted flicker, a.k.a. the…
Secret Vistas: First Fall Camping Scene '09
Glynn Wilson Not expecting autumn color yet, but found a bit by the water. Can’t reveal where I’m camping yet until it’s time to leave, but perhaps some of you can guess. More info and images on Friday afternoon. Filing from a free McDonald’s WiFi Hotspot. Click on the image for a larger view…
On the South Lawn, A White House 'Star Party'
A reader from Montana with a relative in attendance sent us this link this morning, an amazing piece of footage showing we now have a president in the White House who not only knows who Galileo was, but opens up the White House lawn to kids interested in something other than Easter eggs — the…
Special Commentary: Olbermann on American Health Care
It’s About Saving American Lives, Not Profit Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Nuff said yet? Nah, probably not…
Tennessee Riverkeeper Group Formed in Decatur
Drive-By Truckers Help Get the Group Started A new citizen-based organization, Tennessee Riverkeeper, has been created to protect the Tennessee River and its tributaries by enforcing environmental laws and educating the public, according a press release. The organization was approved by non-profit Waterkeeper Alliance which licenses the Riverkeeper trademark, according to David Whiteside, one of…
Sparks Defends Teachers Against GOP Attack
Thousands of classroom teachers and school support workers were publicly humiliated and insulted by the remarks made this week by former two-year college chancellor Bradley Byrne, according to Ron Sparks’ campaign for governor. The Fort Payne Democrat, who faces Birmingham Congressman Artur Davis in the Democratic Party primary next June, said Byrne made no attempt…
Insurance Company Greed On Display
Can we just go ahead and say it? Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Fuck the private, for profit insurance companies. We want a government health care plan like every modern democracy on the planet! So what if the mega rich insurance company executives are forced into the unemployment…
Organizing to Stop Far Right Violence
Guest Column by Frank Schaeffer Since President Obama took office I’ve felt like the lonely — maybe crazy — proverbial canary in the coal mine. As a former right wing leader, who many years ago came to my senses and began to try to undo the harm the movement of religious extremism I helped build…
Nonsense May or May Not Sharpen the Intellect
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back Under the Microscope by Glynn Wilson Here’s a story about a psychological theory perhaps only a political animal like Karl Rove could love. I’m sure he’s familiar with the story of the invisible pink unicorn. In Tuesday’s New York Times, there is a perfectly fine social science story interpreting…
Sixty Minutes Covers Coal Ash Story
130 Million Tons of Waste Watch CBS News Videos Online If coal ash is safe to spread under a golf course or be used in carpets, why are the residents in a Tennessee town being told to stay out of a river where the material was spilled? Lesley Stahl reports in a report that turned…
