(1 comments) SHARE        Thursday, June 4, 2009
Novelist Accurately Portrays Semantic Dementia Decades Before Neurologists SD patients seen at the Memory and Aging Center tried to preserve their vocabulary by making extensive word lists. A patient fills page after page of specific words followed by parenthetical descriptions of the category into which the words belong, such as "cucumber (food)" and "Cincinnati (city)" In the novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude," Colombian author and Nobel prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez describes a whole town

(14 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Some U.S. House members withhold unconditional support to Israel While the U.S. Senate gave unanimous approval to a resolution expressing solidarity with Israel last week, a small group of House members refused to give Israel their unconditional support and warned of growing enmity against Israel and the United States.

(5 comments) SHARE        Saturday, December 20, 2008
Medical conscience rule blends religion and medicine The Bush administration's new "medical conscience" rule gives moral rights to health care workers in federally funded institutions but undermines a patient's right to informed decision-making and legal health services.

(10 comments) SHARE        Sunday, December 14, 2008
Black women and AIDS. Fix this! Why is the prevalence of AIDS among African-American women so well hidden in our society?

(10 comments) SHARE        Friday, October 3, 2008
Wellstone legacy: Mental Health Parity Bill Signed into Law The bailout bill was tacked on to the mental health parity bill to help pass the $700 billion "rescue" of financial markets. Mental health parity was championed by Sen. Paul Wellstone during his years in the Senate.

(5 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, September 23, 2008
World's largest super collider taken down for repairs After an exciting start, a helium leak within the LHC tunnel (likely caused by a faulty electrical connection between two magnets), necessitated taking the project offline for repairs.

(5 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Let's add some black to our new portfolios Since we're now nationalizing things, why not nationalize energy?

(6 comments) SHARE        Friday, September 5, 2008
Day 5 of the RNC The RNC has been tough on journalists.

(2 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Arrest of protesters and journalists angers activists photos and captions from this morning's press conference by activists angered by police arrests and intimidation at the RNC

(6 comments) SHARE        Monday, September 1, 2008
National Guard called in to confront protesters in St. Paul A rally in St. Paul that began peacefully this morning to protest government policies regarding the war and economy has turn a corner and now includes vandalism against public property. The National Guard has been called in.

(11 comments) SHARE        Sunday, August 31, 2008
Twin Cities Independent Media Watching Police Action 24/7 Twin Cities independent media is aggressively following the law enforcement activities and RNC protests. Links to the best sources.

(6 comments) SHARE        Saturday, August 30, 2008
McCain's choice of Palin. Oops! Maybe the brilliant move wasn't so brilliant after all.

(2 comments) SHARE        Monday, August 25, 2008
The oligarchs are coming! The oligarchs are coming! Modern political conventions are one giant expensive gift to the media. What else are they good for?

(7 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, July 8, 2008
USDA and FDA are consistent in not protecting food supply What you don't know can hurt you.

(13 comments) SHARE        Monday, June 23, 2008
U.S. churches join UN call to end torture "It is crucial for people of faith to remind the President that the United Methodist Book of Discipline clearly states that "the mistreatment or torture of persons by governments for any purpose violates Christian teaching and must be condemned and/or opposed by Christians and churches wherever and whenever it occurs," according to a statement from the United Methodist Church.

(10 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Veterans For Peace to sit in Conyers Office for Impeachment Beginning Wednesday VFP to followup Rep Dennis Kucinich's impeachment resolution with sit-in at the office of House Judiciary Committee Chair John Conyers

(1 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Vietnam Vets need to know: Agent Orange effects can come 30 years or more after exposure; benefits available A dozen diseases, from multiple myeloma to prostate cancer to Type 2 diabetes, have been deemed presumptive for Agent Orange exposure.

(16 comments) SHARE        Monday, April 21, 2008
Survey: Support for national health insurance grows among physicians Physicians join citizens in favoring national health care

(13 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Military veterans to deliver citizen arrest warrants for Bush and Cheney The warrants are "for multiple violations of the Constitution and international war crimes," according to a statement issued by Veterans for Peace, a national organization

(17 comments) SHARE        Sunday, March 9, 2008
Electron filmed for the first time Until now an electron's velocity of movement prevented it from being photographed. The recent development of laser technology that can capture images at a speed of 1/1000000000000000000th of a second changes that.