Back when our young minds were still being shaped and manipulated, a D.A.R.E office would come to our classroom and explain the dangers of drug use. He used this visual aid to help us understand what’s what in… Read the rest
Shadow World: Kensington, Philadelphia
David Kessler took a camera to the people and let them tell their own stories. On the streets of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania under the elevated train tracks in Kensington, the “El”, he has made moving portraits of an otherwise… Read the rest
I Gave Up On My Species
George Carlin will be forever missed. I must admit, like a lot of our readers I share many of the same ideas as the late Mr. Carlin, and this video sums up a lot of my feelings toward humanity… Read the rest
Anonymous Sends An Open Letter To The Westboro Baptist Church
AN OPEN LETTER FROM ANONYMOUS
February 16, 2011
TO THE CONGREGANTS OF WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH:
We, the collective super-consciousness known as ANONYMOUS – the Voice of Free Speech & the Advocate of the People – have long heard you… Read the rest
What Should Replace Religions?
Daniel C. Dennett, Co-Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University, on What Should Replace Religions?
Golfclub vs. Firearm: More Police Brutality
The drug czar has gone to great rhetorical lengths to convince the American people that our drug policy isn’t a war any longer, but you don’t have to look very hard to see the violence that still erupts daily.
Faith School Menace
The number of faith schools in Britain is rising. Around 7,000 publicly-funded schools – one in three – now has a religious affiliation.
As the coalition government paves the way for more faith-based education by promoting ‘free schools’, the… Read the rest
Enrage Them With Fear…
This is San Francisco KTVU News coverage of street artist Eddie Colla‘s Sarah poster which was placed throughout the city on the night of 1/11/11. The poster reads “Enrage them with fear until they feel justified in… Read the rest
World’s Greatest License Plate Revoked
The guy who had one of the greatest vanity plates had it revoked due to the DMV’s ridiculous claim that it promotes oral sex on children.
I received a second letter saying that I would then be… Read the rest
Ron Paul Defends WikiLeaks
I have my own thoughts about the clusterfuck that is “WikiGate” but I’m just happy to know that someone is speaking up about it in the U.S. Congress. That person is Ron Paul, the self-styled libertarian crusader who… Read the rest
4th Amendment Wear
Here is the perfect way to stand, get zapped with radiation, and protest the use of full body scanners in airports. The TSA is sure to have the 4th amendment memorized by the end of the holiday… Read the rest
