The war in Iraq is in its seventh year. The war in Afghanistan, in its ninth year, is the longest war in our history.
According to Yale historian David Blight, Memorial Day (first called Decoration Day), the U.S. holiday commemorating fallen soldiers, got its start at the end of the Civil War. In 1865 in Charleston, South Carolina former African-American slaves exhumed Union soldiers from a mass grave on the site of Charleston's exclusive racetrack and buried them in individual graves, a ten-day project that ended in a day of celebration of the nation, peace, and freedom in which thousands of Charleston's black families gathered to decorate graves, pray, play games, and picnic. 145 years after the end of our Civil War, our nation is engaged in near civil wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, which we had a part in starting and no plans for ending.
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Alternet by Nora Eisenberg
Monday, May 31, 2010
How Fake News Stories and Bogus News Websites Try to Deceive You
Fake news stories help crooks lure victims into all sorts of traps. We've reported previously on how scammers distribute emails with links to a sensational but fake news article or with an attachment that carries a deadly virus payload.
Either way, the aim is to install malware on your PC when you click the link or open the attachment.
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Either way, the aim is to install malware on your PC when you click the link or open the attachment.
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
HOW TO HELP ON 2010 GULF OIL SPILL
HOW TO HELP ON 2010 GULF OIL SPILL
While those responsible for this spill are covering the cost of the Gulf clean-up, you can support the work of the non-profit organizations currently on the ground responding to oiled wildlife.
You can support International Bird Rescue's ongoing rescue work by donating, becoming a member or adopting a bird.
Click Here for more info and to see oil being washed off an oiled bird.
IBRRC is a non-profit 501-c-3 organization. Your contribution is tax deductible to the full extent of IRS law.
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While those responsible for this spill are covering the cost of the Gulf clean-up, you can support the work of the non-profit organizations currently on the ground responding to oiled wildlife.
You can support International Bird Rescue's ongoing rescue work by donating, becoming a member or adopting a bird.
Click Here for more info and to see oil being washed off an oiled bird.
IBRRC is a non-profit 501-c-3 organization. Your contribution is tax deductible to the full extent of IRS law.
© 2010 IBRRC – All Rights Reserved • Privacy policy • Website
Hightower's "Icky" Awards -- Who Are the Greediest, Grossest Corporate Hogs?
This coveted corporate prize goes to the group of CEOs whose performances in the past 12 months exhibit the best combination of greediness, goofiness and grossness.
May 19, 2010
Gas from the damaged Deepwater Horizon wellhead is burned by the drillship Discoverer Enterprise in the Gulf of Mexico on May 16, in a process known as flaring. The United States Tuesday closed off a large chunk of the Gulf of Mexico to fishing as fears a giant oil slick could be swept to Florida's beaches and coral reefs overshadowed progress in stemming the spill.
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Alternet by Jim Hightower
May 19, 2010
Gas from the damaged Deepwater Horizon wellhead is burned by the drillship Discoverer Enterprise in the Gulf of Mexico on May 16, in a process known as flaring. The United States Tuesday closed off a large chunk of the Gulf of Mexico to fishing as fears a giant oil slick could be swept to Florida's beaches and coral reefs overshadowed progress in stemming the spill.
Read the full article here.
Alternet by Jim Hightower
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Nouriel Roubini: How to Break Up the Banks, Stop Massive Bonuses, and Rein in Wall Street Greed
The prominent economist explains why the model of the financial supermarket is a disaster, and why it's so dangerous that Wall Street is back to business as usual.
May 18, 2010
New York University economist Nouriel Roubini is the author of, most recently, "Crisis Economics: A Crash Course In The Future Of Finance." He is considered one of the most prominent and respected economists in the world. When both Wall Street bankers and Bush administration policymakers were insisting that everything was just fine, Roubini was warning about the most dire financial crisis since the Great Depression. In 2007, the financial elite laughed him off, but Roubini was vindicated by the crash of 2008. AlterNet economics editor Zach Carter recently spoke with Roubini about the financial crisis, the subsequent bailout, the financial reform bill moving through Congress, and the global economic outlook.
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AlterNet by Zach Carter and Norial Roubini
May 18, 2010
New York University economist Nouriel Roubini is the author of, most recently, "Crisis Economics: A Crash Course In The Future Of Finance." He is considered one of the most prominent and respected economists in the world. When both Wall Street bankers and Bush administration policymakers were insisting that everything was just fine, Roubini was warning about the most dire financial crisis since the Great Depression. In 2007, the financial elite laughed him off, but Roubini was vindicated by the crash of 2008. AlterNet economics editor Zach Carter recently spoke with Roubini about the financial crisis, the subsequent bailout, the financial reform bill moving through Congress, and the global economic outlook.
Read the full article here.
AlterNet by Zach Carter and Norial Roubini
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Beware of Iceland Volcano Scams
Once again scammers are trying to cash in on the latest natural disaster -- in this case the Iceland volcano eruption. Hijacking email and social network accounts, they send messages to the owners' contacts claiming to be trapped overseas by flight cancellations or delays and asking for money.
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Friday, May 7, 2010
Skype Scam Delivers Spam and Malware
Say it loud and it sounds like the start of a tongue-twister, but "Skype scam" is far more mischievous and troublesome than that.
Skype is a software program that enables you to use the Internet to make free or cheap phone and video calls, with tens of millions of users throughout the world.
Owned by eBay, it's the biggest of a number of outfits providing a similar service using what's known as "VoIP" (Voice Over Internet Protocol).
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Skype is a software program that enables you to use the Internet to make free or cheap phone and video calls, with tens of millions of users throughout the world.
Owned by eBay, it's the biggest of a number of outfits providing a similar service using what's known as "VoIP" (Voice Over Internet Protocol).
Click Here to read the full article.
©Copyright Audri and Jim Lanford. All rights reserved.
Reprinted with permission.
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