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  • Donald Trump Has a Mental Health Problem and It Has a Name

    Tuesday, September 09, 2025
    Donald Trump has a mental health condition known as narcissistic personality disorder. Here are some of the symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder. React with rage or contempt and try to belittle other people to make themselves appear superior. Have an unreasonably high sense of self-importance and require constant, excessive admiration. Make achievements and talents seem bigger than they are. Behave in an arrogant way, brag a lot and come across as conceited.   read more
  • Youth Incarceration Rate in U.S. Drops to 35-Year Low

    Friday, March 01, 2013
    The report revealed that many young people behind bars in 2010 were not there for violent crimes or robbery. In fact, only 25% were. The largest group of offenders (40%) consisted of drug and probation violators and those committing “status” offenses, such as truancy or illegal possession of alcohol.   read more
  • Federal Prison Guard Killed for First Time in 5 Years

    Friday, March 01, 2013
    Eric Williams was conducting a nightly headcount alone in a unit housing 130 prisoners at the high security federal prison in Canaan, Wayne County, when a prisoner beat him and stabbed him repeatedly using a homemade knife. Williams was the first federal prison guard to be killed in the line of duty since 2008. Two dozen federal prison employees have died on the job since 1901.   read more
  • Sierra Club Opposes Fracking…Except in Illinois

    Friday, March 01, 2013
    In supporting an industry-backed bill in Illinois, a Sierra Club official, Jack Darin, said there was no way to avoid fracking from taking place, so the organization might as well compromise and get regulations in place. Complaints about the Illinois plan include its provisions to allow drilling on state land and permit fracking as long as rules are in place to regulate it.   read more
  • Supreme Court Votes 5-4 to Reject Challenge to Warrantless Wiretap Program

    Thursday, February 28, 2013
    Siding with the Obama administration, the court’s conservative wing said the plaintiffs—a group that included the ACLU, Amnesty International, Global Fund for Women, Global Rights, Human Rights Watch, International Criminal Defence Attorneys Association, The Nation magazine, PEN American Center, Service Employees International Union and others—could not demonstrate that they or their clients would be harmed by the law.   read more
  • Big Energy Firm Agrees to Replace Coal-Burning Plants with Wind and Solar Operations

    Thursday, February 28, 2013
    American Electric Power (AEP) will stop using coal by 2015 at power plants in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. It intends to replace the energy produced by the plants with new wind and solar investments in Indiana and Michigan. The company also will spend $5 billion to install pollution controls on other plants located throughout the East and reduce its annual sulfur dioxide emissions over the next 12 years from 828,000 tons to 174,000 tons.   read more
  • Blackwater Executives Get Slap on Wrist in 6-Year Criminal Case

    Thursday, February 28, 2013
    Several of the charges dealt with the gifting of personal firearms to King Abdullah of Jordan and his entourage while the company was trying to win a security contract. Others related to the seizure automatic weapons that exceeded Blackwater’s legal limit. Blackwater officials claimed they were just storing the weapons for the Camden County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina.   read more
  • Reported 7% Decline in 2012 Afghan Taliban Attacks Was A Data Entry Error

    Thursday, February 28, 2013
    The 7% statistic first appeared on January 22 on the website of the American-led coalition, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). It subsequently was used in the Pentagon’s semi-annual report to Congress on Afghanistan security progress. The figure then abruptly vanished from the website without explanation. A coalition spokesman later said the error was caught during a “quality control check.”   read more
  • World’s Largest Food Companies Fail Ethical Standards

    Thursday, February 28, 2013
    Coming in dead last was British food giant Associated British Foods, owner of Ovaltine and other brands with 13 points on a scale of 70. Next to last were Kellogg's and General Mills, with both scoring 16 points. Nestlé made the top of the list with 36 points, with Unilever close behind at 34.   read more
  • Six Underground Tanks Leaking Nuclear Waste in Washington State

    Wednesday, February 27, 2013
    The newly discovered problem only adds to the soil contamination at Hanford, which was used for five decades to produce plutonium for the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal. There are nearly 150 tanks, similar in size and design, to the six spilling radioactive liquid and sludge at the site. Four of the six tanks have leaked in the past. The news led the state’s governor, Jay Inslee, to wonder about the “integrity” of the other tanks.   read more
  • Does U.S. Government Have the Right to Assassinate Its Citizens on U.S. Soil? Leaders Won’t Say

    Wednesday, February 27, 2013
    When President Obama was asked if drone strikes could be used against U.S. citizens within the U.S., his reply was as evasive as Brennan’s: There “has never been a drone used on an American citizen on American soil.”   read more
  • Karzai, Alleging Support for Torture, Orders U.S. Special Forces out of Afghan Province

    Wednesday, February 27, 2013
    Afghan officials later said that Afghans supporting American commandos were the main suspects, and that U.S. soldiers had more likely enabled the wrongdoings instead of perpetrated them. The accusations centered on the actions of local militia armed and trained by the Americans, the creation of which has been opposed by Afghanistan’s national government.   read more
  • Congress Keeps Funding Little-Used Airports

    Wednesday, February 27, 2013
    One example is Lake Murray State Park Airport in Oklahoma, recipient of $150,000 annually from Washington. The airport consists of a field with no landing lights, no electricity, no control tower, and no people to operate it. There is, on average, one landing and takeoff a week, and often is used by passing private planes whose pilots need to use the bathroom.   read more
  • Study of Tweet Words Ranks Happiest and Unhappiest Cities and States

    Wednesday, February 27, 2013
    Hawaii was found to be the happiest state in the country. Next in line were Maine, Nevada, Utah and Vermont. At the other end, Louisiana was ranked at the bottom, just ahead of Mississippi, Maryland, Delaware and Georgia. Among cities, Napa, California, came in first in terms of bliss, followed by Idaho Falls, Idaho; Longmont, Colorado; San Clemente, California; and Simi Valley, California.   read more
  • As States Ban Payday Loans, Big Banks Move in to Help Lenders

    Tuesday, February 26, 2013
    JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo enable the lenders to withdraw payments automatically from borrowers’ bank accounts. This includes those in states that have banned the loans. Often these withdrawals lead to quick profits for the banks thanks to overdraft and other fees. In fact, a report by Pew Charitable Trusts found that 27% of payday loan borrowers ended up with overdraft fees.   read more
  • Obama Sends Troops and Drones to Niger

    Tuesday, February 26, 2013
    A military official told The Washington Post that eventually the U.S. would like to relocate the base to the northern Niger city of Agadez, which is closer to the Malian territory where the rebels are located. U.S. contractors have already been operating surveillance flights out of Agadez for several months.   read more
  • Growing Movement for Gun Owners to Buy Liability Insurance

    Tuesday, February 26, 2013
    If owners of automobiles are required to have insurance, then why shouldn’t gun owners be mandated to carry liability coverage? That’s the argument many lawmakers around the country are putting forth to support new legislation in state capitols. Supporters say the new requirement would provide financial incentive for gun owners to handle their firearms safely (those deemed less of a risk would presumably pay lower premiums).   read more
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