Friday, September 28, 2012
Study finds tumors in rats fed on Monsanto's GM corn
LONDON (Reuters) - In a study that prompted criticism from other experts, French scientists said on Wednesday that rats fed on Monsanto's genetically modified (GM) corn or exposed to its top-selling weedkiller suffered tumors and multiple organ damage.......(click here to read more)
Mitt Romney: Free Speech Is for Billionaires, Not School-Teachers | Alternet
"What does a plutocracy look like? How about a leveraged buy-out artist who used his family connections – and gamed the tax code – to amass a $378 million fortune , and whose campaign is almost entirely financed by deep-pocketed conservative sugar-daddies, saying that while money equals Constitutionally protected free speech for his own donors, there should be limits on political spending by teachers making $75,000 per year......."
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Bill Moyers Exposes the Stranglehold the Corporate & Right-Wing Alliance Has on Our Democracy | Alternet
A special report from the legendary veteran journalist on the American Legislative Exchange Council.
This week, Moyers & Company reports on the most influential corporate-funded political force most of America has never heard of — ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council . A national ........(read more)
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Sociopaths: Impaired Sense of Smell? from Psychology Today/ Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D.
Published on Psychology Today (http://www.psychologytoday.com)
Sociopaths: Impaired Sense of Smell
By Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D.
Created Sep 26 2012 - 7:46am
A study by Mahmut & Stevenson (2012) has found impaired senses of smell in people with sociopathic tendencies.
The study sample consisted of 79 subjects, and the sample was taken from the community (as opposed to a psychiatric clinic).
Researchers found that people that scored highly on sociopathic traits had more difficulty identifying scents and differentiating between scents.
The researchers hypothesize that not only may sociopathic behavior be connected to frontal brain impairment, but there may also be impairment in other olfactory areas of the brain. The amygdala is one of the parts of the brain that process olfactory sensations, or smells. The amgydala is also connected to social interaction and aggression, two traits that may be found in people with sociopathic behavior.
The study authors stated that it would be more difficult to "fake good" or "fake bad" on an olfactory test.
Obviously there need to be more studies with a higher sample size in order to make further connections between sociopathic behavior and sense of smell.
Read the Science Daily article about this study: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120920115739.htm
www.stephaniesarkis.com
The study sample consisted of 79 subjects, and the sample was taken from the community (as opposed to a psychiatric clinic).
Researchers found that people that scored highly on sociopathic traits had more difficulty identifying scents and differentiating between scents.
The researchers hypothesize that not only may sociopathic behavior be connected to frontal brain impairment, but there may also be impairment in other olfactory areas of the brain. The amygdala is one of the parts of the brain that process olfactory sensations, or smells. The amgydala is also connected to social interaction and aggression, two traits that may be found in people with sociopathic behavior.
The study authors stated that it would be more difficult to "fake good" or "fake bad" on an olfactory test.
Obviously there need to be more studies with a higher sample size in order to make further connections between sociopathic behavior and sense of smell.
Read the Science Daily article about this study: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120920115739.htm
www.stephaniesarkis.com
3 Big Lies in Religious-Right "Voter Guide" Hitting 13 Million Cell Phones ~ Alternet/Adele M. Stan
In his Christian education, Ralph Reed apparently never learned that it's a sin to tell a lie. His voter guide, soon to paper churches and pop up on cell phones across the battleground states, offers three big ones......(click here to read more)
Sunday, September 23, 2012
The Contested Color of Christ - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Contested Color of Christ
How the image of Jesus has been made and remade in American history
Take a Look at What Paul Ryan Did to His Own Congressional District, and Be Very Scared for Your Country ~ Alternet: Roger Bybee
Child abuse and suicide is skyrocketing, the number of battered women has tripled, foreclosures have tripled, wages plummeting, and more........
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Saturday, September 22, 2012
Voter ID Laws Take Aim At College-Student Voters-Hufffington Post
In Tennessee, a new law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls explicitly excludes student IDs.
In Wisconsin, college students are newly disallowed from using university-provided housing lists or corroboration from other students to verify their residence.
Florida's reduction in early voting days is expected to reduce the number of young and first-time voters there.
And Pennsylvania's voter identification bill, still on the books for now, disallows many student IDs and non-Pennsylvania driver's licenses, which means out-of-state students may be turned away at the polls.
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Big Pharma Failures Light the Way to Change - Forbes
This is a guest post by Christopher Bowe, the US Healthcare Analyst at Informa Scrip. Informa is the leading global provider of specialist information to the scientific & academic, professional and commercial markets.
The pharmaceutical industry saw two very big drugs fizzle last week. Both wrecks show the way to real change......(click here to continue reading)
10 Desperate and Depressed Conservative Reactions to Romney's 47 Percent Moment | Alternet
Some are standing by Romney; the semi-smart ones are running away like he's carrying Ebola......(click to continue reading)
Sarah Silverman's Insanely Great Video Going After GOP Vote Suppressors | Alternet
Take a few minutes to watch this video (without children around due to its language!). Make it a viral hit. And then make sure your voter registration is up to date.
(click to read, and watch video)
(click to read, and watch video)
Voting Wrongs by Elizabeth Drew | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books
The Republicans’ plan is that if they can’t buy the 2012 election they will steal it.......
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Sunday, September 16, 2012
Paul Ryan and Allies Dance on Grave of Slain U.S. Diplomat at Right-Wing Confab | Alternet
When Mitt Romney lied about the Obama administration's response to the attack in Benghazi, pundits thought he'd killed his campaign. But at the Values Voter Summit, right-wingers are doubling down.....(continue reading)
Friday, September 14, 2012
PTSD Policy Changes | Psychology Today (very revealing!)
Army says some PTSD treatments are harmful.... when will we ever learn to cease being minions for Big Pharma?
READ MORE! : PTSD Policy Changes | Psychology Today
READ MORE! : PTSD Policy Changes | Psychology Today
Wired for Miracles? | Psychology Today
Epilepsy. ADD. Depression. PMS. Insomnia. What do all these conditions have in common? They're being treated with a new form of high-tech brain biofeedback. So open your radical science horizons.
READ MORE: Wired for Miracles? | Psychology Today
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Sloppy and Wrong: 11 "Fox & Friends" Corrections and Apologies | Alternet
FOX is the most misleading and most watched morning news show on TV......
READ MORE: Sloppy and Wrong: 11 "Fox & Friends" Corrections and Apologies | Alternet
READ MORE: Sloppy and Wrong: 11 "Fox & Friends" Corrections and Apologies | Alternet
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