Complimentary medicine (Ava)
Sade Malloy of Florida's First Coast News reported last month:A Lake City veteran said acupuncture is the only way to get his life back as he deals with excruciating pain after losing his...
View ArticlePeach and Avocado Salad in the Kitchen
At Ms. magazine's blog, Natalie Wilson has a must-read review of Iron Man 3 entitled "Iron Man 3: The Series Drones On:"This time around Tony isn’t as much of a womanizing cad as in the other films,...
View ArticleThe IRS as an instrument of intimidation
Isaiah's The World Today Just Nuts "Penny Pig Pritzker" and Kat's "Kat's Korner: Natalie Maines releases a mother of an album" went up yesterday. I hope you checked them both out.Juliet Eilperin...
View ArticleThe so-called 'recovery'
That's Adam Kokesh on his program Adam v. The Man noting how the so-called recovery has been very good for the wealthy but hasn't done a thing for the working class.Adam is an Iraq War veteran and a...
View ArticleBiggest embarrassment at House Judiciary hearing
Ava here, filling in for Trina to cover today's House Judiciary Comittee hearing.US House Rep Jerrold Nadler, what a joke. In today's House Judiciary Committee, he attempted to shift the blame for the...
View ArticleEZ Tuna Lasanga in the Kitchen
Tina e-mailed about a problem, favorite foods and packages disappearing from supermarket shelves.The biggest offender for her was a cheap, generic lasagna in a skillet meal/mix that you added beef too...
View ArticleLeave Ed alone
Above is Isaiah's The World Today Just Nuts "Walk On Water" from Sunday. I think a lot more people realize that Barack can't and doesn't walk on water. His treatment of Ed Snowden has ensured that...
View ArticleEmpty nest syndrome?
I just wasn't in the mood to write last night, sorry if anyone was waiting on a post. A few of you have noted that I don't seem my chatty self these days. Don't feel my chatty self. As June was...
View ArticleStand up to the NSA spying
First off, thank you to every one for your kind words. Today went a lot better after writing "Empty nest syndrome?" Wednesday morning. Wally's mom was right about just acknowledging it would be a big...
View ArticleCBS makes a stupid mistake
My father loves CBS prime time. All the shows. That includes NCIS. This year two of the leads were renegotiating contracts: Mark Harmon (Jethro) and Cote de Pablo (Ziva). They moved heaven and...
View ArticleBlack Bean and Corn Salad in the Kitchen
Donna e-mailed about a great salad that they started making at her grocery store. It's a thick Italian dressing (get light if you're making this yourself) with tomato wedges, chunks of cucumber and...
View ArticleOf course it ended that way
Tom Carter (WSWS) reports:On Friday, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) released a memorandum setting forth new “guidelines” concerning government surveillance of members of the press. “These revised...
View ArticleBlumenthal disappoints (Ava)
Ava here filling in for Trina to cover today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Senator Richard Blumenthal is a Democrat from Conn. He wants a better FISA court. That is his issue and I suppose...
View ArticleDave Lindorff and an Orange Tabby
This community used to be the biggest supporter of David Lindorff (also known as Dave Lindorff). If Joel Bleifuss of In These Times attacked or betrayed Lindorff, C.I. would publicly respond and take...
View ArticleEasy Pasta and Tomato Sauce in The Kitchen
Community member Brenda wants an easy pasta dish "using fresh tomatoes because that's all my garden is producing -- and I've got sacks and sacks of tomatoes. I've given them out to friends and family...
View ArticleTag sale Detroit
Friday, I briefly noted the dismal jobs report released that morning. Andre Damon (WSWS) goes into the report in great detail and here's his opening:The US economy added 162,000 net jobs in July, the...
View ArticleD'Artagnan Collier
Yesterday, I noted D'Artagnan Collier (above) who is the SEP candidate for mayor in Detroit. WSWS has a statement from the SEP about him today:The Socialist Equality Party calls on all workers in...
View ArticleObamaCare
Isaiah's The World Today Just Nuts"The Apology" went up Monday and is a take on Barack's apology for ObamaCare. Valerie Jarrett's referring to is Kevin G. Hall and Anita Kumar's McClatchy Newspapers...
View ArticleKate Randall explains the con that is ObamaCare
That's Isaiah's The World Today Just Nuts "Babs Visits DC." Babs says to Barack, "Politics means never having to say you're sorry." Ryan O'Neal says, "That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard."...
View ArticleKate Randall dissects the press conference
Barack gave a press conference today -- trying to save himself and ObamaCare. Kate Randall (WSWS) reports:Under the change, insurers will be allowed to offer health plans through 2014 that do not meet...
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