Interesting and good: In a Daily Beast exclusive, Lucinda Franks says investigators are zeroing in on at least 20 people, including family members, among them Ruth Madoff, who received at least $70 million from her husband. Plus, how Madoff is "jerking around" investigators. Two days befor...

At least I hope so: it seems to happen too often that Obama takes a conservative position. Mike Lillis of the Washington Independent has the latest: Official negotiations among United Nations members begin today in Vienna over a U.N. declaration to guide global drug policy for the next decade. As we...

Muslim hate preacher ridicules troops abused in anti-war protests - and mocks their dead comrade By Michael Seamark, Andrew Levy and Matt Sandy Last updated at 12:07 PM on 11th March 2009 A Muslim preacher of hate today ridiculed British soldiers who were abused during a homecoming parade - branding...

For example: … It’s hard to imagine just how much corn is required to make a usable amount of ethanol. Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute has a great quote that sums it up: “The grain required to fill a 25-gallon SUV gas tank with ethanol will feed one person for a year.â€� A year ...

Walls closing in. Clock spinning out of control. Head marching to the beat of some damned drummer and no pill shuts the percussionist up. At 108 minutes and I don’t think I can push the button....

First of all, the organisers of this year’s festival deserve credit for a great series of fixtures, with some smart and courageous decisions on artists and staging. Second, they seem to have done a good job with ticketing, with far fewer of the good seats at events going empty (and seat alloca...

What does the word community mean to you? I don’t mean the dictionary definition, but rather what images, beliefs, and feelings does the word connote for you when you hear it spoken or see it on the page? I ask because I was surprised at how many negatives I had associated with the use of it. ...

And it’s headed for DC. ThinkProgress: According to the Maryland Department of the Environment, approximately 4,000 gallons of toxic coal ash has spilled into the North Branch of the Potomac River in Luke, MD. A “dime sizedâ€� hole developed in the pipeline on March 8, but was not discovered...

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BMEWS readers all .... I read part (okay only the headline) of an article this morning that says people who are always angry are at risk of heart attacks. So I thought ... hmmmm.  They’re talkin’ to me.  Maybe I’d better say my goodbyes now while I can and while I still f...