They appear to be narrowing down the potential causes of autism and other childhood disorders. Harvey Karp reports: One group of substances of particular concern is a ubiquitous family of hormone...
They're Poisoning Us
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Ted Rall Goes Batshit
Ted really loves his "Obama = Bush" beat, because he's at it again. And he's repeating far-right memes now. Mainly the one about how CIA Director Panetta said that he would be "reviewing" enhanced...
It's Everyone
I think there still might be a misperception about the push for the public option -- that it's all about guys like me and Lee who, for various reasons, don't have health insurance. This is about...
Franken Wins Supreme Court Ruling
TPM: The Minnesota Supreme Court has handed down its much-expected ruling in the heavily-litigated Minnesota Senate race from 2008 -- and it's a unanimous one -- deciding against Republican former...
Thank You Very Much, Spineless Dems
For the usual spineless reasons, senators like John Kerry and others floated support for a trigger mechanism for the public option, which would basically crowbar a 10 year waiting period into the law...
Bloodbath
Check out the descent into chaos in Iraq as American forces pull out of the cities there: Trumpets everywhere! Seriously, though, there will very likely be additional violence there, but we won't be...
Morning Meeting
About the Dylan Ratigan unit -- the show title "Morning Meeting" is terrible. Do viewers really want to dial up a show with a title relating to a miserable workplace chore? Morning meetings suck, and...
Morning Awesome
Guns N' Roses - "You Could Me Mine" From Use Your Illusion II In honor of my brother Brian's 36th birthday today (his favorite band). Happy birthday, Brian!
The Bullshit Racism of an Impotent Man
Rush Limbaugh: In Venezuela, we had a soul shake, or whatever -- that black handshake he has that he had with Chavez. We had a soul shake. Alright, you know what he's doing? He's pushing closer and...
Health Insurance Monopolies
Literally. Josh Marshall: ...the opposition to a so-called 'public option' comes almost entirely from insurance companies who have developed monopolies or near monopolies in particular geographic...
Headline of the Day
Sweet merciful crap: More than 200 people show up for bring-your-gun-to-church day. Which type of firearm do you suppose Jesus would've preferred?
Bad News for Lizard People
Governor Pawlenty is just waiting for the go-ahead from the state Supreme Court to certify the election, making Al Franken the new senator from Minnesota. On CNN: I'm going to follow the direction of...
Spazzy White Guys Take Over
I've been watching Dylan Ratigan's show sporadically and it occurred to me that the spazzy white guys who usually occupy CNBC have now officially and successfully invaded MSNBC. And this leads me to...
Cut the Bipartisanship
Senate Republicans will never vote for a healthcare reform bill. Never. So putting this bipartisan stink all over the bill in the name of courting Republicans is a huge mistake. That just leaves the...
Dial Early and Often
Dianne Feinstein, a member of the Coalition of the Corrupt and Spineless, doesn't seem to care for the criticism she's getting about the public option: “I do not think this is helpful. It doesn’t...
Morning Awesome
Phoenix - "1901" From Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Source: Chez
Nico Pitney Nails Milbank on CNN
Go Nico Pitney! Later, Milbank called Nico a dick. According to Nico: The only thing that surprised me was when Dana turned to me after our initial sparring and called me a “dick” in a whispered tone...
WTF?
This can't possibly be real: Comics writer Mark Sable was detained and intensively questioned by the TSA for carrying a script for an upcoming comic book about a writer who is detained and...
Very Serious
Here's MSNBC's Kindly Old Grampy character telling viewers that the climate crisis is a hoax leading to a world government. The "liberal network" continues to host this crackpot for some reason. At...
Why We Fight
One of the finest documentaries of the last 10 years is Why We Fight, which details the rise of the military-industrial establishment. Here's an example of how the system has Congress by the nards:...