Feb. 20 Well it seems that John Yoo and Jay Bybee will face no disciplinary action for their role in the now infamous "torture memos." This latest round of CYA makes you wonder where all of these ideologues from the South Asia and Middle East get their fire from? Could it be from half-baked decisions like this?
Wade Davis on the worldwide web of belief and ritual
Feb. 3 - Wade Davis is a well known anthropologist and author of Serpent and the Rainbow had this to say about Pat Robertson's pronouncment of Haiti's divine punishment. It is sweet. Below is a talk Davis gave to the TED foundation last year. Which was also sweet..
Jan. 31 - The Black block is a protest technique adapted by many social movements. It is an international phenomenon that has been adopted by the Left and Right. I wonder how soon it'll be before its illegal to wear black?
Jan. 28 -"I suggest that if you know history, then you might not be so easily fooled by the government when it tells you you must go to war for this or that reason -that history is a protective armor against being misled.”
Jan. 27 - An article from Global Research brings up an interesting point; if the U.S. air force is running the airport in Port Au Prince, who do you think will get priority?...
Jan. 24 - Corporations are people and can weigh in on political issues following the 5-4 SCOTUS decision. The outcome of such a ruling is more than US corporate money flooding Washington. Foreign interests will be able to have their hand at influencing the US political process without worry of being revealed. Ahh the land of opportunity...
Jan. 16 - I understand that ratings are important. I understand that Pat Roberston can be misguided. But this is just plain...stupid. Perhaps Pat should read a little history about Haiti and the French. I dunno.
Aug. 31 - Burning Man is a festival that has taken place in Black Rock Desert Nevada at the end of every summer for almost 20 years. The birth of the event occurred on a beach in San Fransisco in 1986 when fest co-founder Larry Harvey burned the first man. It has been described as many things, some kind and some not so kind, but as several members of CTV can tell you, "Burning Man is whatever you make of it..."
state funeral for former president kim dae-jung brings north korean envoy
Aug. 23 - The funeral of former South Korean President and only Nobel Prize winner from Korea Kim Dae-jung brought envoys from North Korea in what many perceive as the North's attempt to get on the good foot with the South. Matters between North Korea and the South has been tense these past few months, with many seeing the provocation coming from the U.S. With the visit of former President Bill Clinton and the freeing of two U.S. journalists held in North Korea for 4 months, are relations shifting between the divided nation?
Aug. 5- Jeremy Scahill’s article on the explosive allegations against former CEO and current owner of Xe (formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide) Erik Prince, reveals a tale of alleged murder, crusading, and (?) wife swapping….
July 21 - Have you ever wondered what it is that makes you want something even though you don’t need it? The documentary The Century of the Self looks to answer this question. It involves Sigmund Freud and his nephew in America Edward Bernays ,considered by many to be the father of the field of Public Relations. The documentary was produced by a CTV Favorite, BBC documentary film maker Adam Curtis. The quality of the video is shaky at points, but definitely worth your time....
July 21 - While the overwhelming majority of Americans favor reform that includes a public option providing coverage for the estimated 45 millions Americans with no health insurance, one man is doing everything in his power to make sure this does not happen.
July 18 - It has only been just recently that members of the Khmer Rouge have been brought to trial in the nation of Cambodia. The brutality of those years gave rise to the term “killing fields.” This talk from Dr. Sophal Ear describes the state of Cambodia in the seventies and the triumph over fear that his family endured.
July 18 - The post Soviet world of the early nineties was a chaotic one, especially for those who lived in Chechnya. After multiple wars of independence from Russia over the past 15 years, things have finally settled. But the mysterious death of Natalia Estemirova speaks to a conflict that has not settled, nor has Chechnya gained independence from a Russian government that has consistently seen its critics wind up dead.
July 13 - Do you remember the largest environmental disaster in American history? Yeah we didn’t either. But the folks who live in Kingston, Tennessee sure do. On December 22, 2008 a wall of coal ash sludge came flowing down from the Tennessee Valley Authority Coal power plant and enveloped the neighboring areas. 1.1 BILLION (100 times larger than Exxon Valdez spill) covered 300 acres of land in toxic coal sludge. Many in the area claim that health effects of the sludge are still there. The TVA says that the clean up is moving along just fine. Who do you believe?
Feb. 20 Well it seems that 
