A well-rounded story that references hard satellite data to correct the common misperception that all of the world's glaciers are rapidly receding. This misperception is partially the result a 2009 United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report that mistakenly claimed Himalayan glaciers would disappear by 2035. Current methods of monitoring glacier melt have also improved--previous projections were based almost entirely on monitoring just a few low-altitude glaciers, which biased the estimate. Current observations are from the GRACE satellites that directly measure ice loss on all of the world's 200,000 glaciers.

This story is factually challenged. It refers to an annual rise in global sea level of 0.4 millimeters, which is 0.016 inches--about 1/64 of an inch. At that rate sea levels would rise only about 1.6 inches during the next century.Even those scientists who believe global warming will not be catastrophic would consider this estimate too low, since observed sea level rise during the past twenty years has been about 1/8 inch per year--the current rate of change would yield a sea level rise of about 12 inches during the next century.

This is "can't put it down" journalism that leaves one with a clear sense of the problem and all of its ramifications.

A remarkably superficial story that is guilty of the same type of data cherry-picking that it so blithely criticizes.

A story that supports the reality of warming because of increased carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere, and which simultaneously supports the opinion held by many scientists that such warming will not be catastrophic during the foreseeable future, because the sun is now heading towards a "grand minimum" in its output.

The "Occupy" movement has been badly damaged by the appearance of "Black Bloc" anarchists in Oakland and at demonstrations nationwide. This article highlights the problem and mentions that among the anarchists we are sure to find agents provacateurs.

If you wonder why Ron Paul is proposing that the Department of Homeland Security be abolished, this article should provide a bit of insight. If this were an isolated incident, one might just laugh at the insanity of it all. Unfortunately this sort of thing happens all too often, and we are rapidly gaining a reputation as a nation that has lost perspective.

A very clear exposition of the facts.

This article raises many issues, yet resolves nothing and leaves the reader hanging. The many questions include: 1./ Why did the police arrive at a family's house in an armored vehicle with heavily armed men wearing body armor to execute a search warrant in a marijuana-dealing case? 2../ Why did Jose Guerena not open the door himself instead of assuming, despite the "Police!" announcement, that his family was in danger? 3./ Why did the police immediately escalate by using a battering ram to break down the front door? 4./ Why, after the door was broken down, didn't Jose Guerena surrender with his hands up? 5./ Why does the story lean heavily in the direction of assuming that the police wantonly murdered Jose Guerena by ... More »

An excellent story that identifies exactly which corporate entities perpetrated the ongoing economic crash.

That Steve Jobs used psychedelics, including LSD, is not really news to anyone who has read much about him, yet it is important and relevant. The book, WHAT THE DOORMOUSE SAID, is quite good; anyone who thinks hippie culture was a passing phenomenon just hasn't been paying attention.

A fine editorial that underscores the severity of the problems we are facing as a global economy.

Not a great story, yet the subject matter is quite relevant. The facts clearly demonstrate that the fault line between the Left and Tea Partiers has nothing to do with race--it has everything to do with ideology.

A well-written, acerbic opinion piece that gets to the heart of the economic crisis still unfolding worldwide. Think the worst is over?....Wait until the benefits run out completely, then think again.

An excellent and highly relevent story. Incontrovertible evidence has been presented at repeated intervals during the past forty years that voting machines have been routinely rigged. This most recent story discusses work that was conducted by highly reputable researchers at Argonne National Laboratory. All that is missing is context: voting machines are not only vulnerable to hacking, they are routinely hacked in ways that sway important elections--including presidential elections.

A very good story with solid grounding. I only wish that it had offered more support for the contention that Republicans participated in creating the subprime mortgage crisis--this is possibly the most divisive issue in national politics today, with Republicans INSISTING that Democrats are solely responsible for our economic woes. Leading with this example would have increased the impact of the author's argument.

An ideological rant that has no journalistic merit. Even that might be forgiven if it were more humorous and stuck to the facts; it doesn't.

An opinion piece, yes, but also a clear presentation of the overall picture when it comes to investment banking. We can always count on the big guys to have their hand in the cookie jar, ready to snatch OUR money if their deals go south--the limits of democracy, and the ability of the rich to manipulate the political process, have become more apparent than usual during this fnancial crisis.

Talk about playing the race card!...Gore must be getting really desperate.

Although this is an opinion piece, it offers quite a bit of hard data that cannot be ignored. Readers will be encouraged to follow through with more reading on CERN's "CLOUD' experiment, and links to the research are provided.

There is a serious problem with this story. It describes real events, however it provides no context; specifically, its perspective seems to be rooted in the past. As any perusal of contemporary crime statistics will show, there is no epidemic of attacks perpetrated by whites against blacks and latinos; yet this opinion piece implies that there is. In fact, the statistics overwhelmingly show an opposite problem; blacks in particular, and latinos to a lesser extent, perpetrate violent crimes against whites much more often that the reverse. Hate crimes are indeed a "national problem," and hate crimes are perpetrated by whites against blacks and latinos. However "hate crimes" perpetrated by blacks and latinos against whites ... More »