Urban Foraging
After spending an afternoon with Iso Rabins, it has come to my attention that I have no useful skills. And by useful, I mean the kind that could save my life if I was plucked out of the warm embrace of industrial, consumer society.
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Multiculturalism
After 40 years of relentless immigration from the third world’s poorest nations, and an additional 100 million people added to America from all over the planet: White, Black, Hispanic and Muslims now battle for positioning within the United States. The fantasy of a human bouquet of civility degrades into harsher realities of a fast-Balkanizing civilization. In reality, each ethnic group finds comfort, solace and identity, not in America, but within its own tribe and language.
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Herbs As Pesticides
Common herbs and spices show promise as an environmentally-friendly alternative to conventional pesticides, scientists have told a major US conference. Read more

Court allows for Illegally Obtained Evidence
Despite refusing to “endorse” the government’s tactics in securing a warrant for a wiretap, a federal appeals court is ruling that authorities could use the fruits of their questionable eavesdropping in prosecuting an alleged drug dealer.
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Pig Busted for Beating on Women
James Roberts III is to be charged with numerous felonies in the physical abuse of his wife and girlfriend, the Orange County district attorney's office says. Read more

Pigs Kill Pastor
Plainclothes officers shot and killed a small-town pastor when the 28-year-old father-to-be resisted efforts to question him about a passenger in his car who was the target of a drug sting, authorities said. Read more