Magdelena, Sonora is an hour south of Nogales, Arizona and far removed from many of the problems found along the U.S./Mexico border. But the final resting place of Spanish missionary Father Kino is beginning to face its own challenges. Click 'Listen' to hear the first of many KJZZ reports from the border.
Don't Freeze Out The Winter Olympics Yet As the Olympics kick off in Vancouver on February 12th, author David Sax gives us reason to embrace the wild games of ice and snow.
The New Republic: Will Murtha's Town Die With Him? Johnstown's success was not a façade, but its prosperity was as dependent on John Murtha as it had once been on one industry. It was almost as if Johnstown could not bring itself to imagine what would happen once Murtha, like steel before him, was no longer there to sustain it. And now it will face the consequences of that failure.
When The Layoffs Come, Everything Must Go Being laid off isn't easy; being laid off in a company where you were valued isn't any easier. But being laid off in a company where you were valued, and watching the office world move on like your time there never existed is excruciating. This is Marc Kevin Hall's story.
Foreign Policy: Why The Net Shouldn't Get The Nobel It may be hard to believe, but the Internet has been shortlisted as a candidate for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize (along with dissidents and human rights activists from Russia and China). Here are five reasons why the Nobel committee should not give the award to this quirky candidate:
Why All Americans Should Thank Sen. Shelby Americans owe a debt of gratitude to Richard Shelby, and 99 other U.S. senators should be furious at him.
Late last week, the senior Republican from Alabama placed a blanket hold on 70 nominations pending before the Senate. He was not objecting to ...
The Corporation Code: Where Is Responsibility? New unemployment figures indicate more people are back to work, but the numbers can be deceiving — especially in our country, where we often <em>are</em> what we do. But what about corporations? The Supreme Court has granted them the same rights to free speech that individuals have, so it time we hold <em>them</em> to our shared morals?
The Nation: Welcome To Palinland Though Sarah Palin's National Tea Party Convention keynote garnered more robust bursts of applause when she invoked birthday boy Ronald Reagan (he would have been 99), the real sage behind her speech was Barry Goldwater. In Palinland, the government is small and shrinking
Foreign Policy: Looking Into The McChrystal Ball Stanley McChrystal may not be inherently dishonest, but misleading everyone about the situation in Afghanistan may be part of his strategy for victory.
Notable And Dubious Super Bowl Achievements Now that the big trophy has been handed out, Monkey See distributes some of its own. Linda Holmes chooses between Snickers, Letterman-Leno and Google for Best Ad. Other honors include: best example of turning on a dime and most surprising movie resemblance.
'How's That Hopey, Changey Stuff?' Palin Asks Conservative activists in Nashville this week for the first-ever National Tea Party Convention gave a hero's welcome to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who closed the event with a speech Saturday night. Palin praised the Tea Party movement and delivered a scathing — sometimes mocking — critique of both the economic and national security policies of the Obama administration.
Nashville's Original Activists While the Tea Party convention meets, another group of activists is meeting in Nashville, Tenn., to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the civil rights sit-in movement.
Snow Advice For The Frantic Mid-Atlantic The first flakes have fallen, and with upwards of 2 feet of snow expected to wallop parts of the East Coast this weekend, one Midwesterner offers her tried-and-true advice for bearing with a blizzard. And no, it doesn't involve standing in a two-hour line for milk.
Question Time: Bring Back The Debate! Grover Norquist and Katrina vanden Heuvel may be two people you'd expect to see butting heads, but they're in agreement on at least one thing: America desperately needs more public discourse.
