Gotta admit: this story hits on an issue that really bothers me. This line is very disturbing: "At Indiana University-Bloomington the number of full-time administrators per 100 students grew by 56 percent between 1993 and 2007, while the number of full-time teachers, researchers and service-providers actually declined by 7 percent."

Last weekend the Green Party elected its first member of the Australian House of Representatives. The party also won 14% of the vote in the Australian Senate, winning the balance of power in that body. Because neither of the major parties hold a majority, each must come to the Greens to build coalitions for new legislation. Greens around the country celebrated this historic victory.

2-year old community organizer Malik Rahim left New Orleans on July 14th on a 1,500 mile journey by bicycle to confront legislators in Washington DC on the need for real action to restore the Gulf from the devastating oil spill wreaking havoc throughout the region.

Gary Kurtz, who helped Lucas produce the first two Star Wars films, laments the direction Lucas took the franchise beginning with 1983's "Return of the Jedi".

I read this and said, "Duh". What's amazing is that so many are willing to dismiss the opinion of 98% of the scientists for whom this field of science is their focus.

Interesting idea, though the author does mention this might not be the best idea for blue-collar, hourly workers. Still, I'm intrigued.

Great guide for those interested in starting their own business, but not interested in earning an MBA.

Interesting inforgraphics for web designers and the simply curious. A bit of Internet history, too.

Excellent critique of postmodern Oprah-esque quests for feminine enlightenment inspired by the insipid "Eat, Pray, Love".

The Raging Pelican is a publication providing the people of South Louisiana and the Gulf Coast with a forum for analyses, arguments, art, and poetry in reaction to the wholesale human & environmental slaughter perpetrated against us by government and industry

The future is likely to be a very scary place for anyone at all inclined toward independent thinking.

The potential impact of digitally enabled education is huge, but is also hindered by current legal and technical restrictions. Creative Commons provides the tools necessary to overcome these restrictions, opening up educational resources so that they are not only accessible, but adaptable, interoperable, and discoverable

Of use if I ever teach or do any readers advisory again.

"world’s largest and most reliable source of information on the health, environmental, and social impacts of consumer products"

Not only facilitates your understanding of a topic, but it also enables you to differentiate two similar subjects. The site provides you with instant information on various topics.

Really handy. However, I'm hoping not to move for a long time.

Well worth a read if you're at all interested in privacy, and well worth a read if you aren't but are inclined to post personal information to sites like Facebook.

This is going to be a real game-changer if it passes. My hope is that it leads to reforms in the cloth and paper industries.

utility for creating fully bootable OS X backups