The following are a list of companies that advertise during the Glenn Beck show and the O'Reilly show. If you, like me, find their programming not only ignorant but criminal, then do not give your money to these companies. Do not give them your money. You can get this list and the updates . . . (More)

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Pledge Unconstitutional at Public Schools, Judge Says Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) -- A federal judge in California said that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is unconstitutional, in a ruling that will rekindle a debate over the appropriateness of the use of the phrase "under God.'' more . . . (More)

From DFA: Homelessness, Hunger "working out well" for EvacueesFrom the "She said what?!" department:Former First Lady Barbara Bush visited the Houston Astrodome with her husband, former President George H.W.Bush, where tens of thousands of evacuees from the New Orleans area are receiving aid and re . . . (More)

Widespread IgnoranceBy Sam Harrishttp://www.alternet.org/story/23964/Only 28 percent of Americans believe in evolution; 68 percent believe in Satan. And since Bush's endorsement of 'intelligent design,' the battle between faith and reason is growing stronger.President Bush has endorsed the pseudo-s . . . (More)

Florida again. Why am I not surprised.  Republicans on the House Choice and Innovation Committee voted along party lines Tuesday to pass a bill that aims to stamp out "leftist totalitarianism" by "dictator professors" in the classrooms of Florida's universities. The Academic Freedom Bill of R . . . (More)

Some bigotry is so entrenched in American language we don't even know when we're using it. "Paddy wagon" is one such term. Even Webster's defines the term — "an enclosed motortruck used by police to carry prisoners" — without mention of its derogatory etymology. But look up "Paddy," just one lin . . . (More)

*oops, deleted-here's the lowdown minus the psychobabble* Drug companies are now paying people to get drug ads tattooed on them. "Old school: The body is a temple. The Next Big Thing, according to 31-year-old Joe Tamargo: The body is a billboard. Tamargo, who runs a Web site LivingAdSpace.c . . . (More)