By Irfan Husain
THIS year will see a large number of celebrations at campuses and scientific institutions around the world to mark the 200th year of the birth of Charles Darwin, and the 150th year of the publication of his seminal work.
Widely regarded as one of the three most influential thinkers of the 19th century, together [...]

By Rowan Wolf
I come from a varied background which has taken me on a winding a somewhat tortuous trail throughout my life. There are a series of threads that tie me to Judaism and hence Israel, and to the Palestinians.
I come from what is sometimes referred to as “humble” beginnings. In my case I was [...]

By Irfan Husain
Among the many changes in attitudes that took place in the West in the wake of 9/11, one was in the way people viewed religion. For the evangelical Christians, the attacks on America by people thought to be Muslims were seen as a new offensive in a centuries-old conflict. But for many atheists [...]

An Urgent Call by Scientists
IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY SCIENCE, AS SCIENCE, IS UNDER ATTACK AS NEVER BEFORE.
The signs of this are everywhere. The attacks are coming at an accelerating pace, and include frequent interventions by powerful forces, in and out of the Bush Administration, who seem all too willing to deny scientific truths, [...]

1. The Truth Commission : By Nicholas D. Kristof : The NYT
2. War on Iran: The Perfect Storm From Hell‏ : By Timothy Alexander, Rense.com
3. Anxious in America : By Thomas L. Friedman : The NYT
4. America, its Time for some Serious Wakeup Calls : By D.L. Dewey, Dewey’s World
5. Why Gentile Americans Back [...]

By David Modell
They think society should be built on their beliefs. They claim non-believers are damned. But these radical Christian groups are not in America – they are here and are aiming to change the laws of our land, discovers the Bafta-winning film-maker David Modell
It’s Tuesday morning and the infants’ classroom in Carmel [...]

By James Petras

Picture: The esteemed Reverend Jeremiah Wright sermon right after 9/11. Two full and downloadable (audio) sermons by Reverend Jeremiah Wright: the “911 sermon” and the “God damn, America” sermon.
Introduction
The sustained vituperative attack and the feeble apologetic defense of Reverend Wright’s brilliant, eloquent and substantive sermon [video] in defense of human dignity speaks to [...]