Under the very important auspices of child safety, the Act may have grave unintended consequences: fewer choices for families who are looking for handcrafted alternatives. Many Etsy artists and craftspeople have expressed fears that they won't be able stay in business due to the burdensome cost of testing and certification pursuant to the proposed legislation.

Good infographic on how the government system works.

Speculation Affected Oil Price Swings More Than Supply And Demand

The similarities between the United States and Saudi Arabia, while not outweighing their differences, are significant - and rooted in their respective political and religious histories of the past three hundred years, says Richard Bulliet.

"VOTE411.org is a "one-stop-shop" for election related information. It provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information on the following aspects of the election process"

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is mobilizing its store managers and department supervisors around the country to warn that if Democrats win power in November, they'll likely change federal law to make it easier for workers to unionize companies -- including Wal-Mart.

The “Caracas Nine” campaign focuses on the plight of nine Venezuelans who spoke their minds and paid a price.

Interesting article on our world's collapsing food system.

You can Barack the night away with a set of these.

"The church was global 200 years before Davos started talking about globalization,"

Are you unsure how the candidates for 2008 stand on the issues that are important to you? Use our candidate comparison tool to see two presidential candidates side-by-side.

This is great and as Twitter gets more mainstream this will be more accurate as a slice of popular opinion.

Love this.

Today is the anniversary of the Carnation Revolution in Portugal.

Presidential Hopefuls Build Presence for Avatars on Second Life

Although media and news outlets are generally annoying for a number of reasons, this is when you realize how much we really do need them in society.

A team of 13 christian leaders travel to Iran to speak to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, top government officials and several ayatollahs to promote more dialogue between the two countries.

Now that he's announced his presidential exploratory committee, this should be useful to those who want to learn more about this man.

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