Billions of dollars spent, thousands of people put in prison for some 30 years all in the name of fighting drugs only to find that in the year 2010 the drugs have won and now drive the U.S. economy. According to the book, “The Truth about the Drug Companies”, one in every third American is on drugs and it is absolutely legal, prescribed by a doctor and sold at the neighborhood friendly drug store. The same book states that every drug-using American spends an average $300 a month on prescription drugs.   more »

Some people have been complaining about the lack of jobs in the journalism world and that may be still so, but there is a new trend of journalism emerging. It is called reporting embedded alongside its publisher's marketing campaigns. And Army Times is leading the way in this market.   more »

San Francisco Rail Road junk yard in Bay View has become a home to a heard of goats, who from time to time go on weed removal assignments, all green and organic solution to poison oak and other unwanted weeds. "Poison oak is actually good for goats," says David Simon..   more »

Amidst budget cuts and lay offs, arts programs are usually the first ones to go, but not at South San Francisco High School. They managed to keep their Ballet Folklorico Alma de Mexico alive and thriving for almost 20 years, performing, educating, earning awards and engaging teens in the community with something more than fun.   more »

On April 9, 2010 during the annual Arts on Fire Festival, Arabesque Belly Dance Troupe gave another fiery belly dance performance. Here are the video snippets of some dances.   more »

Unlike popular belief spread by the media that vaccinations "protect" against diseases, they don't. They actually cause damage to the immune system, which makes us unable to fight basic infections such as those caused by staph bacteria. How do I know this? I read the box, especially the side effects section.   more »

Can't wait to get the latest cell phone gadget on the market? Don't be so quick, check its radiation emission numbers first. The Environmental Working Group, a non-profit organization designed to use the power of public information to protect public health and environment, just released their data on cell phones radiation.   more »

As more and more American doctors are speaking out against the swine flu scare, European Council has made public statements calling the pandemic false and the vaccine dangerous. Little by little, media outlets around the world continue to spread the word, including Fox News. Nevertheless the pressure to get vaccinated perpetuates.   more »

Some serious dancing went on in Ruby Skye last night [Feb 19th, 2010]. Cosmic Gate was responsible for the music, everybody else for something hard to describe in words..   more »

For those of you who do not like to read, I found a decent video about HAARP. This is by Tru.TV, Jesse Ventura’s conspiracy show. If you minus the over dramatizations and the word “conspiracy”, it is a good overview of what HAARP is. The video is 4 parts. Enjoy!   more »

Since the powerful 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti Island on January 12, 2010, causing mass destruction and claiming hundreds of thousands of lives, some say, this disaster was manmade.   more »

On January 12, powerful earthquake with 7.0 magnitude hit Haiti. Its shockwaves felt all the way in Miami, Florida. Here is a video from U.S. Embassy cameras getting the earthquake in action.   more »