Here's how to help Jim Valley and his family in a time of need

If you’re here, you likely have heard Jim Valley’s voice on our website, either as a co-host on Wrestling Observer Live, Wrestling Observer Radio, the Portland WrestleCast, or the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast. Even if you haven’t, you should hear his story anyway. Jim hasn’t been on our airwaves for several months as he…

Independence Parties Projected to Win Historic Catalonia Vote

2:14 Eastern Standard Time Early exit polls indicate that Catalan independence parties are projected to win a majority of seats in Sunday’s vote. #Catalonia Tweets Voters in the Catalonia region took to the polls Sunday to cast their ballots in an election that will determine whether pro-secession parties win a majority in the regional parliament—and…

Palestinian Groups Condemn Violence, Ask World to Recognize Root Cause

Click:femeboy不和谐服务器 Amid rising violence and tensions in recent weeks, Palestinian rights groups on Thursday condemned all “forms of attacks on civilians” and declared that the current situation cannot be “explained, addressed, or remedied” without a clear-eyed look at its root causes, which remain Israel’s violations of international law and brutal control of the Occupied West…

Landmark Ruling by Mexico's Supreme Court Paves the Way for Legalizing Pot

The Mexican Supreme Court has ruled that individuals have the constitutional right to grow and distribute marijuana for personal use, a much-anticipated decision handed down Wednesday that delivers a landmark blow to the drug war in Latin America. While the ruling does not strike down any existing laws, it opens the door to legalization by…

Crime Scene Becomes Media Circus as Journalists Rifle Through Shooters' Home

Disbelief and immediate criticism followed as a bizarre situation unfolded on live television Friday afternoon when numerous journalists, unobstructed by police or other agencies, streamed into the home of the two people who carried out Wednesday’s mass murder of fourteen people in San Bernadino, California. The apartment of Syed Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik—both of whom…

Scapegoating Snowden is 'Irrational' and Very Troubling, Advocates Warn

As politicians and security officials rush to shift the blame—with the mainstream media following suit —for Friday’s Paris attacks onto NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, a chorus of voices is warning that, in addition to being “unbelievably irrational,” these claims are also very, very dangerous for civil liberties. The dust hardly settled in Paris before former…

The US Government Just Literally Put Dick Cheney on a Pedestal

The likeness of Dick Cheney—former vice president and, some say, war criminal—is now enshrined at the U.S. capitol, where his marble bust, perched upon a pedestal, was unveiled Thursday. Cheney himself, former President George W. Bush, Vice President Joe Biden, and Republican lawmakers attended the unveiling ceremony in the Capitol Visitor Center’s Emancipation Hall. The…

As Destruction of Philly Public Ed Looms, Kids Are Pawns in Budget Battle

Public education for more than 130,000 Philadelphia children is at stake, as the state legislature remains mired in a stalemate over the long-overdue budget. In a letter sent to staff Tuesday night, Philadelphia School District Superintendent William Hite warned that after January 29, 2016, “our ability to keep schools open, issue paychecks and pay bills…

Poll: Majority of Americans Believe in Climate Change—And Want Action

A majority of Americans believe climate change is a serious problem and support government action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a new poll (pdf) by Monmouth University released Tuesday reveals. A full 70 percent of respondents say the world is “undergoing a change leading to more extreme weather patterns and sea level rise,” with about…