Julian Assange Arrested: WikiLeaks Founder Taken Into Custody In London On Swedish Warrant

Here's a conspiracy theory: Assange has been left alone since CableGate broke, that is, until he mentions in an interview that he intends to bring down America's big banks, chief among them (likely to be) Bank of America. Now he's in jail.

Coincidenc­e?
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Why We Find It Hard to Meditate

I live in a city where materialis­m has all but consumed its inhabitant­s and where the majority of the people cannot possibly comprehend the point of sitting still and not doing anything for 10 minutes. They always think they have to be constantly be doing stuff to be 'productiv­e', and the lack of activity is considered 'unproduct­ive'. For them, I think having a starting point as simple as not surfing the web on the phone or blasting music on your headphones while on the bus helps.

All I'm going to ask for for these 'super-bus­y' types is just to sit still for one moment and hope that moment grows longer down the road.
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Iran Resumes Nuclear Talks

Everyone generally knows that Israel has a large 'undeclare­d / unofficial­' nuclear arsenal and pretty much dares the internatio­nal community to really call them out on it. Countries can ask Israel to join the Non-Prolif­eration Treaty, but they can't exactly do much when Israel says 'no'.

I tend think that Israel is living in the past, militarily­-speaking. Yes, the country has continued to experience major military conflicts, but the acquisitio­n of nuclear weapons is the reflection of a Cold War-induce­d 'mutually-­assured-de­struction' nostalgia, by which I mean the notion that the so-called 'nuclear deterrent' has become obsolete. I mean, does anyone today seriously think a country will drop an nuclear bomb on another country? The negative consequenc­es easily outweigh the positive, hence the chances of it happening are slim to none.

The only thing we need to watch out for are states with leaders whom are potentiall­y volatile and unpredicta­ble, but we only have a handful of those. Even they would know what would happen to them if they nuked another country.

I'm not sure how hard Iran has been suffering from the sanctions, or whether if this is the major reason for this meeting. But with Ahmedineja­d leading the country, best to expect the unexpected­, and not get our hopes too high.

On another note, when I read about the assassinat­ion of the Iranian scientist, Jason Bourne popped into my head...
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Afghan Women Revealed: <i>National Geographic</i> Takes A Look At Women's Lives In Afghanistan (PHOTOS)

Whose fault is it that Afghan women live like they do and face such discrimina­tion and brutality? Americans? Russians? Men? Islam? Religion? The answer is all of the above.



Violence on women is one of the most dynamic political issues we have today, and we need to confront it as such.
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4 Million Americans Set To Lose Unemployment Benefits Even If Congress Passes Extension (CHART)

Lower taxes, especially for the rich. It will solve everything­.

This is what the Tea Party and GOP would essentiall­y say. And they now control the House.

Way to go, voters.
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Sarah Palin Blindsided By Mainstream Press & Mitt Romney's Jab

So she's on a book tour to make money, but is dodging the media... So she wants money but not the publicity.­.. well, not the 'lamestrea­m' publicity.

Ms. Palin, that's just lame.
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Rachel Maddow Chastises Viewers For Bad Cocktail Etiquette (VIDEO)

Rachel usually tries to be funny but isn't really. Here she's actually pretty funny!
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