Americans readily characterize themselves as being 'for' or 'against' the death penalty? But how much do they really know about capital punishment? Our latest article ("Well Executed?"), explores this topic through the lens of a new documentary entitled At the Death House Door. Click here to read the piece. Read Full Story
In one of the most despicable commentaries I can ever remember hearing on radio, Michael Savage, the No. 3-largest syndicated talk show host in the U.S. said (on July 16): "Now, you want me to tell you my opinion on autism...? A fraud, a racket.... Now, the illness du jour is autism. You know what autism is? I'll tell you what autism is. In 99 percent of the cases, it's a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out. That's what autism is...." Click below to listen to the audio of the... Read Full Story
Two words about this.... Well, duh. Of course, the American people are only getting what they deserve. After all, they were misguided enough to elect Bush ... twice. That's the real failure. Read Full Story
The New Yorker's latest cover ("The Politics of Fear," July 21, 2008) has generated a shitstorm of controversy. Too bad a shockingly large percentage of Americans won't recognize it as satire; for them it will only "confirm" their false beliefs about Barack Obama's religion and patriotism. Worse, David Horsey, a cartoonist from the Seattle-Post Intelligencer has already copied the idea and done a similar cartoon that supposedly satirizes attacks on John McCain and his wife. The only problem... Read Full Story
"Budweiser: The Great Belgian Lager." Doesn't exactly have a nice ring to it, does it? With the sale of St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch Cos. to Belgian brewing giant InBev, I wonder if some Americans will stop drinking Budweiser, Bud Light and all other Anheuser-Busch products. I'm sure an organized protest (not to mention a boycott Web site), is already in the works. Read Full Story
The telesales practices of Progressive Business Publications — a.k.a. American Future Systems, Inc., Progressive Gifts & Incentives and other alternate names — and the collections efforts of its associated collection agency International Credit Recovery, a.k.a. “ICR” (Vestal, NY) are well-documented online (see ripoffreport.com and many other Web sites). But following is other information consumers might want to know. Both Progressive Business Publications and International Credit Recovery... Read Full Story
June 25 marks the 132nd anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. More than a century later, Custer's Last Stand remains one of the most memorable failures in American history. To mark the anniversary, "Custerphiles" from around the country will, as they do each year, descend on eastern Montana to re-enact the battle — at several different locations, no less. (The mock massacres will take place on the weekend of June 27-29, to accommodate 21st century obligations like work and family... Read Full Story
The last time the California Institute of Technology's men's basketball team won a conference game, Michael Jordan was in the midst of his rookie year with the Chicago Bulls and basketball players were still wearing short shorts. On January 24, 1985, Caltech eked out a one-point win over the University of La Verne, giving the Division III Beavers an exceedingly rare Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) victory. Including its SCIAC triumphs in 1980 and 1971, Caltech... Read Full Story
Great marketing ploy on the part of both binocular manufacturer Bushnell and Field and Stream magazine. Lots of free publicity and no one can ever collect the prize. The scary thing is that as of this posting 45 percent(!) of AOL users polled think Bigfoot is real (with 40 percent saying "no" and 15 percent saying "I'm not sure"). Read Full Story
Today's AP Wire features a story highlighting the fact that more than two dozen youngsters who trashed Robert Frost's former home have been ordered to take classes in which they study his poetry as part of their punishment. Last December 28, a large group of teenagers broke into Frost's place, had a beer party and completely trashed the place, causing approximately $10,000 in property damage. Now many of them are making good by going to classes in which they read poems like "The Road Not... Read Full Story
