Jimmy Carter: Davis Tragedy “Will Spur Us Toward A Total Rejection Of Capital Punishment”

Georgia native Jimmy Carter gave a statement to the Associated Press.

“Rosalynn and I are deeply saddened by the execution of Troy Anthony Davis by the state of Georgia,” Carter said in a statement today.

“If one of our fellow citizens can be executed with so much doubt surrounding his guilt, then the death penalty system in our country is unjust and outdated,” Carter said. “We hope this tragedy will spur us as a nation toward the total rejection of capital punishment.”…

New Dad Living On An All-Breast-Milk Diet

Curtis is blogging about his experience living off wife Katie’s breast milk.

The breast milk consumer said he’s 6-foot-4 inches, weighs 185 pounds and estimates he needs about 2,000 calories per day, which he says equals about 66 ounces of breast milk each day.

After the first day, Curtis wrote that his hunger “is pretty much non existent and manifests itself mostly as thirst.”

“I may even be sad when all this milk is gone from the freezer,” he wrote.…

The Obese Outnumber The Hungry Globally, Says Red Cross

But hardship for the hungry is increasing with a growing food crisis…

Troy Davis’s Last Words: “I Am Innocent”

Did Georgia execute an innocent man?

Davis told the family he was sorry for their loss, but “I’m not the one who personally killed your son, your father, your brother. I am innocent.” He said he did not have a gun and urged the family to “look deeper into this case so that you really can finally see the truth.”

A reporter who witnessed the execution said Davis went on to say, “I ask my family and friends to continue to fight this fight. For those about to take my life, God have mercy on your souls. And may God …

It’s Open: The “Ground Zero Mosque”

It’s not at Ground Zero and it’s not a mosque, but it’s open.…

More And More Americans Using Texting Over Telephone Calls

By Nancy Hennen

Pew  study shows 53% prefer voice over text…

Troy Davis Put To Death At 11:08 PM ET

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Supreme Court Refuses To Block Troy Davis Execution

The execution now is expected to occur by 11 p.m. ET.…

Troy Davis’s Life In The Balance

Richard Kim at The Nation is following the drama. The Supreme Court and, in particular, Justice Anthony Kennedy, is deciding.…

Yeah, What Elizabeth Warren Said

by Stuart Shapiro

Elizabeth Warren recently announced that she will take on Senator Scott Brown in Massachusetts in 2012.  In the video below, she articulates the progressive mindset better than anyone in a long time.  Key line:

“You built a factory out there? Good for you. But I want to be clear: you moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for; you hired workers the rest of us paid to educate; you were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. You didn’t have …

Rick Perry: I Have A “Clear Directive” As A Christian To Stand With Israel

Even George W. Bush never used his faith to proclaim policy…