NewsCut

Mr. Burns explains the fiscal cliff
Normally, I'd be a little embarrassed to present a Simpsons character explaining something as important as the coming 'fiscal cliff.'
The art of secession
Could a U.S. state legally secede? No.
See your future you
I apologize in advance for the amount of time you're about to waste.
On Brubeck
Dave Brubeck has died. The jazz pianist was 91.
Now that 'Socialism' has been named the word of the year, maybe people will learn what it means.
Noticing Duluth’s problem (5×8 – 12/5/12)
To be black in Duluth, snowshoing for the 'singing wilderness,' crooks and seniors, how HMOs are stiffing parents of autistic children, and the 86-year-old paperboy.
Can courts require people not to get pregnant?
Somewhere out there -- probably within a few blocks' walk of where you are -- there's a down-and-out person who needs a helping hand.
Privacy and ethics laws can't possibly keep up with the pace of medical technology.