Things every American should know...

• Missile Defense Systems don't work. They also destroy our real defenses: international trust and global prosperity. They do make money for some, but they take money from useful research and government projects.
• Switching from an average car to an SUV for one year wastes more energy than leaving the refrigerator door open for 6 years. Another SUV page.
• In September 2001, Barbara Lee was the only Congressperson who thought it was a bad idea to transfer the power to declare war from Congress to the president. It's the constitutional obligation of the Congress to debate war; last time Congress gave that obligation up lead to Vietnam.
• The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan keeps an up-to-date list of "Recent reports from Afghanistan".
• How much would it take to compensate families of innocent victims of US bombing in Afghanistan? "Afghan relief organizations suggest an average grant of $10,000 to rebuild homes, restock possessions, secure adequate medical and psychological care, or compensate for the loss of breadwinners and caretakers. Assuming 2,000 families seek compensation, this would amount to a meager $20 million. Twenty million is less than one day's military expense during the bombing campaign, which cost $30 million a day." September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
• Learn about Scientology (or Dianetics).
• The best supported theory in science is the theory of evolution. We don't understand evolution perfectly, but we understand it better than we understand gravity. If you don't know basic evolutionary theory, you will have trouble understanding not only biology, but also modern theories of society (including religion) and intelligence (including artificial intelligence).