Mike Doyle

NY Artist Mike Doyle Creates Amazing Lego Mansion

AOL Real Estate | Posted 12.05.2011

A nearly six-foot-tall mansion made entirely from 130,000 Lego blocks took Mike Doyle nearly 600 hours to build. The New York-based artist's "Victo...

Why Raw Sprouts Cause E. Coli

Meathead | Posted 08.11.2011

Meathead

How could innocent crunchy, delicious sprouts, full of nutrients and beneficial compounds, be dangerous? Because they are grown differently than any other vegetable, in an environment practically ideal for bacteria.

Will You be Voting for a Resident of the Secretive C Street House in the 2010 General Election? (Slideshow)

Jeff Sharlet | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Sharlet

2010-10-26-Screenshot20101026at1.37.56PM.pngHere is my guide to the C Street men up for election.

Inside Lawmakers' 'Frat House For Jesus' And Ensign's Intervention

The New Yorker | Peter J. Boyer | Posted 05.25.2011

One midwinter night in 2008, Senator John Ensign, of Nevada, the chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, was roused from bed when six men ...

Rep. Mike Doyle Shows Washington How To Stand Up For What's Right

Harold Feld | Posted 05.25.2011

Harold Feld

Rep. Doyle's colleagues should learn from his example of how to respond when corporate interests dress up their agendas in populist clothing -- whether on net neutrality, financial reform, or any other issue.

Catholic Church Shows Its Influence In Health Care Fight

Wall Street Journal | Peter Wallsten | Posted 05.25.2011

Injecting itself aggressively into the health-care debate, the Roman Catholic Church in America has emerged as a major political force with the potent...

What is Work? Small Town Hospital Closing Opens Health-Care Debate

Sharon Glassman | Posted 11.17.2011

Sharon Glassman

The closing of a cornerstone institution in the small but much talked about town of Braddock, PA, raises an important question: How should a community hospital work, really?

"C Street" and the Military

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Rodda

These soldier's appearances on religious programs in uniform isn't just a violation of military regulations, it's a good example of the multiple connections between fundamentalist groups.

Animals on the Hill, and in The Hill

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Markarian

The lawmakers doing the bidding for Big Agribusiness simply don't get that the American public wants to see all animals treated humanely, including animals raised for food.

Allegations Of Cover-Up Surround Taste Of Chicago Violence

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.25.2011

News reports characterizing the Taste of Chicago and Friday night's Independence Day fireworks show in Grant Park as "peaceful" have led some bloggers...