The BBC is taking a long, hard look at itself, one that starts with the premise that much of its programming is elitist. The outcome may mean a reallocation of resources within the Beebhemoth.

God, does it suck to be poor and living in the southern hemisphere. Not only will you bear the brunt of global warming, a problem largely caused by industrialized economies in the developed world, but you will receive a pittance in aid compared to what those countries are spending on themselves.

The big question on the ultimate impact of global warming: How stupid are we as a species? Because the stupider we are, the worse it will be.

Roger Bannister did something that the experts considered impossible -- he ran a mile in under four minutes in 1954. Notice how no one is talking about a three-minute mile more than 50 years later? The same analogy helps explain why there may not be a second Green Revolution when the global population is expected to keep rising.

Palestinian journalists are being asked to boycott coverage of the Palestinian Authority government for three days to protest what they say is inaction in the case of BBC reporter Alan Johnston, who was kidnapped on March 12.