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Keith’s Special Comment: The Four Great Hypocrisies of the Debt Deal
Obama on the Backs of the Poor OpEdNews 8/3/11 By Ray McGovern What are we to make of the Obama-brokered deal on debt and spending? It was certainly what the Germans call eine schwere Geburt (a difficult birth); it was one of the few times I would have favored abortion. I am reminded of a sermon that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave during the turbulent 1950s, in which he peered into the future a
Middle-class Jews protest Zionist Chutzpah
Paul Feldman reports on giant Israeli protests Peoples Assembly Network 08.01.2011 Highlights: * On Saturday night, more than 150,000 people – out of a population of seven million – gathered in 12 cities across Israel as part of the biggest social movement the country has witnessed. * Middle-class Jews and Israeli Palestinians have come together in local encampments in a way that seemed unimagina
At Last Hour, Debt Bill Moves to Senate
By CARL HULSE, NYT August 1, 2010 WASHINGTON — After months of partisan impasse, the House on Monday approved a budget agreement intended to head off a potential government default, pushing Congress a big step closer to the conclusion of a bitter fight that has left both parties bruised and exhausted. Despite the tension and uncertainty that has surrounded efforts to raise the debt ceiling, the
Debt Ceiling: Fighting the Dark Side
Huffington Post 7/30/11 Jennifer Bendery WASHINGTON — With just three days left until the country is set to begin defaulting on its debt, the House rejected a debt proposal by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Saturday — a move Republicans designed purely for theatrics to show the bill lacked the votes to pass. The bill was rejected by a vote of 173 to 246. Eleven Democrats joined al
Tony Blair to face ‘scathing criticism’ from Chilcot inquiry into Iraq war
Tony Blair will face scathing criticism from Sir John Chilcot’s inquiry over his role in the Iraq war, according to reports. The former prime minister will be held to account for major failings in the war in which 179 British soldiers, 3,500 US soldiers and more than 100,000 Iraqis died, it has been alleged. He will be criticised for claiming it was ‘beyond doubt’ Saddam Hussein had weapons of ma
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Um, To Be Brainwashed, I Believe One First Has To Have A BRAIN.
by matttbastard If Toronto City Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti wasn’t real, some enterprising young sketch comedian would have to invent him (and subsequently cash in on the character with a marginally enjoyable initial feature length smash, followed by a lackluster sequel): Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti has launched a Facebook site designed, he says, to give voice to the silent majority of working-
Facts vs. Narrative, Utoya Edition
by matttbastard Norwegian journalist Magnus Nome was in the good ol’ US of A when self-styled counterjihadist crusader Anders Breivik decided to escalate his murderous fantasies about Eurabian conquest from Outer Wingnuttia into the real world. Thankfully, CNN, Fox News et al were ready to provide informed, accurate, up-to-the-minute coverage of events on the ground: The news coverage over the
Fun With Infographics
by matttbastard Michael Tomasky: The Boston Globe ran a chart last Sunday that I’d buy billboard space to reproduce in every decent-size city in America, if I were running the Democratic National Committee. The premise of it was very simple: It showed how many trillions each president since Ronald Reagan has added to the nation’s debt. The debt was about $1 trillion when Reagan took office, and
Another Stop Along the Road to Damascus
by matttbastard The pullquote from one of David Frum’s latest eviscerations of contemporary USian conservative folly, a meditative riff on Susan Sontag’s infamous “Were our enemies right?” speech, was making the rounds yesterday (eventually getting linked by the subject of Frum’s counterfactual). And yeah, it’s sharply on point. However, a preceding passage also deserves to be highlighted; though
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Monsanto empire hungry for sweet corn
Monsanto has announced it will start selling a new genetically engineered sweet corn directly to U.S. farmers this fall, the Los Angeles Times reports. In doing so, the biotech heavyweight will be directly challenging Syngenta, which has until now been the sole producer of the genetically engineered (GE) sweet corn sold at your grocery store since the late 1990s. read more
Syngenta, keep your paws off the atrazine science
As the federal scientific review of the safety of atrazine wraps up, PAN continues to push for common-sense process: keep it transparent, and don't let industry influence undermine the fair use of science in government decisions. Are we worried? Unfortunately, yes. A recent look at the docket reveals a controversial, Syngenta-funded study. read more
Scientific American fact-checkers on holiday
It’s the only explanation. Historically, Scientific American has been unafraid to confront right-wing attacks on science of the climate change denier and creationist sort. So when a blog appears under the SciAm masthead claiming to “bust" various myths of organics, citing industry-funded studies and commentary from fringe right-wingers like Alex Avery of the Hudson Institute, one wonders wh
Atrazine review is a much needed 'do-over'
Seventy-six million. U.S. farms are doused with that many pounds of the herbicide atrazine every year. That's a lot of any chemical — and scientists link this one to birth defects, infertility and the "chemical castration" of frogs. Next week, EPA's science advisors will wrap up a 2-year process of rethinking atrazine, based on the latest studies of its health and environment
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“Is feminism really un-African?” by MsAfropolitan
Very interesting post and conversation. I encourage any comments to be made at original post (here). As my feminist consciousness has developed the more I’ve become aware, both explicitly and implicitly, that there is a popular notion that feminism is un-African. Every time I write a post about feminism in an African context, I get at least one response about how feminism is this flawed, white su
Real Niggazz are Wannaa-bee Gangstazz
Football is a violent sport. No doubt it plays into the gladiator blood sport mythos of days gone by. It’s also BIG business. I’ve heard that the current labour dispute between the owners and players is at the root, really about how to divvy up $9 billion is yearly revenue… basically the owners want a larger share of that pie! Anywayzz, I like many others, mainly watch the NFL on Sundays to see th
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London: Dubstep Rebellion
UPDATE 2: A glimpse of the variegated participants in the riots: And as multi-ethnic areas from London to Birmingham, Liverpool and Bristol burned, a myth was being dispelled: that so-called black youths are largely behind such violence.In Tottenham on Saturday many of those who gathered at the police station to protest against the shooting of Mark Duggan were, like him, black. But others were Asi
London: Dubstep Rebellion
UPDATE 4: Masked youths confronted the police in east London during the afternoon: For three hours mayhem ruled in Hackney's Pembury Estate, the centre of the violence in east London. The police were there, but there was no doubt who set the law in the estate, comprised of local authority mansion-blocks of flats.Masked youths – both men and women – helped carry debris, bins, sticks and motorbikes,
Student Protests Intensify in Chile
I'm not that informed about this, but, in light of this appeal for support, I thought that it would be a good idea to post some excerpts from some articles about what is currently transpiring in Chile: Protesters have clashed violently with police in Chile's capital to decry President Sebastián Pinera's policies, as a poll showed him to be the least popular leader in the two decades since the Augu
2 or 3 Things About My Mother
After just over a month in hospice, my mother died last Wednesday. She never reconsidered her decision to enter hospice after she was diagnosed with abdominal cancer. Unlike many of the other patients, she watched very little television. Television, it seems, permits patients to seek solace in a routine that distracts them for their predicament. She also declined the spiritual support of the h
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Of Activists, Feminism, & Mammy issues
1. If your biggest complaint about American black women & their activism is that they are so focused on their fight that they aren’t willing to fight your battles? It might be time to examine your internalized Mammy issues. 2. If you think we owe you admission to our spaces & silence while you’re in them? It might be time to examine your internalized Mammy issues. 3. If you think we owe y
The Revolution Starts at Home Review Part 2: Peggy Munson’s “Seeking Asylum: On Intimate Partner Violence and Disability.”
TRIGGER WARNING for descriptions of abuse of people with disabilities. Hell, the whole darn book is a trigger warning for abuse, rape and other triggering stuff. Description: Photo shows the cover of a book. Two people of color are drawn, holding hands and looking at each other on a balcony. The person on the right has short curly hair and brown skin and is wearing a green t-shirt and jeans. Th
An Idiosyncratic Review of The Revolution Starts at Home: Confronting Intimate Violence in Activist Communities Part One
So I have come to grips with the fact that I am not going to read this book all the way through in one sitting, as is my wont. In fact, starting from the front and reading it story by poem by article by interview to the end is not going to work, either. So I decided to stop fighting my brain’s agenda and read and review it, one article at a time; any article that my brain finds interesting this d
Why The Argument That People Using “Real Names” Are Better Behaved Online Rings False
I got two words for you: Will Shetterly. Yes, yes, yes, I know, using his full name will bring him down on this blog faster than saying Beetlejuice three times. If he shows up, ignore him. The larger point I’m trying to make is this: Will Shetterly behaves abominably on the Internet and has been doing so for some time. He harasses people; he shows up where he’s not wanted and, in some cases, has
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Monis Rehman on Forbes and Business Insider for Rozee.pk
With all of negative press going around for Pakistan, it is always great to hear some one not say Pakistan and Terrorism in one sentence. Last week Monis Rehman founder of Rozee.pk was featured both on Forbes and Business Insider . Rozee.pk is the most visited website in Pakistan as well as the largest job portal. Some excerpts from both news sites, go over the source link to read the details. Any
Mixit acquired by Patsystems for around $20 Million.
Mixit Technologies Karachi based firm lead by Yousuf Jan , which deals in software for Stock Market and Trading platforms, Have been acquired by Patsystems. The amount of acquisition will depend on Mixit’s continued performance till March next year according to this News Site Patsystems, a developer of high-end trading and risk management systems, said it would pay $20.2 million in cash and stock
Online tour planning for Pakistan – Hugely underserved
I had a chance to go sight seeing and trekking this month. I went out once towards Kashmir second time to a more reachable destination of Murree. It was eye opening to see what beauty is offered by this country we live in (was my first trip to Azad Kashmir), and at the same time I was surprised to see extreme lack of information available for tourists and adventure seekers online. There are hardly
Job board back.
This has been bending for too long. Finally got time to fix it. As last time, the area is reserved for startups only (companies with below 100 employees and less than 5 years in being ). So if you are an entrepreneur and want to post vacancies in your organization, send me an email at submit [at] greenwhite [dot] org I will make sure the appear in the job section. It might not get you as many eye
Afro-Netizen ★ 1
Invisible Capital and Why We Need to Democratize Entrepreneurial Opportunity
By Chris Rabb Republished courtesy of The European Business Review Invisible capital is the toolkit of our skills, knowledge, networks, experiences and other resources, along with the set of assets we were born with. Invisible capital is the toolkit of our skills, knowledge, networks, experiences and other resources, along with the set of assets we were born with: our race and gender, our fam
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America's attempted Quartet sophistry
This piece was originally published at the Middle East Channel. As more information seeps out from the Quartet principals meeting held in Washington on July 11, it becomes harder not to reach the conclusion that American policy on Israel-Palestine is now being driven almost exclusively by a desire to prevent any possible U.N. vote on the matter in the Autumn. Reading the draft text propos
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What Is To Be Done?
I've been thinking about a blog post based on the latest blogospheric uproar over President Obama's failure to find the One Big Speech that will Turn Things Around.That post will be a thing of beauty, but it seems timely to reveal the basic message: the people and their elected representatives have to be prepared to hear and act on that speech.Steven Walt has written a post with some of the elemen
Yes
Anyone else notice that the U.S. is averaging a mass shooting (something like 7-15 victims) every week or two and it isn't even headline news anymore? A guy caps 8 people in the crown in Ohio and it's like Page E10 news these days. It's nice that we're so used to workplace rampages and general spree killings that they fade into the background of the news cycle, reported like the weather – and trea
Bits and Pieces - August 8, 2011
I've got another project I'll be spending a lot of time on for the immediate future. You will hear when it is ready. I have a number of posts I'd like to write, but they will have to wait. In the meanwhile, some quotes. Gershom Gorenberg: When people pour out into the streets in these numbers it is very exciting, but it also means that representative democracy has broken down. No one actually ha
Bits & Pieces - Helmut Edition August 4 2011
Is there water on Mars? A couple good leads (NASA photo above). And weird striations. But I couldn't fit the striations into Bowie lyrics. Colleague Adi Ophir on "the politics of catastrophization." And former colleague Herman Daly on rethinking economic growth. Existential dentistry. Plus, earpluggery. Taibbi: OMG! Krugman: WTF! But Krugman as political rookie?: Meep meep? Bioprospecting or natur
Bits and Pieces - August 7, 2011
Since it's Sunday, let's start with a Bible verse: And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. – Matthew 6:5 This verse keeps coming back to me as the Republicans stage their various prayer-fests. Anne Laurie nails Rick
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Monkey with a Grenade
Officially, the entire country is dry. But our people are highly skilled. Some of the stills I saw there were works of art. –Aleksandr Bolgarov describing how Russian personnel at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant cope with Prohibition in Iran Aleksandr Bolgarov is a Russian engineer who spent two years at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant and has given a not entirely reassuring interview (in Russi
Iran Marketing Missiles?
I’ve been working on an absolutely gigantic and totally inconclusive post about Iran-Venezuela ballistic missile cooperation. (Short version: They either are or they aren’t. That concludes my prepared remarks. Thank you.) In the course of digging through that mess, I came across this very interesting nugget in the 721 report for 2010: “Iran has marketed at least one ballistic missile system for
Liston vs. Ali
Two visuals dominated the inner sanctum of Barack Obama’s Senate office in the Hart Building. One was a life-sized oil portrait of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. The other was a huge blow up of Neil Leifer’s famous ring-side photograph of Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston during their 1965 championship rematch in (of all places) Lewiston, Maine. Liston, a menacing figure with a
Talking Warheads on EMP
Patrick Disney, who runs the Talking Warheads blog, has a published an article in the Atlantic about the threat (or lack thereof) from EMP. It is part of a broader paper he wrote in his graduate program. Patrick asked to write something for the blog and, since Patrick is a nice fellow and EMP is an interesting topic, I agreed. So, here you go! There is a group of Washington policy specialists w
Gibrat’s Theorem
I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about multinational fuel cycle facilities in South Korea lately, which means I am reading a lot about Eurochemic — a multinational reprocessing facility among thirteen European Countries. When you crack open a dry tome like Jean-Marc Wolff’s Eurochemic 1956-1990, European Company for the Chemical Processing of Irradiated Fuels, (OECD, 1999), take heart: a
War and Proliferation
After twelve years as the Co-director of Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation, Scott Sagan is stepping down, ostensibly to have more time for writing. Given how prolific Scott was during his Co-directorship, I think he’s just trying to embarrass the rest of us. Scott’s essay, “Why Do States Build Nuclear Weapons? Three Models in Search of a Bomb” (International Security, 19
Syria Comment ★ 33
News Round Up Aug 10, 2011
I will be on vacation for 4 days and not on email or the blog – hurray! Middle Eastern vultures circle over a wounded Syria August 10, 2011 By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star The sudden heightened rhetoric on the events in Syria by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Arab League is unlikely to change how the situation in the country unfolds. However, it marks an important shif
The World Closes in on Bashar al-Assad
Syrians must win the revolution on their own by Joshua Landis in Foreign Policy, Mid East Channel Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (right) meets with Syrian President Bashar al- Assad Photo: AP A growing chorus of policy experts in Washington are calling for the United States to get serious about Syria. They want Washington to take charge of regime change, hastening the downfall of the Ass
New Coalition to Box in Assad Takes Shape. Iran’s Response Awaited
Washington and Western capitals are making headway in establishing a “contact group” among the regional states on Syria. The orchestrated warnings to Damascus from all US allies in the region is a success for the State Department’s diplomacy. It puts Syria’s Muslim neighbors in the lime-light and keeps the US, Western Powers, and Israel in the shadows, where they believe they must remain lest they
Mid East Governments Pressure Assad to Stop Killing and Hand over Power
Deir ez-Zor Activists say 50 people killed in Deir ez-Zor 07 Aug 2011 Syrian forces have launched an assault on two towns, reportedly killing dozens of people in an increasingly violent crackdown on anti-government protests. According the Local Co-ordination Committees of Syria, an opposition human rights group, government forces killed more than 70 people across several cities. Activists also to
Should the US Hasten Assad’s Downfall Despite Syria’s Absence of Opposition Leaders?
video Should the US Hasten Assad’s Downfall Despite Syria’s Absence of Opposition Leaders? By Joshua Landis Syria Comment, August 5, 2011 Rami Nakhle in Lebanon The Lack of a united leadership Syria’s opposition does not have leaders. Rami Nakhle, a spokesman for the Local Coordination Committees, the most well known of the groups opposing the regime, told Deb Amos of NPR, “there is no national leader
WikiLeaks: US Embassy Officials’ Views on Sanctioning Syrian Insiders and on Assad
WikiLeaks: Bush, Obama Passed on Sanctioning Syrian Insiders by Kevin G. Hal, Thursday, August 4, 2011 by McClatchy WASHINGTON — Two U.S. administrations declined in recent years to place sanctions on Syrian officials who now are involved in that country’s harsh crackdown on dissidents, despite the officials’ involvement in crushing internal opposition previously, according to secret State Dep
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Claim: Youths Offered Money To Start Riots
Claim: Youths Offered Money To Start Riots Violence in Leicester after "journalists" tried to pay off kids, according to Tweets Paul Joseph Watson Prison
The Rioting Underclass: Product of a Diseased Culture
The Rioting Underclass: Product of a Diseased Culture Pressure from above, pressure from below; It's about eviscerating the middle class by manipulating them
UK Riots: Government Prepares Troops, Martial Law
UK Riots: Government Prepares Troops, Martial Law Eyewitnesses: Police stood back and allowed rioters to loot private businesses Paul Joseph Watson
Pollster: Americans Are "Pre-Revolutionary"
Pollster: Americans Are "Pre-Revolutionary" Just 17 per cent believe U.S. government has consent of the governed Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Monday,
Dow Bloodbath Could Herald "Great Depression"
Dow Bloodbath Could Herald "Great Depression" NY Times Admits: It's a Double Dip Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Friday, August 5, 2011 Seven months after
Government to Monitor Social Networks For "Extremist Propaganda"
Government to Monitor Social Networks For "Extremist Propaganda" New White House plan follows Pentagon advisory targeting protests against Federal Reserve Paul
INFRASTRUCTURIST ★ 49
Did Amtrak Buy Bad Trains for the Northeast Corridor?
The recent calls for government spending cuts haven’t stopped Ray LaHood from being in a pretty giving mood. Yesterday the Transportation Secretary awarded California $179 million for passenger rail. Most of that money — roughly $86 million — will go to Read more ›
The Daily Dig: Bloomberg & Rendell Make the Case for Infrastructure Investment
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy • NYC Major Mike Bloomberg and former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe earlier this week to promote their new plan to fix America’s infrastructure Read more ›
Problems Continue for China in Aftermath of Deadly Rail Crash
It’s been more than two weeks since two high-speed trains collided in China, but the country is still feeling the impact. Immediately following the crash the government fired three railway officials and promised a thorough review of the ministry. The Read more ›
The Daily Dig: Riots and Fires Spread Across the U.K.
• Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool and more were hit by youths looking to cause damage and plunder valuables as the chaos spread into a third day. (AP) (NYT) (Reuters) (Guardian) • The states of Oklahoma and Texas set new heat records Read more ›
The Heart of U.S. Economic Decline: Our Inability to Raise the Gas Tax
It’s an ugly day for Wall Street as the worldwide markets respond to the unprecedented downgrade of the U.S.’s debt downgrade by Standard & Poor’s. Ever since the S&P announcement Friday night, people have been analyzing, critiquing, and generally freaking Read more ›
Have We Seen the Last of the Federal Gas Tax?
Politico recently brought to our attention the possibility that lawmakers may let most the 18.4-cent federal gas tax expire at the end of September. Now it reports that this possibility has real legs — something we’ll all need if the Read more ›
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Turtle crisis looms for Great Barrier Reef
Queensland, Australia: WWF has received numerous reports from aboriginal groups on the north-eastern coast of Australia of large numbers of sick, starving and dead turtles washing up on beaches. The reports come following the loss of sea grasses after Cyclone Yasi and floods hit the area back in February. The increase in turtle deaths for April may be more than five times higher this year compa
Himalayan nations develop energy, water roadmap in lead up to climate summit
Kathmandu, Nepal: Experts from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal gathered in Kathmandu in late July for discussions on long-term energy security in the Himalayas, concluding a series of planning sessions that aim to put an ambitious10-year regional climate change adaptation plan in motion. The energy meet saw participating nations develop five key strategies for regional cooperation in climate
Business meet to push for ambitious action on climate change
London – Ahead of a key United Nations meeting later this year, hundreds of business, government and civil society leaders will come together next month for the Business for the Environment (B4E) Climate Summit in London to call for more action to fight climate change. Held on 12-13 Sept. under the banner Reaching for Zero, Innovation, Growth and the Clean Industrial Revolution, the summit will p
WWF launches ‘Cities for Forests’ campaign in India
New Delhi, 30 July: WWF-India has launched a project to inspire young people and city dwellers to reconnect with their forests and find out how they can help to conserve them. On July 30, students and young professionals across the country joined WWF-India to celebrate the launch of the Cities for Forests campaign. In New Delhi supporters held placards and banners for passers by, tied banners
Malagasy authorities arrest smugglers, seize 196 endangered tortoises
Antananarivo, Madagascar. July 29, 2011 – Two men are on trial in Antananarivo for trying to smuggle nearly 200 of some of the world’s rarest tortoises out of the country. Malagasy authorities arrested a local man and an Indian national at Ivato Airport in Antananarivo on Monday morning just before they were to depart for Nairobi. 195 endemic baby tortoises and one adult Ploughshare tortoise were
WWF calls for an end to poaching on Global Tiger Day
The recently publicized death of a tiger caught in a hunter’s snare on the Indonesian island of Sumatra highlights the persistent danger the big cats face as the world celebrates Global Tiger Day today. The tiger, a young male, was ensnared for five days before help arrived, and eventually died from its injuries. The area in Central Sumatra where the tiger was found earlier this month is under
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David Yerushalmi: An antidote to the anti-shariah movement
A recent article in the New York Times showcased the crusading efforts of Mr. David Yerushalmi, a 56 year old Hasidic Jew. His circle of support include like-minded prominent thought leaders and presidential candidates like Newt Gingrich, Michelle Bachmann, Sarah Palin, Pamela Geller, and Frank Gaffney - all alleged experts on culture, financial systems, history and religion.
Pakistani FM Hina Rabbani Khar: Feudals, feminists and foreign ministers
On July 19, Hina Rabbani Khar was sworn in as Pakistan’s youngest and first-ever woman foreign minister. It seemed like welcome news from a beleaguered country whose name evokes visions of misogyny and repression: bearded Taliban burning girls’ schools, rape laws that punish victims instead of perpetrators and women killed by fathers and brothers in pursuit of family “honor.” Within a week of her
Extremism: Talking about religion after Norway
The recent tragedy in Norway, the worst attack the country has experienced since WWII, shocked and pained the world. It has also forced us as a global community to look more closely at religion, identity, and how we see the “other” – as well as ourselves. In the West, religion is often an uncomfortable topic of discussion, and the recent terror attacks in Norway have forced many of us, especially
Ramadan: A month of longing
The blessed month of Ramadan is here again. Hundreds of millions of Muslims will fast for a month. They will abstain from eating or drinking from dawn to dusk. They will stand for hours in prayers each night to remember their Lord and express their gratitude to Him, seek His forgiveness and aspire to come closer to Him. The month of Ramadan is easily the World’s largest and longest spiritual festi
Ramadan: A month of longing
The blessed month of Ramadan is here again. Hundreds of millions of Muslims will fast for a month. They will abstain from eating or drinking from dawn to dusk. They will stand for hours in prayers each night to remember their Lord and express their gratitude to Him, seek His forgiveness and aspire to come closer to Him. The month of Ramadan is easily the World’s largest and longest spiritual festi
Norway attacks: The price of fear
There are certain events that are so painful and incomprehensible that they stop us in our tracks and make us wonder what kind of world we live in. The horrific mass murder of teens and young adults at a summer camp in Norway must make us pause to contemplate how such a thing could happen. Simply blaming the individual as an aberrant case does not help us get to the bottom of the real issues at st
IPS Inter Press Service Earth Alert: Confronting Climate Change ★ 29
OP-ED: New Pipeline to Challenge Obama's Promises
It took some serious digging in the sock drawer, but eventually I found my 'Environmentalists for Obama' button left over from the '08 campaign. I needed it because I'm headed to Washington in a couple of weeks to get arrested in front of the White House, and I wanted to make sure I wouldn't be misunderstood.
NEPAL: Improved Wood Stoves Save Health, Environment
When Binita Lamichhane got married she was troubled by her husband's bloodshot eyes. "What happened to your eyes?" the 18-year-old bride asked. "Smoke," came the answer.
Q&A: "Governments Must Listen to the People, Not the Polluters"
The historic 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro marked one of the world's seminal international conferences on the environment, creating or reinforcing a slew of U.N. treaties and protocols on climate change, biodiversity, desertification and forests.
Climate Changes Bring Harsh Reality for Native Americans
In Shishmaref, an Inupiaq village on an Alaskan barrier island north of the Bering Strait, a way of life is gradually disappearing due to higher temperatures, rising sea levels, declining numbers of sea animals to hunt, and shrinking shorelines wrought by climate change.
Economic Development Leaving Millions Behind
The Society for International Development (SID)'s triennial World Congress, which concluded Sunday in Washington, drew over 1,000 attendees this year, 40 percent hailing from the global south, making it arguably one of the most influential and far-reaching forums for development experts and organisations in the world today.
Water Crisis Offers Chance for Unity over Strife
As record-breaking temperature highs and rapidly melting ice caps fuel fears about impending "water wars", some experts in Washington say that the threat of full-blown conflict is exaggerated, adding that robust institutions and solid treaties could transform water crises into international cooperation.
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Fear and media overreaction has to be followed by reflection.
It's difficult to reach a conclusion other than it's going to be a bad day when it opens with Eamonn Holmes on Sky News essentially asking Kit Malthouse why the army aren't on the streets shooting people. When it ends with Kelvin MacKenzie on Newsnight, taking part in quite possibly the least enlightening debate in history also suggesting squaddies should be out fragging the underclass, even if o
London's theirs, if only for tonight.
It's more than safe to say now that what happened on Saturday night in Tottenham has very little to no relationship with the violence and looting taking place across London tonight. It was however obviously the trigger: whether it was originally anger at the unexplained death of Mark Duggan at the hands of the police which then, somehow, motivated the hundreds if not thousands of youths to target
The comforting recourse to the black pen of the censor.
One of the odd afflictions of both those who comment on politics and those who actually conduct it is that whenever a scandal erupts, a minister is accused of some impropriety or a policy ends in disaster we demand an inquiry. This isn't because either of the two groups have any great faith in the inquiry getting to the bottom of what actually happened - it's a very rare occasion when the finding
The depressing adventures of Melanie Phillips, pt 95.
As Sunny is learning the hard way, getting into a fight with Melanie Phillips might be many things, but funny or enlightening it is certainly not. The best way to understand just where she comes without going through her entire oeuvre is almost certainly to read Jackie Ashley's wonderful interview with her shortly after the publication of her book Londonistan, an interview Ashley had not even wri
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