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The Eurozone Crisis from a Dutch Perspective

The ongoing crisis affecting both European banks and EU states continues to dominate broadsheet pages. But what of the Dutch perspective regarding these troubles? Peter Lavelle, a... Read more

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Saudi Woman Escapes Lash for Driving; Women to Get Vote

Soon after King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia announced that women would get the vote in the 2015 elections, a woman was sentenced to ten lashes. Her crime? Driving. The sentence was... Read more

LATEST ARTICLES BY PAPERBLOGGERS

Trolling, Cyber-bullying: The Dark Side of the Internet

Internet trolling is no laughing matter The practice of “trolling” – leaving calculatedly inflammatory comments on public forums – has long been a feature of... Read more

The 14 September 2011 by Periscope
Current, Social Media, Tech
After Planking and Owling, Batmanning is the Latest ‘position Craze’ to Blow up...

This is planking. What a planker! Photo credit: Ross Zurowski daredevil a location as possiblecuterpreferably moustachioedFour muscular students from Purdue... Read more

The 08 September 2011 by Periscope
Current, Social Media, Tech, Viral
Capital Punishment in America is Arbitrary and Racist

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto Capital punishment is prominent in the news right now. Texas Governor Rick Perry, who is running for the Republican nomination... Read more

The 21 September 2011 by Realizingresonance
Debate, History, Philosophy,
Remembering 9-11

A man's recollections and photos of the tragic event Read more

The 09 September 2011 by Jpbrandanophoto
Culture, Current, Photography, Travel
The Fate of Global Jihad a Decade After September 11th

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. Photo credit: Lowell Gordon Photography This Sunday it will have been ten years since Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda network... Read more

The 10 September 2011 by Realizingresonance
Culture, Debate, History, Philosophy, Religion, Spirituality
How The 9/11 Terror Attacks Changed The World

Ground Zero, New York City, N.Y. (Sept. 17, 2001). Photo credit: slagheap Neocons still stuck in the mud. It has largely been left to members o... Read more

The 06 September 2011 by Periscope
Current,
US Treasure Hunters Find WWII Shipwreck Laden with Silver Worth £150 Million

A British ship which was torpedoed by the Germans in 1941 has been discovered by US treasure hunters. Read more

The 26 September 2011 by Periscope
Current,
Planet with Two Suns Discovered; Researchers Nickname It “Tatooine”

Scientists have announced the discovery of a new planet, Kepler 16-b, which has two suns. Is this a new Tatooine, Luke Skywalker's home planet in Star Wars? Or... Read more

The 16 September 2011 by Periscope
Astronomy, Current, Science,
iPhone 5 Launch Date Set In Stone

The world awaits with baited breath for early October Read more

The 28 September 2011 by Periscope
Current, Gadgets, Tech
What Glass Ceiling?

Entry in the 2011 CIPE Cartoon Contest by Indra Baatarkhuu from Mongolia. In this fascinating piece about women in boardrooms in emerging... Read more

The 07 September 2011 by Center For International Private Enterprise
Business, Current, Politics,