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LATEST ARTICLES ( 506 )
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Venezuela’s President’s New Law-Making Powers
A good article in The Guardian about the President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro’s, new powers to rule by decree without having to consult the national assembly. Read more
Posted on 21 November 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Poll On Snowden & Privacy
A newly released poll by the Washington Post on issues of Eric Snowden’s (the former NSA contractor who has been releasing classified info regarding intrusions... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Harsh Conditions for MIgrant Workers in Qatar
A must-read peace in The Post on the inhumane conditions migrant workers in Qatar live in and their bleak situation in general. Read more
Posted on 20 November 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kathleen Parker On Similie Abuse
A good piece in The Post by Kathleen Parker on the overuse of simile in recent political rhetoric, e.g., Obamacare is Pres. Obama’s Katrina. And also, like... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Ryan Takes On Poverty
An interesting article in the Washington Post on Sen. Paul Ryan’s (former VP candidate under Mitt Romney) efforts to focus on helping impoverished Americans. Read more
Posted on 19 November 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Warren Not Ready for 2016 Presidential Race
A good article in The Atlantic explains why even though Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is a true progressive loved by liberals, she could not win the 2016... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Chinese Internet Censorship and Media Intimidation
A good report in The Guardian on how activists are using mirror-sites to make available banned news sites in China.The article also goes on to outline the... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Avaaz and On-Line Activism
A fascinating article in The Guardian about “the campaigning community bringing people-powered politics to decision-making worldwide,” Avaaz.org . Read more
Posted on 17 November 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Chinese Forced Abortions, Sterilizations and Infanticide
Though officially banned by the Central Government, forced abortions, sterilizations, and infanticide still occur in China. Yet still, mid-level officials have... Read more
Posted on 16 November 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Patience Key to Iranian Talks
A new report came out of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) yesterday showing a slowdown in nuclear enrichment in Iran which may be due to recent... Read more
Posted on 15 November 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Obama Fixed Almost Nothing
According to this article in The Guardian about Pres. Obama apologizing for the way the new ACA was badly launched, and how some people’s current insurance plan... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Marxist Guerrillas in Paraguay Are A Throwback
Reminding me of the Castros and Guevara during the late 1950′s in Cuba, the Paraguayan People’s Army is a Marxist group in the jungles of Paraguay using... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Arab Fundraising for Al Qaeda in Syria
An important article in the NYT reports that private funds are being gathered and transported to anti-Assad forces in Syria in the Arab world, and much of it... Read more
Posted on 13 November 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sen. Warren Challenges Obama on Wall Street Reform
Senatorial firebrand, and all-around leftist badass Elizabeth Warren, challenged Pres. Obama at a congressional event today regarding the lack of Wall Street... Read more
Posted on 12 November 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Latest ON Iran-Nukes Talks
Just a report in the NYT on the progress, and lack there of, regarding talks in Geneva between the U.S. and Iran on stopping Iran’s nuclear development in... Read more
Posted on 12 November 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Israel, Of Course, Against Lifting Iranian Sanctions
As an article in The Post reports, Sec. of State John Kerry meets in Geneva to possibly freeze some of the most severe economic sanctions against Iran in an... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Surveillance State: Could It Manipulate Elections?
A great thought-piece in The Atlantic by Conor Friedersdorf exploring the question of rather or not the mass-data being collected by the NSA and the CIA could b... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Supreme Court and Prayer in Townhall Meetings
In Greece vs. Galloway, an important battle for the separation of church and state is examined by the Supreme Court regarding whether town board meetings can... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Obamacare In Kentucky
A must-read article in the NYT about how “Navigators” or “Assisters” in Kentucky (volunteers and insurance salesmen working to sign-up people for the... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Russia/Putin Crackdown on Dissenters
A good article in The Guardian on how Russia, under Putin’s soft-dictatorship, is cracking down on dissenters who dare challenge established authorities. Read more
Posted on 04 November 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY