Categorized By Topic
-
On 'Political Dialogue' And 'Principles' (Jim Miles)
Jan. 29, 2011 (Palestine Chronicle) -- I have just finished watching an interview from al-Jazeera with former U.S. diplomat to Egypt, Frank Wisner. My gut reaction was anger at the culpability of ...
Read more... -
Accounting Tweak Could Save Fed From Losses (Reuters)
Jan. 21, 2011 (Reuters) -- Concerns that the Federal Reserve could suffer losses on its massive bond holdings may have driven the central bank to adopt a little-noticed accounting change with huge ...
Read more... -
Tunisia: How We Got Here and the Task Ahead (Ramzy Baroud)
Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Jan. 27, 2011 -- Hunger strikes. These were the last resort for Tunisian activists as they fought against a brutal and highly oppressive regime. Prior to the ousting ...
Read more... -
Why are you so negative? (and other FAQ) (Mickey Z.)
Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 27, 2011 -- FAQ: Why are you attacking me for my way of life? Mickey Z: That’s easy: Our way of life is really a "way of death" and is directly responsible for the ...
Read more... -
Egypt's Internet goes dark during political unrest (Declan McCullagh)
Jan. 27, 2011 (CNET) -- Egypt has gone offline. In a stunning development unprecedented in the modern history of the Internet, a country of more than 80 million people has found itself almost ...
Read more... -
State of Suspension (James Howard Kunstler)
James Howard Kunstler -- World News Trust Jan. 24, 2011 -- You kind of wonder here in the flash-frozen northeast if, a few days from now, scores of dead bodies will be found in unheated trailers ...
Read more... -
'We need to stop this culture before it kills the planet': A Conversation With Derrick Jensen (Mickey Z.)
Mickey Z. and Derrick Jensen Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 23, 2011 -- As you begin reading this interview, take a look at the nearest clock. Now, dig this: Since yesterday at the same exact ...
Read more... -
Beat Your Daisy Cutters Into Daisies (Mickey Z.)
Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 21, 2011 -- Seed bombs are compressed balls of soil and compost that have been impregnated with wildflower seeds. When jettisoned onto construction sites, ...
Read more... -
Generalizing Tunisia: Context Overrides Story (Ramzy Baroud)
Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Jan. 20, 2011 -- When faced with problems, most authoritarian regimes maintain a policy of rigidity when the appropriate response would be flexibility, political ...
Read more... -
Imagination Nation (David Glenn Cox)
David Glenn Cox -- World News Trust Jan. 20, 2011 -- Sometimes you just can't sleep at night. We ask ourselves questions and throw ourselves into a national tizzy when a mentally ill man sprays a ...
Read more... -
The Ultimate Oxymoron: Industrial Civilization And Mental Health (Carolyn Baker)
Industrial civilization does not occur among healthy people. ~Ken Carey, Return of The Bird People~ Jan. 11, 2011 -- In the days following the tragic Tucson massacre where Congresswoman Gabrielle ...
Read more...
Page 431 of 499
