Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After nearly five decades of armed conflict with the Turkish state, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has begun […]
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The New 1% isn’t just the Rich, it is the Spoiled Oligarch Heirs (Krugman)
Bill Moyers interviews Paul Krugman Blurb: ” Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty, a 42-year-old who teaches at the Paris School of Economics, […]
The Shakira song and 3 other hits inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
MEXICO CITY — Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s monumental influence in Latin America and the world wasn’t confined to literature. His words and the lives of his characters were also the driving forces behind several iconic songs about love and loss. Artists…
Fox News asks Rand Paul if Reid is right to “call Americans” “Domestic Terrorists”
(By Juan Cole) Not since George W. Bush complained that the problem with the American economy was that “too many of our imports come from […]
Allen West: ‘Radical’ Muslims waging ‘jihad’ in U.S. — by voting and obeying election laws
Former Republican Congressman Allen West (R-FL), who is currently employed as a Fox News contributor, on Thursday warned that Muslims were organizing to “destroy” the United States by exercising their legal right to vote. Fox News host Steve Doocy…
The Great Moat of Iraqi Kurdistan with Syria Separates Families
(By Abdul-Khaleq Dosky in Dohuk, for Niqash) To better protect their borders, authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan are digging a large trench in the area bordering […]
An Int’l Trail of Death and Heartbreak: How the Bush Wars came home with the Vets
(By Ann Jones) After an argument about a leave denied, Specialist Ivan Lopez pulled out a .45-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun and began a shooting […]
Thousands of Palestinians Rally for Release of 5,000 in Israeli Jails, Including 200 Children
(By Juan Cole) As talks between Israel and Palestine falter, thousands of Palestinians demonstrated Thursday on behalf of nearly 5,000 Palestinians imprisoned by Israeli Occupation […]
Color Video of Progress in 1950s Iraq before the US Got involved in It
British Pathé: Ageless Iraq Reel 1 (1950-1959) Blurb: “Reel 1. Directed by Graham Wallace. Cameraman – Reg Cavender. Editor – Jocelyn Jackson. Sound – W.S. […]
Kenya’s Green Economy will Generate $45 Billion by 2030, Build Climate Resilience and Boost Food Security
(UNEP) Nairobi, April 2014 – Kenya’s transition to a green economy could produce major economic benefits – equivalent to an estimated USD 45 billion by […]
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