Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]
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US Solar Energy Grew A Mind-Boggling 418% From 2010-2014
Solar energy’s rapid growth in America is evident – even casual observers will note the proliferation of solar photovoltaics (PV) across the country. But sheer size is usually illustrated best by statistics, and in this case, the stat is 418% That…
Iraq: Baghdad’s Troubled Election Campaign Marred by Bombings that killed Dozens
Euronews film clip: “Three explosions in Baghdad have killed dozens of people as they were leaving an election rally in the east of the capital. […]
When will Israel Stop Shooting at Gaza Civilians?
(By Sarah Leah Whitson, Human Rights Watch) (Jerusalem) – The Israeli military should immediately stop shooting at Palestinian civilians inside Gaza. Israeli military forces have […]
How Iran’s Gadget Bloggers Became Victims of the Revolutionary Guard
Narenji (“Orange”) was Iran’s top website for gadget news, edited daily by a team of tech bloggers who worked from a cramped office in the country’s city of Kerman. The site was targeted at Iran’s growing audience of technology enthusiasts. Like Gizmodo…
Top 5 Signs Cliven Bundy is Wrong about African-Americans
Cliven Bundy told the NYT, “They abort their young children, they put their young men in jail, because they never learned how to pick cotton. […]
Jon Stewart v. Hannity on Bundy & Law Enforcement: “Proportionality”
Jon Stewart examines whether Sean Hannity really is concerned, as he says, only with the disproportionate use of force by law enforcement, in the Cliven […]
The Cost of Whistleblowing: Being consigned to the Minimum-Wage Underclass
(By Peter van Buren via Tomdispatch) There are many sides to whistleblowing. The one that most people don’t know about is the very personal cost, […]
GOP Divided on Whether to Support Cliven Bundy’s “Negro” Remarks
Cliven Bundy wonders if blacks were ‘better off as slaves’: Republican supporters start fleeing (via The Moderate Voice) More responsible Republicans are now starting to […]
The Coming Holy War over al-Aqsa Mosque/ Temple Mount in Jerusalem
Events of the past week in Jerusalem are extremely troubling, and indeed for the past four months. The al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site […]
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