The macro effect is elevated inflation as energy prices are coupled with rising costs in transport, food and manufacturing
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Libya Marchin’ On, 2 years Later
Marchin’ On in honor of the second anniversary of the beinning of the Libyan uprising:
Formerly Liberal Kuwait has started Jailing Dissident Bloggers (Kinninmont)
Jane Kinninmont writes for ISLAMiCommentary Kuwait has traditionally had the greatest freedom of speech of all the Gulf monarchies, as well as having […]
Israel Spy Scandal and Press Censorship
Russia Today reports on the scandal surrounding the mysterious death in prison of Ben Zygier, an Australian who had been recruited into Israeli intelligence, Mossad. […]
Big Money is buying our Politics, and how to Fight Back (Bill Moyers video)
Bill Moyers explores the subversion of American democracy by big money, and what could be done by it. A third of campaign donations in the […]
The Crisis of Urdu (Farouqui)
Open letter from Ather Farouqui in New Delhi on the Crisis of Urdu Dear Friends, I am writing this note as the General Secretary of […]
Video of Russia Meteor Strike (but what if it had been bigger?)
Russia Today compiles amateur videos of the meteorite that struck Chelyabinsk, Russia, (900 miles east of Moscow) wounding hundreds, mainly because of flying glass. Here […]
Bahrain dissidents Commemorate 2 Years of Protest, Condemn Repression
The USG Open Source Center translates a report from the Bahrain newspaper al-Wasat for Feb. 14, entitled “Bahraini Opposition Condemns Security Solution, ‘Ill-Treatment’ of Prisoners.” […]
Another Kurdish Initiative in Turkey: Is Peace Finally Achievable? (Tezcür)
Güneş Murat Tezcür writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: The last year saw a significant escalation in the armed conflict between the Turkish […]
Arab Television Reacts to Obama’s State of the Union Address, on Afghanistan, Iran (OSC)
The USG Open Source Center reported on the reaction to President Obama’s State of the Union speech on two major Arabic-language satellite news channels, Aljazeera […]
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