Chicago (Special to Informed Comment) – In Franz Kafka’s story “The Metamorphosis,” Gregor Samsa awakens to “find himself transformed into a monstrous vermin” — a […]
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Omar Khayyam (55)
Bartender, since fate has defeated you and me, and this world is not a dwelling for you and me; but given that we have a […]
High Oil Prices Cushion Iran from Sanctions, Hurt Obama
So far, high petroleum prices are helping Iran beat the new, ‘crippling’ US and EU sanctions. And, ironically, it is the Obama reelection campaign that […]
Ayatollah Khamenei and President Obama
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, gave an important policy speech on Thursday. In part, he was reacting to President Barack Obama’s remarks on Iran […]
Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei Praises Obama (Full Text)
The USG Open Source Center translates the speech of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei reacting to the comments of US President Barack Obama in favor […]
Tomgram: Ann Jones, Playing the Game in Afghanistan
Recent weeks have brought yet another sad chance to watch badly laid plans in Afghanistan go haywire…
Romney ads anger Latinos, Slam Santorum for Sotomayor Vote
Political Ticker is reporting that Latino voters in California are annoyed with GOP front runner Mitt Romney over his ads attacking rival Rick Santorum for […]
Big Coal and Big Oil Wipe Kiribati off the Face of the Map
The first country to face being wiped off the map by climate change is Kiribati in the South Pacific. Its 100,000 residents live on flat […]
Iran’s Leader Seeks Control of Internet
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, having strengthened his position in the Iranian parliament, is moving to try to control the internet in Iran. He has appointed […]
Dear Rick Santorum & MSM: We’re just Not that into You
From Current TV, current home of Cenk Uygur and Ketih Olbermann: A twitter feed analysis shows that the US public was not nearly as interested […]
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