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News that Makes you Go ‘Hunh’?
Simple explanations for perplexing news headlines. * A poll shows that the US public blames politicians in Washington, D.C., more than they do Wall Street, […]
Sanctions on Iran will Never Produce Real Change
After the announcement of the alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington, D.C. (a case that, on the basis of what has […]
This is the Way the Iraq War Ends, with Bangs and Whimpers
The Associated Press is reporting that its sources in the Obama administration are admitting that all US troops will have to leave Iraq by 31 […]
Did Columbus Cause Climate Change?
This story is irresistible for a world historian interested in climate change. Richard Nevle, a geochemist at Stanford, argues that the European advent in the […]
Facebook Shanghaiing
There are lots of problematic things about the way Facebook is run, and many more serious than the one I’m going to complain about. For […]
Somalia Drought Victims
Somalia has been suffering from drought for two years, but now the situation is becoming a crisis. Even the recent arrival of rains is problematic […]
Mayor Bloomberg and Occupy Wall Street by the Numbers
Brookfield Properties, the owner of Zucotti Park where the Occupy Wall Street protesters have been gathered for weeks, is insisting on “cleaning” its property on […]
Wagging the Dog with Iran’s Maxwell Smart
I personally do not understand how the corporate media in the US can report the following things about Manssor Arbabsiar and then go on to […]
Is an Iranian Drug Cartel Behind the Assassination Plot against the Saudi Ambassador?
As many observers have pointed out, the story given us by Attorney General Eric Holder about the alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador […]
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