Why Bosnians Are Protesting
Originally posted here. Nearly two decades after the Dayton Peace Accords ended the Bosnian Civil War, Bosnia is back in international headlines after three days of violent protests engulfed the...
View ArticleVenezuela is about to erupt.
There is a large protest in Venezuela which has somehow not made it to the radar of the US media. There have been -almost daily- large protests for weeks now. Maduro is unpopular in every sector of...
View ArticleWe’re Not No. 1! We’re Not No. 1!
That is the title of this this Nicholas Kristof op ed in today's New York TimesIt examines the result of the Social Progress Index, which isa brainchild of Michael E. Porter, the eminent Harvard...
View ArticleYouTube Ban Just Lifted by Turkish Government
YouTube, which the Turkish government banned two weeks ago, is officially back online in Turkey.The lower court whose order had been being cited by the Turkish government as justification for banning...
View ArticlePope Francis Defies UN on Torturing Children
The UN Committee against Torture “found that the widespread sexual violence within the Catholic Church amounted to torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.” After Vatican officials were...
View ArticleAmerican Supreme Court bans corporate political financing of elections
Fantastic news: "The influence of economic power culminates by turning the electoral process into a political game of marked cards, an odious pantomime that turns the voter into a puppet, crumbling in...
View ArticleA few thoughts on backing the wrong horse
Well, here I am, a proud member of the New Democratic Party of Canada, watching the election night results. If you have been following, you can expect that I have mixed feelings. As I write this, it is...
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University education in Argentina: zero cost and zero admissions exams
Although gauchos (cowboys) still roam the pampa in traditional garb and milongas (dance clubs) smolder with the fateful passion of tango, Argentina is also a thoroughly modern country. Its economy is...
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Renewable Friday: Our Most Important Renewable Resource is Children
More than a billion of them at a time.One of the largest environmental protests ever is underway. It’s led by children.Kids are fed up with grown-ups’ inaction on climate change.Scientific American:...
View ArticleUPDATE: Israeli Exit Polls Indicate Bibi's Days LIKELY Over
This is Act 10 in my Israeli Election 2019 Circus Act diary series. and it will be extremely short.Polling stations officially closed 15 minutes ago (note to Americans: in Israel the standard in...
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Renewable Friday: Rachel Maddow's New Book, Blowout
The richest, the most corrupt, the most destructive industry on Earth is oil and gas, even without talking about Global Warming. Coal tries, but they don't play in the same league of international...
View ArticleRenewable Friday: AOC, Cities' Global Climate Summit, PreCOP25
What can you and I do about Global Warming? Yes, electric cars and efficient houses, but what about the larger scale? Well, you can act locally in your city, and nationally in your country, and...
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Pandemic Observations -- February 17, Top 40+ Nations (Vaccination Rates):
New Covid-19 cases worldwide have now fallen by 50% off their early January peak, and are at their lowest level since mid-October. Likewise, the weekly global death toll is now nearly 30% off its late...
View ArticleBREAKING: Ukraine Asks EU for Immediate Membership
Putin has been the abusive husband claiming that the beatings are all his wife’s fault: “Look what you made me do!” Now he is the abusive husband threatening to kill her for leaving for another...
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Could NATO Pilots Volunteer to Create a No-Fly Zone?
NATO won’t risk war with Russia, given Putin’s nuclear saber-rattling. But is there a workaround? Not just donating fighter jets and tank killers to Ukraine. What if NATO pilots could join Ukraine’s...
View ArticleYouTube Ban Just Lifted by Turkish Government
YouTube, which the Turkish government banned two weeks ago, is officially back online in Turkey.The lower court whose order had been being cited by the Turkish government as justification for banning...
View ArticlePope Francis Defies UN on Torturing Children
The UN Committee against Torture “found that the widespread sexual violence within the Catholic Church amounted to torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.” After Vatican officials were...
View ArticleAmerican Supreme Court bans corporate political financing of elections
Fantastic news: "The influence of economic power culminates by turning the electoral process into a political game of marked cards, an odious pantomime that turns the voter into a puppet, crumbling in...
View ArticleA few thoughts on backing the wrong horse
Well, here I am, a proud member of the New Democratic Party of Canada, watching the election night results. If you have been following, you can expect that I have mixed feelings. As I write this, it is...
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University education in Argentina: zero cost and zero admissions exams
Although gauchos (cowboys) still roam the pampa in traditional garb and milongas (dance clubs) smolder with the fateful passion of tango, Argentina is also a thoroughly modern country. Its economy is...
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