The Deproliferator In its constant quest to out-clever itself, Slate.com ran a series last week entitled How Is America Going To End? After readers participated via a “Choose Your Own Apocalypse” interactive […]
The Buddhist bomb
The Deproliferator The development of nuclear weapons can be a significant source of national pride. When Pakistan successfully detonated five nuclear devices during its first underground test in 1998, it was reported: […]
Tributes censor Cronkite's anti-Iraq War stance
Cronkite Called War “Illegal from the Start,” Slammed Network Silence and Would’ve Spoken Out Again from Anchor Desk
Like Iran, Burma muddies the waters for negotiations
It might surprise you to know that Southeast Asian political humor is on a par with America’s best like Maureen Dowd, Lee Camp and the Onion. For example, visit Thailand’s English-lanuage Not […]
President Obama's ambassadors: more political picks than career professionals
Twenty-seven people nominated to ambassadorships by President Obama, as tracked by the Center for Responsive Politics, have made $4,475,725 in campaign contributions, almost all to Democrats, since 1989. These 27 nominees contributed […]
CNN's Iran timeline omits US-backed '53 coup
It might be more difficult for Republicans to bash President Obama for being “timid” in his comments about the Iranian government’s violence against protesters if the U.S. media didn’t consistently censor US-Iranian history.
Take CNN’s recent Iran timeline, titled “A brief look at Iran’s history.”
IMF and flu preparedness don't belong in Iraq war supplemental funding
What do all these things have in common: Cash-for-clunkers, IMF funding, pandemic flu preparations, and anti-narcotic aid to Mexico? They’re all considered “supplemental war funding” that the Senate approved in a late-night […]
The revolution will not be twittered
The revolution will not be brought to you in 140 characters or less from anonymous sources half-a-world away and repeated as the whole truth by talking heads with an agenda. It will […]
The Weekly Carboholic: study says offsets make ACES carbon cap almost meaningless
Study says offsets make ACES carbon cap almost meaningless China rejects binding GHG cuts USGS study suggests peak coal may be closer than previously thought FutureGen coal CCS pilot project revived EU […]
Journalists need to explain why 'experts' missed gasoline price hike
I’d like to thank President Obama for giving me a $400 payroll tax cut. I’d sure like to help out with the economic recovery. But that tax cut, thanks to 41 consecutive […]
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