As Mideast Lashes Out Against Corruption, Chamber of Commerce Lobbies to Weaken Anti-Corruption Law
Region: District of Columbia
Even as anger over governmental corruption has exploded into protests across the Middle East, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has been working to weaken the law that bans companies from bribing foreign officials. That effort... more
Views: 1325Remaking Life in South Kyrgyzstan
Region: Kyrgyzstan
Eight months after their lives were torn apart by ethnic violence, people in and around Osh and Jalalabad in southern Kyrgyzstan are still struggling with the practicalities of rebuilding their homes as well as with the ps... more
Views: 1213On This Day: Alexander Graham Bell Granted Patent for Telephone
Region: Massachusetts
On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone; three days later, he and associate Thomas Watson successfully tested their invention. Elisha Gray, Antonio Meucci and Thomas Edison all claimed t... more
Views: 2147English Language Unity Act 2011
Region: District of Columbia
The English Language Unity Act of 2011 that has been tabled in the Congress and Senate by Steve King and Jim Inhofe respectively is another example of short-sightedness. In the face of it, the proposed legislation... more
Views: 2679Morocco: Casablanca Protest Draws Thousands
Region: Morocco
Protests in Casablanca's Mohammed V square today drew thousands of Moroccans, as evidenced by the many photos and videos being posted online. Participants in the demonstration are demanding government reform and an end to ... more
Views: 1937Is Europe reverting to Religious Witch Hunting?
Region: Belgium
Hardly a day goes by without news about the restrictions that European countries have been introducing on Muslim proponents, much of which appears to touch upon a sign of visible expression of faith as is the case with ... more
Views: 1817Is Goldman Sachs the Scapegoat for the Financial Crisis?
Region: District of Columbia
As the SEC files a civil law suit against Goldman Sachs, we need to know: Are we playing a game of witch-hunt against a revered institution, which just made a $3 Billion profit in the last financial quarter? Is ... more
Views: 1812The US Census is Harmless
Region: District of Columbia
Should we be worried that the US Government is collecting data from all residents for the latest census? Questions that simply require answers to the number of people, their ethnicity, gender and status of their abode a... more
Views: 1785Universal Medical Care in the United States
Region: District of Columbia
The US has taken a giant step in providing universal health care for its citizens, but amidst the rejoicing, it would help the protagonists to look at the experience of other nations who have been providing unive... more
Views: 2111The Onslaught on Swiss Banks II
Region: SwitzerlandGeneral Carl von Clausewitz called tactics as the theory of the use of military forces in combat and strategy as the theory of the use of combat for the object of the war. In the war of financial interests, the Swiss Go... more
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