1888PressRelease – Africa can become a continent of the future, prosperous and children need no longer take the risk of crossing the Mediterranean to be the sole bread-winner for many families in the continent. This phenomenon is all the more distressing that one third perished at sea, and another one third are treated inhumanely in […]
On the dangerous economic and social costs of gambling
On September 19, 2014 Rep. Wolf of Virginia asked for and granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for a few minutes to speak about the evils of gambling. “Mr. Speaker, I have long been opposed to any expansion of legalized gambling and have continually sought to raise awareness of the dangerous […]
HEALING KASHMIR
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WILL COLOMBO SUCCESSFULLY OUT-SMART THE WASHINGTON/DELHI COMBINE TO ESCAPE ACCOUNTABILITY IN UNHRC?
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Slumdog Millionaire: Focus on the film, not the film’s politics
On 23rd February, director Danny Boyle and crew won the Best Picture award at the Oscars for the film “Slumdog Millionaire,” and in doing so, upset the expectations of a great many film enthusiasts. Among western film critics and reviewers, the reaction to Slumdog’s surprise victory was largely positive. For example, James Christopher, writing for […]
Line in the Sand
Discussion may have once been a means to an end. What is it today? I can offer, to anyone who has a working definition, that discussion is a relationship between people as people exchange accurate data. http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=GIR20080511&articleId=8942 Suppose people exchange inaccurate data and suppose someone claims that such an example of exchanging […]