The 10TH world summit of Nobel Peace Laureates took place in Berlin last month. It was in the context of the historical implications of the fall of the Berlin Wall, 20 years ago. The Nobel Laureates called on the world to break down the national, international, personal, and institutional walls for a world with peace [...]
Author L.K. Samuels’ account of the events leading up to the purge of libertarians from the Tea Party movement in Monterrey, California. This underscores what is increasingly a national rift between the Tea Party creators (the Libertarians) and the Republicans who are increasingly taking over the movement.
Today is ” No Berlusconi day” in Italy. A group of bloggers have organized a protest in Italy, with some international support, to demand the resignation of scandal ridden Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. Berlusconi is a growing source of embarrassment for Italy. The No Berlusconi Day movement’s web site was launched in October by [...]
Saudi Arabia considers an ambitious climate change agreement a threat to its oil trade, and historically it has tried to prevent countries from reaching an agreement. For years, the Saudis had full support from the Bush administration, and Republicans in the US Congress to maintain the status quo, and to derail any real progress on [...]
The main topics of the day in Washington were jobs and possibly injecting some of the TARP money — paid back by the banks as an economic stimulus. While addressing the dreadful unemployment situation and a shaky economy is urgent, it would be wise to address the financial consequences of the Obama administration escalation of the conflict in Afghanistan. According to the Brookings Institute and the Congressional Research Service, the total cost for both wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will be 1.08 trillion for 2010.
