Will Greece’s Social Unrest Be Contagious?
At least three people died in Athens today as protesters set fire to a bank with Molotov cocktails during a general strike and massive nationwide demonstrations against planned austerity measures. Some protesters made an attempt to storm Greece’s parliament, but were prevented by riot police firing tear gas. Protesters were taunting MPs to come out […]
BP Spends Top Dollar Lobbying, Campaigning
A group of Democrats aim to increase the monetary responsibility of oil companies. Oil companies are currently responsible for clean up and containing the spill, but they only have a small role in compensating ruined industries and lost livelihood. New Jersey Democratic Senators Robert Mendez and Frank Lautenberg and Florida’s Bill Nelson introduced a measure […]
Environmental Politics: Agitate Or Cooperate?
One of my favourite sayings is to the effect that when you can’t decide, do both at once; agitate and cooperate!
Negotiating Armageddon: UN Nuclear Conference And The National Day of Prayer
With Iran, an Islamic theocracy, and Israel, a Judaic state based on biblical history, at the center of the conferences controversy: the United States of America, the host country, is going to recognize a Christian National Day of Prayer. President Obama must make it clear in his statements regarding the National Day of Prayer, or in his address at the event, that it is not a Christian ritual that is being recognized. Domestic conflict over the unconstitutionality of the event, as well as its implications on foreign policy, require that the event, if it must proceed, be presented as inclusive of all Americans, including all adherents to religions as well as secular non-believers. The controversial National Day of Prayer must be re-cast as a national day of unified and inclusive reflection void of sectarian or denomination proselytizing.
Are California Drug Agents Targeting Hispanics?
A northern California drug enforcement team has been accused of singling out Hispanics and other minorities by pulling them over on Interstate 5 based on ethnicity. The allegations could put Shasta County squarely into the increasingly heated national debate about racial profiling.
