American Idol And The Hypocrisy Of Corporate Charity
Last night, on the biggest show airing on American TV, was a full display of our deep social dichotomy where struggling American people are asked to give generously to causes they don’t necessarily understand in a show sponsored by corporations such as Exxon, AT & T, Coca-Cola and Ford. The show was introduced by President […]
Australia To Detain More Afghans And Sri Lankans Refugees
More than 1,800 asylum-seekers have arrived in Australia by boat since the beginning of the year. Most of them are coming from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. Last week the Australian government said it would freeze asylum applications for Afghans and Sri Lankans arriving by boat, and that it would reopen the controversial detention center situated […]
Acid Attacks Against Women Continue
Acid attacks are common in a number of Asian countries including Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Cambodia(see first photograph) and Bangladesh. In Bangladesh alone, over 2,600 cases of acid attacks have been reported since 1999. Acid attacks are a particularly vicious and damaging form of violence where acid is thrown in people’s faces. The overwhelming majority of […]
Pakistan: Zardari Curbs His Own Presidential Power
Today, marked an historic positive step for Pakistan in moving away from a political system amounting to dictatorship towards what could be a real parliamentary democracy. President Zardari signed into law a bill, the 18 TH constitutional amendment, which has wide implications into turning the clock back and restoring democracy in Pakistan after more than […]
GIGO: Turning And Turning In The Widening Gyre
The very good news is that the solution to the garbage patch(es) is technologically feasible, straightforward, and cheap. Even better, it not only deals with the garbage patches, it also goes a long way to solving a plethora of environmental problems from climate change to deforestation. The very bad news is that we don’t want to do it. I refer of course to reducing consumption, radically.
