Iraqi Election: Allawi Narrowly Wins, Maliki Asks For Recount
The coalition headed by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi narrowly won Iraqi’s parliamentary elections over the incumbent, current Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. The results were announced Friday by Iraq’s Independent Electoral Commission two weeks after the polls took place. Allawi, a Shia Muslims, got a lot of votes from Sunnis and is more secular than […]
Legalizing Marijuana: The Golden State’s Pot Of Gold?
This week, a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana possession by adults qualified for the California ballot. The Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010 is coming up for a vote. It’s becoming obvious that unlike failed legalization initiatives in the past (of which California has had at least two), the debate will this time center around money.
AFRICOM: The US Military’s Growing Role in Africa
Few people are aware of the existence of AFRICOM, at least not in the United States. AFRICOM stand for United States Africa Command, and it is part of the foreign policy legacy of former US President George W. Bush. The neocon ideology of global US empire, prevalent during the Bush era, was at play in […]
Big Cat Species Facing Extinction
2010 is supposed to be the Year of the Tiger. Unfortunately, tigers, lynx, jaguars, leopards, lions, pumas, cheetahs, and every species of Big Cat in the world is in serious decline. How long these magnificent species can evade extinction is up to us.
Immigration Debate: Press One For Culture War In English
Anxiety about immigrants, immigration, and therefore immigration reform, tend to revolve around three broad categories of concern: economics, safety/security, and culture/race/language. Most of the talking points used by opponents or immigration or of immigration reform are not just untrue, they are the opposite of true, and strengthen the case for comprehensive reform. The anxiety of culture/race/language is the hardest for the antis to express honestly and the hardest for the left to address constructively.
