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Will Revolt Spread from Bulgaria Throughout Europe?

Will Revolt Spread from Bulgaria Throughout Europe?

Bulgaria’s PM Borisov: “I will not participate in a government under which police are beating people.” Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boiko Borisov, resigned today after several weeks of street protests against austerity measures which his center right government was trying to impose on Bulgarians. Borisov announced his resignation in front of Bulgaria’s parliament after a night […]

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Valentine’s Day: Love in the Time of Money, Lust and Moral Decay

Valentine’s Day: Love in the Time of Money, Lust and Moral Decay

Long gone are the days when Valentine’s Day celebrated true romantic love. Today, like most holidays, Valentine’s Day is a celebration of commerce rather than love. It is just like Christmas: another holiday for the benefit of the merchants. If some love is in the air, as every February 14, a lot more money than […]

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Photographs: Americana Lost and Found

Photographs: Americana Lost and Found

Editor’s Note: All photographs by Gilbert Mercier. To view a bigger size of the photographs, please click on the images.

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Will Israel’s Attack on Syria Trigger a Retaliation from Assad and Hezbollah?

Will Israel’s Attack on Syria Trigger a Retaliation from Assad and Hezbollah?

Israel conducted an airstrike in the outskirts of Damascus, deep into Syria’s territory on Wednesday, January 30. The attack is in violation of Syria’s sovereignty, and it was confirmed by an anonymous source in the United States government. There are conflicting reports concerning the target of the strike. According to the US source, it was […]

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Obama: No MLK, But Leading Man of Humanitarian Imperialism

Obama: No MLK, But Leading Man of Humanitarian Imperialism

Obama’s first term: What would MLK have said? A few weeks before the presidential election, News Junkie Post tried to secure interviews with different prominent African-American media figures regarded to be on the very left of the United States’ political spectrum. The interview project would have been titled: “Obama’s First Term: What Would MLK Have […]

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