Powerful Cyclone May Devastate Fiji
A powerful cyclone is nearing the Fiji islands in the South Pacific with winds gusts up to 145 miles per hour. The Category 3 storm, “Tropical cyclone Thomas” is expected to land on Tuesday just north of Fiji’s capital of Suva. Thousands of people have been evacuated from the path of the cyclone. According to […]
Let’s Teach WalMart A Lesson About Medical Marijuana
How do you teach a big, dumb corporate beast? You hurt it in the only way it understands. It’s time to teach WalMart that mistreating medical marijuana patients is very, very bad for business.
40,000 Year Old Australian Archaeology Site Reignites Debate On Origins
An Aboriginal leader in Australia claims archaeologists have discovered the world’s southernmost site of early human life. The site is reported to be 40,000 years old. Is this the earliest human site here, and what does it mean in terms of the origins of human settlement?
EU: Far-Right Parties Are Running Campaigns on “No to Islamism”
An extreme right-wing nationalist party ran a campaign on an anti-Islam message in November 2009 in Switzerland, now it is the turn of the French far-right party the Front National to play the same cards of racism and xenophobia. The Front National, which gained ground in the 2010 elections due to its strong anti-immigration agenda, […]
Why Would Israeli Officials Insult The United States?
US Vice President Joe Biden has strongly condemned Israeli plan to build 1,600 more homes in East-Jerusalem. To add insult to injury, the plan was announced in the middle of Biden’s visit to the region to help revive the moribund peace talks with the Palestinians. “I condemn the decision by the government of Israel to […]
