Climate Change: Sarkozy Announces Carbon Tax
Today, French President Sarkozy announced the creation of a carbon tax of 17 Euros per tonne of CO2 emitted. He called it “a fiscal revolution”. “If things don’t change, it will be your children who pay the price,” said Sarkozy. The new tax will be on oil, natural gas, and coal consumption. The carbon tax […]
Supreme Court: Corporations Could “Buy” The Electoral Process
Today, the Supreme Court met to hear an argument that could literally transform American politics. The Supreme Court could reverse almost 100 years of legal precedents that have blocked corporate spending on candidates running for Federal elections. If the law is changed, corporate money would flood the electoral process and give even more power to […]
Israeli Rights Group: 773 Out Of 1,387 Killed In Gaza Were Civilians
Today, the Israeli human rights group B’ Tselem published its findings on the number of Palestinians killed in Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza strip. According to B’ Tselem’s comprehensive investigation, Israeli forces killed 1,387 Palestinians during the course of the 3 weeks military operation. Of these, 773 did not take part in the hostilities […]
Afghan Elections: 54 Percent For Karzai, But Convincing Evidence Of Fraud
Partial results released today give Hamid Karzai 54 percent of the votes, if the result is confirmed by the Independent Election Commission (IEC), it would allow Karzai to win without a runoff with Abdullah Abdullah. However, the UN-backed Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) in Afghanistan has ordered the IEC to recount votes at certain polling stations […]
Sudan: Woman Journalist Jailed For Wearing Trousers
Sudanese woman journalist Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein was sent to jail after she refused to pay a 500 Sudanese pounds ( 200 US dollars) fine imposed by a court on Monday for wearing trousers, deemed “indecent” by Sudanese Islamic law. She was taken to the prison for women in Omdurman. According to Sudanese law she could […]
