Ten Years Since the War in Iraq, Blair Is Still a Warmonger
Ten years after Tony Blair defied the British populace and took the United Kingdom into an unnecessary and illegal war in Iraq, he spoke to BBC2′s Kirsty Wark. When Wark asked about the conservative estimate of 100,000 civilian casualties and 179 British service casualties, Blair referred to the Iraq-Iran war in which one million had […]
Kerry and Hagel: Can Two Vietnam Vets End the War in Afghanistan?
After a bruising confirmation hearing, former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel was confirmed as United States Secretary of Defense. Hagel’s confirmation today, and the recent one of John Kerry at the US State Department mark a departure from the first term of the Obama administration. If President Obama’s first term in office can be largely viewed […]
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 […]
Hooked on Life: An Ecological Folk Tale from Haiti
About the story. “Tezen Nan Dlo” is one of Haiti’s most popular folk tales. The Créole “te” indicates the past tense, and “zen” means “hook.” It is about hooking and being hooked. The enticements of love, family, and the natural world. It is also a coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in Haiti, where a […]
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 […]
