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My two Cents (Elections 2013)

My two Cents (Elections 2013)

“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.”

“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.”

Little Questions That FaceBook Asks

Little Questions That FaceBook Asks

On Feminism; or, No, I Do NOT Hate Men

On Feminism; or, No, I Do NOT Hate Men

A political kindred spirit: A review of Scott Haworth’s novel Abraham Lincoln’s Lie

A political kindred spirit: A review of Scott Haworth’s novel Abraham Lincoln’s Lie

Embarking on a Life Changing Journey

Embarking on a Life Changing Journey

Big Business and its Friends on the US Supreme Court

Big Business and its Friends on the US Supreme Court

Big Brother in the UK Wants to Turn Off Your Electronics Remotely

Big Brother in the UK Wants to Turn Off Your Electronics Remotely

Politics For A Refugee

Politics For A Refugee

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watch out!!

War is Development by Other Means: What the latest displacement numbers aren’t telling you

War is Development by Other Means: What the latest displacement numbers aren’t telling you

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

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Too much…work-too many foreheads for the Greek Government and its Police!

Tii much work for the Greek Police  which have clashed (again)with demonstrators protesting against a controversial Canadian gold mining project in the northern…

The war-war and the bed-a bed of… $127,000:Netanyahu

The war-war and the bed-a bed of… $127,000:Netanyahu

Israeli media say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spent $127,000 for a controversial sleeping cabin installed on a plane to carry the premier of…

Erdogan go home:Turkish protesters

Erdogan go home:Turkish protesters

Turkish demonstrators have taken to the streets in the southern city of Reyhanli near the Syria border, to condemn recent deadly car bombings…

Greek government’s threaten to use emergency power -reminds people of old years of dictarship!

Greek government’s threaten to use emergency power -reminds people of old years of dictarship!

The Greek government has threatened to use emergency powers to prevent teachers who plan to go on strike from disrupting university entrance exams.…

UK police still tries to decide if use of water cannons can stop citizen’s rage…

UK police still tries to decide if use of water cannons can stop citizen’s rage…

The British Home Office has confirmed that it is in talks with Scotland Yard to introduce water cannons to the UK streets in…

ON CHOMSKY BLAMED-Beautifying the ugly face of Israel has limits:Menachem Klein

ON CHOMSKY BLAMED-Beautifying the ugly face of Israel has limits:Menachem Klein

Israeli regime’s media outlets are blaming U.S. linguist Noam Chomsky for British physicist Stephen Hawking’s withdrawal from Israel’s Presidential Conference in protest of…

Arab League meeting on Israeli aggresion: Yes(!) but…

Arab League meeting on Israeli aggresion: Yes(!) but…

The extraordinary meeting of the Arab League (AL) on recent Israeli aggression against Palestinian holy sites in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) has ended with…

‘US military cannot be trusted to fix sexual attacks’

‘US military cannot be trusted to fix sexual attacks’

The Pentagon cannot be trusted to handle the problem of sexual assault cases in the US military, a US representative says. “The military…

Gitmo hunger strike: 97 days of shame for USA and the whole of humanity!

Gitmo hunger strike: 97 days of shame for USA and the whole of humanity!

A hunger strike by prisoners at the US-run Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba has entered its 97th day, as authorities failed to end…

British Jewish youth and students censure Israeli regime

British Jewish youth and students censure Israeli regime

Jewish youth and students in Britain have censured Israeli regime’s authorities over a proposed Knesset bill to relocate Israeli Arabs (Bedouin) families who…

The sadness of the West World Politicians: British MP calls for direct military intervention in Syria

A senior British MP has called on the UK government to stand ready to intervene in Syria militarily to what he described as…

Chinese ships once again approach disputed islands in Japan’s coast guard

Japan’s coast guard says it has detected three Chinese ships in the waters around the disputed islands in the East China Sea. The…

Bangladesh to raise workers’ wages

Bangladeshi government has set up a panel to raise the minimum wage of more than three-million garment workers across the South Asian country,…

If the Queen is ill…better to stay home: UK Citizens

Most voters believe Queen Elizabeth II should step down from the British throne and allow the succession to pass on if she becomes…

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Why is Obama Hiding 6,000-Page Report on Bush-Era Torture and Why is Torture Still Allowed?

President Barack Obama is currently blocking the release—or allowing the CIA to block the release—of a comprehensive Senate report on the use of torture by the George W.…

Genocide in Guatemala: The Conviction of Efrain Rios Montt

Genocide in Guatemala: The Conviction of Efrain Rios Montt

It has been hailed as the first conviction for genocide of a former head of state in his own country, and certainly the first of a former Latin…

The EU: Israel’s Faithful Brother in Arms

The EU: Israel’s Faithful Brother in Arms

During Israel’s latest onslaught against the Gaza Strip in November 2012, a major conference was held in Tel Aviv: the 2nd Israel HLS International Conference. Among the most…

Guns and terror making US an unsafe security state

On Sunday, during a Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans, at least two gunmen opened fire into the crowd, injuring 19 revelers. What is going on here? How…

US forces commit crime against Afghans:NEW EVIDENCE

US forces commit crime against Afghans:NEW EVIDENCE

New evidence shows that American forces have committed torture and multiple murders in a key province of war-ravaged Afghanistan, officials say. According to Afghan officials, investigators have substantial…

GOOD NEWS OR BAD NEWS?:‘More US youths dropping out of school’

GOOD NEWS OR BAD NEWS?:‘More US youths dropping out of school’

More American teenagers have decided to forego traditional high school education with their peers, while opting for a General Educational Development (GED) certificate, new report shows. According to…

‘US colleges support wealthier students’

A new study shows that US colleges are offering wealthier students more financial aid compared with low-income students. The study conducted by the New America Foundation says that…

‘Gitmo blackens US human rights record’

‘Gitmo blackens US human rights record’

  The Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba has blackened the already-dark history of human rights atrocities committed by the US government, a political analyst tells Press TV. “These…

US anti-terror policy 'creates hundreds of new enemies'

Arguably the world’s leading authority on contemporary Islam believes the US authorities greatly underestimate the tribal nature of most of the Muslim societies in their war on terror. …

Her Majesty's annual gothic horror movie

In this tradition, elected MPs in the House of Commons are ‘summoned’ to the House of Lords to hear the Queen announcing the government’s forthcoming plans. But a…

GLOBAL CRISIS View all

Detroit is ‘insolvent,’ according to emergency manager

Kevyn Orr was hired by Michigan back in March to meet with leaders in Detroit to try and figure a way to save the once-thriving…

EU: First 10-billion-euro for Cyprus’ enslavement!

UK bedroom tax blamed for the suicide of a woman

1.1m UK kids to live in poverty by 2020

Greece: Another country bargained away by its politicians

WORLD AT WAR View all

Britain to double aid to Syrian opposition in 2014 – Cameron

Cameron has vowed an extra £10 million for non-lethal equipment and £30 million more for humanitarian assistance for Syrian people as the two politicians outlined further steps to…

Syria Mercenaries fire mortars into Lebanese town

Syria Mercenaries fire mortars into Lebanese town

The foreign-sponsored militants in Syria have fired mortars into the Lebanese town of Hermel near the Syrian border, Lebanon’s state media say. The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA)…

Egyptian MPs calling on their President for intervention in Syria!

Egyptian MPs calling on their President for intervention in Syria!

Egyptian members of parliament have strongly condemned the recent Israeli airstrike against Syria, calling on Egypt’s president to intervene immediately to help bring an end to Tel Aviv’s…

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Chatty Cathys and Negative Nancys: Are women more aggressive users of Twitter in House of Representative Campaigns?

Chatty Cathys and Negative Nancys: Are women more aggressive users of Twitter in House of Representative Campaigns?

  Note: This was done in part for a class at Sam Houston State University in the political science department. Full results of the project…

Rule Britannia for global crimes

How the UK brings corruption and buys influence in Afghanistan.

US concerns about Japanese nuclear reprocessing

Germany: Verdi union accepts cuts to real wages at Lufthansa

Bangladesh building disaster death toll nears 700

EU’s expansion to the East: Complete disaster