The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Africa: US Ramps Up Troops Book of Experimental Maps Climate Change 2013/2014 Working Group I: The Physical Science Basis Computer Detection and Emergency Response Firms Merge Conflict Prevention Priorities for 2014 Cyber Threats 2014: Darknets, Windows XP, Adobe Passwords, Bitcoin and More Deception Detection for Interviewers E-Harmony for Global Peace Fukushima: Dead sea creatures cover …
A global parliament of cities *It’s hard to believe they could be more sclerotic than what we’ve got. *On the other hand, given the historical behavior of Italian city-states, man, I have to wonder. All I need is some Milanese Sforzas with catapults at the gates of Torino. It took the ultra-wealthy some real effort …
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A Miracle in Wisonsin I published this article in October of 2002. At the time, it was the most widely read piece I’d written and posted on my site. Its basics still hold up. What I didn’t mention at the time was the corrosive role school-food distributors and their allies on boards of education play …
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Attached below are two very important reports by two of the most astute observers of conflicts in the Middle East. The first is a precisely-focused report by Rami Khouri, editor at large of Lebanon’s Daily Star. Khouri analyzes how the recent assassination of Mohamad Chatah needs to be interpreted in the context of complexities of …
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The only thing more tired than the “sharing economy” meme might be this opinion. While there’s truth in what he and many others before him have said, his post throws the baby out with the bath water. It shows a shallow understanding of the economic transformation underway, and this being Slate, with millions of readers, …
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Any More U.S. “Stabilization” and Africa Will Collapse By: Peter Van Buren Monday December 23, 2013 10:39 am South Sudan is at the brink of civil war and societal collapse History is just one of those hard things to ignore, especially in South Sudan. In 2011, the U.S. midwifed the creation of a new nation, …
Unity and Economic Development Essential for Genuine Progress in Africa “Africa in Review 2013, Part II: Unity and Economic Development Essential for Genuine Progress” From Malawi to Niger imperialist states continue to hamper sovereignty and peace President Joyce Banda of the Southern African state of Malawi is currently facing a crisis quite similar to her predecessor, …
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