Andy Piascik: Sanctions? How About Sanctions Against the United States?

Sanctions? How About Sanctions Against the United States? By Andy Piascik ZNet, March 21, 2014 As the United States imposes sanctions on Russia and moves to do likewise to Venezuela, it’s essential to keep in mind which country it is that’s the most destructive and dangerous in the world today. When such questions have been …

Stephen E. Arnold: Predictive Analytics, Food Prices, Revolution

Civic Predictive Analysis Proving Accurate We find the field of predictive analysis fascinating (see here, here, and here, for example), and now we have more evidence of how important this work can be. Motherboard reports on “The Math that Predicted the Revolutions Sweeping the Globe Right Now.” The key component: high food prices. Writer Brian …