the U.S. is approaching the precipice without articulating a vision as to what will follow, plunging toward a large-scale war against Iran
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The Biggest effect of Carbon Emissions: Rapid Ocean Warming
Posted on 12 June 2014 by John Abraham One benefit of working in the climate science arena is that I have the privilege to interact with some of the world’s most talented individuals. I have learned their stories while we have shared hypotheses about…
“If you take down the central gov’t…you could… see… pieces of Iraq fly off”- Dick Cheney 1994
Dick Cheney on why the US shouldn’t invade Iraq (1994): “Because if we had gone to Baghdad we would have been all alone. There wouldn’t […]
Enter the Ayatollah: Sistani calls on Iraqis to enlist in Fight against “Terrorists”
Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, spiritual leader of most Iraqi Shiites, intervened forcefully in Iraqi politics on Thursday and Friday, giving his support to the national […]
Dear America: You’re in the Army Now
By William J. Astore I spent four college years in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) and then served 20 years in the U.S. Air […]
Elon Musk on Tesla Electric Car: “All Our Patents Are Belong To You”
In a blog post entitled “All Our Patents Are Belong To You”, Elon Musk has once again done something revolutionary; opened Tesla’s patents for use by any other automaker. This guy is the real deal. When’s the last time a billionaire CEO quoted…
The Second Iran-Iraq War and the American Switch
Iran has decided to intervene directly in Iraq and has already sent fighters to the front, according to the Wall Street Journal, based on Iranian […]
Seven Key Takeaways From Eric Cantor’s Shocking Defeat
No incumbent majority leader had lost a seat in Congress since 1899, when the post was first created. Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) broke that streak last night. He’s announced that he’ll step down from leadership within weeks. Cantor’s stunning defeat…
Egypt: 15-Yr. Sentence for Hero of Tahrir Revolution, blogger Alaa, 24 others
By Joe Stork, Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – A Cairo court on June 11, 2014, sentenced the prominent Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and 24 […]
After Piketty, is the Study of Economics the Study of Rising Inequality?
By Chris Edwards, University of East Anglia The economic and political focus is increasingly on the inequality of income and wealth as they both rise […]
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