There is a silver lining in President Barack Obama’s refusal to do much of anything to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is this: if Obama had any intentions of either bombing Iran’s nuclear installations or allowing Israel to do it, he would be laying the groundwork by pressuring Israel hard to end the occupation. That […]

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Is your “EA-free” baby bottle really EA-free and safe for your child to use? That question is confronting a federal judge in Texas, where Eastman Chemical Company is suing two labs it claims misrepresented the safety of Eastman plastic. EA is “estrogen active.” Not a good thing. EA chemical agents mimic natural estrogen. When ingested, […]

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Turkey For the last five days, there has been extremely brutal police violence against peaceful protesters in Turkey. Almost all news channels are censored since they are extremely afraid of the prime minister, including CNN Turk! It is unbelievable but while CNN International showed protests and police violence, CNN Turk showed a documentary about penguins! […]

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During the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Uwe-Karsten Heye, spokesman of former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, cautioned visitors “of another skin color” to stay away from eastern Germany. “It is possible,” he said, that you “wouldn’t get out alive.” His statement sparked outrage, but certain eastern parts of the country are indeed widely known in […]

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Despite its great wealth, the United States today faces enormous difficulties. Amidst the economic pain and insecurity and the looming climate catastrophe, there are no easily discernible political answers that even begin to offer strategic handholds on a truly democratic future. We face systemic problems, not simply political or economic problems. The wages of most […]

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