I’m reading another review of President Obama’s trip to Europe, this one by Michael Shear and Kevin Sullivan writing in The Washington Post. I would recommend it for the casual reader, it’s balanced (noting comments from the both sides of the political spectrum) and it summarizes the highlights of the trip, allowing the reader to […]
United States President Barack Obama enjoys the number one ranking in both popularity and influence of the world’s leaders, according to a recent poll conducted by Harris Interactive for France 24 and the International Herald Tribune. The survey measured the views of adults in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United States. Leaders of […]
A joint report issued by the Center on International Cooperation (CIC) in New York and the Overseas Development Institute in London cited that 122 aid workers were killed and over 260 were attacked in 2008 while conducting aid programs, making it the most dangerous year for aid workers. A Reuters article quotes Abby Stoddard from […]
Secretary began a four-city tour this week to discuss ideas for harnessing the energy potential of offshore areas. He has made broad claims regarding resources offshore such as windpower off the coasts can produce the energy of 3,000 coal-fired plants as he boasts about offshore’s energy potential. He is likely to face resistance in opening […]
Former President Bill Clinton and Mayor Bloomberg appeared at a press conference on the Empire State Building’s 80th floor today to announce a cooperative initiative between the Clinton Climate Initiative and other partners to help green New York’s 78-year old signature building. This phase of renovation, expected to take about 18 months. Under the plan, […]
Ukraine – Orange Revolution Myanmar – Saffron Revolution Georgia – Rose Revolution Lebanon – Cedar Revolution (OK – Cedar isn’t really a color, but it’s quite descriptive) Moldova? All these nations had popular revolts between 2004 and 2007. The Bush Administration moved quick to give them cute and happy names to express support for them. […]
When assessing the global balance of power, we typically measure the relative hard and soft power of states. Apparently, Japan is attempting to project an alternative form of influence – cute power. In March, the government announced the appointment of three new envoys of cute. The selections come a year after a cartoon was tapped […]
I came across the following post, Is it Child Abuse if a Parent Rejects their LGBT Child?, and it got me thinking, that while over the last years society has definitely changed and progressed in a positive manner regarding gay rights and acceptance, this issue is still a sensitive one. Most can clearly remember the […]
Computers – This is, as you might suspect, an area where lots of energy gets consumed. According to Emerson, at their “Energy Logic” webpage: “Data centers in the United States alone soaked up about 61 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh), or $4.5 billion worth of electricity in 2006. If current energy usage trends continue, a U.S. Environmental […]
President Obama’s trip to Europe has wrapped up and the reviews and starting to come in. I expect I’ll be digesting those over the next few days but let’s start with this piece from The Washington Post in which they ask the following question: In his overseas trip, President Obama was determined to show that […]
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was convicted today of creating a military death squad that killed 50 people and kidnapped many more during his rule. Fujimori, who disbanded Peru’s legislature and purged its judiciary during his first term, is widely credited with winning the government’s long military campaign against terrorist groups Shining Path and Tupac […]
With a dismal track record and all the debris that gets washed up and stuck in Washington’s wretched gut, Republicans are now blackmailing Obama into not disclosing Bush’s darkest secrets on his torture policy. Obama wants to nominate Dawn Johnsen as chief of the Office of Legal Counsel in the Department of Justice and Yale Law School […]
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