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  1. Bad Energy Policies Will Harm World Economies

    by - 2008-07-04
    In 2000 a new US administration drafted a new energy plan. Two oilmen, with secret advice of the oil industry, orchestrated and supervised the plan. The results have been devastating. Gas and oil pric...
  2. Bi-Party Tickets Totally Senseless

    by Stuart Nachbar - 2008-07-04
    I receive a daily news feed from Salon, and for the past two days I have received articles about Obama-Hagel and McCain-Lieberman unity tickets. I have just three words for those who believe such eve...
  3. First Battle Of Panipat

    by User name - Peter Hutch - 2008-07-03
    The first battle of Panipat took place in northern India, and marked the beginning of the Mughal Empire. This was one of the earliest battles involving gunpowder firearms and field artillery. In 1526,...
  4. Rajiv Gandhi

    by peterhutch - 2008-07-01
    Rajiv Gandhi, born in 1944, served as the Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989. The first son of Indira and Feroze Gandhi, Rajiv attended Cambridge University, where he met and married Sonia. He...
  5. The Caste Clashes

    by Rohit Mehra - 2008-07-01
     Last month Delhi along with Rajasthan and UP and many other states witnessed the never stopping fire set apart by the spark of reservation bills. This reservation issue appears to be quite frus...
  6. North is Responsible for the Woes of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

    by Emeka Esogbue - 2008-07-01
    The Arewa Consultative Forum in a communiqué issued at the end of its meeting in Kaduna over the weekend decried the activities of the Niger Delta militants and said that the leaders of the region a...
  7. Zimbabwe and the Need for United Nations Reform

    by James William Smith - 2008-06-30
    For many years, the United States taxpayer has helped sustain the corrupt, bureaucratic organization known as the United Nations. In fact, the United States continues to fund more than $5 billion of ...
  8. Alaska Should Just Secede

    by J.J. Jackson - 2008-06-30
    To some the issue of secession was settled with the Civil War. To people with this mindset, the final answer is that no state has the right to leave the Union. However to those who are truly American...
  9. Oil Drilling and the Election

    by Michael DeVries - 2008-06-30
    So you think the politicians are pushing the Offshore Drilling idea because it is something that will make the price of gas go down? I guess you also believed that in the 2004 election, that this Adm...
  10. Rodrigues Sea Cucumber Plunder

    by Alain Leveque - 2008-06-30
     By Alain L'évêqueFollowing an impassioned hue and cry about sea cucumber harvesting, resident environmentalists on the Indian Ocean Island of Rodrigues, citing overexploitation, petitioned for a ...
  11. Sarkozy Muscles in on EU Reform

    by Johnny Summerton - 2008-06-29
    It's just under a fortnight until France takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union and already the rest of Europe is getting a taste of what it can expect.At a meeting of EU ...
  12. The $64,000,000,000 Inflation Question

    by Pankaj - 2008-06-28
    Posted by David Gaffen The object on the left is worth more than the pile on the right. Annelena Lobb has this report on an inflation rate that dwarfs all comers.If using the word "hyperinflation" u...
  13. Zimbabwe: a Tragic Flaw

    by Pankaj - 2008-06-28
    To summarize this article, I dared to enumerate the scenes that will most possibly play out in the world drama that is Zimbabwe today. After the voting day of the single-candidate sham of an election...
  14. Panama: The Politics

    by Laurie Cooper - 2008-06-27
    Politics in Panama has been more of constitutional democracy throughout the 20th century. The history of coup led by General Manuel Noriega back in 1968 has brought power to the military as Noriega h...
  15. Palestinian Parentage Generates Jordanian Jitters

    by david singer - 2008-06-27
    Jordan's King Abdullah was very edgy this week as he sought to terminate any discussion of the role Jordan will have to ultimately play in ending the standoff caused by the pending demise of Presiden...
  16. Barack Obama - Myths, Facts, and Obfuscating (bloggers Beware)

    by APRPEH - 2008-06-26
    Is guilt by association fair?  Many blogs and websites, including APRPEH have made an argument that Barry Obama's true feelings towards Jews and Israel can be measured by his associations.  Undenia...
  17. Ad' Campaign to Promote Sarkozy's Election Promise

    by Johnny Summerton - 2008-06-25
    The French government has launched a media blitz in an attempt to convince people that it really is winning the battle to increase purchasing power.In the coming weeks the French will be treated to o...
  18. How Women Can Effectively Exercise Their Political Voice

    by Ronald M. Caplan, M.D. - 2008-06-24
    Senior women in our society have now become a potent political and economic force. The most obvious reason for this development is the rapidly increasing numbers of mature women in our society. Women ...
  19. The Probability of Victory is Higher for Senator Obama Than for Senator Mccain

    by Gurumurthy Kalyanaram - 2008-06-24
    The probability of Obama winning the Presidential elections in November appears to be pretty robust. Here is why --(1) Based on public polls, it is becoming evident that Obama is most likely to hold ...
  20. Off-shore Drilling: the Case by and for Mccain

    by Gurumurthy Kalyanaram - 2008-06-24
     John McCain has reversed his stance against off-shore drilling, and now advocates it. Barack Obama continues to oppose this. The U.S. Congress currently has a statutory ban on off-shore drilling. W...