Martin LeFevre: Arusha - A Light In The Genocidal Darkness?
Arusha Tanzania is uniquely positioned to take the lead in forging an end to genocide. In 1994, neighboring Rwanda experienced the second worst genocide since the Holocaust, after Cambodia. For the last decade, Arusha has been host to the International Criminal... More >>
Gordon Campbell: John Key’s Agenda For The Nation
There seemed to be three main components to John Key’s speech : (a) tax cuts largely paid for by a hike in GST (b) mining in national parks and on conservation land, while building more roads. (c) giving firms easier access to the r&d from Crown Research... More >>
Michael Collins: Cuomo Takes On The Money Party
''This merger (Bank of America and Merrill Lynch) is a classic example of how the actions of our nation’s largest financial institutions led to the near-collapse of our financial system,'' said Attorney General Cuomo. ''Bank of America, through... More >>
Trouble at The Lancet: Wakefield and the Medical Profession
‘It has became clear that several elements of the 1998 paper by Wakefield et al are incorrect, contrary to the findings of an earlier investigation.’ So concluded one of the longest misconduct inquiries in medical history. The editors of Britain’s... More >>
Gordon Campbell: Free Trade With US More Monty Python Than Holy Grail
Perhaps we can all quietly sign a pact to forego comparing a free trade deal with the US to the quest for the Holy Grail. This ‘free trade as Holy Grail’ notion is a cliché that will not die, because the media loves it so much. More>>
Martin LeFevre: Wellsprings Of Insight
Indigenous people felt that the rocks and rivers, clouds and creeks were alive with spirit. In the few native cultures that are still relatively intact, people still do. Science has conditioned modern people to believe this way of seeing is superstition, ... More >>
From Gaza to Lebanon: Beware the Iron Wall, the Coming War
The Israeli military may be much less effective in winning wars than it was in the past, thanks to the stiffness of Arab resistance. But its military strategists are as shrewd and unpredictable as ever. The recent rhetoric that has escalated from... More >>
Stateside with Rosalea Barker: Getting Bleaty
What’s a girl to do? Nine Old Home folks have been nominated for Oscars ; and nine golden nods have come to New Home folks as well—some of them for the same category and film on account of collaboration on Avatar . I guess I’ll just have to lay... More >>
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