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Eyewitness to America’s Betrayal of Mandela’s South Africa: The Gore – Mbeki Commission, Part II
As the Executive Secretary for the Gore-Mbeki Commission Environment Committee, I sat at the negotiating table while the newly elected government of Nelson Mandela formulated its environmental policies.
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How to Mess Up a Perfectly Good Democracy, as Seen From Down Under
Unlike the US, Australia's system prevents the “buying” of elections and citizens are required to vote rather than being prevented from voting.
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Mandela and Arafat II
There were, to be sure, profound errors made by the Palestinian leader - not the least of which was the trust he placed in the agreements he signed.
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The Myth of Turkish Secularism
Turkey is a secular state. So its government and nearly all mainstream Western media claim. They are mistaken.
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A Ploy to Dilute the Democratic Party’s Message
While Third Way wears a Democratic mask, it pushes for policies that are Wall Street fantasies, including gutting and privatizing Social Security.
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Yet Another Reason Internet Voting Is a Terrible Idea: Targeted Attacks Hijacked “Vast Amounts of Data” to Foreign Countries Earlier This Year
Unknown to users, ‘massive security vulnerability’ in Internet architecture allowed massive ‘man-in-the-middle’ rerouting.
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If Crowds Are Wise, Why Isn’t Congress?
Today Congress is dumb, in cognitive diversity one of the dumbest in the world perhaps. But, it can smarten up rather easily on some simple electoral reforms.
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Learning to Speak Economese
Economese may sound like English, but sometimes there are crucial differences.
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Missile Launching in the Dark
The Air Force's December 17 ICBM launch was to provide “data to ensure a safe, secure and effective nuclear deterrent.” But no one can assure it will be safe, …
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Let the Sun Shine in
Why would the ALEC network of state-level lobbyists want to make solar energy cost-prohibitive for homeowners and businesses?