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The 2010 “Are You Serious?” Awards
The Harry Potter Award to the British technology company ATSC Ltd for its invention of a “wand” that, according to the company, detects explosives, drugs, and human remains for …
This Modern World: Year in Review Part Two
Federal Judge Dismisses Miller’s Election Suit in Alaska US Senate Contest
After requiring Alaska's GOP U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller to file his federal lawsuit by Monday (yesterday), the federal judge in the case has now dismissed it without even …
Jim Hightower | Amazing Stupidity Syndrome in Texas
Good grief, it's spreading! Another Texas politician has come down with the tragic disease known as “Amazing Stupidity Syndrome.” A.S.S. attacks the lobe of the brain that controls one's …
Iraqi PM Says US Troops Must Leave on Time
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has said that all US troops must be out of Iraq by the end of 2011 as originally planned and that his new government …
News in Brief: Key Pakistani Party to Quit Cabinet on Tuesday, and More
Key Pakistani Party to Quit Cabinet on Tuesday
Continuity, With a Woman’s Face
In the countdown to her inauguration on Jan. 1, Brazilian President-elect Dilma Rousseff has completed her cabinet, which points to a government of continuity whose most novel aspect will …
Recovery Noises and Political Taboos
The end of 2010 brings renewed Washington rhetoric, media hype and academic me-too declarations about the US economy “recovering.” We've heard them before since the crisis hit in 2007. …
Iran Executes Two Men, One for Allegedly Spying for Israel
Two Iranian men were executed today in Tehran's Evin Prison, one for allegedly spying for Israel and the other for belonging to a group dedicated to the violent overthrow …
Bittersweet Revitalization: Oakland’s Reincarnation
In spite of an ongoing, grim economic downturn felt nationally, the city of Oakland continues to enjoy a beatification, resurrection and transformation which has turned a rather neglected, desolate …