By Steven Jonas, MD, MPH - 08.22.13
President Barack Obama's recent speech (1) on ending, or winding down, or cutting back on, or doing something to/with the "War on Terror" that the U.S. has supposedly been engaged in since the events of 9/11 has received a great deal of attention (2). Indeed the United States has been engaged in what can be described as "Permanent War" since the...
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By Michael Faulkner – 09.08.2013
Less than a week ago, at the end of August, a tripartite missile attack against Syria by the U.S., France and the U.K. seemed certain and imminent. Now (September 2.), while such an attack, without British participation, remains likely sometime soon, it is no longer certain to happen. The plans have gone awry due largely to the Westminster parliament’s failure to vote for the coalition government’s motion sanctioning such an...
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By Loren Adams, 8 September, 2013
In seeking the cure, one must identify the condition, including where and how it came into existence and how best to resolve or eliminate it.
It may be more interesting to theorize what ails you. On the other hand, it’s far more effective to let a medical professional check you out. Of course, I (like countless others) have tried to take short cuts by internet-searches, matching my conditions by entering...
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By Iris Vander Pluym on 09.08.2013
On Sunday, August 18, The Guardian reported that David Miranda, the long-term partner of its journalist Glenn Greenwald who lives with him in Brazil, was detained for almost nine hours during a stopover at London’s Heathrow airport on his way home to Rio de Janeiro.
[He] was returning from a trip to Berlin...
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By Donald B. Ardell - 08.25.13
Crazy me. I was going to write an article about Mayor Michael Bloomburg, New York City's three-term mayor, thick with praise for his efforts to promote the public interest, public health, public respect for bold leadership and so on. The only problem - I lacked standing. Not only do I not live in the famed...
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Harry Targ - Sunday, June 9, 2013
The Cuban Case
Spanish colonialism came to the Western Hemisphere in the fifteenth century. Indigenous people were killed or enslaved. Africans were brought to the occupied land to produce sugar, tobacco, coffee, dyes, and other commodities that would find their way to...
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