Feb 09 2014

Their need for protection is all the greater

The number of women sentenced to death across the Middle East has very little to do with justice

By Robert Fisk, Sunday 9 February 2014   The execution of women holds a special revulsion for Westerners, especially – let us…  [more]

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Feb 09 2014

Tradition is the narcotic of our rulers

Philip Seymour Hoffman is another victim of extremely stupid drug laws

By , Thursday 6 February 2014 10.05 EST   Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death was not on the bill. If it’d been the sacrifice of Miley Cyrus or…  [more]

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Feb 09 2014

Journalistic time and energy

More Guantanamo and global warming, less Amanda Knox and Justin Bieber

By , 06 Feb 2014 11:31   Amanda Knox has, with her second “guilty” verdict for the murder of Meredith Kercher, re-entered our media landscape. There is…  [more]

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Feb 09 2014

Their first institutional reflex

A clue as to why the Shin Bet might hack me

By Jonathan Cook, 7 February 2014   I have been pondering – probably more than is wise – what happened yesterday, when I lost control of my computer for…  [more]

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Feb 08 2014

Ethnic cleansing

Did the Age of Genocide Begin in Sochi?

By , Feb. 5 2014 3:51 PM   Of the myriad controversies surrounding the upcoming Olympics, one that’s gotten relatively little attention—at least outside Russia—is the ongoing campaign against the…  [more]

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Feb 04 2014

Shut up

Rep. Paul Ryan is a very stupid man

By Hunter, Mon Feb 03, 2014 at 12:27 PM PST   I lived through the Iran Contra incident, and I have lived through a president declaring a new executive privilege to torture.…  [more]

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Feb 04 2014

A lack of academic rigor

Understanding the faith of Cathy McMorris Rodgers

By Matthew S. Rindge (Religion News Service), January 31   SPOKANE, Wash. — The Republican response to President Obama’s State of the Union speech introduced many Americans to Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. While…  [more]

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