News agency Reuters reports Russian energy minister Alexander Novak has agreed a five-year memorandum of understanding with his Iranian counterpart Bijan Anganeh to help Iran ship crude oil to Russia, despite international sanctions. The agreement flies in the face of long-standing trade sanctions led by the US to force Iran into complying to international […]
“The facts are that Marijuana does have therapeutic use”, said Congressman
On January 14, 2014 Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives regarding the issue of marijuana. Needless to say the congressman received a lot of raised eyebrows and stunned looked by other members of House of Representatives – who acted shell shocked by […]
Muslim Profiling and Vishwaroopam
The controversy centering on the profiling of the Muslim community in the movie Vishwaroopam has fallen into the quagmire of the hackneyed debate of right of expression vs right to protest. The liberals are flagging the freedom of expression agenda, while those at the receiving end are vehement about asserting their fundamental right to […]
Anna Hazare the Pied Piper of India
Anti graft campaigner Anna Hazare ended his 288 hours of fast on Sunday August 28, 2011 and by doing so he gave the nation a sigh of collective relief. The 74-year-old social activist began his fast on August 16 and continued for 12 days uninterrupted. It was a rare show of unanimity and […]
EPA Attorneys Criticize Obama Nominee
by Joaquin Sapien The Obama administration’s nomination of Ignacia Moreno to head the environment division of the Department of Justice is moving quietly through the confirmation process, with hearings expected to begin in the next few weeks. Moreno has worked for the environment division before, during the Clinton administration. But her most recent job — as […]
Improving U.S. Health Care by Learning from Another Country
Improving U.S. Health Care by Learning from Another Country Laurence Struck larry_struck@hotmail.com Picture yourself with a serious health problem and no medical care. This is not difficult to imagine for anyone without health insurance or with substandard coverage. If you are unable to pay to see a doctor, then you reluctantly learn to […]
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