“Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.” – Mark Twain This year, like every election year, we here in the United States have been jack hammered by the howling shouts of the politicians up for re-election or promotion (as in, trying to get elected […]
Senior Citizens vis – a- vis the Indian Society : Indian Perspective
India has proclaimed itself as a welfare state and of course it has also introduced social security schemes like ‘payment of pension’ etc to the retiring government employees which costs the coffers of the states as well as the central government considerably. Some State Governments like Tamil Nadu has also introduced welfare schemes […]
Free The Olympics
Currently supporters of Tibetan autonomy or full independence seek to make use of the Beijing 2008 Olympics to attract attention to their cause and to press their case. Nor are they alone in doing so, just as various groups have done likewise in the past. We should expect this to continue as the Olympics are […]
South Africa: We’ll Argue with our Parents and Play Video Games!
by Muhammad Karim Earlier this week, President Thabo Mbeki proposed that an oath be recited by school children every day in a nation-building effort. Breaking News says that the Opposition Democratic Alliance Leader, Jack Bloom, had welcomed the effort saying… “I welcome the invitation to dialogue made by President Thabo Mbeki that we should develop […]
A cause to cheer for Non-Resident Keralites
A welfare fund and a contributory pension scheme benefiting lakhs of Keralites residing abroad or in other States will materialise soon. It is known that the scheme is primarily meant for Keralites who slog in labour camps abroad for a pittance and scores of others who eke out a living doing menial jobs in the […]
Taiwan: Racial Commercials Everywhere
by Portnoy On Taiwan’s TV screens there is a commercial about drawing lots of cars. In this commercial, a woman with south-east Asia look is driving a car, and the subtitle says:”How can she own a car?” Is this a question? How cannot a south-east Asia woman own a car in Taiwan? When you see […]
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