The guy interviewed on NPR this day said that once our “credit crunch” is resolved in America, people will race out and buy homes. He’s wrong, as are economists who believe this. Rapidly increasing numbers of consumers are finding themselves irreparably strapped financially — and market profits dominoes have already begun to fall. But this […]
Obama’s Afghan Plan Raises Questions
By Jennifer Koons in London (ARR No. 297, 17-Jul-08) If elected president in the autumn, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama aims to redirect America’s foreign policy focus to combating terrorism in South Asia, but questions remain about the feasibility of his strategy, including how easily the United States will be able to disentangle itself […]
Global Warming Solutions .
Fighting global warming is a daunting task, but there are many steps we can all take to help curb it. The Sierra Club believes that we can save our planet while preserving our way of life; that instead of falling into despair, we should look to this challenge as an opportunity. Now is the time […]
Nepal: The Coming Constitution and the Issue of Transformation
The Nepalis have never obtained an opportunity to draft their constitution by themselves. So far they have been ruled by the constitutions designed by individual elites and traditional power-wielders. In other words, feudal forces in different forms have ruled the Nepali society for centuries. The historical mass movement of 2006, despite counterrevolutionary efforts to re-frustrate […]
Armenian Education Blogs Lament Brain Drain
Posted by Onnik Krikorian to Global Voices Online While blogs undoubtedly came of age during the recent post-election state of emergency when the traditional media was effectively muzzled for 20 days, that is not to say that politics is the main focus of every blog. Indeed, it might even be argued that such blogs do […]
Iowa DOT Announces Road Closures After Flooding Hits
As flooding ravages the state, the Iowa Department of Transportation– or DOT– has announced dozens of emergency road closures. The latest Iowa DOT road closures update includes the following road closures: (Source: Iowa Department of Transportation. See also the real-time map of Iowa DOT road closures.) Closure – Interstate 29 Interstate 29 northbound: at Exit […]
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