Theresa May overcomes parliamentary disapproval and proposals to reach her goal of triggering Article 50
May 27, 2017 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsA cartoon by Cris Brooks
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President Trump, a former entertainer, plays the part of the world’s jester, while cutting an evil clown grin
May 20, 2017 6:31 pm Leave your thoughtsA cartoon by Cris Brooks
Parliamentary Riffraff
May 20, 2017 5:17 pm Leave your thoughts
When Adlai Stevenson ran for the presidency, he was told "Don't worry, every thinking person will vote for you." "But I need a majority," Stevenson famously replied.
My Palestinian Exile Is Not Theatre, Mr Fleisher. It Is Real Life
May 20, 2017 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
I am a Palestinian. Do not relegate me to some imperial design suiting Israel's ends and tell me to pack off to Jordan or anywhere other than where I was born and where my forefathers have lived for well over a thousand year
If China Can Fund infrastructure with Its Own Credit, So Can We
May 20, 2017 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
While American politicians debate endlessly over how to finance the needed fixes and which ones to implement, the Chinese have managed to fund massive infrastructure projects all across their country, including 12,000 miles of high-speed rail built just in the last decade
Russian Perspectives on US-Russian Relations
May 19, 2017 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Russians see themselves being encircled by NATO. Of the 16 countries bordering Russia, eight have anti-Russia sentiments
A Curious National Home
May 18, 2017 12:00 am Leave your thoughts The present Israeli government coalition consists of 67 (out of 120) members of the Knesset. Each member wants to be elected again (and again and again). In order to be reelected, he or she must attract the attention of the public. The simplest way is to propose a new law. A bill so outrageous, that the media cannot possibly ignore it.
Donald Trump and Theresa May – Partners in Planning Armageddon?
May 17, 2017 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Prime Minister May's endlessly repeated mantra "Brexit means Brexit" (Britain leaving the European Union) takes on a whole new meaning: she is prepared to trigger the UK departing the planet.
Change of society: the only option for progressives to survive changes in society
May 17, 2017 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
So far, this year seems to have inverted the trend observed in 2016
Branded
May 17, 2017 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Perhaps the most sadly significant sign among the daily deceits currently stinking up the White House, is the redefinition of "presidential."