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Monthly Archives: June 2014
Charlatans, Cranks and Kansas
Charlatans, Cranks and Kansas by Paul Krugman Two years ago Kansas embarked on a remarkable fiscal experiment: It sharply slashed income taxes without any clear idea of what would replace the lost revenue. Sam Brownback, the governor, proposed the legislation … Continue reading
Will Iraqi Chaos Give Kurds a State?
Iraqi Chaos May Give Kurds a State By Dennis Bernstein Millions of Kurds live in Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria but the British-French imperial division of the region left them without a state of their own, adding to the region’s … Continue reading
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback (R) is “fighting for his life” against Democrat Paul Davis, according to SurveyUSA’s latest poll
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback (R) is “fighting for his life” against Democrat Paul Davis, according to SurveyUSA’s latest poll, released on Thursday. Davis leads Brownback by 6 points (47 percent to 41 percent), with a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percent. … Continue reading
Military-Industrial Complex Speech, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961
Military-Industrial Complex Speech, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961 Public Papers of the Presidents, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1960, p. 1035- 1040 My fellow Americans: Three days from now, after half a century in the service of our country, I shall lay down … Continue reading
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Smedley Butler And “The Racket That Is War”
I had recently come across this man’s story and DD Eisenhower had often quoted him.–kas By Sheldon Richman Butler described who bears the costs of war — the men who die or return home with wrecked lives, and the taxpayers … Continue reading
GUATEMALA: ANOTHER FAILED REGIME CHANGE CELEBRATES WITH 60 Years of Carnage
Another Murderous Milestone: 60 Years of Carnage By Chris Floyd This week saw the anniversary of another major turning point in modern history, a campaign that became — and remains — the enduring template of foreign policy for the … Continue reading
Employer needs to pay staff’s salary until last date of employment: Oman legal expert
Employer needs to pay staff’s salary until last date of employment: Oman legal expert BY TIMES NEWS SERVICE My sponsor company and I had mutually agreed and sorted my outstanding salary issues in the office of Ministry of Manpower and the … Continue reading
Furor Erupts Over Facebook’s Experiment on Users : Almost 700,000 Unwitting Subjects Had Their Feeds Altered to Gauge Effect on Emotion
Furor Erupts Over Facebook’s Experiment on Users Almost 700,000 Unwitting Subjects Had Their Feeds Altered to Gauge Effect on Emotion By REED ALBERGOTTI Facebook, whose CEO Mark Zuckerberg is shown, is under fire for a 2012 psychological experiment on … Continue reading
Increased US drone use ‘may create slippery slope to wider war’, report says : Report released by Stimson Center does not reject drone strikes but says increasing use ‘risks escalating conflicts’
Report: Drone Strikes May “Create a Slippery Slope” Toward “Continual Wars” A new report by former top government officials warns the Obama administration’s drone wars could “create a slippery slope leading to continual or wider wars.” The report, released by the Stimson … Continue reading
