‘As Greece celebrates the inauguration of its anti-austerity government, the euphoria should be tempered with a bit of realism. Although new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who named his son «Ernesto» after Cuban revolutionary Ernesto «Ché» […]
For all the third-party analysis, punditry and opinions such as this one by the Irish finance minister Michael Noonan: “Their political problem is that this a reversal of their election position. There is absolutely nothing […]
‘In August of 2013 former detective Rodolfo Gomez savagely beat Deron Love during an interrogation. He was chained to the wall. Love, 27, was accused of killing his 7-month-old baby, a charge he would not […]
‘The eyes are the windows to the universe, and some would say they are also windows to the soul. We have heard this phrase get passed around before: “The eyes are the windows of the […]
‘I saw a poster the other day, proclaiming “Please Do Not Feed The Fears” with a play on “Fears” rather than “Bears”. The sentiment expressed is unfortunately so typical of everything that is wrong with […]
‘They were hailed by the Government as “a new stage in Britain’s green energy investment boom”: five big new offshore wind farm projects, awarded £12 billion in subsidy contracts less than a year ago. But […]
‘Australia is to toughen citizenship laws and tackle those inciting hatred under new measures targeting domestic extremists, PM Tony Abbott has said. He said citizenship for dual nationals involved in terrorism could be suspended or […]
‘Austerity may be hitting some countries hard, but looking at certain EU funded projects, one would never know. From Brandenburg Airport to Donkeypedia, these and other white elephants are flushing billions of taxpayer’s euros down […]
‘The American West is not the only region of the world experiencing historically severe drought. Parts of the largest nation in South America — Brazil — are currently suffering through their worst periods of drought […]
‘The old adage “let’s just agree to disagree” is no longer a relevant concept when it comes to your personal medical views. It seems that the new American normal is for the government to literally […]
‘The President says he’ll veto the Keystone XL pipeline. He should do more, and put an end to the project altogether. He has the authority. Oil from Alberta’s tar sands is the dirtiest in the […]
‘Toxic fumes in cabin air pose a health risk to frequent fliers and aircrew, a coroner has said in a landmark report. Stanhope Payne, the senior coroner for Dorset, said people regularly exposed to fumes […]