Repressive regimes creep up on people. The water of oppression starts cold and degree by degree the temperature is ratcheted up until it’s boiling and people are suffering horribly.  Many ‘nice’ people cant bear to look at the reality of

Iceland jails former Kaupthing bank bosses Four former bosses from the Icelandic bank Kaupthing have been sentenced to between four and five and a half years in prison. The Supreme Court of Iceland came to this conclusion today. The four

How many nations are blessed with political and financial leaders who routinely state the unvarnished truth in public? Only two come immediately to mind: Greece and Bhutan: Greece, where the new leadership repeatedly states the nation is bankrupt and extend-and-pretend

The greatest myth we Americans collectively like to tell to ourselves is that we live in the “land of the free.” We particularly pride ourselves on “freedom of the press” — enshrined in the U.S. Constitution — but how free is this

Stalemate At Minsk Summit And Eurogroup Meeting Suggests Tensions In Europe And Globally Are Set To Escalate – Diplomats best hopes for Minsk is for freeze in hostilities – Russia engages the U.S. in war of words as tensions mount

Stalemate At Minsk Summit And Eurogroup Meeting Suggests Tensions In Europe And Globally Are Set To Escalate – Diplomats best hopes for Minsk is for freeze in hostilities – Russia engages the U.S. in war of words as tensions mount

Greece has the potential to be the small domino that ends up toppling much larger dominoes. Here is a preliminary semi-random list of thoughts on Greece’s exit from the euro. 1. I make no claim to expertise in this matter–but

Greece has the potential to be the small domino that ends up toppling much larger dominoes. Here is a preliminary semi-random list of thoughts on Greece’s exit from the euro. 1. I make no claim to expertise in this matter–but

Minsk Summit Highlights A Shaky NATO Union – Russia Is Far From Isolated – Merkel and Hollande to attend peace talks in Belarus to resolve Ukraine’s civil war today – US and UK not invited – Germany and US present

Minsk Summit Highlights A Shaky NATO Union – Russia Is Far From Isolated – Merkel and Hollande to attend peace talks in Belarus to resolve Ukraine’s civil war today – US and UK not invited – Germany and US present

More than two years ago, I published an article titled, Meet Arvind Kejriwal: “India’s Julian Assange,” which focused on the crusade for social justice of a man I had never heard of. It immediately seemed important to me as further evidence of the nascent

More than two years ago, I published an article titled, Meet Arvind Kejriwal: “India’s Julian Assange,” which focused on the crusade for social justice of a man I had never heard of. It immediately seemed important to me as further evidence of the nascent