Africa with a million plus Chinese immigrants building roads, start-ups that are taking advantage of countries like Mozambique, among others, in their quest for profit (via bribing officials in some cases) and resources. A good read, one of many for… Read More ›
The scandal over the Netanyahu speech to Congress is in the end a story about the Jewish condition in the United States. Netanyahu is coming here to tell the Congress to torpedo the efforts of the U.S. president to cut… Read More ›
Bowing to pressure from Quaker environmentalists, PNC Bank announced yesterday that it will be restricting financing of mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia. The shift outlined in its 2015 Corporate Responsibility Report means PNC Bank will effectively cease its investment in this… Read More ›
Author: S. Longfellow Is a stable and strong Israel important to the Middle Eastern region? Of course it is. However, that doesn’t mean we need to agree and bow down to everything that comes out of reelection hopeful Prime… Read More ›
From “Netanyahu a ‘danger’ to Israel, say 200 security veterans” – Middle East Eye A group of Israeli generals have launched an unprecedented attack on the prime minister as he prepares to address US Congress In an unprecedented move, 200… Read More ›
As the deadlines near for Iran and world powers to reach an agreement on the country’s nuclear program — the first, on March 31, for a basic political framework — negotiations are focusing on what kind of program Iran can… Read More ›
By Paul Hannon Preparations for an overhaul of the international tax system to make it more difficult for companies to shift profits to low-tax countries advanced on Friday, with an agreement to launch talks on modifying more than 3,000 bilateral… Read More ›
By Mark Provost in The Progressive Press If Washington sincerely wants to reduce the budget deficit and national debt while protecting the broader economy, it should learn from other nations which have succeeded. One country stands out: Norway. Norway has… Read More ›
By Fethullah Gulen SAYLORSBURG, Pa. — It is deeply disappointing to see what has become of Turkey in the last few years. Not long ago, it was the envy of Muslim-majority countries: a viable candidate for the European Union on… Read More ›
By Rick Ungar Set aside, for the moment, the diplomatic row being sparked by Speaker of the House John Boehner as he seeks to create two conflicting foreign policies for the United States—one pursued by the President and the other… Read More ›
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