80% Of All US Children Follow A Bad Diet WASHINGTON – The alarming news is that millions of American children now exhibit signs of heart disease normally found...
Cheap Fossil Fuels Killed Renewable Energy WASHINGTON – Renewable energy had its great moment when we had the convergence between Global Warming predictions (or prophesies?)...
China Dumping Excess Steel WASHINGTON – In a “normal” capitalistic country, when supply expansion strategies in any given industry exceed market demand, the companies...
Central Banks Administer Monetary Morphine WASHINGTON – The financial and fiscal “New Normal” across the countries touched or devastated by the Great Recession of...
US Republicans Openly Against Obama’s Deal With Iran WASHINGTON – 47 US Republican Senators wrote an open letter to the top leadership of Iran, putting them on notice...
Russia: Chechens Killed Boris Nemtsov. Really? WASHINGTON – Regarding the recent assassination in Moscow of opposition politician Boris Nemtosv, supposedly now we know “the truth”. According...
50 Years After Selma, Blacks Are Still Victims WASHINGTON – Watching on TV the celebration of Selma’s 50th anniversary held in a Black church left me with...
Japan’s Slow Suicide WASHINGTON – Japan is slowly sinking. This is due to the impact of many self-inflicted wounds, starting with the collapse of fertility rates. “Civilizations die from...
Healthy Looking Ethiopians, Unhealthy Americans ADDIS ABABA – Walking around this large city I notice relatively healthy looking people. In particular, comparing Addis to...
Terrorism Is Rooted In Ideologies – It Is Not About Poverty WASHINGTON – The White House convened a mega-summit on Countering Violent Extremism, with the participation of 65 countries. To...