…Four Best American Presidents Based on How Many Lived or Died Because of Their Actions, US presidents are reviewed on a wholly new basis. For Disenfranchised Haitian Islanders, Tourism Signals a Paradise Lost http://www.truth-out.org/news/item…
…world Tom Roston, Moyers & Company: A ragged band of Canadians took a fishing boat into the frigid waters of the North Pacific Ocean in 1971 to try to stop a nuclear weapons test on the island of Amchitka. With that…
…United Kingdom must agree by December whether to affirm the 20-year optional extension of the US lease on the Indian Ocean island Diego Garcia - which was predicated on the illegal clearance of the indigenous Chagossian population. The Despotic Chimpanzee…
…United States, Europe, and elsewhere have been hiding money in foreign countries-above all, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and the Virgin Islands. As a result, they have been able to avoid paying taxes in their home countries. Until recently, however, officials have…
…NYT // Nelson D. Schwartz - May 29, 2015....... 66 INTERNATIONAL....................................................................................... 69 *U.S. Says China has Artillery on Artificial Islands* // AP // Lolita Baldor - May 29, 2015................. 69 *Chinese Security Laws Elevate the Party and Stifle Dissent. Mao W…
…its-airspace.html?emc=edit_th_20160131&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=30283247) US missile destroyer sailed close to island claimed by China: ‘‘This operation was about challenging excessive maritime claims that restrict the rights and freedoms of the US and others, not about territorial…
…Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who was first to announce he’s seeking the nomination. Former governors Martin O’Malley of Maryland and Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island are expected to announce soon. Former U.S. Sen. Jim Webb of…
…blank">Tropical Storm Erika is expected to reach hurricane status and hit South Florida on Monday. Yesterday, the storm slammed into the small Caribbean island of Dominica, killing at least four people. It brought flooding and landslides…