By Ellen Brown: “What for a poor man is a crust, for a rich man is a securitized asset class.” -Futures trader Ann Berg, quoted in the UK Guardian Underlying the sudden, volatile uprising in…
Category: Regions
By David Swanson: Andrew Kolin’s new book “State Power and Democracy: Before and During the Presidency of George W. Bush” actually begins with the war for independence and continues into the Obama years. A 231-page…
Chinese New Year or the Chinese Lunar New Year is the most important of the “Traditional Chinese holidays”. Despite its winter occurrence, in China it is known as “Spring Festival,” the literal translation of the Chinese name Chūn Jié,…
Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general who made global warming his personal mission, is ending his hands-on involvement with international climate change negotiations. In a strategic shift, Ban will redirect his efforts from trying…
Hosni Mubarak has sacked the Egyptian Government and is trying to cling on to his position as president. Is this enough? The Chief of Intelligence, Omar Suleiman is sworn in as Vice President but how…
Belgium’s Kim Clijsters came from a set down to beat Li Na 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 and win her maiden Australian Open title on Saturday, dashing Chinese hopes of a first ever Grand Slam win. After…
At 28, Chou Chou is already an internationally recognized film director. Born of the Dong minority ethnic group in Guizhou province, Southwestern China, Chou grew up in a society that holds high values for culture…
Obama adopted a more centrist tone during his State of the Union, avoiding any mention of climate change but embracing the promise of clean technology. President Obama’s commitment to lessening the nation’s carbon footprint hasn’t…
The blast at an arrival hall at Domodedovo Airport serving Moscow was a suicide attack, officials say. They say they are looking for three Chechen men in connection with the attack, but probably this time…
Walking down the street in major Chinese cities like Beijing and Shanghai, you might get the feeling that you don’t know where you are – foreigners of every nationality can be seen virtually in any…