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The Arab Peace Initiative: Now or Never
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God has already spoken
by Alon Ben-Meir Added 01.09.2010
As direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians are launched this week, it will be critical that the talks address the religious dimension of the conflict. This has been given only scant attention thus far, despite the fact that it...
Trying to Be Hopeful About Peace
by James J. Zogby Added 30.08.2010
A few years back when Washington was preparing for the then highly touted Annapolis Peace Conference, I remember commenting that I was "hopeful, but not optimistic". As we approach the latest incarnation of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, I'm...
Panicking over Minority Government: Australia’s Hung Parliament
by Binoy Kampmark Added 30.08.2010
The use of the term 'hung parliament' says it all. States using the Westminster system regard it as a calamity and undeserved form of punishment. Suddenly, a major party with an insufficient number of votes to govern in their own right needs the...
For Shame! Fear Is Back, with a Vengeance
by James J. Zogby Added 23.08.2010
Something remarkable happened on November 4, 2008. Despite economic distress, uncertainty and insecurity, voters went to the polls and chose hope over fear electing Barack Obama President of the United States. I say remarkable because in all my...
Direct talks and their potential consequences
by Alon Ben-Meir Added 23.08.2010
The Obama administration's success in moving the Israeli-Palestinian talks from proximity to direct negotiations is an important achievement for making real progress. However, direct talks will not produce substantive results unless the United...
Resolution 194 - The Achilles Heel of the Arab Peace Initiative
by Alon Ben-Meir Added 21.08.2010
Israel's chief reservation regarding the Arab Peace Initiative is the way in which the text addresses the issue of Palestinian refugees. Specifically, the Initiative calls upon Israel to affirm: "achievement of a just solution to the Palestinian...
Irresponsible Republican Statements on New York Mosque Endanger American Security
by Robert Creamer Added 17.08.2010
It is obvious to many Americans who believe strongly in our Constitutional values that the Republican attempt to use the "New York Mosque" as an electoral issue is a direct assault on the constitutional protection for freedom of religion - one...
What's the Difference Between Mainstream Republican Leaders and Tea Party Extremists?
by Robert Creamer Added 17.08.2010
What's the difference between mainstream Republican leaders and the Tea Party extremists that have been winning Republican primaries across the country? The main difference is the willingness of the Tea Party gang to say what they believe out...
‘Arab and Peace’ is not an Oxymoron
by Alon Ben-Meir Added 16.08.2010
Earlier this summer I was in Jerusalem meeting with various officials and catching up with old friends. Minutes after meeting a friend, a former high-up official in Israel's Foreign Ministry, he ran back to see me. "Alon, come quick, you have to...
Jeffrey Goldberg Probes Israel's Iran Strike Option: Is Netanyahu a "Bomber Boy"?
by Steve Clemons Added 11.08.2010
In an important article to be published in The Atlantic tomorrow [=August 12], national correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg recounts something many people didn't realize at the time and still have a hard time believing. President George W. Bush...
GOP Drift
by James J. Zogby Added 09.08.2010
Republicans have dug a deep hole for themselves on matters related to the Middle East and Islam reflecting the extent to which the Party has become captive of the neo-conservative "clash of civilization" crowd and their partners on the...
The Arab League's Amr Moussa Talks Peace Process, One-State Solution, Hezbollah, Iran and..."Foreign Fingers"
by Sharmine Narwani Added 07.08.2010
I met with Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa at his elegant quarters in the heart of Cairo last week -- on the eve of the League's crucial meeting with Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas to dehttp://monet.factsandarts.com/#798cide...
An Opportunity for a Syrian-Israeli Peace
by Alon Ben-Meir Added 06.08.2010
While the world reacts to the recent flair-up of violence along the Lebanon-Israel border, other developments in the area could present an opportunity to advance regional peace if pursued. The recent visit by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and...
Nine Keys to Democratic Success in the Mid-terms
by Robert Creamer Added 05.08.2010
To hear some pundits tell it, the out come of the Mid-terms is preordained disaster for Democrats. Not so fast. Much depends on how Democratic candidates frame their efforts - and how Progressives in general frame the political debate over the...
The Politics of In-authenticity: The Australian Federal Elections
by Binoy Kampmark Added 04.08.2010
Another Australian election looms, and the incumbent government is intent on ritually disembowelling itself. Having deposed its own prime minister, the first Labor government to defeat the conservative Coalition since it was bundled out of...
Dangerous Illusions
by James J. Zogby Added 04.08.2010
After a century in which tragedy has been heaped upon tragedy across the Middle East, it is distressing to see how many dangerous illusions still shape the behavior of so many of the region's principal players. This truth was brought home by a...
The Absurd in Action: Being Burnt by the Sun
by Binoy Kampmark Added 04.08.2010
In his second notebook, Albert Camus makes reference to the nature of love as a palliative to the absurd. In Burnt by The Sun 2: Exodus, Nikita Mikhalkov continues his epic story he began in Burnt by the Sun (1994) featuring the travails of...
Two Reasons the Obama Victory in Arizona Immigration Lawsuit is Good for Democrats
by Robert Creamer Added 03.08.2010
Ever since the Court handed President Obama's Justice Department a big victory by enjoining the enforcement of major provisions of the onerous Arizona "papers please" immigration law, there has been pundit commentary that the decision will be...
Why Congress Must End Bush Tax Breaks for the Rich
by Robert Creamer Added 28.07.2010
President Obama has proposed to eliminate the massive deficit-busting Bush tax breaks for the top 2% of Americans - while maintaining tax cuts for 95% of Americans. He is spot on. The Bush tax breaks are set to expire at year's end, so there is...
Chas Freeman Lets Rip on Israel as a Strategic Liability
by Sharmine Narwani Added 27.07.2010
In what was touted right here on the Huffington Post as "one of the few genuine debates on Israel-Middle East issues" in Washington, former US Ambassador Chas Freeman and WINEP Executive Director Rob Satloff tackled the subject of "Israel: Asset...
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No significant global warming since 1995
by Jarl R. Ahlbeck 40351 downloads
The recovery of the earth's climate from the little ice age started about 200 years ago, but the concentration of the atmospheric carbon dioxide started to increase significantly as late as in the 1950s, probably due to rapidly increased burning...
Genetically modified plants benefit everybody
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We consume approximately one gram's worth of genes in every meal. This may not seem like very much, but each of our meals contains trillions of individual genes. The transfer-genes contained in genetically modified food-stuffs are identical to...
Fareed Zakaria: The Post-American World – A Book Review
by Olli Raade 8062 downloads
Above there is an interview with Fareed Zakaria by the New Perspectives Quarterly about his book "The Post-American World". Below there is a summary of the book as for a background for the interview. Zakaria argues that America's relative weight...
Brzezinski: Russia's Invasion of Georgia Is Reminiscent of Stalin's Attack on Finland
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On Sunday (Editor's note: August 10, 2008) I talked with Zbigniew Brzezinski, the elder statesman who was national security advisor to President Jimmy Carter, about the Russian invasion of Georgia. He long tangled with Soviet power. Now he takes...
Wilson Is the Poster "Child" for the New Republican Party
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When Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC) yelled out that President Obama was a "liar" in the middle of Obama's nationally televised address to a joint session of Congress, he became the poster child for the new Republican Party. I definitely mean...
Putin's doctrine surfaces
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As Middle East oil climbs to record highs, research into alternative energy sources is attracting a wave of new science, much of it still experimental and untested. One of the most advanced concepts, scheduled to go live about a year from now,...
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Effects of banning smoking in restaurants
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How the French take their sex in stride
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Odd couple share Cliburn gold
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A Tribunal for Kenya: the Waki Commission Report
by Binoy Kampmark 4848 downloads
The Waki commission, charged with the task of investigating post-election violence in the aftermath of the Kenyan elections last December, has called for a special tribunal to try various perpetrators. The Commission of Inquiry into...
Behind the scenes at piano competitions
by Michael Johnson 4846 downloads
Has the time come to rethink the concept of piano competitions? Many participants and leading musicians believe so. The proliferation of international competitions - now numbering more than 750 - is producing hundreds of annual laureates who...
Fareed Zakaria: Facing a Post-American World - An Interview
by Nathan Gardels 4300 downloads
Fareed Zakaria is author of The Post-American World and editor-in-chief of Newsweek International. He spoke with NPQ editor Nathan Gardels in June. NPQ | Barack Obama has been reading your book The Post-American World. If he becomes president,...
Republicans Take Huge Political Risk Opposing Obama Jobs Bill
by Robert Creamer 4126 downloads
You'd think that the results of November's election -- coupled with the collapse of the economy -- would begin to make Republican lawmakers question the consequences of their blind commitment to right wing economic orthodoxy. Apparently most...
Nathan Gardels interviews Joseph Stiglitz about Wall Street meltdown
by Nathan Gardels 4022 downloads
Joseph Stiglitz was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2001. I spoke with him on Tuesday (Editor's note September 16, 2008) about the Wall Street meltdown. Nathan Gardels: Barack Obama has said the Wall Street meltdown is the greatest...
Time to Nationalize Insolvent Banks
by Nouriel Roubini 3747 downloads
NEW YORK - A year ago, I predicted that the losses of US financial institutions would reach at least $1 trillion and possibly go as high as $2 trillion. At that time, the consensus among economists and policymakers was that these estimates were...
Future low solar activity periods may cause extremely cold winters in North America, Europe and Russia
by Jarl R. Ahlbeck 3637 downloads
Summary. The observed winter temperatures for Turku, Finland (and also generally for North America, Europe and Russia) for the past 60 winters have been strongly dependent on the Arctic Oscillation index (AO). When the Arctic Oscillation index...
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Big Banks Make Desperate Last Ditch Effort to Weaken Wall Street Reform
by Robert Creamer
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Everyday Americans have made big progress advancing legislation to rein in the recklessness of the big Wall Street Banks that led to the economic collapse and cost eight million Americans their jobs. Now we have to win one final battle to get...
Now is the Time to Change U.S. Cuba Policy
by Robert Creamer
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For half a century, United States policy toward Cuba has been aimed at isolating and defeating the regime. That policy has demonstrably failed. Fidel Castro and his successor Raul Castro, have outlasted presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson,...
An Intercourse with the Natives
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Republicans Begin to Question the Competence of their Leadership
by Robert Creamer
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If there is anything that the Republicans hate, it's losing. And when it came to the health care bill Republicans lost big. They had bet all the marbles on stopping health care reform cold and then convincing voters next fall that Obama's...
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Britain trades free speech for security
by Michael Johnson
974 reviews
Britain's decision to ban outspoken Dutch Parliamentarian Geert Wilders from entering the United Kingdom last week dramatizes the religious tensions that once again loom over humankind. Specifically, it is a sign that intolerant Muslim faithful...
Future low solar activity periods may cause extremely cold winters in North America, Europe and Russia
by Jarl R. Ahlbeck
227 reviews
Summary. The observed winter temperatures for Turku, Finland (and also generally for North America, Europe and Russia) for the past 60 winters have been strongly dependent on the Arctic Oscillation index (AO). When the Arctic Oscillation index...
The Moat 'Execution': The Reason of Force
by Binoy Kampmark
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It all seems grim. Some called it an execution by police forces. But the debate on Raoul Moat continues to rage. Britain's most wanted man has become something of a poster boy of sickened violence, responsible for having shot his former...
Israel vs Turkey: Which Serves US Interests Better?
by Sharmine Narwani
6 reviews
In light of Turkey's reaction to the Israeli attack on the Gaza-bound flotilla last week, media pundits and policy wonks are already underlining the demise of the US-Turkish special relationship. The growing chorus of critics miss one vital...
Respecting the Uncertainty Principle in Financial Accounting
by David Eichler
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The debate goes on over how to do proper accounting for financial institutions. After each major debacle, there is a stampede to some other accounting method, as if the previous method were the problem. Perhaps the chronic problem is the ongoing...
Three Lessons from Tuesday's Primaries
by Robert Creamer
3 reviews
Much of the "horse race" coverage of the yesterday's primaries has failed to focus on three key lessons that have important implications for the direction of American politics and the elections this fall: Lesson #1. Primary challenges are an...
The Oil Spill and the Republicans
by Robert Creamer
18 reviews
The frustration and anxiety of Americans about the horrific oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico grows by the day. Those whose livelihood is tied to the Gulf -- or who live in the wetlands of Louisiana, and communities along the coast -- are...
Behind the scenes at piano competitions
by Michael Johnson
162 reviews
Has the time come to rethink the concept of piano competitions? Many participants and leading musicians believe so. The proliferation of international competitions - now numbering more than 750 - is producing hundreds of annual laureates who...
Clueless in Gaza
by Michael Brenner
6 reviews
Two weeks have passed since the Gaza flotilla was assaulted. The reflexive, near instant reaction of the Obama White House was to give strong, blanket support to the Israeli government. Some hoped that reflection would produce a more thoughtful...
Two Reasons the Obama Victory in Arizona Immigration Lawsuit is Good for Democrats
by Robert Creamer
3 reviews
Ever since the Court handed President Obama's Justice Department a big victory by enjoining the enforcement of major provisions of the onerous Arizona "papers please" immigration law, there has been pundit commentary that the decision will be...
Jimmy Carter, James Baker, Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft on Israel-Palestine Conflict
by Steve Clemons
110 reviews
Landrum Bolling, former President of the Lilly Endowment and Earlham College, has put together a collage of commentary from four outstanding American foreign policy giants. They are former President Jimmy Carter; former Secretary of State and...
The Fayyad Difference
by Alon Ben-Meir
4 reviews
The following article represents the first in a series of articles and position papers that I will be sending out following my recent travels in the Middle East. I welcome and appreciate all comments and thoughts on my work. When the Palestinian...
When Reason is forsaken
by Alon Ben-Meir
4 reviews
It is always easier to assess a situation like the Gaza flotilla fiasco in hindsight. The Israeli, Turkish and European governments and the aid organizations involved have all made a series of grave mistakes, and what we are left with are mores...
What the Iconic Labor Battle at Hugo Boss Means for Our Economic Future
by Robert Creamer
67 reviews
It's the red carpet season in Hollywood. That means high-end apparel companies like Hugo Boss are promoting iconic celebrities to wear their clothing line at the Oscars and other award ceremonies.But for the workers who make these suits in...
New Poll on American Attitudes Toward the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
by James J. Zogby
60 reviews
A new poll out this week shows that while Israelis retain strong US public support, Americans are deeply concerned that the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict puts US interests at risk across the Middle East and the public, therefore,...
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