War Is Not Inevitable
People assume that war is inevitable, and that war always has been and always will be a part of the human experience. Science is now proving that is wrong. “A growing number of experts are now arguing that the urge to wage war is not innate,” John Horgan writes for the New Scientist, “and that humanity is already moving in a direction that could make war a thing of the past.”
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What Obama’s Trip to Ghana Really Means
As President Obama and his family head for Africa, the choice of Ghana as the first sub-Saharan African nation to play host to the first African American President has many asking – “Why Ghana?” It’s perhaps on the surface not a remarkable choice: a place far from flashpoints and, although poor, peaceful and beginning to thrive. But, to me, the symbolism of Ghana is bold, and the message it sends to African leaders is an unusually strong one.
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Stimulus Aid Is Said to Be Moving Faster
The Obama administration says it has been on a “learning curve” with the economic-stimulus package but has figured out how to spend some of the available billions more quickly.
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Talks with Iran by September?
Let’s try to sort out what happening on the front of dealing with Iran’s pesky nuclear program.
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Can We Register Voters Better? Yes.
We talk about promoting democracy around the world, but neglect the infrastructure of our own democracy. This is most visible in our antiquated voter registration system.
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Specter: Sestak a ‘flagrant hypocrite’
Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter called his fellow Democrat, Rep. Joe Sestak, a “flagrant hypocrite” and accused his rival of registering as a Democrat “just in time to run for Congress.”
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Obama-Palin: 2012?
When Sarah Palin took her unexpected swan dive into Lake Nevermore by announcing she was quitting as Governor of Alaska, I was suitably puzzled. I assumed she must have been conked in the head by a rogue moose, or stumbled into a patch of unripe salmonberries, or she had some secret hidden on the Appalachian Trail, if you know what I mean.
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Lawmakers Call for Fed Probe
A bipartisan group of U.S. House lawmakers is asking President Barack Obama for an investigation of the Federal Reserve, ratcheting up the pressure on the central bank coming from Capitol Hill.
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