Reuters. A whole New Orleans neighbourhood submerged. The people on the ground know. In the words of a long-time New Orleans resident: Today my sadness…
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American readers wrote in droves to Der Spiegel to express their outrage over German environmental minister Trittin’s admonition to the US government concerning the consequences…
Leave a CommentAt last somebody in the US media has had the courage to print a few photographs of the devastation that the United States military has…
2 CommentsTom Tomorrow’s cartoon this week is not to be missed. If you’re not already acquainted with his work, Tom Tomorrow is the most delightful skewer…
Leave a CommentSalon has run a two page series of poems from readers on the theme We sing the body electric…. Here is one of them: It…
1 CommentNationmaster: Countries by Crime: Prisoners – Per capita.: A wonderful website for comparing countries. I don’t have much time to do an extended comparison now…
2 CommentsRace to the bottom. Mercer has released a new study of European employment costs. The graphs are very pretty and well-made and worth a look.…
4 CommentsAnyone who has any doubts about what the major record labels do to artists and why one should support independent artists whenever possible, should have…
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