Political Affairs Magazine

Georgia: State Lawmakers Talk Fulton, Dekalb Issues at Townhalls

16.11.2009

State lawmakers representing parts of Fulton and DeKalb Counties this week discussed key local issues sure to come before the 2010 Session of the Georgia General Assembly in January.

A New Ice Age on the Way?

16.11.2009

The theory goes that a warming-induced influx of cold, fresh water into the North Atlantic from melting polar ice caps and glaciers could shut down the Gulf Stream, an underwater channel of warm ocean water that winds its way north from the Caribbean and moderates temperatures in the northeastern U.S. and Western Europe.

Big Business Splits Over Healthcare

16.11.2009

In its ongoing campaign to pass health reform, the White House last week highlighted a new report from the Business Roundtable (BRT) on healthcare costs. The BRT, which is an organization for CEOs, concluded that on the issue of healthcare, "the status quo is not sustainable."

Will We Ever Stop the Killings?

16.11.2009

Every time the young stick-up man tugged at my companion�s purse with his left hand, she would pull back, causing the muzzle of the pistol he held in his right hand to swing back and forth. Its line of fire each time was directed across my chest and if he accidentally or deliberately squeezed the trigger this piece might never have been written.

Think First About the Unemployed, Not the Politicians ... and Act

16.11.2009

There are two mantras trotted out frequently when the subject of unemployment comes up that President Obama would best not repeat. The first is that, yea, things are getting worse but not as fast as they were. The second � one that he seems taken with � is that joblessness is expected to be a "lagging indicator," that is, the "recovery" will, by its nature, come quicker than improvement in the jobs picture.

Authoritative Rejection of Afghanistan War

14.11.2009

The last time I was on Laura Flanders's GRIT tv I argued that the American public opposed the occupation of Afghanistan, but another guest -- some Washington, D.C., "progressive" -- argued that this had no relevance, since the American public didn't know anything about Afghanistan.

A Pack of Lies

14.11.2009

The bourgeois German media are using their best endeavors to declare the so-called fall of the Berlin wall the greatest occurrence in history. And the media in many other countries are parroting the nonsense invented in German kitchens.

The Fall of the Wall

13.11.2009

I hate to sound like the grouchy Grinch. Radio and TV here in Berlin are celebrating the Fall of the Wall twenty years ago so intensively that there�s hardly a moment for the weather report, which, unfortunately for all the planned events, turned out nasty and rainy.

Georgia Court: E-Vote at Your Own Risk

13.11.2009

The Georgia Supreme Court, in their recent ruling against VoterGA upholding electronic voting in the State of Georgia, implicitly acknowledged that E-voting results cannot be independently audited. At the same time, they emphasized that it's the voter's choice to vote electronically, when paper ballots are available through the absentee process.

Japan: Okinawans Protest New US Marine Base

13.11.2009

About 21,000 Okinawans held a rally on November 8 in Ginowan City demanding the immediate closure of the dangerous U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station and opposing the plan to move it to Henoko to provide a state-of-the-art air base in Okinawa.�