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Clearing Up the Confusion Over “Made in China”
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, February 4, 2012NYT (6): Int’l Affairs
Post-soccer violence continues in Egypt for third day; Russia and China veto U.N. bill re Syria, right after attack that kills 200; Hacker group "Anonymous" hacks an FBI-Scotland Yard phone call about... "Anonymous"; E.U. looks to create roadblock re Google's new privacy rule; Putin aide says roots of protests are "foreign"; U.N. says Somali famine is over, though violence continues.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, February 4, 2012
Truthdig – Focus on Iran and China Could Hasten American Decline
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, February 3, 2012Truthdig – Dispatches From Cairo: Revolution One Year Later
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, February 3, 2012NYT (3): Foreign Affairs
Deaths at Egyptian soccer game spill over into continued protests and violence in the streets; U.N. Sec'y Gen'l not exactly welcome in Gaza; Apparent Iranian effort to "rebrand" Arab Spring backfires.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, February 3, 2012
Spain’s new conservative leaders make rapid push to overturn liberal laws
Posted by Harry Sifton, Thursday, February 2, 2012Deja Vu in France – a tale of two Mitterands – FT, Philip Stephens.
Posted by Alexander Harper, Thursday, February 2, 2012Pentagon Unable to Account for Missing Iraqi Millions
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, February 2, 2012Pakistan’s security state: Reading the Taliban | The Economist
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, February 2, 2012NYT (9): National News
SuperPac secrecy - the spawn of Citizens United; Indiana gov signs "right to work" bill; Washington to become 7th state to approve same-sex marriage; Keystone pipeline is central to GOP economic argument; Three states order insurers to have climate change responses; Despite directive, pot arrests are up again in NYC; "Pink ribbon" breast cancer org finds itself red-faced as it ends funding for Planned Parenthood; NRC rejects Indian Point fire safety plan; Company behind exchange students who filed lawsuit re working conditions is barred from further biz.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, February 2, 2012
NYT (3): Foreign Affairs
Panetta calls for earlier end to U.S. combat presence in Afghanistan; Chinese village that took on gov't gets independent elections; Was Egyptian military complicit in post-soccer game violence that left over 70 people dead?Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, February 2, 2012
Why Russia is so opposed to asking Assad to go
Posted by Harry Sifton, Wednesday, February 1, 2012UN intervention in Syria: What is Russia’s tipping point?
Posted by Harry Sifton, Wednesday, February 1, 2012Newt and the Neocons
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, February 1, 2012NYT Op-Eds (3)
"Current candidates would do well to look back at the birth — and failure — of mortgage-backed securities" (Guest Op-Ed); "Can backbone propel you to the front? Team Mitt and Team Barry compete on spine spin" (Dowd); "From Cairo to Moscow, humiliation has been the most underestimated force in politics" (Friedman)Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, February 1, 2012
NYT (4): Foreign Affairs
Muslim Brotherhood "flexes muscles" and stifles a protest; Syria-Iran nexus may be fraying; Palestinians protest over price and tax increases; Annual intelligence report hypes dangers vis-a-vis Iran.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, February 1, 2012
After Davos: Holding the Financial Beasts at Bay – Print View – The Daily Beast
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, January 31, 2012NYT Op-Eds (3)
"Charles Murray’s 'Coming Apart' describes the most important cultural trends today and offers a better understanding of America’s increasingly two-caste society" (Brooks); "Thanks to a gap between discrimination laws and disability laws, it’s possible for a pregnant woman to be forced from her job" (Guest Op-Ed); "With use of drones, the world could get clear, instant evidence of atrocities in Syria" (Guest Op-Ed)Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, January 31, 2012
NYT (3): Foreign Affairs
Worst-ever drought plus massive cold snap in Mexico affecting millions; General strike over austerity measures paralyzes Belgium; Wherewith Tunisia, first of the Arab Spring countries?Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Leslie H. Gelb on How President Obama Should Handle Iran – Print View – The Daily Beast
Posted by Michael Butler, Monday, January 30, 2012TomDispatch: Tomgram: Engelhardt, Iran Through the Looking Glass
Posted by Michael Butler, Monday, January 30, 2012NYT (3): National News
Over 400 arrested in Occupy Oakland melee; With nod to Occupy movement, NYS looks to raise minimum wage; A new book by Zbigniew BrzezinskiPosted by Ian Alterman, Monday, January 30, 2012
NYT (3): Foreign Affairs
Why are U.S. surveillance drones still in the skies over Iraq?; Egypt's military may be willing to cede power earlier.Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, January 30, 2012
New Military Doctrine: America is “Looking for Enemies”: Threatening China
Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, January 29, 2012NYT Editorial & Op-Eds (10)
"The system for reviewing presidential appointments is broken. Changing the rule is a risky course, but it is the only way to get the nation’s work done" (Editorial); "A student movement led by Camila Vallejo and centered on reforming Chile’s educational system is upending the society" (Guest Op-Ed); "Millions of children take drugs to help them pay attention — but do they really help?" (Guest Op-Ed); "Focusing on public expectations of privacy means that our rights change when technology does" (Guest Op-Ed); "While Cynthia Nixon’s critics have good reason to worry about how her words will be construed, they have no right to demand silence and conformity from her" (Bruni); "Would it be ethical to produce, or take, a drug that makes us more likely to help others?" (Guest Op-Ed); "What is it about runways that brings out the fire in our cool president?" (Dowd); "There is a big gap in how C.E.O.’s and political leaders look at the world" (Friedman); "The power of the state can crowd out other forms of community" (Douthat); "Religious people are more likely to donate to charity" (Guest Op-Ed)Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, January 29, 2012
