Expensive Energy Kills Poor People
More stunning pictures of Al Gore’s mansion at link
By Willis Eschenbach | Watts Up With That? | September 27, 2013
Supremacism, Social Darwinism
Iran news agency slams CNN for ‘fabricating’ Rouhani’s Holocaust remarks
RT | September 26, 2013
Iran’s state-owned Fars News Agency (FNA) claims that CNN has ‘fabricated’ the remarks made by President Hassan Rouhani in response to the question about the Holocaust. The US news channel added to or changed parts of his remarks, the agency said.
EU calls for explanations from Israel over diplomat scuffle
RT | September 22, 2013
European diplomats are holding Israel accountable over an incident where IDF servicemen attacked a EU humanitarian convoy in the West Bank on Friday. So far Tel Aviv has left the scandal in limbo, offering no official explanation for the incident.
Diplomats from several EU countries have spoken out against the shocking incident of harassing a person with diplomatic immunity, clearly awaiting some sort of official reaction from the state of Israel.
Glenn Greenwald’s Mirror vs. Bill Maher’s Blind Spot
By JP Sottile | News Vandal | May 16, 2013
Bill Maher is a funny guy.
But he’s not very reflective.
That’s because, quite ironically, he’s fallen into the War on Terror trap—the comfortable and comforting stereotype of angry Muslims as irrational ideologues armed with religious hair-triggers and little else.
Denver officials evict murdered woman’s family 72 hours after her slaying
RT | August 20, 2013
Three days after a Denver woman was brutally murdered, the city’s housing authority evicted her family because the slain woman was the only one on the lease.
Just days after losing a loved one, the victim’s mother and autistic son are now homeless, sleeping wherever they can after they were booted from their own house.
Apart block: Manhattan luxury tower to have separate rich/poor entrances
RT | August 20, 2013
A New York City developer has broken ground on a midtown luxury tower that reportedly plans to separate potential tenants based on their income, going so far as to segregate occupants via drastically different entrances and exits.
Extell, a Manhattan developer, has begun construction on the glitzy tower, where 55 low-income units will be available, yet distinctly separate from the 219 market-rate condominiums overlooking the city’s waterfront.
Argentine President Urges Re-think of UN Security Council
By Alison Depsky | The Argentina Independent | August 6, 2013
President Fernández speaking before the UN Security Council
(photo:Presidencia/Télam/e)
Canadian Museum refuses to label aboriginal suffering genocide
Press TV – August 4, 2013
The Canadian Museum of Human Rights is the birth-child of deceased media mogul Israel Asper. It is due to open in 2014 but the museum’s curators have already come under criticism.