In 15 years of teaching, University of Pennsylvania classicist Peter Struck has guided perhaps a few hundred students annually in his classes on Greek and Roman mythology through the works of Homer, Sophocles, Aeschylus and others — “the oldest strands of our cultural DNA.” But if you gathered all of those tuition-paying, in-person students together, […]
In 15 years of teaching, University of Pennsylvania classicist Peter Struck has guided perhaps a few hundred students annually in his classes on Greek and Roman mythology through the works of Homer, Sophocles, Aeschylus and others — “the oldest strands of our cultural DNA.” But if you gathered all of those tuition-paying, in-person students together, […]
(CHICAGO) — Some observers call Washington a city of scandals. Lots of intrigue reflects daily life in the nation’s capital. Elected and appointed officials come and go. Most often it’s uneventful. Other times once powerful figures fell from grace or scandals affecting them rose to the level of affixing a “gate” suffix on what happened. […]
(CHICAGO) — Some observers call Washington a city of scandals. Lots of intrigue reflects daily life in the nation’s capital. Elected and appointed officials come and go. Most often it’s uneventful. Other times once powerful figures fell from grace or scandals affecting them rose to the level of affixing a “gate” suffix on what happened. […]
Might Americans’ growing ability to get stoned without fear of arrest end Mexico’s bloody gangster wars? The legalization of recreational marijuana approved by voters Tuesday in Washington and Colorado could sap power from vicious smuggling gangs, and undermine the Mexican government’s rationale for pressing on with thedrug war, some analysts say. The impact of the […]
Might Americans’ growing ability to get stoned without fear of arrest end Mexico’s bloody gangster wars? The legalization of recreational marijuana approved by voters Tuesday in Washington and Colorado could sap power from vicious smuggling gangs, and undermine the Mexican government’s rationale for pressing on with thedrug war, some analysts say. The impact of the […]
(MintPress) – The Northeast is still working to dig out of the destruction of Hurricane Sandy. With projected economic costs as high as $30 billion, the devastation inflicted by the storm is amongst the worst in history. The storm, however, may have broken a streak that promised to have been even worse climate-wise than the […]
(MintPress) – The Northeast is still working to dig out of the destruction of Hurricane Sandy. With projected economic costs as high as $30 billion, the devastation inflicted by the storm is amongst the worst in history. The storm, however, may have broken a streak that promised to have been even worse climate-wise than the […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress – Another major disaster, another case of the American Red Cross getting flak, not necessarily justified, for its response. “They’re always the ones under the microscope,” said Major George Hood of the Salvation Army, which considers itself a Red Cross partner during times of disaster even though it competes with them for […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress – Another major disaster, another case of the American Red Cross getting flak, not necessarily justified, for its response. “They’re always the ones under the microscope,” said Major George Hood of the Salvation Army, which considers itself a Red Cross partner during times of disaster even though it competes with them for […]
The British government is seeking to lift a moratorium on the transfer of prisoners to Afghan detention facilities where there is clear evidence of torture, the High Court heard today. The news comes six months after Defence Secretary Philip Hammond was forced to make an embarrassing u-turn on prisoner transfers to Afghanistan. The shift occurred after new […]
The British government is seeking to lift a moratorium on the transfer of prisoners to Afghan detention facilities where there is clear evidence of torture, the High Court heard today. The news comes six months after Defence Secretary Philip Hammond was forced to make an embarrassing u-turn on prisoner transfers to Afghanistan. The shift occurred after new […]
(MintPress) – In a statement dated Oct. 30, Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz announced that international election monitors observing the upcoming national election in the state will face arrest and criminal charges if they attempt to be present at polling places Election Day, as reported by the Des Moines Register. The Telegraph reports that Texas’ Attorney General, […]
(MintPress) – In a statement dated Oct. 30, Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz announced that international election monitors observing the upcoming national election in the state will face arrest and criminal charges if they attempt to be present at polling places Election Day, as reported by the Des Moines Register. The Telegraph reports that Texas’ Attorney General, […]
