Just beneath the placid, sailboat-dotted surface of Narragansett Bay, torpedo-shaped vehicles spin and pivot to their own rhythm, carrying out missions programmed by their U.S. Navy masters. The bay known as a playground for the rich is the testing ground for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, where the Navy is working toward its […]
Just beneath the placid, sailboat-dotted surface of Narragansett Bay, torpedo-shaped vehicles spin and pivot to their own rhythm, carrying out missions programmed by their U.S. Navy masters. The bay known as a playground for the rich is the testing ground for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, where the Navy is working toward its […]
President Barack Obama has made helping veterans find civilian employment and reintegrate into the nation’s workforce and economy a top priority, according to a White House fact sheet released July 19. Obama issued a presidential memorandum that calls on agencies across the federal government to intensify their efforts to ensure fair treatment and equal opportunity […]
President Barack Obama has made helping veterans find civilian employment and reintegrate into the nation’s workforce and economy a top priority, according to a White House fact sheet released July 19. Obama issued a presidential memorandum that calls on agencies across the federal government to intensify their efforts to ensure fair treatment and equal opportunity […]
(CHICAGO) — It’s a week after the Columbine tragedy and my wife and I are at the site where it all took place. I had come to Denver because I was offered a position to work with youth on military bases. At the kitchen table, early in the morning, I am face-to-face with the daughter […]
(CHICAGO) — It’s a week after the Columbine tragedy and my wife and I are at the site where it all took place. I had come to Denver because I was offered a position to work with youth on military bases. At the kitchen table, early in the morning, I am face-to-face with the daughter […]
(CHICAGO) – Olympism today differs vastly from its Athens roots. A previous article explained it’s more about profiteering, exploitation and cynicism than sport. Militarized London reflects something more. A 2011 “Total Policing” brochure explained. In September 2011, Bernard Hogan-Howe became Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service. Straightaway he announced a “total policing” policy. Effectively it […]
(CHICAGO) – Olympism today differs vastly from its Athens roots. A previous article explained it’s more about profiteering, exploitation and cynicism than sport. Militarized London reflects something more. A 2011 “Total Policing” brochure explained. In September 2011, Bernard Hogan-Howe became Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service. Straightaway he announced a “total policing” policy. Effectively it […]
(MintPress) – “We are living in a time of unprecedented change,” said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a recent 13-day trip through Asia and the Middle East. Clinton met with leaders in Egypt and Israel during the last leg of her tour, during a time of political upheaval and tenuous relations among regional […]
(MintPress) – “We are living in a time of unprecedented change,” said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a recent 13-day trip through Asia and the Middle East. Clinton met with leaders in Egypt and Israel during the last leg of her tour, during a time of political upheaval and tenuous relations among regional […]
(BRUSSELS) – When one hears the comments made by Jose Manuel Barroso, the European Commission’s President, during his first visit ever to Israel and Palestine 8-10 July, one may have the feeling that time has stopped: “We, in the EU, are committed to a viable, independent Palestine;” “Our goal is a two-state solution: an independent, […]
(BRUSSELS) – When one hears the comments made by Jose Manuel Barroso, the European Commission’s President, during his first visit ever to Israel and Palestine 8-10 July, one may have the feeling that time has stopped: “We, in the EU, are committed to a viable, independent Palestine;” “Our goal is a two-state solution: an independent, […]
(MintPress) – “American Indian and Alaska Native students need a top-flight education in order to fully participate in a 21st century economy, and the wide and persistent gap between our fourth- and eighth-grade Native students and their peers highlights that we need to do more to help these students,” said Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, […]
(MintPress) – “American Indian and Alaska Native students need a top-flight education in order to fully participate in a 21st century economy, and the wide and persistent gap between our fourth- and eighth-grade Native students and their peers highlights that we need to do more to help these students,” said Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, […]
