Pivotal North Korea Question: What Is Kim Thinking?

Don’t worry, one popular argument goes, we’ve seen this before. Just ignore Pyongyang’s unlikely threats of nuclear holocaust as you would, say, a child throwing a tantrum. Others, equally well credentialed, say the prospect of another Korean War has never been higher, with a massive, proud North Korean army incensed by propaganda specialists pumping up […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

Don't worry, one popular argument goes, we've seen this before. Just ignore Pyongyang's unlikely threats of nuclear holocaust as you would, say, a child throwing a tantrum. Others, equally well credentialed, say the prospect of another Korean War has never been higher, with a massive, proud North Korean army incensed by propaganda specialists

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Ron Paul Launches Think Tank, Continues To Be Thorn In GOP’s Side

Martin Michaels “The neo-conservative era is dead. The ill-advised policies pushed by the neo-cons have everywhere led to chaos and destruction, and to a hatred of the United States and its people,” writes retired Congressman Ron Paul in a recent press release. After retiring from office in January, Paul hasn’t exited the Washington stage quietly. […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

Martin Michaels “The neo-conservative era is dead. The ill-advised policies pushed by the neo-cons have everywhere led to chaos and destruction, and to a hatred of the United States and its people,” writes retired Congressman Ron Paul in a recent press release. After retiring from office in January, Paul hasn’t exited the Washington stage quietly.

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Neo-Nazi Network Discovered in German Prison

Frederick Reese Germany has — since the end of World War II — found itself at sometimes conflicting ends concerning its past with Nazism. On one hand, Nazism is banned in Germany; symbols of the Third Reich are outlawed, the party is forbidden to hold public office and even public denial of the Holocaust is […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

Frederick ReeseGermany has — since the end of World War II — found itself at sometimes conflicting ends concerning its past with Nazism. On one hand, Nazism is banned in Germany; symbols of the Third Reich are outlawed, the party is forbidden to hold public office and even public denial of the Holocaust is an imprisonable offense. But

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Once A Thriving Virtual Money System, Bitcoin Is Hit Hard On All Sides

With crippling debt, banking scandals like LIBOR and HSBC and the financial banking crisis in the Eurozone, many people are left losing faith in banks and the financial institution altogether and are ready to try the virtual money system where, essentially, the customer is his or her own bank. Bitcoin is a virtual banking system […]

Jo Erickson
By Jo Erickson

With crippling debt, banking scandals like LIBOR and HSBC and the financial banking crisis in the Eurozone, many people are left losing faith in banks and the financial institution altogether and are ready to try the virtual money system where, essentially, the customer is his or her own bank. Bitcoin is a virtual banking system with a

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Iran Unveils ‘Nuclear Achievements’ Days After Failed Negotiations

Iran said operations had begun at a new uranium milling production plant and two extraction mines on Tuesday. The news comes days after talks between Iran and six world powers in Kazakhstan over Iran’s much-disputed nuclear program failed to produce results. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has unveiled three nuclear achievements in the country’s central province […]

Daniel DeFraia
By Daniel DeFraia

Iran said operations had begun at a new uranium milling production plant and two extraction mines on Tuesday. The news comes days after talks between Iran and six world powers in Kazakhstan over Iran's much-disputed nuclear program failed to produce results. "The Islamic Republic of Iran has unveiled three nuclear achievements in the

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Sudan: Roadblocks On A Tenuous Path To Peace

Ten years ago, Raouda was among 2 million refugees who fled Darfur after attacks on her village by the government-sponsored Janjaweed militia. Since that time, the now 16-year-old young woman has lived her life in a refugee camp in eastern Chad, longing for a return to a more peaceful version of home. “We don’t even […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

Ten years ago, Raouda was among 2 million refugees who fled Darfur after attacks on her village by the government-sponsored Janjaweed militia. Since that time, the now 16-year-old young woman has lived her life in a refugee camp in eastern Chad, longing for a return to a more peaceful version of home. “We don’t even have a mat to sit on; instead,

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