Risky Words: How Media Obscures Syrian Conflict

For now, let us put to one side who is right and who is wrong and even ignore the question of what actually happened.

John Nordin
By John Nordin

What’s in a name? Our language is flexible, adaptable, a source of delight for many – but it is also the case that the subtlest choice of words can imply ideas in ways we may not notice. Recent press reports about the Israeli intervention into the Syrian conflict provide many examples. For now, let us put to one side who is right and who is

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North Korea Sees Surge Of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

At least 5,000 cases of TB that can’t be treated with conventional antibiotics are reported in North Korea each year.

Jessica Phelan and Geoffrey Cain
By Jessica Phelan and Geoffrey Cain

North Korea is facing a surge of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, or MDRTB, an aid group has warned. At least 5,000 cases of TB that can't be treated with conventional antibiotics are reported in North Korea each year, according to Stephen Linton, chairman of the South Korea-based Eugene Bell Foundation. The true number could be far higher,

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London Exposed: Are the Walls Crumbling Around The World’s Tax Haven?

The City of London’s secrecy is entrenched like medieval walls, protecting the wealth of its barons.

Steve Rushton
By Steve Rushton

Secrecy is crucial for tax havens and corporate tax evasion. Without it fraud can be prosecuted, money laundering revealed, corruption calculated and justice applied. The City of London’s secrecy is entrenched like medieval walls, protecting the wealth of its barons. Information about how corporations dominate government and public bodies,

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Activists, Governments Do Battle With US Big Agriculture And Their GMOs

Memos leaked to Wikileaks reveal that the U.S. government sought to fight back against nations who banned genetically modified crops.

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

When it comes to public perception of genetically modified products (GMOs), Europe and the U.S. are worlds apart. More than 80 percent of all foods found in a typical American grocery store contain genetically modified ingredients. Efforts to push for regulations that would require companies like biotech giants, Monsanto and DuPont, to label items

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Fool Me Twice Shame On Me: Is Latest Syrian Chemical Weapons Claim WMDs Part Deux?

The claims that the Assad government in Syria used chemical weapons has been forwarded very aggressively by Western media outlets.

Edward Rhymes
By Edward Rhymes

The claims that the Assad government in Syria used chemical weapons has been forwarded very aggressively by Western media outlets. And as this writer heard declaration after declaration made, without evidence to that effect mind you, it began to take on the eerie feel of the runup to the war in Iraq.   The understandable push for

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Iranian Presidential Hopefuls Launch Campaigns To Replace Ahmadinejad

Most of the main candidates have vowed to shun the current president’s bombast and seek to reduce tensions with the West.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's presidential race got underway Tuesday as authorities officially opened the registration process for candidates in next month's election that will pick a successor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and offer a critical test for reformists battered after years of crackdowns. The campaign is also taking shape as open season on

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