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World nuclear industry status 1 January 2016: mind the China effect

Paris. 4 January 2016—UPDATE 5 January 2016 In 2015, a total of ten new nuclear reactors were connected to the world’s grids, more than in any year since 1990. Two reactors were closed, Grafenrheinfeld in Germany and Wylfa in the…

Punish the Sex Worker or Client? Wrong Question!

Criminalizing clients opens doors to discrimination, police harassment and abuse, and other human rights violations. By Sebastian Kohn, writing for Open Society Foundation Last month, the French Senate voted down a bill that would have shifted criminal penalties from sex…

Somalia: historical look as ISIS makes recruiting inroads

Fighting amongst neighboring peoples has been endemic throughout the history of humanity.  From biblical clashes in Assyria to the civil war raging in Syria today, there is always turmoil brewing between two or more rival ethnic groups.  They can take…

The USA is being destroyed by unaddressed problems

America Is Being Destroyed By Problems That Are Unaddressed — Paul Craig Roberts Paul Craig Roberts One hundred years ago European civilization, as it had been known, was ending its life in the Great War, later renamed World War I.…

Bern the Feel

Bern the Feel By David Swanson http://davidswanson.org/node/5011 If you have to obsess over a political candidate who’s ocassionally allowed on television, please do so with Ted Rall’s book on Bernie. This is not John Nichols’ interview of Bernie in which…

Stop oil drilling in Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park

Stop oil drilling in Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park! Ecuador’s government is about to issue yet another oil drilling license in Yasuní National Park – one of the most biodiverse places on the planet and home to uncontacted indigenous people. Please…

U.S. resumes reporting on weapons sales after a three-year gap

A great big thank you to those of you who helped by demanding that the U.S. Congress resume reporting on weapons sales. It has now resumed that reporting after a three-year gap. Here is the new report, and a New…

Iranian president offers Christmas greetings, voices hope for peace

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has offered Christmas felicitations to heads of state across the globe, expressing hope that the world will see peace and security. “On the eve of the New Year, I hope that we would see, through efforts…

The Nigerian – Biafran War: What Do You Know?

 The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Nigerian–Biafran War, 6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970, was a political conflict caused by the attempted secession of the southeastern provinces of Nigeria as the self-proclaimed Republic of Biafra. The conflict…

Who Stole Christmas? T’was the Unitarians

Who Stole Christmas? T’was the Unitarians First posted on December 21, 2015 by First Unitarian Society By Julie Brock, Ministerial Intern Before Christmas became about peace, love and department stores it was the at the crux of a culture war.…

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