By forcing the opposition to abandon the election, Robert Mugabe has undermin...

This is an opinion piece from the Economist. I'm sure there are many people here who know more about international relations than I do, and I wonder if they agree with the authors of this piece. It is claiming, in the main, that Mugabe has, rather ironically, diminished his...

MexAmeriCanada: The SPP and Our Class War

Shining a light on cockroaches is always fascinating to watch as they scurry around with the “Who, Me?” look on their face. Too many people found out about the Multilateral Agreement on Investment in the late 1990s. Secretly implementing a corporate bill of rights was not...

One exec's bone to "pic" with Mitsubishi, or: "I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NO...

"The plight of former Mitsubishi employee James Bonomo makes the double entendres and sophomoric wordplay work on so many levels. Seriously, Internet. This is like pouring glittery nitroglycerin into the Hayward Fault for a wordplay junkie..."

Conversations with Clinton - Democratic Party

As Hillary Clinton sat on the couch in her home, with bookcase in the background, she began a conversation with America.  

What Compulsions Made India And United States To Come Close ?

One of the enduring mysteries in international relations was the hitherto cool relations between the United States and India. Both were, and are, proud democracies. Both are suspicious of Islamic fundamentalism. Both are deeply concerned with the rise of China.  And yet,...

Japan warned over abduction issue

"North Korea warns Japan against continuing to bring up the issue of abductions of its citizens in the 1970s and 80s."

Noam Chomsky: An Exercise in Terrorism: Theirs or Ours

"Terms like "terror," "aggression," etc., and other terms used to deal with human affairs are not defined well enough to yield an explicit answer for every situation. Nor should they be; precise definition makes sense only within far-reaching explanatory...