Nepal Electing the First President After Abolition of Monarchy

The Constituent Assembly (CA) members in Nepal have just finished voting for the first ceremonial President of the newly declared republican country. There are three presidential candidates: Ram Raja Prasad Singh backed by the Maoists, Ram Varian Yadav of the Nepali Congress...

Australia ire over chef's f-words

"Australia ire over chef's f-words Ramsay is notorious for his expletive-filled tirades The oaths and expletives for which colourful British TV...

Venezuela: Reality vs Reporting

With the anti-Chavez smear campaign here on Now Public and in the mainstream US media in full swing it would serve the reader to get some facts about what has happened in Venezuela and what is really at stake, rather...

Lebanon president steps down; asks army to 'preserve security'

I have to admit that this has been a little hard to follow whether it is something good for the Lebanese people and for peace in the region. From what I get out of it, it seems to be.There are so many interests trying to make moves to control the country it's difficult to...

The Consensus’ Fallibility - The UN was wrong about HIV and Science was wro...

Why couldn’t they be wrong about global warming as well? Embryonic stem cells were going to turn out to be a panacea just a mere three years ago. That was when John Edwards, the man who made his money off of...

Swiss party proposes Bill: Deport immigrants guilty of crimes.

The tiny country of Switzerland, a peaceful country, home to the land of chocolate, fine swiss watches, scenic Alps ,the International Red Cross, and Banks where people can squirrel away their money, safe from the...

Consensus science roadmap published for directing global energy

""The 'business as usual' energy path we are on today is not sustainable and is counter to the long-term prosperity of every nation," said Nobel Laureate Steven Chu today, co-chair of Lighting the Way and Director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. "This report stresses...

FDA Advisory Committee Votes in Favor of Earlier Use of Phosphate Binders in ...

"At the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee meeting today, the majority of members voted to recommend the use of phosphate binders, including Shire Pharmaceuticals' non-calcium FOSRENOL(R) (lanthanum carbonate), to...

Gore and Nobel Win: A coup for junk science!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA Coup for non believers, whereby it seems everybody's crackpot theories like the GAYBOMB (Taxpayers paid for this?) can line up for a Nobel Peace Prize along with the...

Hispanic, Latino or Chicano?

What do you prefer to be called?"Some don't consider themselves Hispanic, but prefer to be called Latino or Chicano or by more specific references to their country of origin. The 2007 Hispanic Almanac notes: "There is no consensus within the overall group of U.S. Hispanic...

Beneath the Hideous Veneer of Security

The systematic destruction of an entire people, promulgated by Israel under the guise of national security grinds on in Palestine as we sit in our safe comfortable homes, watch the morning babble on CNN and eat our...

Challenge to Scientific Consensus on Global Warming: Analysis Finds Hundreds ...

A more balanced look at climate change - it's not all man-made.

Debunking the 9/11 Myths: Special Report

What Do You Think About The 9/11 Conspiracy Theories? Comments Welcome...

A Fading Superpower?

"Like all empires before it, the U.S. will slip from the top of the heap. Let's start getting ready." says editorialist David Rieff writing for the LA Times in this calm, thought provoking analysis of what many...

How Many Scientists Say That Mankind Is Affecting Global Warming?

"But now a study of all research papers between 2004 and 2007 indicates only seven percent give an explicit endorsement of that so-called consensus. Forty-five percent give an implicit endorsement. But 48 percent of...

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