Third Installment of Flash Movie Contest Concludes!
It's that time again folks! The last week has seen the conclusion of the much anticipated third installment of the GlobalSolutions.org Flash...
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The Blame and Shame Game
Amnesty International released a report today accusing China and Russia of supplying arms to Sudan. An arms embargo has prevented arms deals...
New Work Details the Complicity of the Medical Profession in Abusive Interrogation
As the issue of "aggressive" interrogation has become increasingly prevalent on the public radar since the Abu Ghraib scandal in 2004, the...
Petraeus on Torture Study
Gen. David Petraeus responded to the findings we discussed yesterday that suggested an erosion of the moral foundation of U.S. troops in...
What Would Orwell Do?
I love George Orwell. I find his writing a tonic for much of the nonsense that passes for political commentary these days....
Old (but important) Business
I'd like to start a conversation about a few pieces of "old business" that many had hoped the Democratic leadership would have...
This One Goes to Eleven
One of my all-time favorite comedies is "This Is Spinal Tap ," Rob Reiner's Mockmentary about the world's most obscure heavy metal...
U.S. Army Survey Paints Bleak Picture on Torture
A recent survey of U.S. troops in Iraq paints a bleak picture of an Army that is seeing the erosion of its...
Climate Security: Who’s at Risk?
Worldwatch researcher Michael Renner's chapter in the 2005 edition of State of the World is probably the best summary of the intersection...
Indiana divests from Sudan
Darfur advocates in Indiana are celebrating today after a long battle to see Indiana divest its state pension money from companies doing...
UN Climate Report: A Call for Action
After an all-night session, scientists and officials from more than one hundred countries hashing out the latest IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
Niger Delta Reminds Us of the Cost of Oil
An article by Scott Baldauf in today's Christian Science Monitor on the ongoing turmoil in the Niger Delta reminds us that the...