THE GUARDIAN: Lunch consists of army rations, shopping is mainly for Vladimir Putin accessories, and instead of riding rollercoasters children can play with grenade launchers and clamber over heavy weaponry. Welcome to Patriot Park: fun for all the family, with a militaristic twist. This vast military theme park at Kubinka, an hour’s drive from Moscow, […]
LETTER: Asks if PSP has applied for a CRIZ loan
Do you know if PSP has put in their CRIZ application? The only way I know to find out is by calling Randy Patterson.
While Washington dithers, China rebuilds Asia in its own image
China’s initiative — the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank — has been structured as a counterweight to the TPP, but also to the Asian Development Bank and even the International Monetary Fund, both of which Beijing sees as dominated by the United States…
Birth rate among U.S. women rises for first time in seven years
USA TODAY: Here’s another sign that the economy is rebounding: More people are having babies. The rate of births among women ages 15 to 44 ticked up 1% from 2013 to 2014. That’s the first increase since 2007, the beginning of the recession, according to a study released Wednesday by the National Center for Health […]
New NASA data show how the world is running out of water
WASHINGTON POST: The world’s largest underground aquifers – a source of fresh water for hundreds of millions of people — are being depleted at alarming rates, according to new NASA satellite data that provides the most detailed picture yet of vital water reserves hidden under the Earth’s surface. Twenty-one of the world’s 37 largest aquifers […]
Putin says Russia beefing up nuclear arsenal, NATO denounces ‘saber-rattling’
REUTERS: President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was concerned about an anti-missile defense system near its borders, after announcing that Russia would add more than 40 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) to its nuclear arsenal this year. “We will be forced to aim our armed forces … at those territories from where the threat […]
In Turnabout, Disney Cancels Tech Worker Layoffs
NEW YORK TIMES: …“We were read a precisely worded statement,” said one of the employees, who was relieved but reluctant to be named because he remains at the company. “We were told our jobs were continuing and we should consider it as if nothing had happened until further notice.” Although the number of layoffs planned […]
LETTER: “Reefer Madness” vs. “21st Century”
RE: Capitolwire: Medical cannabis debate still raging despite General Assembly’s budget fever. Hello Rep. Matt Baker: While you were carrying out your 1937 “Reefer Madness” agenda the rest of the world has being catching up with the 21st century! Here are some of the highlights of this past week. BREAKING: U.S. Senate Appropriations votes 22-8 […]
Does the future of Russia’s Far East depend on China?
How would it be possible in forty-nine years to move Chinese farmers’ families with children, grand children and great grand children who grew up on their family farms back to their historical motherland of China?
Can Hillary match Bernie’s frenzied fans?
POLITICO: DES MOINES, Iowa — From the street, the only evidence that a presidential candidate was in town was a sidewalk emblazoned with chalk: “Bernie —>.” But inside the Drake University arena, on a stage more accustomed to string quartets and flute recitals, Bernie Sanders was rocking the house. Attendees crammed the 775-seat Sheslow Auditorium […]
Pope Francis Calls for Climate Action in Draft of Encyclical
NEW YORK TIMES: In the leaked document, Francis often writes eloquently, citing scientific evidence about the human role in global warming. He repeats some of his familiar themes in calling on people to move away from a consumerist model that he says is depleting resources, to the detriment of the poor, and live simpler lives. He also calls on governments to work together for solutions at the global, national and local level — while at times focusing on specifics, like his opposition to carbon credits.
Hillary: Obama Should Listen to Pelosi on Trade Bill
NEWSMAX: Resistance within his own party to his trade push could actually strengthen America’s hand at the bargaining table Clinton told a campaign rally in Des Moines, CNN reported. Any deal should protect American workers and improve security, she told a crowd of 600 supporters at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. “In order to get a […]
Capitolwire: Medical cannabis debate still raging despite General Assembly’s budget fever.
Medical cannabis advocates welcomed a heavyweight into their corner Thursday when talk show host Montel Williams appeared at a state Capitol rally for Senate Bill 3… “It wasn’t until I started using medical cannabis on a daily basis and getting my system really saturated with cannabinoids that I started getting relief,” he said.
Elders pay heavy price to keep United States in world dominance
Our Republican friends support this plundering of the elderly because their officeholders oppose abortion and support packing guns in churches and libraries.