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from Asia Times Online
News & Media Website
After seven years of civil strife manifested in intense fighting between Syria’s armed forces and the rebels, more than 400.000 deaths, widespread destruction, and half of the population displaced, Bashar al-Assad’s regime has survived.
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from DW News (Deutsche Welle)
Broadcasting & Media Production Company in Bonn, Germany
Torrent of airstrikes pound southern Syria, displacing over 300,000
One of the last rebel-held areas has come under sustained attack from Syrian air and ground forces. Scores of displaced want to escape into Jordan, which has closed its borders; the UN warns the numbers are rising fast.
Torrent of airstrikes pound southern Syria, displacing over 300,000
One of the last rebel-held areas has come under sustained attack from Syrian air and ground forces. Scores of displaced want to escape into Jordan, which has closed its borders; the UN warns the numbers are rising fast.
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization
How Socialized Medicine Creates Dependence
If we’re ever to rein in spending on Medicare and Medicaid, it’s likely going to come about due to government officials making decisions about who qualifies for what kind of health care. Typically, if you’re in Britain and you’re willing to pay for your own health care, you can get it. The problem is that many people have become so dependent on the government that they don’t think of that option as a real live option.
What the Case of Permit Patty Can Teach Us About Mercy
With the rising influence of public opinion, public ideas of justice and mercy impact our lives more acutely. Alison Ettel has seen this firsthand. For many of us, our internet presence extends no further than our families and friends. But for the unlucky few who win the internet lottery, misdeeds become fodder for public judgement.
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from Miami Herald
I've always hated the idea that I had to choose a side, politically speaking, always resisted the notion of being forced to take a complicated system of beliefs and slap a single label on it. But times have changed.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
Faith and Values: Steve Massey: Against a tide of persecution, church remains a beacon
They are poor, repressed and increasingly the target of political and social antagonism. Yet Christians there remain hopeful, kind and joyful. Barely a hint of pessimism, anger or self-pity soils their conversations. A recent visit with friends in India reminded me the church does not need the blessing of its culture to be healthy, or even to thrive. Nor do individual Christians need the validation of their culture to be hopeful.
Sue Lani Madsen: Farmer to farmer with Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue
Monday’s smorgasbord of questions to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers in Colfax was hosted by the McGregor Co., a supplier of seed, fertilizer, equipment and expertise to Palouse producers. Perdue took the stage and described his Georgia farmer credentials but made it clear he was there to learn what Pacific Northwest farmers have on their minds.
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Syria’s future uncertain as Assad gains ground
After seven years of civil strife manifested in intense fighting between Syria’s armed forces and the rebels, more than 400.000 deaths, widespread destruction, and half of the population displaced, Bashar al-Assad’s regime has survived. He has regained most of Syria’s territory. The only two regions that are not controlled by Damascus are Deraa province in the south, near the border with Jordan, and Idlib province, which borders with Turkey in the northwest.
US Economy May Go Bust if Dollar Loses Its Reserve Currency Status – Economist
The US national and federal debts are unlikely to spell doom to the country's economy while the US dollar maintains its status as a dominant reserve currency. The present US economic problems are difficult to correct, because their roots are in the offshoring of US middle class jobs, Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, a prominent American economist, author and former US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy under President Ronald Reagan, told Sputnik, shedding light on more pressing issues for the US economy. What is worse, Trump's plan to bring jobs back "is against the short-term profit interest of the global corporations, as their profits would fall from the higher cost of US wages compared to wages in Asia," he added.
Analyst Explains Why China Will Be 'Hurt' More Than US Amid Trade War
China has introduced a 25-percent tariff on $34 billion worth of US goods in response to Washington's subjecting $34 billion of Chinese imports to additional taxation. Speaking to Radio Sputnik, David Dollar, a former US Treasury China expert, now at the Brookings Institution, shared his views on what this is going to lead to.
Faith and Values: Steve Massey: Against a tide of persecution, church remains a beacon
They are poor, repressed and increasingly the target of political and social antagonism. Yet Christians there remain hopeful, kind and joyful. Barely a hint of pessimism, anger or self-pity soils their conversations. A recent visit with friends in India reminded me the church does not need the blessing of its culture to be healthy, or even to thrive. Nor do individual Christians need the validation of their culture to be hopeful.
Sue Lani Madsen: Farmer to farmer with Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue
Monday’s smorgasbord of questions to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers in Colfax was hosted by the McGregor Co., a supplier of seed, fertilizer, equipment and expertise to Palouse producers. Perdue took the stage and described his Georgia farmer credentials but made it clear he was there to learn what Pacific Northwest farmers have on their minds.
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from Sputnik
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, MIXED, Broadcasting & Media Production Company out of Moscow, Russia
After seven years of civil strife manifested in intense fighting between Syria’s armed forces and the rebels, more than 400.000 deaths, widespread destruction, and half of the population displaced, Bashar al-Assad’s regime has survived. He has regained most of Syria’s territory. The only two regions that are not controlled by Damascus are Deraa province in the south, near the border with Jordan, and Idlib province, which borders with Turkey in the northwest.
The US national and federal debts are unlikely to spell doom to the country's economy while the US dollar maintains its status as a dominant reserve currency. The present US economic problems are difficult to correct, because their roots are in the offshoring of US middle class jobs, Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, a prominent American economist, author and former US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy under President Ronald Reagan, told Sputnik, shedding light on more pressing issues for the US economy. What is worse, Trump's plan to bring jobs back "is against the short-term profit interest of the global corporations, as their profits would fall from the higher cost of US wages compared to wages in Asia," he added.
China has introduced a 25-percent tariff on $34 billion worth of US goods in response to Washington's subjecting $34 billion of Chinese imports to additional taxation. Speaking to Radio Sputnik, David Dollar, a former US Treasury China expert, now at the Brookings Institution, shared his views on what this is going to lead to.
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