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Influence peddling and lobbyists in Washington
June 15, 2010, 1 Comment

Amidst all the stories that are too similar to be noteworthy, this remarkable documentary “Obama’s Deal̶ ...

West Wing Wednesday Night #27 June 9, 2010
June 9, 2010, 1 Comment

by now you know the drill… fun and dynamic conversation awaits you on the second Wednesday of the month – June 9th i ...

Wednesday Night #1475
June 9, 2010, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1475

Good policy is not the property of any political party and good ideas that are in the interests of the country need to b ...

Mulroney – Schreiber
June 2, 2010, Comments Off on Mulroney – Schreiber

Schreiber-Mulroney affair: the main players and for real junkies, the CBC offers an interesting backgrounder Parsing the ...

Afghanistan post 2009 elections
June 2, 2010, 1 Comment

Afghan elections 2009; Hamid Karzai More on Afghanistan Afghan “peace jirga” is marked by rockets, suicide a ...

Wednesday Night #1474
June 2, 2010, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1474

In Japan, new boss meets same problems as old boss The ruling Democratic Party of Japan selected Japanese Finance Minist ...

The American Power Act
May 19, 2010, Comments Off on The American Power Act

See also Gulf of Mexico oil spill and U.S.: Environment and energy Robert Redford — Mr. President: Now Is the Time ...

The Ghosts of Gandamak
May 8, 2010, Comments Off on The Ghosts of Gandamak

By WILLIAM DALRYMPLE * (NYT Op-Ed) THE name Gandamak means little in the West today. Yet this small Afghan village was o ...

Environment and Law
April 13, 2010, Comments Off on Environment and Law

Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD) British campaigner urges UN to accept ‘ecoc ...

Wednesday Night #1466
April 7, 2010, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1466

Given  that this  evening’s special guest was Nigel Penney, much of the discussion centered on science and educa ...