Opinion

New York's ardour for Michael Bloomberg cools

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:01:00 -0500

Mayor has turned police on Occupy protesters, opposes a $10 an hour minimum wage and says bankers are patriotic

Secret panel can put Americans on "kill list'

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:08:00 -0400

American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by a secretive panel of senior government officials, which then informs the president of its decisions, according to officials.

Bring Out Your Dead - UBS Quantifies Costs Of Euro Break Up, Warns Of Collapse Of Banking System And Civil War

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:53:00 -0400

Any time a major bank releases a report saying a given course of action is too costly, too prohibitive, too blonde, or simply too impossible, it is nearly guaranteed that that is precisely the course of action about to be undertaken. Which is why all non-euro skeptics are advised to shield their eyes and look away from the just released report by UBS (of surging 3 Month USD Libor rate fame) titled "Euro Break Up - The Consequences." UBS conveniently sets up the straw man as follows: "Under the current structure and with the current membership, the Euro does not work. Either the current structure will have to change, or the current membership will have to change."

Analysis: Is Britain more corrupt than it thinks?

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:48:00 -0400

Britons love to lecture the world about integrity and the rule of law, but the News of the World phone hacking scandal has laid bare a web of collusion between money, power, media and the police.

Decline and fall of the American empire

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:28:00 -0400

The economic powerhouse of the 20th century emerged stronger from the Depression. But faced with cultural decay, structural weaknesses and reliance on finance, can the US do it again?

Was Bin Laden's Killing Legal?

Wed, 04 May 2011 08:24:00 -0400

Is this what justice looks like? Al-Qaida boss Osama bin Laden was killed on Sunday in a secret military operation in Pakistan. Americans are celebrating, but there are serious doubts about whether the targeted killing was legal under international law and the laws of war.

Bin Laden raid: Small step for the fight on terrorism. Big step to Obama's second term in the White House.

Tue, 03 May 2011 07:30:00 -0400

While funny candidates such as Donald Tramp eating their hat on that Obama was able to show in public his birth certificate proving he born in USA, Obama has managed to deliver in the same week certificate that guarantees the continuation of his tenure in the White House much more: a death certificate. Of Osama bin Laden. While you reading all the PR about this operation, we decided to provide few pictures and facts from behind the scenes.

In Britain, Prince William threatens to eclipse his father, Prince Charles

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:03:00 -0400

Prince William and Kate Middleton will exchange vows Friday in a ceremony expected to be watched by almost a third of the planet. But if the story that day will be of a prince and his bride, another will also be playing out behind the scenes: a tale of two kings.

3 ways Japanese nuclear crisis may end

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 05:40:00 -0400

Someday, the crisis at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant will end. But when? And how?

Analysis: Japan disaster costs seen at least $180 billion

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:05:00 -0400

Quake-hit Japan faces a recovery and reconstruction bill of at least $180 billion, or 3 percent of its annual economic output, or more than 50 percent higher than the total cost of 1995's earthquake in Kobe.

Jacques Chirac's Trial Seen As Reflection of a Royal Sense of Entitlement

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 08:30:00 -0500

Jacques Chirac will be the first former French leader since World War II to stand trial when hearings begin today on charges he abused his role as mayor of Paris to reward party loyalists.

Gaddafi's Next Move: Sabotage Oil and Sow Chaos?

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:10:00 -0500

There's been virtually no reliable information coming out of Tripoli, but a source close to the Gaddafi regime I did manage to get hold of told me the already terrible situation in Libya will get much worse. Among other things, Gaddafi has ordered security services to start sabotaging oil facilities. They will start by blowing up several oil pipelines, cutting off flow to Mediterranean ports. The sabotage, according to the insider, is meant to serve as a message to Libya's rebellious tribes: It's either me or chaos.

WASHINGTON POST POLL: Have you ever been subjected to an airport security 'pat down'?

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 07:45:00 -0500

All in the name of safety, the Transportation Security Administration has introduced new pat-downs at airport security checkpoints. The new methods are drawing the ire privacy advocates and even the pilots and flight attendants who travel most often.

Analysis: Merkel under pressure to raise tax for rich Germans

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:58:00 -0400

As an age of austerity looms for some of Germany's poorest citizens, pressure is growing to impose higher taxes on the richest, setting the scene for fresh conflict in Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition.

Hillary for Vice President? The movement is gaining traction.

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:44:00 -0400

As President Obama sinks in the polls, Democrats and liberal pundits inevitably are searching for a scapegoat. The most likely victim appears to be gaffe-prone Vice President Joe Biden, who has become the focus of speculation that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton just might replace him on the 2012 Democratic ticket.

Analysis: Frustration grows as AIDS science and politics clash

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:21:00 -0400

An international AIDS conference has exposed a gulf between scientists and politicians on how to tackle the deadly HIV pandemic.

Analysis: Race issues beset Obama's "post-racial" presidency

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:22:00 -0400

Many supporters of Barack Obama hoped his election as America's first black president might herald an era of post-racial politics, but race has been an issue his administration just can't seem to avoid.

The art of words: Political email forward

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:15:00 -0400

Which side of the fence? If you ever wondered which side of the fence you sit on, this is a great test!

How celebrity culture is deluding women into think they deserve to have everything Self-help mantras make us believe ...

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:48:00 -0400

Every time Cheryl Cole throws back her shining mane and twinkles, ' Because we're worth it,' a generation of women nod along in agreement. Cheryl has just been voted our Woman Of The year, by Glamour Magazine. Not only is she Tv gold, she's had a number one hit, she's in the most successful girl band ever, and she's probably the most eligible single woman in Britain.

Why Obama doesn't dare become the 'angry black man'

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:46:00 -0400

Here's proof that President Obama has indeed ushered in a new era in race relations. Who would have ever expected some white Americans to demand that an African-American man show more rage?