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    Jul 29, 2012 |Story| RedEye

  1. Climate Week: The Disastrous Summer of 2012

    Unless you really are one of those people who wants to close your eyes, put your hands over your ears, and then jam the whole apparatus up your own ass, it’s time to admit three simple realities: 1) the crisis part of the climate crisis has already arrived 2) it’s as bad or worse than most scientists have been expecting 3) we have to do something about it, fast.
    Unless you really are one of those people who wants to close your eyes, put your hands over your ears, and then jam the whole apparatus up your own ass, it’s time to admit three simple realities: 1) the crisis part of the climate crisis has...

    Tags: Weather, Allergies, Natural Disasters, Food Industry, Manhattan (New York City)

    2. Jul 31, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Book review: 'The Obamians' examines a small, powerful inner circle

    Back in 2004, when James Mann wrote "Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet," he took full advantage of the sarcastic nickname that President George W. Bush's foreign policy advisors gave themselves. It not only captured their ideological zeal and outsized egos, but was an inside joke: the neo-cons liked the allusion to "Star Trek's" &uuml;ber<em>-</em>rational humanoids, and future Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had grown up near a statue of another Vulcan, the Roman god of fire.
    Back in 2004, when James Mann wrote "Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet," he took full advantage of the sarcastic nickname that President George W. Bush's foreign policy advisors gave themselves. It not only captured their...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Politics, Jimmy Carter, Elections

    3. Aug 10, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Stalinist tactics on Russian dissent could stumble in Internet era

    World Now
    Global Focus: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny faces accusations of inciting violence. A female punk rock trio awaits sentencing for appealing to the Virgin Mary to throw President Vladimir Putin out of office. The crackdown on dissent has...
    4. Jul 12, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Rachel Marsden: Could we have the wars without the manipulation?

    Testifying before a Senate committee a few months ago, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lamented that America was "in an information war, and we are losing that war." This week, she blew a fuse at the "Friends of Syria" meeting in Paris, saying that Russia and Chinashould "pay a price" for not supporting regime change in Syria.
    Testifying before a Senate committee a few months ago, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lamented that America was "in an information war, and we are losing that war." This week, she blew a fuse at the "Friends of Syria" meeting in Paris, saying that...

    Tags: NATO, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Fox News Channel (tv network), Libya

    5. Jul 11, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Suicide bomber kills 10 police cadets in Yemen, Al Qaeda blamed

    World Now
    A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest at the gates of a police academy in the Yemeni capital of Sana on Wednesday, killing 10 in the crowd of cadets headed out on weekend furloughs, the Yemeni Embassy in Washington announced....
    6. Jun 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Art exhibition with 'Allah' spelled in ants prompts riots

    A recent art exhibition in Tunisia that some claim was insulting to Muslims has provoked new riots in the streets of the capital city of Tunis this week.
    A recent art exhibition in Tunisia that some claim was insulting to Muslims has provoked new riots in the streets of the capital city of Tunis this week. The provocative exhibition was the annual Le Printemps des Arts, the Northern African country's...

    Tags: Hosni Mubarak, BBC, Arts, Arts and Culture

    7. Jun 12, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Yemen troops drive Al Qaeda out of key regions, officials say

    World Now
    Yemen: Yemeni troops and southern tribesmen have driven Al Qaeda militants out of two strategic southern towns, government officials in Sana and Washington reported Tuesday. Zinjibar and Jaar have been retaken....
    8. Jun 14, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Bahrain court cuts jail terms for medics accused of aiding uprising

    World Now
    Nine of the 20 doctors and nurses accused of trying to overthrow the Bahraini monarchy in a hotly contested case were found innocent Thursday in civilian court, and five were released for time already served, the state news agency reported. Four others...
    9. Jun 13, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Fashion News: Anne Hathaway, Adam Shulman turn out for Stella McCartney

    All The Rage
    Anne Hathaway, Adam Shulman, Jim Carrey and Solange Knowles were among guests at Stella McCartney's carnival-themed fashion show for her resort 2013 collection. Spray tans may have health risks. Vogue is in the hot seat over a profile of Syria's first...
    10. Jun 27, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Famed Ethiopian journalist, dissidents convicted of terrorism

    World Now
    An Ethiopian court convicted prominent journalist Eskinder Nega, along with a group of others including political dissidents and activists, on terrorism charges Wednesday, alarming human rights groups. "This is a dark day for justice in Ethiopia, where...
    11. Jul 3, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Egyptian women worry about rights under new Islamist president

    World Now
    As fireworks lit the sky after Egypt elected its first Islamist president last month, Nadeen Gamil, who had endured years of sexual harassment, knew that the battle for women’s rights had taken an ominous turn. While thousands celebrated in Tahrir...
    12. Jul 7, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Libya's wild ride: First post-Kadafi elections chaotic, hopeful

    World Now
    It's been nearly half a century since the people of Libya were consulted about who should lead them. So long that fewer than 5% of Libyans have any memory of voting in an election before Moammar Kadafi seized power in 1969 and banned politics as bourgeois...
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