Pete Seeger, the legendary folk singer, unabashed socialist and political activist, has died at the age of 94. The left celebrated Seeger’s art and commitment to progressive causes, but those on the right noted his embrace of American enemies during
“Before one trip across enemy lines, resistance fighters told him that Jews were being murdered on a massive scale and smuggled him into the Warsaw Ghetto and a Polish death camp to see for himself.” -President Obama To be clear,
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in New Delhi Saturday to push for closer commercial and strategic ties with India, as Tokyo seeks to offset Beijing’s growing regional might. Since coming to power in 2012 Abe has trotted the globe,
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) today identified the U.S. soldier who was killed in a Taliban attack on a military base in southern Afghanistan on Jan. 20. The DOD reported that 42-year old U.S. Army Chief Warrant
(AP) Israeli bill to outlaw the word Nazi sparks ireBy TIA GOLDENBERGAssociated PressJERUSALEMAn Israeli draft law that would criminalize the use of the word Nazi in most cases has sparked a debate on freedom of speech in a state that
KALLMUNZ, Germany – This is a very simple story. Man gets bull. Man loses bull. Man gets bull back after gets drunk on two bottles of vodka. It all went down in the area around Kallmunz near Regensburg. About six months
Socialist Francois Hollande is the least liked President in modern French history. His strategy of rolling back social security cuts and raising taxes has been a disaster for France, which has seen near zero growth and rising unemployment since he
The 2014 South Dakota legislative year will concentrate on education with an emphasis on the controversial Common Core standards. In the spring, the Department of Education will begin using tests based on Common Core in math and English, and legislators
In response to When Obama and Biden Betrayed Sharon: Joel Pollak’s description of Obama’s statement on the death of Sharon – “polite (if generic)” is downright charitable compared to what a few others on the right have said about it.
The negotiators from the P5+1 nations (the U.S., plus the other permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) have managed to make the bad deal reached with Iran in Geneva in November over its nuclear program even worse.
In an interview with Total Politics magazine, former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw claimed that his senior position in government may have been threatened by “neo cons” in the United States. Tony Blair’s former foreign secretary, who has held a number
(AP) ‘Gravity’, ’12 Years a Slave’ lead UK film awardsBy JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONThe space thriller “Gravity,” the unflinching slavery saga “12 Years a Slave” and the crime caper “American Hustle” gained awards-season momentum Wednesday with stacks of nominations for the
(AP) Global disasters killed more, cost less in 2013BERLINThe German insurance company Munich Re says some 20,000 people died in natural disasters last year, about twice as many as in 2012. Most of the deaths resulted from Typhoon Haiyan that
We are rapidly approaching the eight-year anniversary of Rush Limbaugh’s count toward the ten-year Al Gore deadline for the earth to cook. On January 27, 2006, Rush mentioned Gore’s appearance at the Sundance Film Festival to promote his film An Inconvenient
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was injured in a fall while cross-country skiing in Switzerland over the winter holidays and has cancelled meetings in the next three weeks, her spokesman said Monday. Steffen Seibert told reporters that Merkel had suffered a
Germany’s first restaurant for dogs and cats opened in Berlin over the festive holidays, drawing charges the luxury eatery for furry friends is “decadent”. “Does Berlin really need a gourmet restaurant for dogs?” asked the top-selling Bild daily. Pets Deli
(AP) 15,000 nationalists march in KievBy NATALIYA VASILYEVAAssociated PressKIEV, UkraineAbout 15,000 people marched through Kiev on Wednesday night to honor Stepan Bandera, glorified by some as a leader of Ukraine’s liberation movement and dismissed by others as a Nazi collaborator.
Students form “Happy 2014” to welcome the New Year at a middle school in Ma’anshan, Anhui province. The ball that will drop at midnight at Times Square in New York City. Fireworks pour out of Big Ben in London, England.
(AP) Greece: Shots outside home of German ambassadorBy DEREK GATOPOULOSAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceThe home of Germany’s ambassador to Greece was sprayed with gunfire from automatic weapons early Monday, in a suspected terrorist attack the government said was aimed at hurting the
With 2014’s World War One centennial getting closer, European nations are clashing over how best to remember the war. According to the LA Times, Britain and France want to focus on their victory in the war, while others are concerned
A Europe badly shaken by a faltering economy and rising populism is set to commemorate the centenary of Word War I, the conflict still known as the “Great War” that scarred the continent and shaped the 20th century. Commemorations for
Glenn Greenwald giving the keynote address via video link to the Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg…
A shirtless female protester with the words “I am God” painted on her chest took to a German Church during Christmas mass this week and attempted to end the festivities by jumping atop the altar. The woman stormed the altar
(AP) UK finally pardons computer pioneer Alan TuringBy RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated PressLONDONHis code breaking prowess helped the Allies outfox the Nazis, his theories laid the foundation for the computer age, and his work on artificial intelligence still informs the debate over
From the Gatestone Institute: The majority of Muslims in Europe believe Islamic Sharia law should take precedence over the secular constitutions and laws of their European host countries, according to a new study, which warns that Islamic fundamentalism is widespread
(AP) US military aircraft hit in S. Sudan, 4 woundedBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA and JASON STRAZIUSOAssociated PressKAMPALA, UgandaRebel gunfire hit a U.S. military aircraft trying to evacuate American citizens caught in a remote region of South Sudan that on Saturday became
(AP) Markets take Fed tapering in strideBy PAN PYLASAP Business WriterLONDONInvestors around the world were largely unfazed Thursday by the surprise decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve to reduce its monetary stimulus. Most breathed a sigh of relief that the
“Politics is the art of the possible,” so said Otto von Bismarck. He should know. He helped unify Germany, which had been a collection of states, into a single German empire in 1871. He served as Germany’s first chancellor, and
(AP) LONDON–The former lead singer of the rock band Lostprophets was sentenced Wednesday to 29 years in jail, with a British judge saying that Ian Watkins had “plumbed new depths of depravity” in committing a string of sexual offenses against
(AP) Germany’s Merkel starts 3rd term in new coalitionBy GEIR MOULSONAssociated PressBERLINGermany’s Parliament elected Chancellor Angela Merkel to a third term as the leader of Europe’s biggest economic power on Tuesday, nearly three months after an awkward election result forced
The UK is tightening up its already rigorous work benefits test, requiring immigrants to detail what they have done to find work outside of the UK and whether they have been hurt by their own inability to speak English. The
Australian-born Croatia defender Josip Simunic will miss the World Cup after being banned for 10 matches by FIFA for his pro-Nazi chants that marred his country’s play-off victory over Iceland last month. Football’s world governing body confirmed on Monday that
(AP) Assailants stab Japanese diplomat in Yemen attackBy AHMED AL-HAJAssociated PressSANAA, YemenAssailants stabbed a Japanese diplomat stationed in Yemen’s capital Sunday when he fought back during a failed kidnapping attempt, officials said, the latest unrest in a country beset by
(AP) German party clears way for Merkel’s 3rd termBy GEIR MOULSONAssociated PressBERLINGermany’s main center-left party cleared the way on Saturday for Angela Merkel to start her third term as chancellor, announcing that its members had voted by a large majority
Iran has already achieved a major coup in negotiations with the P5+1 (the U.S., France, Britain, Germany, Russia, and China) by winning the fact of, if not the right to, nuclear enrichment. Now it is out to eliminate all of
VIENNA, Dec. 13 (UPI) — An Iranian delegation broke off talks with six world powers over implementing a landmark nuclear deal to return to Tehran, Iran’s news agency said Friday. The so-called expert-level delegates, meeting since Monday at the Vienna
(AP) Radical preacher goes on trial in JordanBy JAMAL HALABYAssociated PressAMMAN, JordanA radical al-Qaida-linked preacher deported from Britain pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges at the start of his trial in one of two terror cases on Tuesday before a
German President Joachim Gauck told Der Spiegel this week that he will not be attending the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia in reaction to the nation’s oppression of political opposition. With talk of boycotts and protests surrounding the Games,
(AFP) Disney animated musical “Frozen” extinguished the box-office flames of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” to take top spot as the highest-earning movie in North American theaters this weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday. The 53rd movie in the Walt Disney
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