Occasionally, the commercial mass media tip their hand and give us a glimpse of the Man Behind the Curtain. In this case, TIME magazine has posted the covers of its December 5th edition for different world markets, all on the same web page for easy comparison. The rest of the world gets to read about […]
Here’s Desdemona in 1997, giving a presentation on propaganda technology. it was such an innocent time: before 9/11, and before The Matrix, when “social media” meant no-budget public access broadcasts like this one. Network X – P is for Propaganda Technorati Tags: corruption,North America,conflict,propaganda
Contact: Richard Thomas, +44 1223 279 068 Olga Apostolova, +359 2 950 50 41 November 14 (WWF) – The highly endangered sturgeons of the Danube river basin are at risk because of the persistent illegal trade in their caviar involving Bulgaria and Romania, according to a newly published TRAFFIC report compiled for WWF. The two […]
By Leo Hickman 11 November 2011 During a trip to Italy earlier this year, I asked a local journalist whether climate sceptical views get much of an airing in the Italian media. My query was greeted with an air of slight bemusement, which was followed by a request for me to explain what I meant […]
By Greg PalastNovember 10, 2011 I’ve seen a lot of sick stuff in my career, but this was sick on a new level. Here was the handwritten log kept by a senior engineer at the nuclear power plant: Wiesel was very upset. He seemed very nervous. Very agitated. … In fact, the plant was riddled […]
By Steven Church, William Selway, and Dawn McCarty 9 November 2011 Jefferson County, Alabama, filed the biggest U.S. municipal bankruptcy after an agreement among elected officials and investors to refinance $3.1 billion in sewer bonds fell apart. The county, home to Birmingham, the state’s most-populous city, listed assets and debt of more than $1 billion […]
The Climate Change Vulnerability Index features subnational maps and analysis of climate change vulnerability and the adaptive capacity to combat climate change in 193 countries. It features an improved methodology analysing the exposure of populations to climate related natural hazards and sensitivity of countries in terms of population concentration, development, natural resources, agricultural dependency and […]
By Will Ross BBC East Africa correspondent26 October 2011 A combination of a military build-up in Somalia and heavy rains are making the humanitarian relief effort in the country even harder, the UN has warned. Some four million people in Somalia need food and other assistance because of the drought and famine. Eleven days ago, […]
By Paul B. Farrell, MarketWatch 25 October 2011 SAN LUIS OBISPO, California (MarketWatch) – The theme: Repent. Haunting images of fanatical serial killers warning, “The End is Near, Repent!” That message seared my brain as the “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” rode into Dexter’s dark world, the Miami Metro Police cable TV series. Now duty […]
By David A Gabel, ENN20 October 20 Colombian government officials have reported that as many as 2,000 sharks have been killed in a single incident for their fins. The slaughter occurred in the Malpelo Wildlife Sanctuary, a remote 8,570 square kilometer area of the ocean off Colombia’s Pacific coast. The sharks were found at the […]
