Ancient Hawaii Was A Cradle Of Civilization, Says New Book
One does not normally think of ancient Hawaii when thinking about the early societies of Egypt and China, Mesopotamia and Mesoamerica, the Indus Valley and the Incas. But a new scholarly work argues...
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Romania in Crisis: Police Violence, Political Immunity, and Environmental...
Last Tuesday, as protesters chanted outside of government offices in Bucharest, Romania, the Romanian legislature rejected Law 330/2013, which would have amended the current Romanian mining law in...
View ArticleWhat Made Nelson Mandela Mandela?
There are few people we can put on the same wavelength as Nelson Mandela, namely Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mother Teresa among the limited. So why did the world come to a standstill when he...
View ArticleBosting Bombing Suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev Reportedly Feared Voices In His Head
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the 26-year-old suspected Boston Marathon bomber, was haunted by voices and feared that someone was gaining control over his mind prior to the devastating attack, according to a new...
View ArticleWorld Leaders Thinking Twice About Sochi
The news that several world leaders will not attend the Winter Olympics in Sochi sends a clear signal: Russia’s climate of discrimination and abuse ahead of the Sochi Games should not stand. The...
View ArticleItaly Condemned For 'Appalling' Migrant Video Showing Refugees Stripping...
Italy is facing widespread criticism and possible legal action after a shocking video that purportedly shows migrants stripping naked before being hosed down was broadcast on TV this week. Reportedly...
View ArticleWhich Iran Will We Choose?
The historic interim agreement between the permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) and Iran over its nuclear dispute is not just about enrichment, centrifuges and breakout...
View ArticleWhite House Releasing Task Force Report On NSA Surveillance
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says it's releasing a task force report that recommends changes on how the National Security Agency collects intelligence data. White House...
View ArticleDeportations To Drop For First Time In A Decade: Report
After rising to record levels under the Barack Obama administration, deportations will likely drop for the first time in a decade this year, Bloomberg reports. The decreasing figure, which Blooomberg...
View ArticleThe Rule: Trapped Between Feminism and Cultural Tolerance in India
Friends from New York and new acquaintances alike ask me if I have experienced culture shock during my time in India. One incident always comes to mind. I had just arrived at my uncle's home in...
View ArticleAlfred Rosenberg's Nazi Diary Sent To Holocaust Museum
The long-lost diary of an elite Nazi leader who had the ear of Adolf Hitler found a new home in the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., this week. The 425-page, handwritten diary once...
View ArticleReflections on the Best Year Ever in Drug Policy Reform
I'm just reflecting on what may be the best year I've had in all my years working to end the drug war. The big news last week was out of Uruguay, where the Senate approved a bill championed by...
View ArticleHow Do You Get A Job After A Revolution?
I am Ibrahim Sobhi, 24 years old, born in a city in the middle delta of Egypt called ElSanta. I have 4 sisters and I am the eldest one of them. In Egypt to be the eldest means you are the hope of good...
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21 Photos That Prove 2013 Was A Year Of Triumphs, No Matter How Small
The year's happiest moments make everything worth it. As with any year, 2013 was far from perfect. While it's natural to reflect on the worst of the past 12 months, we'd like to remember the moments...
View ArticleGuantanamo Prison Commander Previously Ran U.S. Detention in Somalia
When Col. John Bogdan took the witness stand Wednesday morning in the military commission hearing at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, he'd been called to testify about the strict limits he's imposed on defense...
View Article2013's Biggest World News Moments, Told In Photos
In 2013, the world continued to see the most heat radiating out of the Middle East. Iraq experienced its deadliest wave of violence in years, and cries of frustration in Turkey took the world by...
View ArticleCDC Issues Travel Health Advisory For St. Martin Due To Chikungunya Virus
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — U.S. health authorities have issued a travel advisory for the French Caribbean dependency of St. Martin because of a mosquito-borne viral disease that is apparently being...
View ArticleTask Force Urging Limits On NSA Surveillance
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Wednesday will make public a broad surveillance review board report recommending changes to the National Security Agency, including a proposal that the NSA's...
View ArticleChina Confrontation: Vietnam Vet Kerry Makes Hay With Our Old Foe, Japan Woos...
High-profile diplomacy by American and Japanese leaders is bearing fruit in the wake of China following up its claim of sovereignty over virtually the entire South China Sea with its declaration of an...
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Jerusalem 'Snow Babies' Safely Delivered During Massive Storm
While Jerusalem remained in lockdown over the past weekend, as 50 centimeters of snow and power outages took over the city, Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem worked over time to meet the needs of 80...
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