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Breaking News: New York Times Website DNS Attack by Syrian Army Group

Reports are surfacing that a group affiliated with the Syrian army has brought down the website for US-based media publication the New York Times. This comes ahead of reports that many nations in Europe are mobilizing for a potential strike in Syria. Such intervention is opposed by Russia who claims that such an international intervention will […]

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Headline News August 13, 2013: Edward Snowden Interviewed by the NYT, North Korea Becomes Monarchy, UK Lib Dems Propose Ban on Petrol Vehicles by 2040

Edward Snowden Interviewed by the New York Times North Korea Alters Constitution to Legitimize Kim Jong-un United States Secretary of State John Kerry Warns Israel About Aggressive Actions United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon Advocates for International Laws Governing Drone Use United Kingdom’s Liberal Democrats to Propose Ban on All Petrol and Diesel Cars […]

USPS going broke.

The USPS is going to default on a loan payment this month, $5.5 billion in fact, and without a bailout from Congress it may shut down entirely this winter. Patrick R. Donahoe, US Postmaster General, has tried reforming the bureaucracy but has been unable to stem losses enough to avoid the current situation. The New […]

The tenets of ‘rugged altruism.’

I do have a lot of admiration for those brave souls who leave behind kith and kin to go help with aid work in a developing nation. Some have questions regarding the utility of the aid provided by nongovernmental organizations and even organizations like the UN in terms of fostering a sentiment of dependence rather […]