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Obama Decides to Hold Off Deciding on Massive Pipeline
President Obama decides to hold off deciding on a massive pipeline that would carry oil from Canadian tar sands in Alberta through six states before reaching Texas’ Gulf coast. Canadian cartoonist Gary Clement thinks he knows why.
In Belgium, It’s Not Just Beer. It’s ‘Liquid Communication.’
In Belgium, beer is serious business. The World’s Clark Boyd, himself known to hoist a few now and then, goes on a journey of discovery.
He Gets Personal with Papandreou
Had a good interview today with economist Richard Parker. He’s a professor at the JFK School of Government at Harvard. And he’s served as a senior adviser to Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou [...]
My Conversation with the Iron Lady of Africa
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has had quite a year. In October she won the Nobel Peace Prize. Thursday she will likely be announced the winner of Liberia’s presidential runoff election [...]
Italy’s Latest Austerity Measure
Canadian cartoonist Gary Clement on Italy’s latest austerity measure.
Okay, So Who’s Paying?
Canadian Cam Cardow asks the question that’s vexing the eurozone at the moment.
US Response to Palestinian UNESCO Membership
The United States’ response to the Palestinian Authority getting full membership into UNESCO is to cut off funds to the UN agency. Cartoon by Swiss Lebanese cartoonist Patrick Chappatte, International Herald Tribune.
The ‘Official’ Iraqi Attitude
The “official” Iraqi attitude toward the announcement that US troops will be out of Iraq by the end of the year, by Swiss-Lebanese cartoonist Patrick Chappatte, The International Herald Tribune.
The Crumbling State of Greek Politics
Canadian cartoonist Gary Clement humorously captures the crumbling state of Greek politics.
The Sick American And The Ailing Spanish Health Care System
This summer an American friend, an old college buddy, came to visit us in Barcelona with his family. Unexpectedly, someone in his family fell ill. We ended up in the emergency room of a local hospital.
Denmark: Two Musicians, Two Perspectives
My first full day at The World Music Expo (WOMEX) is complete. Toward the end the day I met two fascinating and dynamic female musicians [...]
Dancing Barefoot with Baaba Maal at the ICA
Sitting still and listening politely was not an option. Baaba Maal wanted his audience on their feet and dancing [...]
Art as Good as Money in Copenhagen
Framed art, the size of large bank notes, hang on the walls at the Ibsens Hotel in Copenhagen. Artistic flair doesn’t matter here. This art has purpose and value; it’s treated as cold, hard cash (and yes, it’s art).
LOL, London
Laughing is free, fun and very embarrassing if done in public as a form of exercise. This is what I discovered recently when I visited a group of laughter yoga enthusiasts outside South Bank Center in central London [...]
“Ten Friends, Eleven Problems”
“Every day we wake up feeling anxious, like we’re being terrorized psychologically.” That’s how Yanna, a part-time municipal employee in the Greek town of Elefsina, describes how she and her husband Antonios feel when the morning alarm rings these days [...]
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