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Two more journalists have just died in Syria. They gave their lives for one simple reason: to bring the world the news; to find out the truth about what is happening in Syria, so the rest of us can sit in the safety of our living rooms, reading about it in the paper, watching it on television or perusing it on our digital devices.
The announcement comes as Tufts' School of Arts and Sciences prepares to hold its biennial, national conference "Barack Obama and American Democracy" on March 1-3.
China's state-run Xinhua news agency called Wednesday for democratic and transparent elections for the next World Bank president, saying the US strangle-hold over the job was outdated.
Thirty five people are reported killed in Syria, including two Western journalists, as world leaders pressure Bashar al-Assad's regime to halt the crackdown.
Xinhua says US stranglehold is outdated. 22 Feb 2012 9:20 AM
FEB 22 — The older I get, the grumpier and more cynical I become; and as I grow more cynical by the day, nothing gets my goat more than having to watch and read about the developments in Malaysia where the lowest common denominator rules the day. On this occasion I find myself riled once again by the popular and populist demand for vernacular ...
The article, "Consent of the Governed is Only Means to Assure Power" in the South China Morning Post seems to equate democracy with political legitimacy derived from consent of the governed. Such equation is in need of some verification.
Over the past few decades in America, reality has been put in play as never before, with powerful interests using sophisticated “perception management,” the shaping of how the public perceives the outside world, a threat that Lawrence Davidson says is again leading the nation to destruction.
With the world's largest democracy in the embrace of a freer-than-free market capitalism, India may prove a bellwether for liberal societies everywhere. Reuters"Incredible India" is the brand ...
Profound changes have swept the Arab world, leaving it facing myriad political, social, security and religious challenges. -AFP