Presque vu LIII

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Google playing dirty with employees.
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Say my religion is peaceful or I will kill you.
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Sugar has long been a popular drug consumed and even sold in schools world-wide. But concerns over health, obesity and the risk of diabetes have led some schools in California to institute a ban on sugary snacks. In response to these candy [...]



On AlterNet, David Michael Green, professor of political science at Hofstra University, examines some aspects of American Foreign Policy and asks, If America Loves Peace So Much, Why Are We Always At War?
Maybe we can detect America’s dislike for war in another metric, say military spending. Oops. Turns out that’s going to be a bit [...]



Presque vu XII

Tony Blair is very clear in advocating the UK’s need for the Son of Trident. Many of us thought that the myth of an independent nuclear deterrent for the UK was a waste of money and a danger to world peace in the twentieth century.
Certainly, now, it is hardly credible that such a device would [...]






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