Shun the bigots and work together
Like many other Christians elsewhere in the world, I condemn the plan by a pastor in Florida to burn copies of the Qur’an. That is nothing but a hate crime and has absolutely nothing to do with...
View ArticleUS charm offensive in Asia
Suddenly, it seems that the United States is on a charm offensive in Asia. It’s amazing what an economic slowdown or recession can do. A flurry of high-level visits by top US officials appears aimed at...
View ArticleMore US cities turn to light rail systems
More and more American cities are turning to light rail trains at street level to reduce congestion in cities. From a cost-benefit perspective, these systems make good sense. They can complement the...
View ArticleEgypt: Where does US aid end up?
We know that the United States provides military aid to the Mubarak regime. But where does much of the money actually end up (leaving aside the ‘commissions’)? According to Amy Goodman of truthdig.com:...
View ArticleThe Wisconsin workers’ protest
While people power protests in the Arab world are in the spotlight, the corporate media seem to have downplayed the public sector workers’ 100,000-strong protest in Wisconsin over moves to strip them...
View ArticleChomsky on democracy in the Arab world
World-renowned political dissident and linguist, Noam Chomsky, speaking at the 25th anniversary of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, courtesy of Democracy NOW! The post Chomsky on democracy in the...
View ArticleWhy the top 1% like things the way they are
Is growing income inequality the logical end in the relentless quest for the highest return on capital? What are the implications of our current model of economic development? In the United States, the...
View ArticleGlobal economic crisis: In denial mode?
Somehow the government appears to think that the effects of the global economic crisis will have minimal effects on the local economy. Is it in denial mode? This article by Dr Jeyakumar published by...
View ArticleTPP: Malaysia needs to maintain tools for capital controls
Lim Mah Hui and Kevin Gallagher warn that the Trans-Pacific Partnership could make it difficult for participating nations to regulate speculative capital flows to protect their economies from financial...
View ArticleWhen another US president visited Malaysia …
I came across this eye-witness account of the scene around KL during then US president Lyndon Johnson’s visit to Malaysia on 30 October 1966. His visit to Malaysia took place a year after the United...
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