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Stay Home and Forget the Rest of the World

Staff / Truthdig Aug 13, 2013 More and more it seems that "don't go far" is the message the U.S. government is sending Americans. The global travel alert issued Aug. 2 is a perfect example of how the State Department uses fear to keep people “safely” at home, and ignorant. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New Technologies Boost Renewables

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Aug 4, 2013 In encouraging news for proponents of renewable energy, scientists say they can produce high-quality biofuel cheaply, and another team has found a more economical way to make hydrogen from water. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Finland Phenomenon

David Sirota / Truthdig Jul 11, 2011 When I heard the news last week that the Department of Education is aiming to subject 4-year-olds to high-stakes testing, all I could do was shake my head in disbelief. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bush Wants Iraq to Be More Like Israel

Staff / Truthdig Jun 29, 2007 President Bush, in an effort to buy time and lower expectations for the surge, has set a new goal for Iraq: be like Israel. As in a country "that can protect its people, deliver basic services for all its citizens and function as a democracy even amid violence." In view of daily violence that's off the charts by Israeli standards and Iraq's lack of a functioning government, democratic or otherwise, couldn't he have set the bar a tad lower? But as long as you're aiming high, why not just change the name to New Finland and leave? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )