Dresden beats the Nazis
The Berlin anti-fascists waiting near the Spree River at 4:30 AM for the buses to Dresden were sleepy, cold and nervous.
Global warming deniers, like zombies, come back from the dead
Is global warming a conspiracy concocted to destroy private property and freedom?
‘War on terror’ zeroes in on Yemen
A few things we need to know about Yemen: strategic location, oil, a Very Important Neighbor, imperialism and Cold War history, poverty and economic/environmental crisis.
Iraq bombings tied to political power struggle
As Iraq set national elections for March 7, massive car bombings in Baghdad were assailed as terrorist efforts to restore dictatorship.
The fall of the wall — a view from Berlin
BERLIN - Moments of mass euphoria, wonderful as they are for those involved, do not always explain history. And for me, too many issues and questions remain unexplained or simply unasked.
UN Gaza report becomes political football
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution opposing any "endorsement or further consideration" of the UN Goldstone report, but the action is unlikely to have long-term significance.
Climate change hurts India, South Asia
Throughout India and South Asia people participated in the International Day of Climate Action, Oct. 24, which was organized to bring attention to the necessity of reducing global warming gasses, especially carbon dioxide, from the current 380 parts per million to 350 ppm.
International Day of Climate Action
350.org, founded by author and activist Bill McKibben, sponsored over 5,200 events in 181 countries on Oct. 24.
Climate action day set for Oct. 24 worldwide
Some 3,000 climate change action events will take place in more than 150 countries on Oct. 24.
U.S. strategy debated as Afghan war grows deadlier
When four U.S. troops were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan Aug. 25, it made 2009 the deadliest year for foreign troops there since the 2001 U.S. invasion.
