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The Internet our grandchildren inherit might significantly more restrictive than network we enjoy today.

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    Revelations by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden in June about the U.S. government’s secret surveillance activities grabbed headlines across the globe. But while the world’s attention has been focused on the United States, prompting important discussions about the legitimacy and legality of such measures, disconcerting efforts to both monitor and censor…

Merkel: a trailblazer for a new type of politician

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      Angela Merkel’s triumph in the German elections has a paradoxical flipside, as her unprecedented political strength may wind up undermining even her own interests. The Chancellor is reminiscent of an introverted child prodigy who is streets ahead of all her classmates but stands alone in the playground because the others know they…

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The World`s Most Powerful Warship

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USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier in a ‘super-class’ of its own By KJ Kwon, CNN October 14, 2013 — Updated 0600 GMT (1400 HKT) USS George Washington, a U.S. nuclear-powered carrier, can carry as many as 80 aircraft and accommodate more than 6,000 crew. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Rare visit to USS George Washington, one of world’s…

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Man-made climate change is ” UNEQUIVOCAL”

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      STORY HIGHLIGHTS Scientists surer than ever humans play major role in climate change, report says Global warming already affecting extreme weather, and it could get worse, report says U.N.’s IPCC convenes every six years to put together report; it’s considered benchmark on topic Even if emissions ended today, effects of climate change…

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Richard Dawkins: One of the world’s most innovative thinkers today.

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Rediscovering Richard Dawkins: An Interview by J.P. O’Malley Sep 23, 2013  He might be prone to controversial outbursts, but what does the world’s leading atheist and scientist really like to talk about? J.P. O’Malley visits Dawkins in his Oxford home to find out. Whenever Richard Dawkins’s name appears in the news nowadays, it’s usually for the wrong…

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A Face Off : Russia vs. USA

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August 8th, 2013 10:54 AM ET   Zakaria: We’re in a new world Fareed speaks with CNN about President Barack Obama’s decision to cancel a meeting next month with Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S.-Russia ties, and the biggest threats to U.S. national security. Do you think listening to members of his own party, concerned about weakness abroad,…

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The self sustaining corruption of American Politicians…

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A credibility trap is when the lies and the corruption become so widespread and embedded in a system that they become self-sustaining. It is when almost half of all Congressmen remain in the Capitol after leaving office so that they can make many millions per year peddling influence and crafting loopholes for corporations who are…

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July was the deadliest month in Iraq in the last five years….Who is creating the killing ground ?

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Iraq’s deadliest month: Who’s behind the bloodshed? By Arwa Damon, CNN August 12, 2013 — Violence marks end of Ramadan in Iraq STORY HIGHLIGHTS The past year has seen a marked increase in attacks in Iraq, writes Arwa Damon Despite occasionally diffusing bombs, the government cannot stem the violence, she says July was the deadliest month in…