On a summer afternoon, the Reichstag was filled with the soft light of Berlin. Tourists ascended the spiral ramp as the great glass dome filtered the light down into the main hall of parliament. Although half of the members’ seats were empty, Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Federal Republic of Germany was present, reading a […]
xQuebec Justice Valmont Beaulieu addressed the double standard in the treatment of teachers who have sex with students when he sentenced Tania Pontbriand to 20- and 18-month jail terms to be served concurrently, plus two years probation. The judge made clear that sexual exploitation of a male adolescent by a female teacher must be punished
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Since 1980, the United States has engaged in military action in 13 countries in the Greater Middle East, with every American president launching invasions, occupations, bombings, drone assassination campaigns, and cruise missile attacks. The US military has garrisoned the region, with a concentration rivaled only by the Cold War garrisoning of Western Europe, or the
America Still Has Hundreds of Military Bases Worldwide. Have They Made Us Any Safer? Read More »
Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin’s incumbent Republican, is displaying resilience in the face of a tough statewide contest. Despite the Real Clear Politics polling average showing Walker with a 2.2 percentage point lead over Democratic nominee Mary Burke, the latest data from Public Policy Polling has him up by just one point, within the margin of
The Daily Intelligencer asks. In 2001, Steve Jobs unveiled the iPod, a game-changing music player that enabled people to carry their entire album collections in their pockets. This was followed by the emergence of “podcasting” – a narrative audio genre that took the device’s name – which became a thriving mini-industry. From politics to sports,
Can we say the @ThreeMuckrakers? What’s Behind the Great Podcast Renaissance? Read More »
As the effects of climate change become increasingly evident, the role of inmate firefighters in California is becoming ever more crucial. This has led to questions about the type of low-level offenders who qualify for the program, and whether they should be incarcerated at all. Demetrius Barr was one such inmate, a former crack dealer
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