Nowhere is the new normal more evident than the frenzied hording of so-called "trophy homes" by the world's 1800 billionaires.As Bloomberg reports, the ultra-luxury housing market…

The Israeli group Breaking the Silence issued a report this morning containing testimony from Israeli soldiers about the savagery and criminality committed by the Israeli…

“In the West, most look at the war in Ukraine as simply a battle between Russian-backed separatists and the Ukrainian government. But the truth on…

Nanotechnology - that is, metal oxide particles* such as titanium dioxide - are increasingly used in the commercial food supply, consumer goods, body care and…

If you think electing Hillary Clinton as president will somehow bring about anything other than business as usual in Washington, there's some beachfront property in…

The Saudi-led bombing campaign against rebels in Yemen is using U.S.-supplied cluster munitions, endangering civilians and violating an international arms treaty, Human Rights Watch warned on Sunday.…

A couple of years ago I asked Temple Grandin if people with autism have a special ability to relate to animals. She is, of course, widely known…

Since the start of the US nuclear negotiations with Iran, both Israeli and Saudi officials have indulged in highly publicised handwringing over their belief that…

Gas is cheap. America is pumping more domestic oil than at any time in the last 30 years. But two newly released science reports have…

The advanced stage of discussions in US foreign policy circles over the pursuit of an ever-more aggressive policy toward China has been revealed by the…

Few conflicts generate as much heat and rage as the ongoing tussle between Israel and Palestine. Peace appears as far away as ever, after the…

Asahi Shimbun, May 1, 2015 (emphasis added): Yauemon Sato, the ninth-generation chief of a sake brewery operating here since 1790 [and president of electric power…