As the Syrian Civil continues into its fourth year, the number of refugees reaching Europe from across the Mediterranean Sea in October has almost reached the same amount that was totaled in all of 2014.
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Vladimir Putin Battles the Internet
Fearing Russian domestic unrest, Vladimir Putin battles the internet in ways that affect everyone
How Ukrainian Chewbacca and Darth Vader Rocked the Vote
Darth Vader gets election boost from the Ukrainian Chewbacca who is later arrested, in reality
Russian Prison Law is Legalization of Sadistic Practices
Parliament approves sadistic Russian prison law to legalize using torture as “justifiable” violence
Greece: A Prophecy Fulfilled?
Other nations, including the US, should take a lesson from Greece’s precarious circumstances. This situation is not an accident, and the outcome is not likely to be favorable to the people who should matter the most.
The Importance of the British Suffragette Documentary
History forever changed after the successful British Suffragette movement won the vote for women
Loewenstein and Scahill: Refugee Crisis is Big Business
There was a full house at Housing Works in New York City on October 8th for Antony Loewenstein’s new book, “Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing Out of Catastrophe”, in conversation with author and documentary filmmaker of “Dirty Wars” Jeremy Scahill.
Talks on Future of Europe Postponed Until December
If Europe cannot work together on major issues like economics and immigration then the institution risks going back to what it was before the Cold War when countries were bitterly divided along ideological lines.
Major Italian Constitutional Reforms Pass Senate
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s Italian constitutional reforms move forward towards decentralization
Once Again, Irregularities Taint Belarusian Elections
Despite some hope for progress, Belarusian elections fall again into familiar undemocratic pattern