the first set of amicus briefs for Whole Woman's Health v. Cole, a
Supreme Court case that will determine the constitutionality of a
Texas anti-choice law that severely limits...
Former shadow minister Dan Jarvis is to fight for Labour to retain its
pro-Trident policy after warning that it would be “catastrophic”
for the party to go into the genera...
the right book, it’s said, can change your life. Some books can
alter perceptions of the world, or let a reader see life from a
perspective they may never have considered be...
[http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/23505/arabian-peninsula-media-roundup-(january-3)]
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on
the Arabian P...
the LATEST on the East Oregon occupation by a tiny group of armed,
anti-federal-government militants:
the OSTENSIBLE REASON the Bundy clan and their ilk showed up in
Oregon�...
the Mediterranean island, divided since 1974, has hopes of
reunification. the Greeks and the Turks re-opened talks in the spring
of 2015, but an end to the dispute is still ou...
Federal authorities found themselves in a tense standoff with an armed
right-wing militia on Saturday afternoon after "tensions" between
ranchers escalated into the occupation...
the government rejected their own committee's advice on flood
preparedness
[http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2015/12/government-rejected-their-own-committees-advice-flo...
Last year
[http://elizabethminkel.com/post/106725093986/a-year-in-writing] I
wrote some heartfelt things about how 2014 was the year that I finally
got to start writing about ...
Lib Dem leader says commission deciding on future of FoI law is too
one-sided in favour of reining in powers
the Liberal Democrat leader, Tim Farron, has called for the commi...
Every year around this time I choose someone to honor as my Blogger of
the Year. there's no award ceremony, no prize, no testimonial other
than a blog post here
[http://script...
