Iran must be made to understand that owning nuclear weapons is a curse for it rather than a blessing. And Israel must be persuaded that striking Iran would be far more dangerous than living with its nuclear ambitions.
Our leader argues that while the world needs to be much tougher on Iran, an Israeli attack would still be a disaster. (via theeconomist)

Open Primaries to End Partisanship?

On Democracy:

Thomas Friedman, in his most recent piece Two Peas in a Pod, argues: “Democracy not only needs a decent ruling party, but an intelligent opposition, and neither India nor America has both today”.

On the eve of Veterans day, a group of retired generals and admirals released a report urging California policy makers to take a more active role in aiding the federal government's war on childhood obesity.

Veterans Day, a day to honor our brave soldiers, right? Let’s not ignore the problems they face coming home from battle…a battle with the U.S. economy, unemployment, and homelessness. 

As our service members return to their families, many are discovering a new battlefield as they leave the military and search for civilian employment opportunities. -St. Petersburg Times

For over seven weeks the world has watched the Occupy movement with varying degrees of interest. The movement has appeared on every continent and one of its most visible protests is happening in Oakland, CA.

these statistics are shocking! & it doesn’t hurt that they are visually pleasing

socialmedia-infographics:

The verbal fireworks between the banking industry and the Obama administration (“fat cat bankers” vs. “punitive regulators”) might have led you to believe that the years since Bush was president have been tough ones for Wall Street.

It's springtime in South America and just last week, somewhere on that green continent, a farmer planted the world's 3 billionth acre of Genetically Modified (GM) crops, signaling another milestone in biotechnology's steady ascent toward conventionality.  This is celebrated news for biotech companies like Monsanto, but it's bee