“Where is NATO?” the rebel asks, with no small amount of frustration.
All Confused On the Western Front: NATO and Libya’s Rebels Don’t Jibe
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Woodstock – The Message of History’s Biggest Happening
The baffling history of mankind is full of obvious turning points and significant events: battles won, treaties signed, rulers elected or deposed, and now, seemingly, planets conquered. Equally important are the great groundswells of popular movements that affect the minds and values of a generation or more, not all of which can be neatly tied to a time and place.
Child Psychologist Jean Piaget
Jean Piaget, the pioneering Swiss philosopher and psychologist, spent much of his professional life listening to children, watching children and poring over reports of researchers around the world who were doing the same. He found, to put it most succinctly, that children don’t think like grownups.
Report: Guatemala Lawyer Plotted His Own Assassination
Rodrigo Rosenberg became a household name in Guatemala after he posthumously accused the President and First Lady of ordering his Mother’s Day murder last year. His words, left behind in a video taped days before he was shot to death on a tree-lined boulevard, sent tens of thousands of protesters into the streets and sparked youth-led reform movements.
Can the Syrian Regime Divide and Conquer Its Opposition?
The regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been pursuing a divide-and-conquer strategy against dissent, using specific carrots-and-sticks to appease and repress the country’s complicated collection of tribal, ethnic and religious interests.
The Best or Worst of YouTube in Four Minutes
After last year’s war between Russia and Georgia, which left at least 250 people dead and parts of Georgia in ruin, both countries were eager to point the finger of blame at one another for starting the conflict. On Wednesday, an independent investigating team issued a highly anticipated report saying that neither country can escape fault
Australian granted right to starve to death dies of infection
An Australian quadriplegic who won the right to refuse food and water died Monday of an upper respiratory infection, his brother and a right-to-die advocate said.
Kids with ADHD May Learn Better by Fidgeting
Like nose-picking and a preoccupation with feculence, the inability to sit still for long periods is a defining characteristic of childhood.