North Korea Building Missile Capable of Hitting U.S.A

New intelligence indicates that North Korea is moving ahead with building its first road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile, an easily hidden weapon capable of hitting the United States, according to Obama ...

Can Social Protesters Survive and Thrive without Base Camps?

The Occupy Wall Street Movement was the first to set up a tent city in the heart of New York’s financial district encouraging  copycat occupations in other American and foreign ...

Yemen’s Saleh Resigns

Yemen’s Ali Abdullah Saleh resigned Wednesday as president after almost 10 months of protests calling for him to quit, AFP reported. Saleh has ruled the fractious desert country for three ...

Geert Wilders Speech in Berlin – September 3, 2011

Thank you for inviting me to Berlin. It is an honour to be here in this beautiful city of Berlin. When I was here last year I emphasized how important ...

Is China More Prosperous Than the U.S.?

The Legatum Institute has just released its 2011 Prosperity Index. The index has a number of strengths, topped by the versatility of its supporting Web site. But Legatum has trumpeted ...

Although He Is Sure to Win, Putin Fights Charge of Stagnation

One would be justified in wondering, what makes Vladimir Putin feel he has to campaign? The opponents of his United Russia party and the added popular front are harassed even ...

Capitalism: The Cure, Not The Problem

James McKibbin Activist Post The political climate of this country is full of tension and anger. Whether one considers themselves to be on the left, right, or something else altogether, ...

Hugo Chavez, Occupy Wall Street, and Double Standards

Hugo Chavez hates Wall Street, ground zero for “savage capitalism.” Daily he dreams of bear markets bringing the U.S. economy crashing down. He certainly likes the Occupy Wall Street movement. ...

Vietnam and India Forge Quiet Ties to Contain Assertive China

The South China Sea continues to bubble as the small fish in the sea summon bigger fish to counter the Chinese leviathan. Vietnam has strengthened its ties with the United ...

Polish Finance Minister Warns of War if EU Collapses

Poland holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, but as the major issue confronting the union is the stability of the euro to which Poland has not switched (for the moment it is ...