politics
Germany: predictions after 25 years
October 2, 2015After 25 years of unification, annexation, or occupation, the only safe predictions in Germany still seem to be the ones about lunar eclipses.
Read moreRight wingers shift strategy: Government to stay open for now
October 1, 2015Resolutions passed by large majorities in both houses guarantee that federal agencies will continue receiving their current levels of funding until December 11.
Read moreRight-wing scheme to shut down government may flop
September 28, 2015Although right-wing Republicans are still scheming to shut down the federal government, at the moment their efforts seem to be faltering.
Read moreToday in history: Ethel Rosenberg born, commemoration in Los Angeles
September 28, 2015Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were American citizens executed at Sing Sing prison in Ossining, N.Y. on June 19, 1953.
Read moreDonald Trump is amusing us to death
September 25, 2015It does no good to criticize him in traditional political terms, for he is not a politician at all.
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