Iran’s nuclear claims test good faith

Credit: Asia Times: By Gareth Porter Iranian nuclear envoy Ali Asghar Soltanieh has gone public about the failed visit by the United Nations’ atomic energy agency last month after anonymous statements from the watchdog and Western capitals portrayed Tehran as uncooperative. His account presents fascinating detail that belies that charge. […]

A Measured Rebuttal to China Over Solar Panels

Source: NY Times   The US Commerce Department said on Tuesday that it would impose tariffs on solar panels imported from China after concluding that the Chinese government provided illegal export subsidies to manufacturers there. The tariffs were smaller, at 2.9 to 4.73 percent, than some American industry executives had expected. At […]

Saudi women urgently need equal rights

I was hesitant to write again about the subject of Saudi women, but I concluded, after much consideration, the entire topic is more serious than I originally anticipated. My reasons are simply as follows: 1. Women are our mothers, daughters, wives, sisters and others and they affect if not influence […]

Saudi women urgently need equal rights

By DR. KHALID ALNOWAISER, ARABNEWS I was hesitant to write again about the subject of Saudi women, but I concluded, after much consideration, the entire topic is more serious than I originally anticipated. My reasons are simply as follows: 1. Women are our mothers, daughters, wives, sisters and others and […]

Why Multitasking May Be Bad for Your Brain

Are you reading this while thumbing through text messages, streaming a TV show online, or scribbling a note to your child’s teacher? (Or maybe doing all three?) Don’t congratulate yourself. Even though most people think an amped-up, gadget-dependent lifestyle makes them more nimble, focused, and efficient, that may not be […]

Good Without God

What we believe in often becomes that which we wish others would believe in. We wish for their approval and their understanding. We tend to desire the company of those who use the same language of belief as we do. Likewise, when we are confronted with those who don’t believe […]