Re: [PEN-L] Petrocracy in Venezuela? irredenta

why is the matter of irredentism in the Arab mashreq not understood as a colonialist plot to rob Arab people of their resources. how else one can explain that a Qatari family earns 10,000$ month has two domestic Asian servants and the Qatari state sends billions to the US and more so allows the

[PEN-L] Defend the Dunkers!

Waterboarders Protest Negative Media Stereotypes Angry Torturers March on Washington [by Andy Borowitz] Furious about what they see as negative media stereotypes about waterboarding, a group representing the nation's waterboarders marched on Washington today. The group, which calls itself the Na

[PEN-L] China's emergent capitalist class

Little-Known Entrepreneurs Putting China Near Top of Billionaires’ List By DAVID BARBOZA New York Times November 7, 2007 SHANGHAI, Nov. 6 — The United States has more billionaires than any other country: 415 by the last count of Forbes magazine. No. 2, and closing fast? China. A year ago, there

Re: [PEN-L] Petrocracy in Venezuela?

Maybe the real challenges of Venezuela's oil industry are a bit over (NYT's) Tina Rosenberg's head. Here's a point by point refutation of her hit job. It deserves to be read: http://oilwars.blogspot.com/2007/11/tina-rosenberg-goes-to-school-on.html

[PEN-L] The death penalty in the United States

Reuters.com FACTBOX: The death penalty in the United States http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2951513120071101 Thu Nov 1, 2007 (Reuters) - A legal challenge to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court to the method of lethal injection has led to a "creeping moratorium" on the death pena