What About Treating Europe’s Economic Crisis as a Legal Problem?
A 100-foot, $400,000 bust of Spanish politician Carlos Fabra sits in front of Castellon airport’s empty terminal. With…
(Some) Germans Pull Out of Canada Oil
Via CTV: Earlier this week, one of Europe’s largest scientific research organizations, Germany’s Helmholtz Association, announced it was…
Was Syria’s Revolution Climate-Driven?
Image:US Department of Agriculture www.pecad.fas.usda.gov Via the Toronto Star: A new report by the Center for Climate and…
Where Have All the Protesters Gone?
Why didn't the biggest protests in world history have a signal effect in stopping the Iraq War? Ten years later, one sociologist argues it's because the crowds had an aversion to party politics.
Geography Note: Russian Energy Company Tries to Bribe Cyprus
Massive Russian gas concern Gazprom’s offer to bail out Cyprus in exchange for access to the little Mediterranean…
Bringing Up Bilingual, Bigoted Baby
Two studies out of Canada this week suggest that while your cute toddler can already understand grammar in…
Miracle’s Miraculousness Appears to Increase With Distance From Its Cost
This week’s two-year anniversary of the March 11, 2011 Japan tsunami has revived interest in the curious story…
A Brief History of Smoke Signals
This week billions of people around the world will use digital technology — their smartphones — to receive…
It’s Still Really Hard to Build a Mosque in Europe
Like a prayer? European governments’ considerable image problems can now add the unfortunate case of Lleida, an agricultural…
Was Chávez’s Political Base What It Seemed?
A Caracas, Venezuela neighborhood From Who Votes for Chavismo? a 2010 study of voting patterns in Hugo Chávez’s…