Exactly one year ago, Vladimir Putin returned to the Kremlin following a brief hiatus. Since then, he has markedly reduced protest freedoms, undermined the judiciary and presented himself as a patriotic man of the people. He wants to free himself of his party and parliament. By Matthias Schepp and C[...]
Archive for May 7th, 2014
May 7th, 2014 - 10:51 pm § in Misc.
Ohio Tea Party Holds Breathe, Turns Blue
Tea party fed up with GOP Feeling betrayed by the Republican Party, Ohio tea party groups appear to be moving toward either a split from the GOP or action to punish candidates who fail ideological purity tests.[...]
BREAKING NEWS: US:Iran Nuclear Deal Imminent, Israel may not agree.
Vos iz Neias reports: To the surprise of many, negotiations under way in Vienna are on pace: diplomats will begin drafting the final agreement next week, and all sides publicly express optimism that a deal can be forged by the self-imposed deadline of July 20. According to US officials, Preside[...]
China: The Greater CoProsperity Sphere
Cross-Strait economic integration win-win: Xi Economic integration will bring about mutual benefit and win-win results for Chinese mainland and Taiwan and should not be disturbed, said top leader Xi Jinping. This is inevitable and would be a cheaper and safer plan of expansion of the Chinese imperiu[...]
May 7th, 2014 - 7:40 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
Is the UW Now (Just) a Vocational School?
UW stopped investing in a broad-based liberal arts education long ago and most of our programs in the traditional liberal arts fields are now not competitive with our peer institutions Many posts in the AAUP Listserv discussion have tried to compare the liberal arts education available at UW wi[...]
May 7th, 2014 - 3:22 am § in Science
RESCUING US SCIENCE
Four Science Leaders Speak Out on How US Biomedical Research Can Survive Hard Times; “Rescuing U.S. Biomedical Research From Its Systemic Flaws” A recent article by Sam Stein on Huff Post sums it up pretty well, the US is suffering from a brain drain. Where once the best came here and becam[...]