Blood, Oil: Which is Thicker?
Here I am, trying to make sense of things. But, the last few days of developments and news are giving me a case of cognitive dissonance. It doesn’t help that we, Armenians, see what Turkey […]
Here I am, trying to make sense of things. But, the last few days of developments and news are giving me a case of cognitive dissonance. It doesn’t help that we, Armenians, see what Turkey […]
Things are starting to move on the occasion of the Armenian Genocide’s Centennial. I hasten to agree with fellow columnist Haut Sassounian that the genocide wasn’t just one year, but stretched, in one bloody form […]
It might seem a bit early to wrap up discussion of elections, but with just over two weeks to go, many people will already be casting their votes by mail, so the information has to […]
As you read this, there are just about three weeks left before the Nov. 4 election. This week, I’ll cover the California statewide, and one LA County, ballot measures. Some of the easier choices were […]
di·vest verb \dī-ˈvest, də-\: to sell (something valuable, such as property or stocks) For the purposes of this article, divest refers to what must be done with stocks of fossil-fuel (energy) companies—coal, oil, gas. Many […]
Here we are, 23 years on—really, a quarter century since the rebirth of a truly independent Armenian state was more than just a pipe dream among circles of die-hard believers who were mocked and smirked […]
Yes, believe it or not, in just over seven weeks, at the Nov. 4 General Election, you’ll be pulling the lever to vote for both blazing and bland candidates in occasionally exciting races. (Remember those […]
Imagine someone gets elected mayor of a city. What would people think if s/he first formally called on a local thug? Some might look the other way if the newly elected mayor and thug have […]
You probably read that the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has come out with a report (http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2014/3048/pdf/fs2014-3048.pdf) that says there might be a million barrels of oil and 6 billion cubic feet of natural gas […]
In Ferguson, Mo., “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” has become indignant citizens’ slogan. Four decades ago in Florida, Argentina (or other countries participating in Operation Condor), “I’m just protesting, don’t ‘disappear’ me” might have become the […]
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