Tag: politics
Climate change stirred ancient political turmoil
Climate change may have helped to alter the course of history. A period of extreme and unprecedented cooling in the northern hemisphere 1,500 years ago may have reduced the eastern Roman empire, set the stage for a famine and a devastating pandemic that killed millions, and favored the rise of the Islamic forces that created the Arab empire. The so-called Little […]
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Politics – Men vs. Women
“In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.” – Margaret Thatcher
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Groucho Marx Quote – In Politics, Sincerity Is Everything
“In politics, sincerity is everything. Once you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” – Groucho Marx
Read moreIndian state requires candidates to own a toilet before they can run in village elections
Authorities in an east Indian state have made it mandatory for candidates contesting village elections to have a toilet in their home as part of a move to improve sanitation in the country, a senior official said. On Wednesday, the Bihar state assembly passed an act mandating that candidates must confirm that they have a toilet inside their home in […]
Read morePartisan consolation
JetBlue said it would offer a chance to win free, round-trip tickets to other countries for disgusted customers whose preferred presidential candidate loses the election. The company is planning to give away more than 1,000 tickets.
Read moreGloria Steinem Quote – The Personal Is Political
“We need to take a leap of the imagination and envision nations as the best kinds of families: the democratic ones we are trying to create in our own lives. A hierarchical family must be changed anyway if we are to stop producing leaders whose unexamined early lives are then played out on a national and international stage—-Changing the way […]
Read moreDanish Politicians X-rated Campaign Posters
A Danish politician is trying to stand out from his rivals in national elections by appearing in X-rated campaign posters wearing nothing more than a cowboy hat, a holster, and a determined gaze. John Erik Wagner, 51, who is running for prime minister as an independent, has become known as “the naked cowboy” for the racy ads, which he’s posted […]
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