Outside the USA

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On September 11 2011, 2996 people were killed and some buildings were destroyed in a series of terrorist attacks. These costs we know. What has been the cost of America’s reaction? The Eisenhower Study Group made up of researchers at …

Posted in Economy, Liberal Links, Outside the USA, Politics, War and Peace | Tagged 365 ways to exasperate, afghanistan, boston university, brown university, casualties, civilian, cost of war, death, democracy, eisenhower study group, iraq, pakistan | 1 Comment

Ed Miliband’s Reckless and Provocative Manner, all round the Negotiating Table

Jim Cook 7/2/2011

I don’t understand it: why don’t people in the UK trust the Labour Party? Maybe it’s because they can’t get anyone to “put aside the rhetoric”… read on to watch video documentary evidence that foolish politicians aren’t only a Made in the USA product.

Posted in Outside the USA, Politics, Video | Tagged ed miliband, interview, labour, rhetoric, scripted | 1 Comment

Despite Bible, Avowedly Christian Groups Engage in Usury

Jim Cook 6/26/2011

The Bible is as clear as mud on many subjects, but it’s absolutely clear about the practice of usury (lending money at a high rate of interest). As far as I’m aware, there are no Bible verses that encourage Christians …

Posted in Economy, Moral Values, Outside the USA, Religion | Tagged bible, christian, hope, interest rates, kiva, microloans, usury | Leave a comment

A Hand Up or Usury? Kiva Fee and Interest Rate Review, June 2011

Jim Cook 6/17/2011

Kiva, an organization promoting micro-loans to struggling people in the Third World as a benevolent practice, was found last years to be facilitating a number of loans featuring interest and fees at an annual rate frequently above 30% and often …

Posted in Economy, Ethics, Outside the USA | Tagged development, disclosure, fees, interest, kiva, microloans, muhammad yunus, poverty, usury | 2 Comments

Kiva Microloan Information — Unbelievable

Jim Cook 6/16/2011

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Some time ago, we at Irregular Times made it a practice to donate a portion of the proceeds of our made-in-the-USA t-shrits to the microloan outfit called Kiva, which depicts itself as a charity giving people in the third world …

Posted in Economy, Ethics, Outside the USA | Tagged accuracy, charity, donations, Ethics, fees, interest, kiva, mfi, microfinance, microloans, no pago, reporting | 1 Comment

Canadian School Elevated Above The Rainbow

Peregrin Wood 6/8/2011

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The St. Joseph Catholic Secondary School in Cornwall, Ontario has banned rainbows out of fear that rainbows could encourage students to become gay. The school also took money from an unofficial student group seeking to fund a GLBT support line, and gave the money to a Catholic organization instead.

Posted in Outside the USA, Religion, Sex and Gender | Tagged canada, catholic school, censorship, cornwall, glbt, lgbt, mother angelica, ontario, private school, rainbow, St. Joseph Catholic Secondary School | 4 Comments

The Myth Won’t Die: H.B. 1388, Barack Obama and Sending Hamas $20 billion

Jim Cook 5/30/2011

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The HB 1388 Myth in the 111th Congress Along with a belief in Christian End Times, the righteously violent rhetoric of the Hutaree was stoked by the belief that the current President of the United States had sent $20 billion …

Posted in Barack Obama, Legislation, Mysteries, Outside the USA, Politics | Tagged Barack Obama, executive order, fact check, hamas, hb 1388, hr 1388, hutaree, united nations | 4 Comments

Recommended: Ken Silverstein on T-Shirt Jobs vs. the Sex Trade in Cambodia

Jim Cook 5/29/2011

If you are considering buying a shirt made in Cambodia — or any shirt on a webpage like this one at CafePress where country of origin is obscured to keep you in the dark — I encourage you to read …

Posted in Economy, Outside the USA, Sex and Gender, Shirts | Tagged apparel, cambodia, ken silverstein, nicholas kristof, sex workers, Shirts, slate, sweatshops | 2 Comments

Australian Climate Report Reiterates Strong Science On Global Warming

The Green Man 5/23/2011

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Will we still be having this debate about global warming 150 years later, in the shadow of a perpetually growing mountain of evidence, as has happened with the matter of biological evolution? Is a religion of Cold Earther faith developing?

Posted in Environment, Outside the USA, Science | Tagged australia, climate change, global warming | 3 Comments

June 25 Nuclear Abolition Day Protests Concentrated in Europe… ish.

Jim Cook 5/19/2011

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ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, has declared June 25, 2011 Nuclear Abolition Day. While leaders of the Big Nuclear Five (the UK, US, Russia, France and China) negotiate in Paris on that day, ICAN is asking activists …

Posted in Activism, Outside the USA, War and Peace | Tagged europe, film, ican, nuclear abolition day, nuclear weapons, protest | 2 Comments

Bananas for Murder

Jim Cook 5/17/2011

Q: What do you call an organization shuttling money to a designated terrorist group that kills whistleblowing activists? A: Chiquita.

Posted in Economy, Moral Values, Outside the USA | Tagged activists, bananas, chiquita, murder, unions | 1 Comment

Clean Coal Smashes Through Marine Sanctuary

The Green Man 5/13/2011

A tanker filled with coal headed toward Australia has destroyed most of a coral reef in the Philippines. Is that what they mean by clean coal?

Posted in Environment, Outside the USA | Tagged coal, philippines | 2 Comments

Irregular Times Donation Outside the USA: China Labour Bulletin

Jim Cook 4/20/2011

As residents of a country that imports a large volume of Chinese-made products, it is the responsibility of Americans to find out what we can about the working conditions in China and support the people trying to make those working …

Posted in Economy, Media, Outside the USA | Tagged china, china labour bulletin, donations, sweatshops | Leave a comment

FOX News: France is Brave and Right to Ban people from choosing their own clothes

Jim Cook 4/19/2011

And I remember when they used to mock France. This item comes from the network that holds a daily show called “Freedom Watch,” on April 13 2011: France is brave and right to ban the burqa. There is no reason …

Posted in Liberty, Outside the USA, Politics, Religion | Tagged ban, burqa, clothing, fox news, france, freedom, Liberty | 2 Comments

Replacing A Tyrant With A Tyrant

Truman 4/10/2011

Replacing a single bad leader doesn’t guarantee that another bad leader won’t fill the vacuum. A bad system needs to be replaced with an better system.

Posted in Outside the USA | Tagged egypt, hosne mubarak, libya, revolution, tantawi | 1 Comment

The War to End Torture that Didn’t End Torture

Jim Cook 4/6/2011

“People are no longer disappearing into political prisons, torture chambers, and mass graves” – President George W. Bush speech on Iraq, May 1 2004 Human Rights Watch report on detention inside Iraq’s Green Zone, 2011: Recent interviews by Human Rights …

Posted in George W. Bush, Outside the USA, War and Peace | Tagged bush, camp honor, George W. Bush, human rights watch, iraq, torture, war | Leave a comment

62nd Way to Exasperate a Liberal: Pick and Choose on Health Care and Suicide

Jim Cook 3/28/2011