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The Agony of Afghanistan
By Daniel Nardini The United Nations has called upon the Taliban government in Afghanistan to respect the rights of women and to restore women’s right for health care, education and… Read more
The Brazilian Insurrection
By Daniel Nardini January 7th will be a day that lives in infamy. Last weekend, the supporters of the right wing populist former president Jair Balsonaro tried to overthrow the… Read more
Making Illinois Go High Tech
By Daniel Nardini Illinois has lost hundreds of thousands of people over the past two decades, and with it companies and investments. Without talented people, why would companies remain in… Read more
The Insane Winter Storm
By Daniel Nardini The winter of 1979. I remember my mother and I having to dig out almost three and a half feet of snow from our house driveway so… Read more
So Far, South America Remains at Peace
By Daniel Nardini Peru’s president has been impeached, and there have been armed clashes between indigenous peoples and powerful corporations in a number of South American countries like Peru, Ecuador… Read more
Please Think Before Going
By Daniel Nardini Recently, the U.S. Department of State had to issue a travel advisory to NOT go to Russia for any reason. The obvious reason was because U.S. citizens… Read more
The Great Peruvian Drought
By Daniel Nardini Many parts of the western United States are experiencing drought and drought-like conditions with water levels of lakes, rivers and dam reservoirs dropping at record rates to… Read more
About the Venezuelan Oil Deal
By Daniel Nardini Normally, I would have said NO to any oil deal with the Venezuelan government of current dictator Nicolas Maduro. It would be like the United States doing… Read more
China’s Influence on the International News Media
By Daniel Nardini It went under the radar in most of the U.S. news media, but Michael Bloomberg, former New York City mayor and current head of the Bloomberg Media… Read more
Illinois Gun Ban Will Fail
By Daniel Nardini The Democrats in Illinois do not get to pick and choose what types of firearms they can ban. The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution makes it… Read more »