Archive for October 2014

'An Epidemic of Fear': Ebola in the United States

The Atlantic'An Epidemic of Fear': Ebola in the United StatesThe AtlanticFauci had just taken over NIAID as the HIV/AIDS crisis was beginning in the United States in the 1980s, and the reaction to that pandemic was in some sense the reverse of the fear with which Ebola has been greeted in the U.S. In that case, he said ...
Thursday, October 30, 2014
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Israel Jabs Back After US Official Calls Netanyahu a Coward

New York TimesIsrael Jabs Back After US Official Calls Netanyahu a CowardNew York TimesBut there are serious underlying differences in Israel and the United States regarding the fate of Iran's nuclear program, and the downward dip between their leaders comes at a critical juncture. With a Nov. 24 deadline looming, Israelis have watched ...
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Skin Care Products From South Korea Catch On in United States

New York TimesSkin Care Products From South Korea Catch On in United StatesNew York TimesIn early 2011, the Korean brand Dr. Jart introduced two BB creams at Sephora in the United States. They had dermatologic roots, intended to protect and heal patients' skin after treatment, and had been popular as all-in-one skin-care and makeup ...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
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Why the Salaita case matters, outside the United States

MondoweissWhy the Salaita case matters, outside the United StatesMondoweissWhile Salaita drew massive support from colleagues, students, community groups, and others in the US, what has received less attention is the support he received from outside the US. This is extremely important, for as protests against Israel continue ...
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US isolates troops, Australia imposes visa ban on Ebola

ReutersUS isolates troops, Australia imposes visa ban on Ebola-hit West Africa statesReutersWASHINGTON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - The U.S. military has started isolating soldiers returning from an Ebola response mission in West Africa and Australia became the first rich nation to impose a visa ban on the affected countries amid global anxiety about ...
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
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Could the United States Ever Release Aafia Siddiqui?

War on the RocksCould the United States Ever Release Aafia Siddiqui?War on the RocksIn recent months, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) offered to release American hostages James Foley and Steven Sotloff in exchange for Aafia Siddiqui—an MIT-trained Pakistani neuroscientist convicted in an American court in 2010 of ...
Monday, October 27, 2014
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What Would the United States of Reddit Look Like Mapped?

Slate MagazineWhat Would the United States of Reddit Look Like Mapped?Slate MagazineThe United States and the USSR split Korea on the 38th parallel because that line stood out on a map in an officer's National Geographic. Earlier that same month, Germany was divided into zones of occupation that reflected, more than anything else ...
Friday, October 24, 2014
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The United States' Biggest (Digital) Trade Partner is Europe

Brookings Institution (blog)The United States' Biggest (Digital) Trade Partner is EuropeBrookings Institution (blog)According to the International Trade Commission digital trade is responsible for an increase of U.S. GDP between 3.4 and 4.8 percent and about 2.3 million jobs. New research from Joshua Meltzer indicates that the Internet may be even more important to ...
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
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In US, Fear of Ebola Closes Schools and Shapes Politics

New York TimesIn US, Fear of Ebola Closes Schools and Shapes PoliticsNew York TimesWithin the escalating debate over how to manage potential threats to public health — muddled by what is widely viewed as a bungled effort by government officials and the Dallas hospital that managed the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the United ...
Monday, October 20, 2014
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Review: The Yanks are Coming! A Military History of the United States in World ...

Breitbart NewsReview: The Yanks are Coming! A Military History of the United States in World ...Breitbart NewsThe 100th anniversary of World War I has generated an enormous amount of interest in the Great War, especially given its startling parallels to current events. Harry W. Crocker III's new book, The Yanks are Coming! A Military History of the United ...
Sunday, October 19, 2014
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Fraud and Manufactured Ebola Paranoia in the United States

Center for Research on GlobalizationFraud and Manufactured Ebola Paranoia in the United StatesCenter for Research on GlobalizationThis article presents argument is support of two related claims. The first claim is that there is a significant probability that the supposed “Ebola outbreak” in the United States is, at least so far, fraudulent. The second claim is that the overriding ...
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United States accused of misleading British minister over treatment of Shaker ...

The GuardianUnited States accused of misleading British minister over treatment of Shaker ...The GuardianEarlier this month a federal judge, Gladys Kessler, heard how methods used by the US military to feed inmates against their will present long-term health risks and that lubricating their feeding tubes with olive oil can cause chronic inflammatory ...
Saturday, October 18, 2014
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Cheapest gas in the United States.

KABC-TVCheapest gas in the United States.KABC-TVAccording to GasBuddy.com, a website that tracks gas prices across the U.S., the town for cheapest gas in the United States is Humboldt, Tennessee, a small town with a population hovering around 10,000 and an average gas price of just $2.32 per gallon.
Friday, October 17, 2014
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Obama administration to allow thousands of Haitians to legally enter United States

MiamiHerald.comObama administration to allow thousands of Haitians to legally enter United StatesMiamiHerald.comThousands of Haitians who have been waiting to reunite with U.S. citizens and lawful permanent resident family members in the United States will now have a chance to do so – up to two years before their immigrant visa for a green card may be issued.
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The Ottoman Empire's First Map of the Newly Minted United States

Slate Magazine (blog)The Ottoman Empire's First Map of the Newly Minted United StatesSlate Magazine (blog)What did the United States look like to Ottoman observers in 1803? In this map, the newly independent U.S. is labeled “The Country of the English People” (“İngliz Cumhurunun Ülkesi”). The Iroquois Confederacy shows up as well, labeled the “Government ...
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Second US Ebola case confirmed

The HillSecond US Ebola case confirmedThe HillThe healthcare worker treated Thomas Eric Duncan, the first patient diagnosed with Ebola in the United States. Duncan, a Liberian man who contracted Ebola prior to visiting Texas, died last week. Officials did not detail the contact between Duncan and ...
Sunday, October 12, 2014
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Ebola in US: People scared, but outbreak unlikely

6abc.comEbola in US: People scared, but outbreak unlikely6abc.comBefore the Dallas case, four Americans diagnosed with Ebola in Africa returned to the U.S. enclosed in portable biohazard units, attended by health care workers protected by what looked like puffy space suits. They were treated in special isolation ...
Sunday, October 5, 2014
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As US Ebola Fears Widen, Reports of Possible Cases Grow

New York TimesAs US Ebola Fears Widen, Reports of Possible Cases GrowNew York TimesPassengers of United Flight 998 left customs holding doctor's notes at Newark Liberty International Airport Saturday afternoon after a passenger on the flight was tested for possible exposure to the Ebola virus. Credit Robert Stolarik for The New York ...
Saturday, October 4, 2014
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FEIN: The United States Empire

Washington TimesFEIN: The United States EmpireWashington TimesIf the United States is not an empire, the word has lost all meaning. No sparrow falls in the forest that does not provoke a national security assessment and response. At present, we are employing military force in six countries — Syria, Iraq ...
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US Aid Effort in Liberia Barely Off the Ground as Ebola Rages

New York TimesUS Aid Effort in Liberia Barely Off the Ground as Ebola RagesNew York Times“I'm frustrated,” said Petty Officer Holsinger, a United States Navy Seabee, as Liberian soldiers gazed at him from across the field. “I want to get this done and start helping people.” Two weeks after President Obama announced that time was running ...
Friday, October 3, 2014
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More Ebola Cases Expected in US But Officials Confident of Containment

National GeographicMore Ebola Cases Expected in US But Officials Confident of ContainmentNational GeographicA day after announcing the first diagnosis of an Ebola case in the United States, public health officials and experts on Wednesday said they expect more cases to enter the U.S. and it's uncertain how far the disease will spread, even as they worked to ...
Thursday, October 2, 2014
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First Ebola Case Diagnosed in United States

National GeographicFirst Ebola Case Diagnosed in United StatesNational GeographicThe man in the Dallas hospital traveled to the U.S. from Liberia on September 19 without symptoms, but began feeling ill several days later. He has been in "strict isolation" in Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas since Sunday, when he was ...
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Ebola in the United States: What You Need to Know

TIMEEbola in the United States: What You Need to KnowTIMEEbola now has its first diagnosis in the U.S., and while concerning, it's not entirely surprising. Given how interconnected our world is, the CDC has long said that it's possible Ebola could make it here, though it's unlikely it would spread widely ...
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
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Ebola Is Diagnosed in Texas, First Case Found in the US

New York TimesEbola Is Diagnosed in Texas, First Case Found in the USNew York TimesHe is the first traveler to have brought the virus to the United States on a passenger plane and the first in whom Ebola has been diagnosed outside of Africa in the current outbreak. As the disease has swept across West Africa, many health experts said ...
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CDC confirms first Ebola case diagnosed in US

CNBCCDC confirms first Ebola case diagnosed in USCNBCThe United States now has one confirmed case of Ebola, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday, marking the first domestic appearance of the deadly virus that has ravaged swaths of continental Africa. The as-yet unidentified ...
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