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This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, and Nov. 24 marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species, the landmark work in which Darwin laid forth his theory of natural selection. While celebrations have emphasized the British naturalist's giant role in the advancement of human progress, British political journalist Dennis Sewell is not convinced. In a new book, The Political Gene: How Darwin's Ideas Changed Politics, he highlights how often - and how easily - Darwin's big idea has been harnessed for sinister political ends. According to Sewell, evolution...
...evidence, AbuKhalil pointed to similarities between Obama’s landmark speech to the Muslim world in Cairo and Bush’s speeches. He said both had a kind exterior but carried an underlying message that “Muslims would be tolerated, provided they do what they are told...
...Prime Minister in 2005, brokered a landmark nuclear agreement with the U.S. that ended 34 years of isolation for India in nuclear commerce; international sanctions had previously cut the country off from foreign technology after it tested its first nuclear bomb in 1974; in India the deal brought criticism for fostering overly close ties...
...landmark apology on Nov. 16, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said sorry to the thousands of British child migrants for the nation's participation in a program that resulted in psychological and physical trauma to so many. He also included in the apology another group of 500,000 who are referred to as "forgotten Australians" - Australian children who were institutionalized in the 20th century because they were either orphans, children of single mothers, or belonged to abusive parents. Like the migrant children, many were also subjected to physical, sexual and emotional abuse under state care. (See the 25 crimes...
...Passage was made possible by an eleventh hour amendment proposed by Democratic Representative Bart Stupak of Michigan that forbids health insurance companies from covering abortions for any individual whose insurance is subsidized by taxpayer dollars. We lament that such a reactionary amendment was required for the passage of this landmark bill, but we also recognize its political necessity...