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The Top Party School Shoots For A Lower Ranking
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:00:00 -0400
The University of Florida in Gainesville is the No. 1-ranked party school. It's a distinction that surprises some students, and administrators hope new policies will help the school change that reputation.
Pick Of Palin Sets Up Battle For Female Voters
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:41:00 -0400
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the first woman picked for a Republican presidential ticket, appeals to social and economic conservatives — and possibly disgruntled Clinton supporters. But it appears that John McCain will forfeit a chance to question Barack Obama's relative lack of experience.
McCain Picks Gov. Palin As Running Mate
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0400
Sen. John McCain surprised a lot of people Friday by picking Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate. McCain is in Dayton, Ohio to make the announcement. Madeleine Brands talk to David Schaper who's at the McCain rally in Dayton.

The Talk of the Town

Lauren Collins: The Brooklyn painter Kehinde Wiley.
Lauren Collins Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The painter Kehinde Wiley first travelled to Nigeria in 1997. He was trying to find his father, whom he had never met, or, more crucially for a portraitist, seen. (His mother didn’t have any photographs.) After several weeks in Lagos, he found his dad, who welcomed him. But--like any . . .
James Surowiecki: What drives market volatility?
James Surowiecki Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
American investors are frazzled. True, oil prices have fallen from their most vertiginous highs, the dollar is a bit stronger, and the stock market has actually risen over the past month. But none of those things have happened in a smooth and steady fashion. The stock market’s “ascent,” in particular . . .
Hendrik Hertzberg: What Barack Obama is up against.
Hendrik Hertzberg Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The week before the week before this week’s scheduled gathering of the delegates and their media camp followers in Denver, the nominee-presumptive of the Democratic Party did something that is strongly recommended, and ought to be mandatory, for anyone who has just logged a year and a half’s worth . . .

 

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A region of simmering conflicts - Examines territorial conflicts along the route of the proposed Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, which is planned to run through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.

404 Flags of Stateless Nations - Banners of unrecognized states and stateless peoples from around the world.

Footnotes to History - Indexed reference site that provides an overview of ephemeral states, micronations, secessionist states, and related entities. Includes links to related photographs,documents, and other resources.
Meta Description: [ A reference guide to nations that don't make it into most textbooks. ]

InterAction Member Activity Report: The South Caucasus - Information on secessionist movements and territorial conflicts in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia after the fall of the USSR.

International Boundaries Research Unit - Located at the University of Durham. A source of information on boundary and territorial issues around the world.
Meta Description: [ Home page of the International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU) at the University of Durham ]

Temporary Autonomous Zones - Anarchist Hakim Bey's essay on ephemeral states in history and their political significance.

The Ethics of Secession - Reviews secession issues in relation to democracy and nationalism.
Meta Description: [ The specific ethics of secession in relation to democracy and nationalism. ]

Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO) - An international organisation created by unrecognised nations and peoples around the world who are not represented as such in the world's principal international organisations, such as the United Nations.
Meta Description: [ The UNPO is a international membership organization. Its members are indigenous peoples, occupied nations, minorities and independent states or territories who have joined together to protect their human and cultural rights. ]

www.secession.net - Radical libertarian project to create a worldwide secessionist network. Offers information on methods and strategies of nonviolent action.
Meta Description: [ Promoting radical political decentralization and community-based, nonviolent secession. ]