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February 7, 2007, 8 Comments

see also #1301 on Wednesday-Night.com Introduction In the annals of Wednesday Night, 02/07/2007 will stand out as an exc ...

January 17, 2007, Comments Off

17 January 2007 Tonight we are in local mode: contemplating the two-month-late onslaught of winter and awaiting the resu ...

January 10, 2007, 1 Comment

10 January 2007 We are still basking in the reflected glory of last week’s stimulating discussion on the economy, ...

January 3, 2007, 3 Comments

The Report (and photos) The first Wednesday of the year that will see the celebration of 25 years of Wednesday Nights wa ...

January 2, 2007, Comments Off

02 January 2007 Hong Kong democracy campaigners Monday protested against upcoming leadership polls that they say are unr ...

December 26, 2006, Comments Off

28 December 2006 Today, China’s grasslands, the world’s third-largest, are turning into deserts. In just fiv ...

December 6, 2006, Comments Off

Introduction The crowded room was pervaded by an atmosphere of genial good humour in contrast to the proposed discussion ...

November 22, 2006, Comments Off

November 22, a date that always provokes a certain nostalgia for the political era dubbed: “Camelot on the Potomac ...

November 15, 2006, Comments Off

We hope that some of you were able to attend the Millennium Promises Conference last Thursday, and at the very least, th ...

October 25, 2006, Comments Off

How long will there be Life on planet Earth? Unless a solution is found within a relatively short period of time, animal ...

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Israel, Palestine/Gaza February – July 2023
July 31, 2023, 3 Comments
Climate change, uncertainty & security February 2021- May 10, 2023
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SCOTUS & the US courts December 2020- May 2022
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Wednesday Night #1974
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I’m sure by now all have heard about Biden’s dropping out. Although we all agreed last Wednesday that this was…