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Archives for January 2015

art and photography
'Cartoonists for Peace' respond defiantly to Paris Terrorists

‘Cartoonists for Peace’ respond defiantly to Paris Terrorists

contributors

By A. D. McKenzie PARIS, Jan 8 2015 (IPS) – “They are cowards who react to satire by going for their Kalashnikovs.” That was how renowned French cartoonist Plantu described the killers of 10 media workers and two policemen in Paris Wednesday. Drawing for peace – a signature cartoon by Plantu One of the murdered […]

African-Americans
MSM ignores Bombing of Colorado Springs NAACP by White Terrorist

MSM ignores Bombing of Colorado Springs NAACP by White Terrorist

contributors

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) — “”An improvised explosive device was detonated against the exterior wall of a building housing the Colorado Springs chapter of the NAACP on Tuesday, officials said. The explosion knocked items off the office walls but no one was injured. Agents from the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and the […]

Apartheid
The economics at the heart of Israeli settlements

The economics at the heart of Israeli settlements

contributors

JERUSALEM | January 2015 | (IRIN) | – Of all the hurdles to peace negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, perhaps the largest is the 150 or so Israeli settlements in the West Bank. These communities, considered illegal by the UN, are fracturing Israel’s relationship even with its allies: The pro-Israeli head of the UK […]

al-Qaeda
Sharpening Contradictions:  Why al-Qaeda attacked Satirists in Paris

Sharpening Contradictions: Why al-Qaeda attacked Satirists in Paris

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) The horrific murder of the editor, cartoonists and other staff of the irreverent satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, along with two policemen, by terrorists in Paris was in my view a strategic strike, aiming at polarizing the French and European public. The problem for a terrorist group like al-Qaeda is […]

Climate Change
Why was 2014 Hottest Year on Record?   The Humans did it

Why was 2014 Hottest Year on Record? The Humans did it

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — A Japanese team has confirmed that 2014 was the hottest year on record. Moreover, ten of the warmest years have occurred since 1998. What the scientists are measuring is that average temperature of the earth’s surface, including the oceans, throughout the world. Thus, the cold winter in North […]

Climate Change
Obama will Veto Keystone XL Pipeline, Stopping 110 mn tons of CO2 Annually

Obama will Veto Keystone XL Pipeline, Stopping 110 mn tons of CO2 Annually

contributors

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) — “The White House announced Tuesday afternoon that President Obama plans to veto a newly introduced pro-Keystone XL bill if it passes the Senate, the Associated Press reports. Senators John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, and Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, introduced a bill on the Senate floor Tuesday that would immediately […]

Climate Change
As 2014 declared Warmest Year, Watch where World's CO2 Comes From

As 2014 declared Warmest Year, Watch where World’s CO2 Comes From

contributors

Vox | — “A new high-resolution computer model created by NASA shows carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas driving global warming, as you’ve never seen it before.” Vox: “A visual tour of the world’s CO2 emissions”

Militarization
How the US Nat'l Security State goes on Failing Upward

How the US Nat’l Security State goes on Failing Upward

contributors

By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) As 2015 begins, let’s take a trip down memory lane.  Imagine that it’s January 1963.  For the last three years, the United States has unsuccessfully faced off against a small island in the Caribbean, where a revolutionary named Fidel Castro seized power from a corrupt but U.S.-friendly regime run by […]

Education
Tee tomesing, tay tomesing? UK Kindergarten Teachers must report Terrorist Toddlers

Tee tomesing, tay tomesing? UK Kindergarten Teachers must report Terrorist Toddlers

contributors

AJ+ | — “The British government wants kindergarten teachers to report their toddlers…for potential extremism. Seriously.” AJ+ “Terrorist Toddlers In The UK? ”

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