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Archives for May 2018

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Schoolboy's Angst over School Shootings chokes up Sarah Sanders, who offers a "Commission" (Video)

Schoolboy’s Angst over School Shootings chokes up Sarah Sanders, who offers a “Commission” (Video)

contributors

The White House press secretary appeared to become emotional when answering a question about the danger facing children in schools

Featured
Was the Roseanne Story really more Important than Puerto Rico's 5,740 Death Toll?

Was the Roseanne Story really more Important than Puerto Rico’s 5,740 Death Toll?

Juan Cole

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals the scope of the calamity

Iran
Iran gives French Oil Giant a Deadline for Choosing between its NatGas or Trump

Iran gives French Oil Giant a Deadline for Choosing between its NatGas or Trump

AFP

Iran’s oil minister on Wednesday gave French energy giant Total 60 days to win a sanctions waiver from Washington

Climate Change
If Earth Warms past Paris Limit, those Tropical Islands you Love are in Big Trouble

If Earth Warms past Paris Limit, those Tropical Islands you Love are in Big Trouble

Andrew King

It’s the world’s poorest people who will suffer the biggest disruptions to their local climate

Israel/ Palestine
Rumors of Shakira Israel Concert Cancellation called Incorrect

Rumors of Shakira Israel Concert Cancellation called Incorrect

Juan Cole

The initial news was carried widely, including by the Jerusalem Post

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Is Roseanne Barr what America has Become?

Is Roseanne Barr what America has Become?

Juan Cole

In a better US, there would be as much discomfort with her Islamophobia as with her disdain for African-Americans.

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Banks in Palestinian West Bank Profit from Squatter Settlements (HRW)

Israeli Banks in Palestinian West Bank Profit from Squatter Settlements (HRW)

Human Rights Watch

Bankrolling Abuse: Their Role Abets Land Seizures, Rights Abuses

Feminism
After arrest of Feminists, Saudi Arabia sets Harsh Penalties for Sexual Harassment

After arrest of Feminists, Saudi Arabia sets Harsh Penalties for Sexual Harassment

AFP

Saudi Arabia is preparing to outlaw sexual harassment less than a month before the conservative kingdom lifts its ban on women driving

National Security State
Terrorizing ourselves Silly:  Surreal Pentagon Nightmares underpin $700 bn Budget

Terrorizing ourselves Silly: Surreal Pentagon Nightmares underpin $700 bn Budget

Nick Turse

Military war games anticipated many of the fears articulated in Trump’s December 2017 National Security Strategy

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