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Archives for June 2018

Environment
Scott Pruitt at EPA isn't just Corrupt; He is a Saboteur

Scott Pruitt at EPA isn’t just Corrupt; He is a Saboteur

Jill Richardson

Scott Pruitt’s abuse of our environment is far more dangerous than his abuse of taxpayer money

Yemen
Yemen: Will the Battle for Hodeidah Bring a Solution or Disaster?

Yemen: Will the Battle for Hodeidah Bring a Solution or Disaster?

Brian Whitaker

In Yemen, the long-expected military assault on the port city of Hodeidah began this morning

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Lawmaker: Supremacy of ‘Jewish Race’ Explains Support for Netanyahu

Israeli Lawmaker: Supremacy of ‘Jewish Race’ Explains Support for Netanyahu

Middle East Monitor

Member of the Knesset Miki Zohar made the comments during a radio debate with veteran political journalist Dan Margalit

Featured
In Quoting Bible on Tearing Children from Parents, Sessions Echoes Israeli Practices

In Quoting Bible on Tearing Children from Parents, Sessions Echoes Israeli Practices

Juan Cole

The Israeli army takes away the children, sometimes in the dark of night, without informing the parents of the minors

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza’s Infant Mortality increased in past Decade; 6 Times Israel’s, Twice Jordan’s

Gaza’s Infant Mortality increased in past Decade; 6 Times Israel’s, Twice Jordan’s

Middle East Monitor

A United Nations relief agency “warned that infant mortality has not declined for the last decade in Gaza Strip”

Houthi
Yemen: Huthis Pledge to ‘Confront Tyranny’ as Saudi-Led Forces Kill Dozens in Attack Key Port

Yemen: Huthis Pledge to ‘Confront Tyranny’ as Saudi-Led Forces Kill Dozens in Attack Key Port

Fawaz al-Haidari

Yemen’s rebel chief urged his forces to fight on against pro-government troops pressing a Saudi-backed offensive

National Security State
The Escalating Tragedy of American Imperial Overstretch

The Escalating Tragedy of American Imperial Overstretch

Tom Engelhardt

One of these days we may be facing “regime change” on a planetary scale

Animals
Americans cheer for #MPRraccoon in Skyscraper Climb but are often Unsympathetic to Climb of Immigrants (Video)

Americans cheer for #MPRraccoon in Skyscraper Climb but are often Unsympathetic to Climb of Immigrants (Video)

contributors

A raccoon climbed more than 20 stories up the side of an office building in St. Paul as millions of people watched its progress online

Featured
120 Nations Condemn Israel for Gaza Shootings, including Russia, China, France & 11 other European States

120 Nations Condemn Israel for Gaza Shootings, including Russia, China, France & 11 other European States

Juan Cole

Human Rights Watch concluded that there are credible grounds for charging Israeli officials with war crimes

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