(Informed Comment) – In North Africa, leftovers of “Arab Spring” protests have entered their ninth year. In Morocco, the last few years have been marked by a wave of anti-government protests throughout the country since the “Arab Spring”: the Rif hirak (movement) in the north decrying economic and social injustice; Zagora’s “thirst protests” in the […]
Archives for January 2019
We’re on Course to Miss our “Best Chance” of Stopping Runaway Climate Change by 2020
Paris (AFP) – The world is on course to miss its “best chance” of preventing runaway climate change by ensuring global greenhouse gas emissions peak in 2020, researchers warned Tuesday. Even as Earth is buffeted by superstorms, droughts and flooding made worse by rising seas, and as greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise globally, an […]
Israeli Snipers Killed 180, Injured 23,000 Gaza Protesters with Live Fire since March
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — More than 250 Palestinians were killed by Israeli army gunfire and over 23,000 were injured since the start of “The Great March of Return” protests in the Gaza Strip on March 30th until the end of last year, according to a report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian […]
Why Martin Luther King, Jr., would Support Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, at 29, has become a lightning rod. She was recruited to run against a corporate Democrat by activists of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which has become a significant caucus within the Democratic Party. Her advocacy of a higher marginal tax rate (no, she […]
World’s 26 Richest Own Same as Poorest Half of Humanity: Oxfam
Davos, Switzerland (AFP) – The world’s 26 richest people own the same wealth as the poorest half of humanity, Oxfam said Monday, urging governments to hike taxes on the wealthy to fight soaring inequality. A new report from the charity, published ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, also found that billionaires around the […]
US has “No Plan” as Syria Pullout Proceeds: Ex-Envoy
Washington, DC (AFP) – The United States has no plan for Syria as it proceeds with President Donald Trump’s order to pull American troops out of the country, a top official who quit in protest at the policy said on Sunday. Brett McGurk, who was America’s envoy to the US-led global coalition against the Islamic […]
Israel demolished 10% more Palestinian Structures in 2018: OCHA
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — During 2018, Israel demolished or seized 460 Palestinian-owned structures in the West Bank, a 10% increase compared to 2017, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territory confirmed in a new report. The OCHA report stated, “While in Area C, which makes over 60% […]
Roseanne Barr calls Natalie Portman ‘Repulsive’ over Israeli Prize Refusal
Comedian Roseanne Barr has called Natalie Portman “repulsive” after the Jacky star declined to accept an Israeli film award last year. The former Roseanne star made the comments ahead of her own visit to Israel, during which she will address the Israeli parliament. Barr, 66, who was promoting her upcoming trip to Israel in an […]
The Stupidity of Evil: Teens Shouting ‘Build that Wall’ at Native American Vet
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Some high school young men from a private Catholic school in Kentucky had been encouraged to attend an anti-abortion “March for Life” near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on Friday. Nearby, Native Americans were rallying for their rights. Vietnam Vet Nathan Phillips saw a mean crowd of white teens […]
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