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Archives for January 2019

Israel/ Palestine
Crimes against Humanity: Israeli Snipers have shot down 45 Child Gaza Protesters

Crimes against Humanity: Israeli Snipers have shot down 45 Child Gaza Protesters

Maan News Agency

RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP) submitted a joint report to United Nations investigators last week detailing Israeli forces’ killing of Palestinian children during mass protests in the Gaza Strip, conduct amounting to war crimes, said DCIP in a press release. The 57-page report, drafted in collaboration with the Human Rights […]

Politics
The More Women in Government, the Healthier the Population

The More Women in Government, the Healthier the Population

The Conversation

Women in government tend to work in more collaborative and bipartisan ways than their male counterparts.

BDS
War on BDS: How AIPAC-Israel Agenda became USG Priority

War on BDS: How AIPAC-Israel Agenda became USG Priority

Middle East Monitor

“Israel Anti-Boycott Act” is the most egregious of such interventions, for it strikes down the First Amendment

Featured
GOP Rep. Seeks to Block Tlaib Palestine Congressional Delegation

GOP Rep. Seeks to Block Tlaib Palestine Congressional Delegation

Juan Cole

Babin votes with Trump so often he might as well be Trump.

Syria
Turkey Opposes Syria Regime Forces Recovering Manbij

Turkey Opposes Syria Regime Forces Recovering Manbij

AFP

Turkey has repeatedly threatened to attack the YPG and said it would set up a “security zone” in northern Syria

Immigration
Trump Gov't Separated 'Thousands' More Immigrant Children Than Originally Reported

Trump Gov’t Separated ‘Thousands’ More Immigrant Children Than Originally Reported

TeleSur

The Agency had identified many more children in addition to the 2,737 that were included as part of a class action lawsuit

Israel/ Palestine
Helping Hamas?  Trump’s USAID to End all Projects for Palestinians on Jan. 31st

Helping Hamas? Trump’s USAID to End all Projects for Palestinians on Jan. 31st

Maan News Agency

“Who suffers when USAID leaves schools and water systems unfinished?… The administration just gave Hamas more running room.”

Climate Change
The Fate of the Planet may Depend on You Changing your Diet -  Lancet

The Fate of the Planet may Depend on You Changing your Diet – Lancet

contributors

By Isabella Kaminski | – ( ChinaDialogue) – New research calls for a switch to healthier foods and sustainable farming, writes Isabella Kaminski The ideal diet is mainly vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes and nuts. (Image: Public Health Image Library) A sustainable international food system that feeds people better would be a global “win-win”, according […]

Employment
80% of Workers live Paycheck to Paycheck, and Federal ones are no Different

80% of Workers live Paycheck to Paycheck, and Federal ones are no Different

Chuck Collins

The percentage of U.S. households that have zero or negative wealth increased from 15.5 percent in 1983 to 21.2 percent today.

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