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Climate Crisis
Petition to Phase Out Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Pollution to Restore a Stable and Healthy Climate – James E. Hansen, Donn Viviani, et al.

Petition to Phase Out Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Pollution to Restore a Stable and Healthy Climate – James E. Hansen, Donn Viviani, et al.

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Via Climate Restoration and Restoration Initiative BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Petition to Phase Out Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Pollution to Restore a Stable and Healthy Climate TO Michael S Regan, Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 Regan.Michael@epa.gov Submitted on Behalf of Petitioners Donn J. Viviani, John Birks, Richard Heede, […]

Health
Seven hours of Sleep is optimal in Middle and old Age, say Researchers

Seven hours of Sleep is optimal in Middle and old Age, say Researchers

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By Barbara Sahakian | ( Cambridge University Research) – Seven hours is the ideal amount of sleep for people in their middle age and upwards, with too little or too much little sleep associated with poorer cognitive performance and mental health, say researchers from the University of Cambridge and Fudan University. Sleep plays an important […]

Afghanistan
Under Harsh Taliban Rule and Boycotted by International Donors, Afghanistan is becoming Hell on Earth

Under Harsh Taliban Rule and Boycotted by International Donors, Afghanistan is becoming Hell on Earth

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By Liam Felloni | – Bristol, UK (Special to Informed Comment) – Ninety days into the Taliban takeover, the situation in the country is worsening by the minute. Since Afghanistan is no longer backed by Western governments, and the Taliban government is heavily sanctioned, the country is on the verge of famine. As hunger rises […]

Archaeology
Pandemic History: The Great Plague of Justinian in the 500s AD was a Black Death that Shaped the Century before Islam

Pandemic History: The Great Plague of Justinian in the 500s AD was a Black Death that Shaped the Century before Islam

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Research News of the University of Cambridge | – ‘Plague sceptics’ are wrong to underestimate the devastating impact that bubonic plague had in the 6th– 8th centuries CE, argues a new study based on ancient texts and recent genetic discoveries. The same study suggests that bubonic plague may have reached England before its first recorded […]

Islam
Glowing Review of Juan Cole, “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires” (Video)

Glowing Review of Juan Cole, “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires” (Video)

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Dr. Shabir Ally reviews Juan Cole’s book, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires [Click] Da’wah Center Toronto — “A review of Juan Cole’s book on the prophet Muhammad pbuh – Dr. Shabir Ally” – Fast forward to 12:24 for English review Dr. Ally’s site says, “Dr. Shabir Ally holds a B.A. in […]

Democracy
How Gerrymandering Threatens Democracy

How Gerrymandering Threatens Democracy

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By Arnold J. Oliver | – Tiffin, Oh. (Special to Informed Comment) – Right now, Ohio, Michigan and other states are in the process of drawing new legislative boundaries, which takes place every ten years based mostly on information gained from the US census. As this process gets into gear, it appears that once again […]

Climate Crisis
A short History of Climate Change and Civilization that does not End Well (XKCD Webcomic)

A short History of Climate Change and Civilization that does not End Well (XKCD Webcomic)

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Randall Munroe, XKCD: A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. Via Randall Munroe, XKCD: A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License.

Israel/ Palestine
The Pogrom at Sabra and Shatila

The Pogrom at Sabra and Shatila

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By Donald Wagner | – See Journeyman Pictures documentary – Informed Comment . ( Electronic Intifada) – The US withdrawal from Afghanistan marks the end of the latest in a long list of disastrous American military interventions. A quick review of the past 50 years reveals a dismal pattern of American betrayal and lack of […]

Israel/ Palestine
Was Sabra and Shatila a genocide?

Was Sabra and Shatila a genocide?

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By Donald Wagner | – ( Electronic Intifada) – The US withdrawal from Afghanistan marks the end of the latest in a long list of disastrous American military interventions. A quick review of the past 50 years reveals a dismal pattern of American betrayal and lack of accountability leaving behind suffering and failed states. We […]

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