By Alpaslan Ozerdem | (The Conversation | – – The Syrian civil war and the refugee crisis it has caused is the greatest humanitarian disaster facing the world right now. But while Europe is often portrayed – in Europe – as the epicentre of the refugee crisis, the reality is completely different. The forced migration […]
Not just the Children of Flint: Has Industrial Society Poisoned Us?
By David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – “I know if I was a parent up there, I would be beside myself if my kids’ health could be at risk,” said President Obama on a recent trip to Michigan. “Up there” was Flint, a rusting industrial city in the grip of […]
The Evil Genie U.S. Let Out of Bottle in Iraq Continues His Rampage
By Russ Wellen | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – As time passes, whatever responsibility Americans took for atrocities in Iraq, which are ongoing, has almost completely disappeared. The word “genie” comes from the Arab jinni. As every child knows, it describes a creature that, when summoned, fulfills your wishes. Doesn’t it seem […]
Can Hillary Close Gender Gap? Young Women for Bernie in NH
Lester Holt | (NBC News video report) | – – “Hillary Clinton is trailing far behind Bernie Sanders amongst young women — a paradigm that appears to be a surprise to the Clintons in the 2016 election.” Polls Show Young Women Flocking to Sanders in New Hampshire | NBC Nightly News
Oil Dictator Dominos
By Bill Emmott | Project Syndicate | – – LONDON – Price movements as large and rapid as those that have upended oil markets since June 2014 are sure to cause pain to some and benefit others. Though the pain tends to capture the most attention, the benefit is just as important – if not […]
Beyonce angers US Right by bringing up African-American Rights at Superbowl
TeleSur | – – Beyonce and her powerhouse backup dancers are facing threats of a boycott for speaking out against police brutality. Social media has been awash with both criticism and praise for Beyonce’s halftime show at the Super Bowl Sunday. Critiques of the U.S. policing system and support for the Black Lives Matter movement […]
Russia, Syria Daily using Cluster Bombs in Attacks: HRW
Human Rights Watch | – – (Beirut) – The Syrian-Russian joint military operation in Syria has included the use of internationally banned cluster munitions in at least 14 attacks across five governorates since January 26, 2016. The attacks killed at least 37 civilians, including six women and nine children, and wounded dozens. The International Syria […]
Is Netanyahu Readying the next Israeli Assault on Blockaded Gaza?
By: Ramzy Baroud | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – It is not true that only three wars have taken place since Hamas won parliamentary elections in 2006 in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Other wars that were deemed insignificant or ‘skirmishes’ also took place. Operation Returning Echo in March 2012, for example, killed and wounded […]
Would Trump or Cruz be worst President ever? & Why Jimmy Carter’s Answer will Surprise you
By Ana Kasparian & John Iadarola | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Who would be worse for America as President, Donald Trump or Ted Cruz? Former President Jimmy Carter weighed in on the question of Trump vs Cruz. Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola (ThinkTank), hosts of the The Young Turks, break it […]