By Emily Schwartz Greco | (Foreign Policy in Focus/ Otherwords) People from Seattle to Fiji are filing lawsuits over global warming — and they just might have a case. Climate action is finally gaining ground in Washington. No, not that Washington. Following their victory in a Seattle court, eight children are pressing Washington State’s Department […]
Did Daesh/ ISIL just hit Hamas in Gaza with Car Bombs?
Ma’an News Agency | – – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Five car bombs targeting the armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad went off in near-simultaneous blasts on Sunday morning in the center of Gaza City and its northern neighborhood of Sheikh Radwan. Witnesses said the explosions that went off at around 6:30 a.m. appeared […]
On ‘Death Road’: Women, Civilians Flee ISIL Extremists in Iraq & Syria
By Shalaw Mohammed | Kirkuk | (Niqash.org) – – As extremists rule harshly and coalition airstrikes hit, there’s a mass exodus of civilians out of Hawija. And one of the ways they are getting out is with people smugglers on the “death road”. A few days ago Mahmoud Fathallah arrived with his family and another […]
Why don’t we fear Climate Change as we do Nat’l Security Threats? The Terrorism of Coal & Oil
The Tree | – – Intro Climate change threatens international security and its risks should be assessed the same way as those of nuclear weapons proliferation and terrorism, with findings taken directly to heads of government, according to a new study by experts from the UK, China, India and the US. The risk of severe […]
US Right needs to get over Self: Iran Deal is International
By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The single biggest misunderstanding about the nuclear agreement with Iran is that it is a bilateral deal with the United States. Not true. “Beware of American and Israeli politicians and commentators who claim this agreement will enable Iran to acquire nuclear […]
Images of Climate Change
Gary Braasch | Scientia Productions | (Video Report) | — Images of Climate Change from Scientia Productions on Vimeo.
The Real Reason Critics Hate The Iran Nuclear Deal
Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video) | – – “There’s something wrong with people’s reaction to the Iran nuclear deal. If what they’re saying is true then the deal makes no sense at all. They’re saying Iran will be more likely to get a nuclear weapon, but that simply isn’t true. Cenk Uygur delivers […]
Donald Trump’s Secret Weapon in GOP Contest: Fox Cable “News”
By Ben Railton | (The Conversation) | – – With the crowded roster of GOP presidential candidates set to expand to 16 with Ohio Governor John Kasich’s planned July 21 announcement, the importance of the August 6 Republican debate – the race’s first – in starting to winnow down the field becomes increasingly clear. Even […]
ICC Prosecutor Ordered to Reconsider Israeli Flotilla Raid
By IMEMC | – – The International Criminal Court on Thursday ordered its chief prosecutor to review a decision not to probe Israel’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla in 2010, saying “errors were made.” Fatou Bensouda late last year dropped the investigation leading to potential prosecution into the incident in which 10 Turkish activists […]
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